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NEW DELHI: In a major preventive health push against cervical cancer, the Centre is set to roll out a nationwide human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination drive for 14-year-old girls later this month, offering the shot free of cost at govt health facilities across the country.The campaign will target girls turning 14 each year, covering an annual…
HYDERABAD: The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted Phase II pre-qualification (PQ) to Biological E (BE)’s novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2), which is used for controlling cVDPV2 outbreaks, the Hyderabad-based biopharma company said on Thursday.The Phase II PQ covers both the drug substance and drug product manufactured at BE, which completes the full…
Guwahati: An alarmed AIIMS Guwahati has informed Union health ministry about possible fake yellow fever vaccine certificates issued by some hospitals in northeast, leading to alleged visa rejections for travellers going to certain African and Latin American countries.As the only authorised yellow fever vaccination centre in northeast, AIIMS Guwahati has encountered multiple cases where travellers’…
