Vaccine Corona
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‘Cicada’ Covid variant BA.3.2: Do vaccines still protect against it? Doctor explains
Health | Mar 31, 2026, 05:30 PM ISTA new Covid variant BA.3.2, also called the “Cicada” variant, is being detected globally. A doctor explains whether vaccines still offer protection, how severe the variant is, and what symptoms to watch out for.
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Biological E, Bharat Biotech have stockpile of 250 million COVID vaccine doses
India | Dec 28, 2022, 01:23 PM ISTIt is good news that India has 250 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines ready to dispatch as the threat of Covid spread is looming large.
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COVID-19: DCGI approves 5-arms intranasal hetrologous booster dose for restricted use | DETAILS
India | Nov 25, 2022, 09:17 PM ISTCOVID-19 booster dose: Bharat Biotech applied in September for DCGI approval for market authorisation of "Five Arms" intranasal heterologous booster dose.
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COVID: 50 million Covaxin doses set to expire due to poor off take
India | Nov 06, 2022, 01:41 PM ISTCovaxin news: “Covaxin doses in vials are set to expire during early 2023, resulting in losses for the company,” said sources.
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COVID-19 vaccination: Free 'booster dose' for all adults from today | KNOW DETAILS HERE
India | Jul 15, 2022, 12:11 PM ISTCOVID-19 vaccine: This special vaccination drive is a part of the celebration for 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' and aims to provide free precaution dose for all adults (18 years and above) eligible population at Government COVID Vaccination Centres.
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COVID-19: US FDA authorises Novavax vaccine for emergency use in adults
World | Jul 14, 2022, 07:39 AM ISTCOVID-19: For now, the FDA authorized Novavax’s initial two-dose series for people 18 and older.
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Reduce Covid booster dose gap to 6 months, recommends NTAGI
India | Jun 17, 2022, 12:24 AM ISTThe government advisory panel, which met on Thursday, also reviewed the findings of a study by the Christian Medical College (CMC) in Vellore on the feasibility of allowing as a precaution dose a Covid vaccine different from the one used for primary vaccination.
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Covid vaccines for kids under 5: Pfizer says 3 shots '80% effective in preventing virus'
World | May 23, 2022, 11:20 PM ISTPfizer plans to give the data to U.S. regulators later this week in a step toward letting the littlest kids get the shots.
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COVID: India's vaccination coverage exceeds 189.17 crore, says health ministry
India | May 01, 2022, 02:30 PM ISTSimilarly, COVID precaution dose administration for the age group 18-59 yrs also started from April 10, 2022, onwards, it stated.
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COVID vaccination: DCGI asks Bharat Biotech to provide more data on Covaxin for below 12-year-olds
India | Apr 22, 2022, 02:09 PM ISTThis development comes after the Subject Expert Committee discussed recommendations for the restricted emergency of Covaxin in children aged between 2-12 years.
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COVID: India's cumulative vaccination coverage exceeds 186.38 crore
India | Apr 16, 2022, 02:28 PM ISTAs per the ministry, in the age group 15-18 years, 5,78,45,181 1st dose and 4,03,05,973 2nd dose have been administered.
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COVID: Over 1 crore vaccine doses administered to 12-14 age group
India | Mar 26, 2022, 08:26 AM ISTWith over 25 lakh vaccine doses administered till Mar 25, India's vaccination coverage against COVID pandemic crossed 182.83 cr mark.
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COVID: France to start administering 4th vaccine dose
World | Mar 13, 2022, 01:02 PM ISTThe vaccination campaign will also be extended to people having an immunocompromised system who were not eligible for the vaccine until now, Le Parisien reported.
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COVID: India's vaccination coverage crosses 180 crore landmark
India | Mar 13, 2022, 08:32 AM ISTHealth Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya congratulated the nation on achieving this historic landmark milestone of 180 crore landmark.
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COVID pandemic: India's vaccination coverage exceeds 177.17 crore
India | Feb 26, 2022, 01:50 PM ISTThis has been achieved through 2,02,74,848 sessions, said the ministry. According to them, 23,598 patients have recovered in last 24 hours and cumulative tally of recovered patients is now at 4,22,70,482.
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COVID-19: India administers over 173.86 crore vaccine doses so far
India | Feb 16, 2022, 02:08 PM ISTAs per health ministry, with the administration of 41,54,476 vaccine doses in last 24 hours, India's COVID vaccination coverage reached 1,73,86,81,675 doses, as per provisional reports on Feb 16.
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Covid vax certificate no more required for Puri Jagannath darshan
India | Feb 14, 2022, 10:30 PM ISTOther Covid-19 restrictions like use of sanitiser and masks will remain mandatory for the devotees.
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COVID-19 vaccine mandates: Blockades on Canada-US border continue as protests swell
World | Feb 13, 2022, 01:10 PM ISTThe tense standoff at Ambassador Bridge linking Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, eased somewhat early in the day when Canadian police persuaded demonstrators to move the trucks they had used to barricade the entrance to the busy international crossing.
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COVID-19 pandemic: Novavax says protein vaccine works for kids as young as 12
World | Feb 11, 2022, 10:31 AM ISTNovavax makes a protein-based vaccine- a different type than the most widely used shots- that’s a late arrival to the COVID arsenal.
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COVID: 65% of vaccination beneficiaries in 15-18 age group jabbed with 1st dose in one month
India | Feb 04, 2022, 12:55 PM ISTHealth Minister Mansukh Mandaviya today informed that in just one month, about 65 pc of children aged 15-18 years received the 1st dose of the vaccine.