Vaccines
- World
Vaccines still protect against new Covid-19 variants: WHO
Geneva: Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) emphasised on Wednesday that vaccines are still highly effective against Covid-19, even new variants of the disease emerging in South Africa and the US.…
- India
Covid precaution dose for 18+ age group at private vaccination centres from Apr 10
New Delhi: Precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccines will be available to all aged above 18 years at private vaccination centres from April 10, the Union Health Ministry announced on Friday. According to…
- India
Over 15.92 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses available with states, UTs: Centre
New Delhi: More than 15.92 crore balance and unutilized COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and Union Territories (UTs), said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on…
- Telangana
2 out of 3 Made in India Covid-19 vaccines are from Hyderabad: KTR
Hyderabad: Telangana Industries Minister KT Rama Rao on Thursday said that 2 out of 3 Indian made covid-19 vaccines are born out of the city of Hyderabad and it’s a matter of…
- India
Don’t slip into the ‘lazy analogy’ of referring Quad as Asian NATO: EAM Jaishankar
Munich: Dismissing the notion that the Quad is an Asian NATO, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that there are “interested parties” who advance such analogies and one should not slip…
- India
Regular market approval granted for Covishield, Covaxin for use in adult population
New Delhi: India’s drug regulator on Thursday granted regular market approval for COVID-19 vaccines Covishield and Covaxin for use in the adult population subject to certain conditions, official sources said. The approval…
- Health
Study finds COVID-19 vaccines offer lasting protection
Chapel Hill: A new research has found that COVID-19 vaccination offers long-lasting protection from the worst outcomes of COVID-19. The research has been published in the ‘New England Journal of Medicine’. The…
- India
Over 14.84 cr unutilized COVID-19 vaccine doses still available with States, UTs: Centre
New Delhi: The Centre on Saturday said that more than 14.84 crore balance and unutilized COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the States and UTs to be administered. An official statement…
- 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…
- India
Over 17.74 cr unutilized COVID-19 vaccine doses still available with States/UTs: Centre
New Delhi: The Central government on Sunday informed that more than 17.74 crore unutilized vaccine doses are still available with the states and Union Territories. “More than 155.95 crore (1,55,95,35,295) vaccine doses…
- Hyderabad
Mix & Match of Covid vaccines evokes 4 times antibody response, says Hyderabad study
Hyderabad: Mixing of COVID-19 vaccines Covaxin and Covishield as first and second doses or vice versa was found to be four times effective, a study by city-based AIG Hospitals along with a…
- World
WHO chief optimistic that pandemic will be beaten in 2022
Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that he is optimistic that the Covid-19 pandemic will be defeated in 2022, provided countries work together to contain its spread.…
