100% teachers vaccinated in West Bengal, ready for third wave: Mamata Banerjee
Banerjee said the priority for vaccination was being accorded to parents of children who are 12 years of age and below.
Aug 26, 2021, 22:03 PM IST
Gap between Covishield doses to be reduced? This is what NTAGI chairman says
NTAGI chairman Dr NK Arora on Thursday (August 26) clarified on reports claiming that the government is mulling to reduce the gap between two doses of Covishield.
Aug 26, 2021, 20:29 PM IST
Breast milk of vaccinated mothers has COVID-19 fighting antibodies: Study
The breast milk of lactating mothers who have received COVID-19 vaccine contains antibodies that may help in protecting infants from the coronavirus, as per a study.
Aug 26, 2021, 11:52 AM IST
With 46,164 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours India registers a rise of 22.7%
COVID-19 Alert: India on Thursday reported 46,164 new COVID-19 cases taking total caseload to 3,25,58,530 and the death toll climbed to 4,36,365 with 607 fresh cases, in the last 24 hours.
Aug 26, 2021, 09:44 AM IST
Unvaccinated people 29 times more at risk of hospitalisation due to COVID-19: US CDC
The research was based on 43,127 infections in residents of Los Angeles County, California between May 1 and July 25.
Aug 25, 2021, 16:24 PM IST
'Not enough data': AIIMS chief Randeep Gulleria on need for third COVID vaccine shot
AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria said India does not need booster shots to fight the novel coronavirus as there is no data available to support the idea.
Aug 21, 2021, 20:52 PM IST
Zydus Cadila's COVID vaccine ZyCoV-D, first jab for children in India, gets approval
Zydus Cadila Covid vaccine ZyCoV-D can be administered to people 12 years and above.
Aug 20, 2021, 20:57 PM IST
Gujarat suspends COVID-19 vaccination drive on Raksha Bandhan
Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel said in a statement that the step to suspend vaccination drive is taken so the women health workers involved in the inoculation drive can celebrate Raksha Bandhan with their families.
Aug 20, 2021, 17:22 PM IST
Johnson & Johnson seeks regulator nod for trail of COVID-19 vaccine on 12-17 age group in India
Johnson & Johnson has sought approval of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) to conduct a study of its vaccine against the COVID-19 disease in India among adolescents aged 12-17 years.
Aug 20, 2021, 12:09 PM IST
COVID-19 vaccines for children will be launched 'very soon': Health Minister
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya claimed that COVID-19 vaccines for children, which are currently under trial phases in India, will likely be launched "very soon" maybe as early as September.
Aug 20, 2021, 06:59 AM IST
Kerala ready to give COVID-19 vaccine to children once Centre gives nod: state Health Minister Veena George
Kerala is ready to vaccinate children and will initiate necessary steps once approval is received from the Centre, state health minister said.
Aug 19, 2021, 16:41 PM IST
COVID-19 booster shots not needed for now: WHO
WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan, asked about the need for boosters to increase protection against the disease, told a Geneva news conference, "We believe clearly that the data today does not indicate that boosters are needed."
Aug 18, 2021, 21:04 PM IST
Over 56 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses given to states, UTs: Centre
It said that more than 3.03 crore (3,03,90,091) vaccine doses are still available with the states, UTs and private hospitals which are yet to be administered.
Aug 15, 2021, 16:16 PM IST
India records 40,120 new COVID-19 cases, 585 deaths in 24 hours
India logs 40,120 new cases taking the total caseload to over 3.20 crore while 585 fatalities takes the death toll to over 4.3 lakh.
Aug 13, 2021, 09:45 AM IST
Rare blood clot from AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine poses high risk of death
UK researchers have found that although the syndrome - vaccine-induced immune thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (VITT) - occurs in just one out of 50,000 cases, those who do get it have a very low chance of survival.
Aug 12, 2021, 15:57 PM IST
India's drug regulator approves study on mixing Covaxin, Covishield vaccine doses
The Drugs Controller General of India on Wednesday approved for conducting a study on mixing Covaxin and Covishield doses.
Aug 11, 2021, 10:18 AM IST
India records 38,353 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, recovery rate at 97.45%
India registered 38,353 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours.
Aug 11, 2021, 09:34 AM IST
COVID-19 R-value above 1 in five states is cause for concern: Centre
The Centre said that the reproduction number or R number more than 1 in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh - which remains a cause of concern.
Aug 11, 2021, 06:36 AM IST
Zydus Cadila likely to get emergency use approval for its COVID vaccine this week: Sources
Zydus Cadila had said last month that it has applied for emergency use authorisation (EUA) with the Indian Drug regulator for its three-dose COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D, and plans to manufacture 10-12 crore doses annually.
Aug 09, 2021, 21:30 PM IST
COVID-19: Study on mixing and matching Covaxin, Covishield shows better result, says ICMR
“Immunisation with combination of an adenovirus vector platform-based vaccine followed by inactivated whole virus vaccine was not only safe but also elicited better immunogenicity,” said the study.
Aug 08, 2021, 11:31 AM IST
