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  Covid immunity strengthens over time in vaccinated people, claims a study

  Health | January 28, 2023 9:11 IST

  The researchers found that developing hybrid immunity was no different if someone was vaccinated after contracting Covid-19 or after contracting the disease after vaccination. Both groups developed an equally potent immune response.

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  Vaccinated people now make majority of COVID deaths in US: Report

  World | November 24, 2022 16:07 IST

  For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic in early 2020, a majority of Americans dying from Covid were at least partially vaccinated, according to the new analysis of federal and state data.

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  Bill Gates meets Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya at Davos; lauds India's vaccination drive

  India | May 29, 2022 6:44 IST

  On May 25, Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya shared photos with Bill Gates.

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  Germany recognises Bharat Biotech's Covaxin for travel from June 1

  India | May 26, 2022 12:07 IST

  The DCGI in April also granted an emergency use authorisation (EUA) to Covaxin for the age group of 6-12 years.

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  As Covid cases rise, govt plans to cut waiting period for booster shots to 6 months

  India | April 28, 2022 10:26 IST

  At present, the gap between the second Covid jab and the precaution dose is nine months.

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  COVID precautionary dose for 18+ available at private vaccination centres from today. Details

  India | April 10, 2022 9:56 IST

  After the announcement, vaccine maker Serum Institute of India (SII) said the precaution dose of its Covishield vaccine will be priced at Rs 600 per shot for eligible individuals.

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  Did China's COVID-19 vaccines cause leukaemia? Coutry's health commission document suggests so

  World | March 08, 2022 7:51 IST

  This document also indicates that the vaccines have caused many leukaemia cases in a significant geographic span.

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  Canada authorises first plant-based COVID-19 vaccine

  World | February 25, 2022 15:11 IST

  The decision was based on a study of 24,000 adults that found the vaccine was 71% effective at preventing COVID-19 - although that was before the omicron variant emerged. Side effects were mild, including fever and fatigue.

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  COVID: Antibodies improve in quality for months after vaccination, claims study

  Health | February 17, 2022 6:29 IST

  For the study, the team collected blood from 42 participants and lymph node samples from 15 participants before each person received his or her first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine and at weeks three, four, five, seven, 15 and 29 afterwards. Eight people provided all three kinds of samples, allowing the researchers to track the development of the antibody response over time within those individuals.

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  Bharat Biotech gets approval for intranasal Covid-19 booster dose trials

  India | January 28, 2022 15:56 IST

  An intranasal vaccine as a booster dose if becomes a reality would be easier to administer in mass vaccination campaigns and has the potential to prevent transmission.

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  India completes a year of COVID-19 vaccination drive; PM Modi salutes doctors, health workers

  India | December 15, 2022 16:17 IST

  India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 156 crore with more than 57 lakh vaccine doses administered on Saturday, the Union health ministry said.

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  COVID vaccine linked to small & temporary increase in menstrual cycle length, says study

  Health | January 14, 2022 13:43 IST

  Most vaccinated users received the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. On average, the first vaccination dose was associated with a .71-day cycle increase in cycle length and the second dose with a .91-day increase. Therefore, users vaccinated over two cycles had an increase of less than one day in each of the vaccination cycles.

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  Molnupiravir, oral anti-Covid medicine, set for launch in India; to cost Rs 649 per strip

  India | January 05, 2022 16:39 IST

  DCGI has approved molnupiravir for the treatment of adult patients with Covid-19 who have high risk of progression of the disease including hospitalisation or death.

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  'Omicron common viral fever; but cautions, precautions necessary': Yogi Adityanath

  India | January 03, 2022 13:51 IST

  Eight Omicron cases have so far been reported in Uttar Pradesh and of the patients, three have recovered and the others are in home isolation, the chief minister said. 

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  Vaccine drive day 1: Over 40 lakh children aged 15-18 yrs receive first dose of Covid vaccine

  India | January 03, 2022 23:24 IST

  The registration for all potential beneficiaries on the Co-WIN portal had begun from January 1, 2022. They can also avail walk-in registration at the vaccination centres from today.

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  COVID-19 vaccination: CoWIN opens registrations for those between 15-18 age group

  India | January 01, 2022 7:19 IST

  In the context of the vaccination of the age group 15-18 years, the Union Health Secretary informed the States/UTs that only 'Covaxin' is to be administered in this population category.

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  Rahul Gandhi slams Centre for 'missing' Covid vaccination target

  India | December 31, 2021 14:29 IST

  As on Friday afternoon, more than 144.67 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered across the country.

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  India Recap 2021: From Vaccine Century to General Rawat's death - What all made headlines

  India | December 31, 2021 13:01 IST

  India Recap 2021: India's journey throughout the year was full of many ups and downs. Let's take a quick recap of events that made headlines in 2021.

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  Vaccines still effective against Omicron, severity of disease not surged: WHO chief scientist

  India | December 30, 2021 6:44 IST

  Explaining factors that account for a vaccine's effectiveness against COVID-19, Swaminathan said that vaccine effectiveness varies a little bit between vaccines though the majority of all of the WHO Emergency Use.

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  Covid vaccines Covovax and Corbevax, and anti-viral drug Molnupiravir cleared for use in India

  India | December 28, 2021 11:32 IST

  "It's a hat-trick! It's now 3rd vaccine developed in India!", Health Minister Mandaviya said.