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Himachal Pradesh

04 Mar 2024

Himachal Pradesh News: Health Department Continues Polio Campaign Amid Heavy Snowfall

Henrietta Lacks

19 Oct 2021

Cells of a woman who died of Cancer 70 yrs ago, still saves millions of lives

Henrietta Lacks cells are known as 'HeLa' cells and were the first cells to be ever cloned HeLa cells have been used in over 75,000 vital medical research studies

28 Nov 2018

Novel freeze-dried vaccine could spell end of polio

When tested in mice, the novel vaccine offered full protection against the polio virus, the researchers said.

28 Apr 2017

As shortage of polio vaccine strikes world, WHO urges dose cut

The World Health Organization urged countries today to resort to smaller doses to ward off outbreaks of polio as there is a global shortage of the vaccine.

29 Apr 2016

Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV): A new tool in the fight against polio – Watch to know more about it!

IPV is an injectable form of polio vaccine which can be administered alone or in combination with other vaccines.

18 Apr 2016

This vaccine switch may soon make polio history

The transmission of type 2 polio was eradicated in 1999, meaning immunising against it now is pointless.

12 Apr 2016

DNA: Today in History, April 12, 2016

16 Jan 2016

India to switch to bivalent polio vaccine

Type 2 of wild polio virus has been eradicated worldwide long time back.

01 Jan 2016

Available polio vaccines not optimal for safety: Study

While the whole world is striving for polio virus eradication, a recent study has raised concerns about post-eradication manufacturing and stockpiling vaccine stores containing live virus that could escape and repopulate the environment.

04 Dec 2015

Sanofi Pasteur launches injectable inactivated polio vaccine

All vaccines (both Imovax Polio of Sanofi Pasteur and ShanIPV of Shantha) would be delivered in India through UNICEF.

30 Nov 2015

Injectable vaccine to prevent re-emergence of polio launched

The children will continue to receive OPV (polio drops) dose under routine immunisation and in pulse polio campaigns till they are 5 years of age.

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