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The vaccine is being introduced initially in Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Odisha and will be expanded to the entire country.

"We saw the crowd of mothers going to the vaccination sites with the sound of drum beating that we did not see before." - community leader of Rajpura block Providing immunisation services and communication with caregivers has been challenging in Sirmaur, a largely mountainous, remote rural district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India.

/PRNewswire/ -- The Japanese encephalitis vaccine market size is estimated to increase by USD 58.27 million from 2021 to 2026. The market growth will progress...

Measles immunization directly contributes to the reduction of under-five child mortality

Hyderabad-based Indian Immunologicals Limited (IIL), a vaccine manufacturer has announced receipt of approval from Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) and State Drug Control Administration for manufacture of Measles-Rubella (MR) Vaccine. This is the outcome of the Indo-Vietnam partnership,

The Hyderabad based company partnered with a Vietnamese firm to manufacture the MR vaccine. India saw over 8700 cases of measles; highest in last years, with maximum cases being reported from Maharashtra and Gujarat.

The MR vaccine of Indian Immunologicals is the outcome of Indo-Vietnam partnership, wherein IIL has partnered with Center for Research and Production of Vaccines and Biologicals, also called Polyvac in Vietnam

The U-WIN Project is created to centralize the database of immunization facilities, but there is no clarity about its purpose and objectives.

Serum Institute of India’s Cervavac can be a game changer in the fight against cervical cancer.SII launched Cervavac, India’s first indigenously made HPV vaccine on 1 September. It will be released at almost one-third the price of its competition in the private market

NEW DELHI, Dec 22: The government has asked all states and Union Territories to create awareness on prevention of cervical cancer, the importance of HPV vaccine among girl and organise vaccination camps in schools. The Education and Health Ministry, in a joint letter, have informed states and UTs that the National Technical Advisory Group for Immunization (NTAGI) has recommended introduction of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in the Universal Immunization Programme with a one-time catch-up fo...