vaccine
- Technology
Google drops Covid-19 vaccine requirement for US office workers
San Francisco: In a major update to Covid-19 protocols, Google will no longer mandate vaccines as a condition of employment for US workers. “Based on current conditions in the Bay Area, we’re…
- Middle East
China, Egypt donate 500,000 vaccines to Palestine
Cairo: China and Egypt have donated 500,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines to Palestine to boost its fight against the pandemic, the Chinese Embassy to Egypt said in a statement on Monday. The…
- Technology
Google honours world’s first chickenpox vax creator with Doodle
New Delhi: Google on Thursday celebrated the 94th birth anniversary of Japanese virologist Dr Michiaki Takahashi, who developed the world’s first vaccine against chickenpox with a Doodle. The lifesaving vaccine developed by…
- 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…
- World
Australia to change Covid vax terms
Canberra: Australia’s Covid-19 vaccine advisory body has recommended to change the term of “fully vaccinated” to “up to date” or “overdue”. The government recently received advice from the Australian Technical Advisory Group…
- World
AstraZeneca approved as booster vaccine in Australia
Canberra: Australia has provisionally approved the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 as a booster shot for people aged 18 years and older. However, in its announcement the Therapeutic Goods Administration…
- Hyderabad
Dr Reddy’s gets DCGI nod for single-shot Sputnik Light vaccine
Hyderabad: Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. on Monday announced that the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted approval to the single-shot Sputnik Light vaccine for restricted use in emergency situations for…
- India
Biotechnology dept receives Rs 2,581 cr to develop nasal Covid vaccine
New Delhi: The Ministry of Science and Technology, which has been conducting trials on DNA vaccine till now for the nasal Covid vaccine, has been allotted Rs 6,000 crore, of which the…
- India
Scientists debate over need for Omicron-specific vaccine
New York: Several scientists have claimed that a Covid variant-specific vaccine is not needed, and that the existing shots are well effective against all variants, including Omicron. However, global vaccine makers have…
- World
Japan to watch WHO probe of director’s alleged racism, abuse
Tokyo: Japan’s government said Friday it will watch the World Health Organization’s investigation into staff complaints over racism and abuse by a top Japanese official at the agency but denied it inappropriately…
- 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…
- Bangalore
Report on death of infants after vaccination submitted to Karnataka CM
Belagavi: Belagavi District Commissioner M. G. Hiremath on Wednesday said that he had submitted the preliminary investigation report to Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai in the case of the death of three babies…