Covid vaccine

Katalin Kariko, Drew Weissman win Medicine Nobel for facilitating Covid vaccine

Katalin Kariko of Hungary and Drew Weissman of the United States won the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday for work…

1 year ago

New India-made Omicron-specific Covid vaccine cleared for use as booster dose

The Department of Biotechnology announced today that the India-made Omicron-specific mRNA-based Booster vaccine for Covid has got for Emergency Use…

1 year ago

Nepal may never use four million Covid vaccine doses donated by China

Four million doses of Chinese-based Sinovac company's Sinovac-CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccine may not be rolled out ever. Nepal's Ministry of Health…

2 years ago

India’s first nasal vaccine for Covid-19 okayed for use

The booster dose of Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 nasal vaccine iNCOVACC was given emergency use authorisation (EUA) by the Drugs Controller…

2 years ago

Bharat Biotech claims success in intranasal Covid vaccine trials

<p> Bharat Biotech International on Monday said that its BBV154 intranasal Covid vaccine has proven to be safe, well-tolerated, and…

2 years ago

Govt makes Covid vaccine booster shot free for all those above 18

<p> The government announced on Wednesday that all citizens above 18 years of age will be given Covid vaccine booster…

2 years ago

Indo-Pacific Quad delivers two lakh ‘Made in India’ Covid vaccines to Thailand

<p> <strong>A consignment comprising 200,000 doses of 'Made in India' Covovax vaccines was handed over to Thailand under the Quad…

3 years ago

All adults can now get 3rd dose of Covid vaccine at private centres

<p> Coronavirus booster shots will be available to all adults from Sunday at private vaccination centres, the government announced on…

3 years ago

4th Covid jab triples protection against severe illness in people over 60: Israeli study

<p> <strong>A new comprehensive Israeli study has found that a fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose triples the protection against severe illness…

3 years ago

All you need to know about India’s home-grown Corbevax vaccine for 12 to 18-year-old children

<p> Hyderabad-based vaccine maker Biological E, has priced its Corbevax COVID-19 vaccine for 12 to 18-year-old children at Rs 145…

3 years ago

Covid entering endemic phase, but annual vaccines will be needed: Moderna

<p> <strong>Even as the number of Covid cases are declining in several parts of the world, US drug maker Moderna…

3 years ago

India heading towards becoming vaccine super-power: DG ICMR

<p> <strong>Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Dr Balram Bhargava on Thursday hailed the 96 per cent…

3 years ago

Pfizer, BioNTech seek emergency authorization for COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5 years of age

<p> The pharmaceutical companies, Pfizer and BioNTech, are seeking Emergency Use Authorization for their COVID-19 vaccine for use in children…

3 years ago

Vaccine Against Covid19 Better Than Immunity, Confirms WHO, Says People Must Get Vaccinated

<p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1HU-ShwhSas" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> <p> Dr. Soumya Swaminathan,…

3 years ago

Bharat Biotech requests healthcare workers to ensure only Covaxin is administered to 15-18 age group

<p> <strong>Following reports of unapproved Covid vaccines being given to 15-18 year age group, Bharat Biotech on Tuesday requested healthcare…

3 years ago

Over 2 crore children vaccinated in India in less than a week

<p> Over two crore children in the 15-18 age group have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in…

3 years ago

Japanese researchers working on a ‘dream’ Covid-19 vaccine which gives protection for life

<p> <strong>As the Covid outbreak intensifies once again all over the world, researchers in Japan have confirmed that they are…

3 years ago

8 lakh children register for vaccine shots as inoculation drive kicks off today

<p> Vaccination for children in the 15 to 18 age group begins from today amid a surge of Covid-19 cases…

3 years ago

India surpasses USA in percentage of fully vaccinated population, ranks among world’s top 5 nations

<p> India has surpassed the USA in terms of the percentage of its total adult population that has been fully…

3 years ago

Precautionary dose only applicable after 9 months of 2nd dose: Dr R S Sharma

<p> <strong>Healthcare workers and those above the age of 60 and suffering from co-morbidities will be applicable for the 'precautionary…

3 years ago

Rajasthan woman health worker rides camel to vaccinate people in remote areas

<p> <strong>In the fight against Covid-19 pandemic, health workers are leaving no stone unturned in getting people vaccinated against this…

3 years ago