COVID-19 vaccine

Tokyo:  Japanese pharmaceutical group Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma is planning to launch the first-ever plant-based Covid-19 vaccine in the world, which will likely to be of low-cost, easier to transport as well as store than the conventional…

New Delhi:  A soaring stock market propelled the combined wealth of members of the 2021 Forbes list of India's 100 Richest to a record US$775 billion, after adding $257 billion -- a 50 per cent rise -- in the past 12 months. In this…

Buenos Aires:  Argentina has recently approved the emergency use of the Chinese Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine for children aged between three and 11, according to health authorities. According to an announcement made by Health Minister…

Ottawa:  The Canadian government has announced a Covid-19 vaccination mandate for federal employees and travellers aged 12 and older. All federal employees in the core public administration must be fully vaccinated by October 29, Xinhua…

Canberra: Australia's coronavirus vaccine rollout has hit a major milestone, with 80 per cent of adults having received at least one dose. According to the latest data released by the Department of Health, 80.5 per cent of Australians…

New York:  Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT162b2) are 90 per cent effective against Covid-19 hospitalisations for all variants, including delta, for at least six months, confirms a new study published in The Lancet . However,…

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh has become the first state to have administered over 11 crore doses of the Covid-19 vaccine. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took to social media to congratulate the health team engaged at various levels of the…

New Delhi: India on Friday decided to impose reciprocal Covid-19 restrictions on UK nationals arriving in the country. According to sources, the new regulations will come into effect from October 4 - the same day as the UK's new rules, and…

Washington: US President Joe Biden on Monday received his Covid-19 vaccine booster shot on camera at the White House. "Boosters are important, but the most important thing we need to do is get more people vaccinated," Biden said before…

New Delhi:  The Ministry of Health and Family welfare on Sunday said 53.5 per cent of people in the 18-44 age group have been inoculated with the Covid-19 vaccine. According to the Ministry, 34,66,84,035 people in this age bracket have…