vaccine
- World
Bangladesh to vaccinate kids aged 5-12 amid fresh surge in COVID-19 cases
Dhaka: Bangladesh has decided to start administering COVID-19 vaccines to children aged 5-12 amid a fresh surge in COVID-19 cases. Bangladeshi Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque made the announcement on…
- India
More than 193.53 cr COVID-19 vaccine doses provided to States, UTs: Govt
New Delhi: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday informed that more than 193.53 crore vaccine doses have been provided to States and Union Territories under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive.…
- World
Canada to suspend Covid vaccine mandate for domestic, outbound travel
Ottawa: The Canadian federal government has announced that it will suspend vaccination requirements against Covid for domestic and outbound travel, federally regulated transportation sectors and federal government employees as of June 20.…
- World
Europe’s red alert for monkeypox as nations told to prepare vaccination strategies
London: European countries will be told to prepare a vaccination plan to tackle the spiralling monkeypox outbreak, as Denmark became the latest country to be struck down. EU authorities are set to…
- Hyderabad
Covid-19: Corbevax price slashed to Rs 250 per dose
Hyderabad: Vaccine maker Biological E. Ltd (BE) on Monday announced that it has reduced the price of its Covid-19 vaccine corbevax, from Rs 840 to Rs 250 a dose inclusive of GST,…
- Hyderabad
DCGI approves COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin for children aged 6-12
Hyderabad: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Tuesday granted an emergency use authorisation (EUA) to Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for the age group of 6-12 years. The Hyderabad-based Pharma company Bharat…
- India
Reduce Covishield dose gap, recommends panel
New Delhi: The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) has recommended reducing the gap between the first and second dose of Covid vaccine Covishield to 8 to 16 weeks in view…
- 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…
