Booster shot
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad based Corbevax gets DGCI nod as COVID-19 booster for 18+
New Delhi: Hyderabad-based Pharmaceuticals firm Biological E Ltd (BE) on Saturday announced that its Covid-19 vaccine Corbevax has been cleared by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) as a heterologous Covid-19…
- World
People who’ve taken booster can enter Philippines without Covid test
Manila: Travellers who have received a Covid-19 booster shot will be allowed to enter the Philippines without a pre-departure test against the virus as part of the government’s measures to revive the…
- World
US begins clinical trial evaluating 2nd Covid booster shots in adults
Washington: A Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating various additional Covid-19 booster shots has begun enrolling adult participants in the US, the country’s National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced. The trial, sponsored by the…
- India
Two primary doses followed by booster crucial for all: Expert
New Delhi: One of India’s top virologists, T. Jacob John, said on Saturday that completing a full Covid immunisation schedule of two primary doses followed by a booster dose is absolutely crucial. “It…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: GHMC temporarily halts COVID vaccination drive
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has decided to halt the booster vaccination drive for senior citizens. The civic body has arrived at the decision in view of the Pulse Polio…
- World
WHO: COVID-19 boosters should start with most vulnerable
Geneva: The World Health Organisation says that coronavirus vaccine boosters should now now be offered to people, starting with the most vulnerable, in a move away from its previous insistence that boosters…
- Technology
Meta employees will need Covid booster jabs to return to office
San Francisco: Meta (formerly Facebook) has said that employees who have received Covid booster jabs will only be allowed to enter office premises when it finally reopens. Meta has already said that…
- World
Multivariant Covid vaccine booster shows promise, early data suggests
London: A COVID-19 vaccine booster aimed at tackling multiple coronavirus variants shows promise in inducing a comprehensive immune response, early data suggests. The initial phase one clinical data shows the vaccine has strong…
- India
DGCI approves for phase III trial of Bharat Biotech intranasal vaccine as booster
New Delhi: The Subject Experts Committee (SEC) of the Drug Controller General of India (DGCI) on Wednesday granted “in principle” approval to Bharat Biotech to conduct “Phase III superiority study and Phase…
- Middle East
Israel to give 4th booster shot to vulnerable
Jerusalem: Israel has approved a fourth vaccine dose for people most vulnerable to COVID-19, becoming the first country to do so as it braces for a wave of infections fueled by the…
- Telangana
Telangana: 25 lakh people eligible for precautionary dose in Jan
Hyderabad: Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement on December 25, that persons over 60 years with comorbidities will be given a precaution dose starting on January 10 next year, it is expected…
- India
When will government provide COVID-19 booster shots: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said a large population of the country is still not vaccinated against COVID-19, noting that only 42 percent of the population will be vaccinated by…
- India
People rush to take booster shot amid Covid-19 Omicron scare
Hyderabad: As the Omicron variant of COVID -19 is on the rise, people have begun making a beeline for the booster shot as a precautionary move. The booster shot, which is being…
- Health
Booster shot 80% effective against severe Omicron: Report
London: A team of UK researchers has analysed the likely impact that a Covid booster shot will have on Omicron and says it could provide around 85 per cent protection against severe…
- India
Be prepared to take booster dose to complete fight against Covid: Doctors
Hyderabad: According to doctors, people, especially those vulnerable to the Covid-19 infection in India, should be mentally prepared to take a booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine to protect themselves from new variants…
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