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COVID vaccination benefits cancer patients, claims study

Health | Mar 12, 2022, 11:50 PM IST

The results showed that most cancer patients had seroconverted, meaning they developed antibodies after receiving the vaccine. Overall, 71.3 per cent of patients seroconverted after the first dose, 90.3 per cent after the second. There were, however, differences among cancer types.

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Covid 19: SII's Covovax gets emergency use authorization by DCGI for adults, children aged above 12

India | Mar 09, 2022, 06:57 PM IST

The DCGI has already approved Covovax for restricted use in emergency situations in adults on December 28. It has not yet been included in the country's vaccination drive.

Ensure no wastage of Covid vaccines, swap near expiry vials with long expiry ones: Centres to states

India | Mar 03, 2022, 01:15 PM IST

Additional Secretary in the Union Health Ministry Vikas Sheel recently wrote to states and UTs on the issue of near expiry vaccines available at private Covid vaccination centres (CVCs).

SII seeks permission for phase-3 study of Covid vaccine Covovax as booster dose in adults

India | Feb 27, 2022, 07:22 PM IST

Prakash Kumar Singh, Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs at SII had last week submitted an application to DCGI seeking nod for phase-3, observer-blind, randomised, controlled study to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of Covovax as booster dose.

Covid 19: Biological E's Corbevax vaccine gets emergency use approval for 12 to 18 age group

India | Feb 21, 2022, 06:59 PM IST

Corbevax is India's first indigenously developed Receptor Binding Domain (RBD) Protein sub-unit vaccine against COVID-19.

Here's what Govt said about Covid-19 vaccines for children aged 5 to 15

India | Feb 12, 2022, 03:57 PM IST

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said the group of experts has so far not made any recommendation on the vaccination of this category.

Covid 19: UK expands vaccines to at-risk 5 to 11-year-old kids

World | Jan 30, 2022, 05:42 PM IST

Eligible children in the youngest cohort will get a second dose eight weeks after their first dose and can’t receive any vaccination until four weeks after a positive test for coronavirus.

Watch: Man climbs tree to avoid Covid vaccination, another attacks healthcare worker to escape jab

India | Jan 20, 2022, 12:21 PM IST

In separate viral videos from Uttar Pradesh's Ballia, two men can be seen taking desperate measures to avoid COVID-19 jabs

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No person can be forced to get vaccinated against wishes: Centre tells Supreme Court

India | Jan 17, 2022, 08:15 AM IST

On the issue of exempting persons with disabilities from producing vaccination certificates, the Centre told the apex court that it has not issued any SOP that makes it mandatory to carry the vaccination certificate for any purpose.

Bedridden man in Jharkhand started walking, speaking after 1st dose of Covishield: Doctors

India | Jan 14, 2022, 12:02 AM IST

Stunned over the "miraculous recovery", a three-member medical team was constituted by the government to investigate the matter, doctors said.

Covid vaccination certificates in 5 poll-bound states won't have PM's photo

Elections | Jan 09, 2022, 08:20 PM IST

Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa will be held between February 10 and March 7 in seven phases with the counting of votes on March 10, the Election Commission announced on Saturday.

Schedule for 'precaution' dose of Covid-19 to be released tomorrow

India | Jan 07, 2022, 10:11 PM IST

Along with the beginning of vaccination campaign for the precaution dose on January 10, a meeting will also take place by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on the same day in light of the Covid situation in the national capital.

Covid vaccines for children around the world: All you should know

Health | Jan 06, 2022, 02:34 PM IST

Children are at a huge risk of COVID-19 infection, especially with the mutations the virus is going through. As India braces for the third wave, here is a look at vaccine choices that are available for young kids around the world.

New Covid variant 'IHU' identified in France, has 46 mutations

World | Jan 04, 2022, 04:47 PM IST

The variant has been reported by researchers at institute IHU Mediterranee Infection in at least 12 cases, and has been linked to travel to African country Cameroon.

Vaccination Day 1: Over 40 lakh teens aged 15-18 jabbed with first dose

India | Jan 03, 2022, 10:54 PM IST

As of now, only Bharat Biotech's Covaxin is used for vaccinating children. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya shared the vaccination date up to 8 pm today.

Goa aims to vaccinate all 72,000 children in 15-18 age group with first dose in next 4 days

India | Jan 03, 2022, 12:04 AM IST

Teams of medical professionals will visit schools if needed. The Goa government is taking all measures as per protocols to flatten the COVID-19 curve.

'Misleading': Govt responds to report on India 'missing' its Covid vaccination target

India | Jan 02, 2022, 08:03 PM IST

Stating that the country's Covid-19 vaccination programme has been one of the most successful and largest vaccination programmes compared with the many developed western nations, the Ministry said that the claims made by the news agency does not 'represent the complete picture'.

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