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COVID vaccine: Precaution dose to be available for all adults from April 10
New Delhi: The precaution dose will now be available to the 18 plus population group from April 10 at private COVID-19 vaccination centres, said the Union Health Ministry on Friday. All those…
- India
Over 70% eligible teens get 1st dose of Covid vaccine
New Delhi: Over 70 per cent of the adolescents between the 15 to 18 age bracket have received their first dose of Covid vaccine. As per the government’s CoWIN portal, a total…
- India
Covid vaccines administered in India cross 165 crore mark
New Delhi: With the administration of more than 56 lakh vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage on Saturday exceeded 165.04 crores, as per the health ministry report.…
- India
SII applies to Indian authorities for full market authorisation of Covishield
New Delhi: Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawala on Friday said the vaccines major has applied to Indian authorities for full market authorisation of Covishield, stating supplies of the COVID-19…
- World
Lab worker tests positive after being bitten by mouse with Covid
Health officials in Taiwan are investigating whether a mouse bite is responsible for a laboratory worker falling sick and if it can possibly lead to a new COVID-19 outbreak on the island. …
- World
New protein-based Covid vaccine doesn’t need cold storage: Study
Boston: Scientists have developed a new protein-based vaccine candidate for COVID-19 that they say is much easier to produce and does not need refrigeration. The research team at Boston Children’s Hospital, US,…
- India
125-year-old seer takes Covid vax in Varanasi
Varanasi: Giving a shot in the arm to the vaccination drive — quite literally, a 125-year-old seer, Swami Shivananda took his second dose of the vaccine earlier this week, putting aside all misconceptions.…
- India
Covid vaccine for kids, teenagers can be ‘a game changer’, say experts
New Delhi: Covid vaccinations for children and adolescents can turn out to be a game changer and enable return to normalcy among the young population, said public health experts. The Drugs Controller…