COVID-19 vaccine
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad’s IIL develops needle-free intranasal COVID-19 vaccine
Hyderabad: Indian Immunologicals Limited (IIL), a vaccine maker based in Hyderabad, has developed a live-attenuated, needle-free intranasal booster vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 in collaboration with Griffith University, Australia. The vaccine, named CDO-7N-1, was…
- Sports
Medics fear COVID vaccine link to Shane Warne’s sudden death
London: A leading UK-based Indian-origin consultant cardiologist and an Australian medic said on Tuesday that they fear the sudden death last year of Australian cricket legend Shane Warne may have been precipitated…
- Telangana
COVID-19 survivers at 5 times higher risk of cardiac death: Telangana IMA
Hyderabad: Telangana Indian Medical Association estimated that youngsters who suffered COVID-19 infection last year are prone to a five times higher risk of death by cardiac arrest. With an alarming increase in…
- Middle East
COVID-19 vaccine not mandatory for attending FIFA World Cup: Qatar
Doha: The competent Qatari authorities announced, on Thursday, that vaccination against COVID-19 will not be a mandatory condition for attending the FIFA World Cup 2022, which is scheduled to start on November…
- Middle East
UAE eases COVID-related restrictions, mask not mandatory
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday announced the easing of restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the option to wear a mask and abolish the distance between worshipers,…
- Middle East
Israelis to be administered variant-tailored COVID-19 vaccine: Report
Jerusalem: Israel will start vaccinating its population with new variant-tailored second-generation coronavirus vaccines from Pfizer, which is better suited to fight against new COVID-19 strains, by the end of this month, according…
- Health
Bharat Biotech’s intranasal Covid vaccine proven safe in clinical trials
Hyderabad: Vaccine-maker Bharat Biotech announced on Monday that its intranasal vaccine for Covid-19 has been proven to be safe, well-tolerated, and immunogenic in subjects in controlled clinical trials. The Hyderabad-based company completed…
- India
Covid vax certificate on Suvidha portal soon to be unnecessary
New Delhi: The government is actively considering doing away with a provision which requires international passengers to upload their Covid vaccine certificate or RT-PCR negative report on the Air Suvidha portal before coming…
- World
Joe Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘mild symptoms
Washington: President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus as new variants challenge the nation’s efforts to resume normalcy after two and a…
- Telangana
Telangana registers 540 new COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana on Monday recorded 540 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 8,10,318. Hyderabad district recorded the highest number of cases with 263, followed by Ranga Reddy (50) and Medchal Malkajgiri…
- Photos
Special drive for COVID-19 booster shot
Kolkata: A healthcare worker administers a booster shot of Covid-19 vaccine to a beneficiary during the launch of a 75-day special drive for free vaccination against COVID-19, at a vaccination centre in…
- India
Free COVID-19 booster doses for adults at govt centres for 75 days
New Delhi: People in the 18-59 age group will get free precaution doses (Booster shots) of the COVID-19 vaccine at a government vaccination centre under a 75-day special drive to begin from…
- India
Gap between 2nd, precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccine reduced to 6 months
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has reduced the gap between the second and precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccine for all beneficiaries from nine to six months following a recommendation by NTAGI.…
- India
Covid vax prevented over 42 lakh deaths in India: Lancet
New Delhi: Vaccines developed to fight Covid-19 helped prevent more than 42 lakh potential deaths in India in 2021, according to a mathematical modelling study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal. The…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Two doses of COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for Haj
Jeddah: The ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced that people who are planning to perform Haj this year need to be fully immunized with one of the approved COVID-19 vaccination. In…
