CCI imposes Rs 64 crore fine on GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi

Last Updated: Friday, June 5, 2015, 20:11

Every year, the government invites tenders for purchase of meningitis vaccine that is required to be administered upon Haj pilgrims.

Pfizer cuts vaccine price for poor as GAVI group seeks $7.5 bn

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 09:00

Pfizer is to cut the price of its pneumococcal vaccine Prevenar 13 by 6 percent to $3.10 per dose in poor countries as part of a commitment to the GAVI global vaccines alliance, the U.S. drugmaker said on Monday.

Security personnel to administer polio vaccine in Pakistan

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 00:10

Around 200 security personnel have been trained to immunise children against polio in northwestern Pakistan after civilian workers refused to join an upcoming campaign against the crippling disease.

Visitors from Pakistan have to be vaccinated for polio: India

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 19:26

India on Wednesday announced it would be mandatory for all persons adults or children travelling to the country from Pakistan to furnish proof of vaccination against polio from January 30 next year.

Lupin to market MSD's pneumonia prevention vaccine in India

Last Updated: Thursday, July 18, 2013, 12:21

Drug major Lupin Thursday said it has inked an in-licensing agreement with pharma company MSD, under which the company will market MSD's pneumonia prevention vaccine under a different brand name in India.

Twitter: A popular source for vaccine information

Last Updated: Friday, May 31, 2013, 20:49

Twitter has emerged as a popular and reliable source for receiving and sharing new information about vaccines, a new US study has found.

Attack on team of polio vaccinators in Pakistan kills one

Last Updated: Monday, May 20, 2013, 11:19

Taliban factions in Pakistan`s northwest have banned polio vaccination campaigns over the past two years.

Vietnam suspends vaccine after 9 kids die

Last Updated: Thursday, May 9, 2013, 19:36

Vietnam has suspended the use of Quinvaxem vaccine until the WHO gives a report, following the death of nine children after receiving the vaccine since November 2012, state media reported.

Pharma giant Novartis working on H7N9 vaccine

Last Updated: Thursday, April 25, 2013, 22:23

Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Novartis is researching a vaccine for the H7N9 strain of bird flu, its chief executive said Thursday, amid fears that the disease could mutate into a form that spreads among people.

10 Britons dead after getting flu vaccine

Last Updated: Sunday, December 30, 2012, 21:02

At least 10 people in Britain died in 2011 following side-effects after being administered the flu vaccine, official figures have revealed.

3.5 mn Pak children miss polio vaccine amid attacks: UN

Last Updated: Saturday, December 22, 2012, 13:27

Over 3.5 million children missed out on polio vaccination this week as the campaigns were overshadowed by the deaths of nine immunisation workers.

Japanese Encephalitis vaccine launched in India

Last Updated: Thursday, September 13, 2012, 19:29

Austrian drug firm Intercell AG today said its Hyderabad-based partner Biological E Ltd has launched Jeev, a vaccine to protect children and adults from Japanese Encephalitis (JE), in India.