COVID-19 vaccine
- India
Active COVID-19 cases in country highest in 225 days
New Delhi: India added 2,71,202 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,71,22,164, including 7,743 cases of the Omicron variant, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on…
- World
Rich countries dump 100 mn near expiry Covid shots to poor nations
London: Third world nations were offered about 100 million Covid-19 vaccines that were near expiry, which the countries were forced to dump, according to the UN’s children’s fund Unicef. According to Unicef’s…
- World
Spain to offer booster shots to everyone aged over 18 years
Madrid: The Spanish government has agreed to offer a booster dose against Covid-19 to everyone aged over 18 in an effort to stop the further transmission of the virus. Previously the booster jab…
- Chennai
Tamil Nadu CM Stalin receives precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday received the precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Meanwhile, India on Monday began administering ‘precaution doses’ under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive, Prime Minister…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: COVID-19 booster shot for people over 60 years launched
Hyderabad: Telangana health minister T. Harish Rao on Monday launched the COVID-19 booster shot for people above the age of 60 years. The minister addressed a gathering at the Government Unani Hospital…
- World
Third Covid dose may prevent hospitalisation in elderly: Study
London: Three doses of the Covid vaccine can give high levels of protection against hospitalisation with the Omicron variant, according to a new study. Early evidence has shown that two-doses of Covid vaccines…
- India
COVID-19 vaccine: India administers over 150 crore doses so far
New Delhi: With the administration of more than 90 lakh vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 150.61 crores till 7 am on Saturday.According to the…
- India
84-year-old Bihar man takes 12 COVID jabs to ‘feel better’
Madhepura: An 84-year-old man in this north Bihar district has caused a flutter with the claim that he has taken a dozen shots of the COVID-19 vaccine since every jab made him…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra tops list with 39.8% of 15-17 yrs administered first dose of COVID-19 vaccine: Govt
New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh tops the list with 39.8 per cent of the target population in the age group of 15-17 years being administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in the…
- Featured News
Covaxin-2021–A year of ups and downs or travails and triumphs
M Somasekhar January 1, 2022 rang in some good news for Covaxin, the indigenous vaccine against COVID-19 developed by a consortia led by Bharat Biotech, Hyderabad and National Institute of Virology (NIV),…
- India
Education minister urges students in 15-18 age group to get jab
New Delhi: Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday urged all eligible students falling in the 15-18 age group bracket to take the COVID-19 vaccine and also encourage others to do so…
