Vaccine

New Delhi:  With the vaccination drive for adolescents entering its third day, as per the Co-WIN portal 1,06,27,277 children in the 15 to 18 years' age group have been vaccinated with the first Covid-19 vaccine dose so far. According to…

New Delhi:  The vaccination for children aged between 15 and 18 began amid a surge in Covid-19 infections on Monday. Over 16 lakh teens have been vaccinated so far on the first day of vaccination, as per the government's CoWin portal.…

Moscow: Vaccine and vaccination have topped the list of the most popular words used on social media this year, media reports said. According to the Medialogia information and analytical system, vaccine or vaccination were used 63.72…

Toronto: One dose of Ad5-nCoV (Convidecia), a Covid-19 vaccine developed in China, is 57.5 per cent effective against symptomatic Covid-19 and 91.7 per cent effective against severe Covid-19 disease beginning 28 days post-vaccination, finds…

New Delhi: Within weeks the scientists at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research of the US Army are expected to announce that they have developed a vaccine that is effective against Covid-19 and all its variants, even Omicron, as well as…

Rome:  The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has added a fifth vaccine to its anti-Covid arsenal as the Omicron variant continued to spread across Europe. "EMA has recommended granting a conditional marketing authorisation for Novavax's…

New Delhi:  The Union Health Ministry has trained over 19,000 doctors and para-medical staff for operating ventilators ahead of the third Covid surge, the Parliament was informed on Tuesday. The states have been asked to ensure that the…

New Delhi: Pune-based vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute of India (SII) on Friday resumed exporting Covishield vaccine doses to COVAX, a worldwide initiative aimed at equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines. The first vaccine consignment…

New Delhi:  Two-dose of Covaxin, developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech, provided only 50 per cent protection against the Covid-19 infection during the second wave of the pandemic in India, according to the first real-world assessment…

New Delhi: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director Randeep Guleria on Tuesday said India does not need booster dose at this time. Guleria said that there is no surge in cases as such at the moment which suggests that…