Bhopal, March 25 – Over two lakh adolescent girls aged between 9 and 14 years have so far received the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in Madhya Pradesh, Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla said on Wednesday.The ongoing HPV vaccination drive is part of a nationwide initiative launched by...
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Gandhinagar, March 18 The Gujarat government has intensified its efforts to eradicate highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) through a massive state-wide vaccination campaign, with over 3 crore doses administered to livestock so far in the fiscal year 2025-26, officials said on...
Gandhinagar, March 18 – Gujarat has reduced the spread of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in livestock to 3 per cent, while aiming for herd immunity of around 80 per cent by 2025, state officials said, attributing this progress to sustained mass vaccination drives.This development comes as India...
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Sydney, March 12 – A recent surge in measles cases in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has primarily been driven by infections acquired in Southeast Asia, health authorities said on Thursday.The NSW Department of Health said in a report that authorities were notified of 60...
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