Polio vaccine shortage: A Reason to worry!!

  Inactivated Polio Virus (IPV) injectable vaccine gives protection against all the 3 types of polioviruses. Withdrawal of trivalent oral Polio drops makes it mandatory to get 1 dose of inactivated Polio (IPV) injection at 14 weeks of age to get immunity against type 2 viruses. However, the primary series of vaccination is to be … Read more

Mandatory MMR vaccination stuck in bureaucracy?

Rubella or german measles can cause Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS) in infants born to infected mothers. This means, they can suffer from mental handicap, visual impairment, deafness and heart abnormalities, if infected with Rubella virus in the womb. Vaccination is the only way to prevent Rubella virus from infecting pregnant mothers and their unborn child. … Read more

Polio injection now mandatory in India!! Drops not enough.

Pulse Polio campaign using Oral Polio Virus (OPV) drops won all the accolades in getting India, a Polio free status in march 2014 by World Health Organisation (WHO). Now, India has all geared up to march in race against Polio in “endgame plan” as suggested by WHO. One dose of Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) has … Read more

Be prepared, Flu season is almost here!!

Flu season is almost here. Be prepared before it catches you or your loved ones. According to the last year’s statistics, H1N1 flu created a lot of panic throughout India towards the end of 2014. Rajasthan and Gujarat had maximum number of flu cases and death toll all over India reached 2035 out of 33,761 … Read more

Made in India Dengue vaccine in 5 years

5 years seems to be long wait but nevertheless, a promising Indian vaccine which might save lives of the masses in near future is worth every Rupee spend on research. http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/a-made-in-india-dengue-vaccine-it-could-take-5-years-say-scientists-1218226

Protect your child from Typhoid this rainy season!!

  Rainy season bring the cravings of fried delicacies which is further strengthened by the nice aroma of street food.  It becomes hard to completely avoid the outside food sometimes. It is common to catch typhoid in the rainy season. Typhoid   is a serious systemic infection caused by enteric pathogen Salmonella typhi.  It is spread … Read more

Dengue vaccine soon , but not efficient for small kids!!

Dengue also infamous as the break-bone fever, is a mosquito – borne viral disease. High fever, headache, severe ache behind the eyes, muscle and joint pains and rash similar to measles are the most common symptoms of Dengue. This disease is self limiting and no specific drug or treatment is available. Antibiotics don’t work and … Read more

Thank you Vaccinebox !!

I am a mother of a lovely daughter who is just going to turn 4 in august. My daughter, Isha has started her regular school this year and  I find some time for myself finally. I like to keep myself updated with the latest things on internet in my free time.  I came across Vaccinebox … Read more