Widening Childhood Vaccination Inequality in England: A Growing Public Health Concern”

12 Dec 2024

Widening Childhood Vaccination Inequality in England Raises Concerns Childhood vaccination programs have long been a cornerstone of public health in the United Kingdom, playing a pivotal role in preventing the spread of infectious diseases and reducing childhood mortality. However, recent years have seen a growing concern about widening inequalities in...

Health Ministry advises to implement 5 point plan to combat Covid-19

23 Mar 2023

In order to combat Covid-19, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare advised all the states on Thursday to keep concentrating on the 5-pronged strategy of Test-Track-Treat-Vaccination and Covid Appropriate Behaviour. A notification of the ministry reads that "We will conduct another mock drill to assess the Covid-19 preparations." Soon, mock...

India reports 226 cases of Covid-19

31 Dec 2022

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday informed that India has recorded 226 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, active cases in India stand at 3,653, and active cases at 0.01 percent. In the last 24 hours, the number of patients recovered from COVID-19...

Kerela: Over 160 cases of measles discovered, officials urge vaccination

30 Nov 2022

The Indian Academy of Paediatricians intervened in response to reports of an alarming rise in measles infections in Malappuram and made a call for immunisation. The Malappuram district was the most severely affected, according to the officials. "As of now, all states are facing a measles outbreak. In Kerala, Malappuram...

No legal compulsion to get COVID-19 vaccination, Centre tells SC

29 Nov 2022

The Centre has clarified to the Supreme Court that there was no legal compulsion to get a vaccination for COVID-19.The Centre argued in an affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court that the idea of informed consent does not apply to the voluntary use of a medicine like a vaccination. The...