Vaccines

Embattled top US vaccine official Vinay Prasad to step down

Dr Vinay Prasad has drawn criticism from scientists and former health officials over decisions related to health policy.

Moderna agrees to pay up to $2.87 billion to settle Covid-19 vaccine patent dispute

The deal resolves all US and international legal actions accusing Moderna of using lipid nanoparticle without permission in its Covid-19 vaccine.

India moves closer to dengue vaccine as final trials under way

This photograph taken on January 29, 2026 shows a researcher carrying samples at the vaccine laboratory of Panacea Biotec, a pharmaceutical company in New Delhi. As dengue surges globally, an Indian vaccine candidate has entered the final stage of testing, raising hopes for one of the world's first single-dose shots against the deadly mosquito-borne disease. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)

Fake vaccine trial: Patient who received jab said she had no clue what she was injected with

The patient, a prosecution witness, said she only learnt she had received a saline jab instead of Sinopharm after she was interviewed by MOH investigators.

15 states sue Trump administration over child vaccine policy

The reform means that US is no longer recommending that every child receive immunisations against several diseases, including rotavirus, influenza and Covid-19.

South Korean health officials deny use of contaminated Covid-19 vaccines

According to a report released on Feb 23, a total of 1,285 vaccine doses distributed in South Korea were found to contain foreign materials.

Indonesia’s Riau province intensifies livestock vaccination amid foot-and-mouth disease outbreak

Foot-and-mouth disease is a highly contagious viral disease affecting cloven-hoofed animals such as cattle, goats and sheep.

US FDA reverses decision and agrees to review Moderna’s flu vaccine

FILE PHOTO: A sign marks the headquarters of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine maker Moderna in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

WHO prequalifies new polio vaccine to boost global outbreak response

The shingles vaccine may have a dementia upside

Over the past year, data from separate vaccine rollouts in Wales, Australia, Canada and the US suggests the shingles vaccine can delay the onset of dementia and slow down its progress, says the writer.

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