COVID-19 vaccine
- India
PETA urges DCGI to replace calf serum method for vaccine production
New Delhi: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, on Thursday, requested the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to replace Newborn Calf Serum (NBCS) with an animal-free chemical solution, in…
- World
Australia raises AstraZeneca safety age to 60
Canberra: Australia has raised the age for which the AstraZeneca vaccine is recommended to 60 from 50 after the shot was blamed for a 52-year-old woman’s death last week from blood clots…
- Politics
Congress trying to derail vaccination drive: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday accused the Congress of trying to derail the COVID-19 vaccination drive by fuelling misconception that Covaxin, an indigenous jab, has calf serum. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra claimed…
- India
Increase in gap between Covishield doses based on scientific evidence: NTAGI
New Delhi: The decision to increase the gap between two Covishield doses from 4-6 weeks to 12-16 weeks is based on scientific reason regarding behaviour of adenovector vaccines, said Chairman of India’s Covid-19…
- Hyderabad News
Bharat Biotech supplies Covaxin to 16 states
Hyderabad: Bharat Biotech dispatched its Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin to nine states through the government of India and to 16 states through the respective state governments. Company’s co-founder and joint managing director Suchitra Ella…
- Crime in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 22-year-old ends life over vaccine hesitancy
Hyderabad: A 22-year-old man in the city’s Manikonda area ended his life after his family pressured him to get the dose. The youth identified as P Shiva Prakash died on Sunday by…
- Telangana
Telangana Asha workers ask govt for safety gear, proper pay
Hyderabad: The Asha workers in Telangana, who have been constantly employed in COVID-19 and related work, have now come out and asked the government to provide them with proper safety gear, equipment…
- Hyderabad News
Rs 150 per Covaxin dose not sustainable in long run: Bharat Biotech
Hyderabad: The supply price of Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin to the Central government at Rs 150 per dose is not sustainable in the long run, the vaccine maker said on Tuesday.…
- India
Muslims in country are avoiding vaccination: former Uttarakhand CM Rawat
Rishikesh: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Monday said that the Muslim community in the country is avoiding the COVID-19 vaccine over apprehensions…
- Health
‘Vaccination hesitation — a bigger evil than the virus’
New Delhi, June 15 (IANSlife) Take the example of Telangana, where health authorities recently stated that 37,332 children were infected with the virus between March and May 2021. This coupled with the…
- Middle East
Hajj 2021: Here are more details on COVID-19 restrictions, financial package
Riyadh: Like last year, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has issued the COVID-19 restrictions, financial packages and other decisions for the Hajj 2021. Earlier on June 12, the Saudi Ministry of Hajj…
- India
Delhi AIIMS to begin Covaxin trial on children from Tuesday
New Delhi: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is learnt to have started screening children aged 6-12 years for the clinical trials of India’s first indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine, Bharat…
- Hyderabad News
Single dose enough for those infected by COVID-19: AIG study
Hyderabad: A single dose of vaccine is sufficient for those already infected by COVID-19, claimed a study by Hyderabad’s AIG Hospitals. The hospital announced on Monday that it conducted a study on…
- Telangana
Harish Rao urges GST Council to increase FRBM limit
Hyderabad: Finance Minister, T Harish Rao on Saturday urged the Centre to increase the FRBM limit and speed up vaccination drive in the country. At BRKR Bhavan Harish Rao and chief secretary…
- Entertainment
Mallika Dua pens heartfelt note after losing mother to COVID-19
Mumbai: Internet sensation, comedian and actor Mallika Dua penned a heartfelt note after losing her mother to COVID-19. She took to Instagram share the news of her mother’s demise. Chinna Dua breathed…
- India
States/UTs to get over 4L COVID-19 vaccine doses in next 3 days
New Delhi: More than four lakh (4,48,760) vaccine doses are in the pipeline and will be received by the States and the Union Territories (UTs) within the next 3 days. Ministry of…
- India
GOI’s most efficient ministry of Lies & Empty Slogans: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi continued his tirade against the union government, alleging that the government’s most efficient ministry is of “Lies & Empty slogans.” Rahul Gandhi on Sunday tweeted, “Which…
- Kerala
Kerala receives 5.38 lakh COVID vaccine doses
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala received a fresh stock of 5.38 lakh COVID vaccine doses on Saturday, informed the state health department. “The state has received 5.38 lakh doses of COVID vaccine. Out of which,…
- India
Over 80K new COVID-19 cases, 3,303 deaths in 24 hrs in India
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 cases continued to witness decline as it recorded 80,834 new Covid cases, lowest since April 1 and 3,303 deaths due to the virus in the last 24 hours, according…
- Lifestyle
Work from home effect: Count of males seeking emotional counselling sees upward trend
Pune: The national lockdown imposed last year due to COVID-19 virus had reportedly witnessed a rise in the number of complaints from women about domestic violence, abuse by family members, psychological disorders,…
- India
GST rates on COVID-related items slashed; vaccine still taxed at 5%
New Delhi: Amid calls for lower levies on items and medicines required in Covid-19 treatment, the GST Council on Saturday decided to slash rates of several Covid-relief items to 5 per cent…
- Middle East
Abu Dhabi: Free COVID-19 vaccine to those with expired residency, entry visa
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi has approved the provision of a COVID-19 vaccine free of charge to all visa holders and expired residencies in the emirates, a statement issued by the Abu Dhabi Government…
- India
No changes as of now in gap between Covishield doses, centre
New Delhi: Amid calls to reduce the gap between two doses of Serum Institute of India’s COVID-19 vaccine Covishield based on the new findings by Public Health England, the Central government will…
- India
CSIR to start clinical trials of Colchicine vaccine on COVID patients
New Delhi: The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will undertake a two-arm phase-II clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of the drug Colchicine for the treatment of Covid-19 patients.…
- India
US FDA denies emergency use approval for Covaxin
New Delhi: The US Food and Drug administration has denied approval for emergency use of Covaxin, developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech, and has asked for additional data, biopharmaceutical Ocugen, the US partner of…
- World
Biden says US will donate 500mn ‘no strings attached’ COVID-19 vaccine doses
Cornwall : President Joe Biden on Friday said the United States will be the “arsenal of vaccines” to combat coronavirus, as he announced that Washington will donate 500 million doses of “no…
- India
Karnataka logs 11,042 new COVID-19 cases with 194 deaths
Bengaluru: With the pandemic’s second wave waning, 11,042 new cases were logged, while194 patients succumbed to the infection in a day, said the state health bulletin on Thursday. “With 11,042 positive cases were…
- India
India records 91K COVID-19 cases & 3,403 deaths
New Delhi: India recorded 91,702 new COVID-19 cases as 3,403 people succumbed to the virus in last 24 hours, according to data released by the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Friday.…
- World
G-7 nations expected to pledge 1 billion vaccine doses for world
ST. IVES: The Group of Seven nations are set to commit to sharing at least 1 billion coronavirus shots with the world, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced, with half coming…
- Hyderabad News
Covaxin’s Phase 3 trials results likely next month
Hyderabad: The results of third phase trials of India’s first indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin are expected to be released next month.Covaxin manufacturer Bharat Biotech said its service provider, IQVIA, has started…
