In the Covaxin primed group with 204 participants, the seropositivity 28 days post booster in the heterologous Covishield arm was 100 per cent and non inferior to the homologous Covaxin arm which was 96 per cent, the study...
A total of 1,88,34,030 coronavirus tests have been conducted in Chhattisgarh so far, including 1,597 during the day, as per a government release.
Covid-19 India: The experts opine India's present Covid scenario does not warrant restricting international flights or imposing a lockdown.
Based on three phases of clinical trials, the overall efficacy rate of Covovax is estimated at around 89 per cent.
The state, which had zero active case till Sunday, now has 14, with Gaya accounting for 12 of these.
State health minister Rushikesh Patel said issues, including precautionary measures, were discussed at a virtual meeting of health ministers chaired by Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to review the COVID-19 situation...
Serum Institute of India chief executive officer Adar Poonawalla on Sunday said its Covovax vaccine will get approval as a booster in the next 10 to 15 days, adding it works well against the Omicron variant of coronavirus.
As a result of an increase in pandemic cases in several countries, including China, Uttarakhand started administering booster doses of the anti-covid vaccine on Friday.
Officials in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district said on Friday that nearly 83% of the eligible population has not taken the precautionary dose of the Covid-19...
Only 27-28% people have so far taken booster doses of coronavirus vaccines, said Member (Health) of NITI Aayog Dr VK Paul.
The DCGI had approved Covovax for a restricted use in emergency situations in adults on December 28, 2021 and for those in the 12-17 age group, subject to...
Experts and senior officials had stressed on the need for continued surveillance even though they highlighted there was no overall increase in the Covid cases...
A number of key decisions were made during the DDMA meeting on Thursday, and Delhi's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal urged people to get the booster shot of the...
Between July 31-August 13, hospitalisations and deaths almost doubled in Delhi and daily infections touched seven-month highs twice.
The Central government has urged the states to facilitate the administration of Covid-19 booster doses by organizing vaccination camps in public places.
Administering booster doses and following Covid-19 appropriate behaviour are important to not let the virus have a free run, said Rakesh Mishra, former...
BJP president J P Nadda also said it is the ‘same’ India that had to wait for nearly 20 years to get a vaccine against polio, smallpox, and other diseases.
Earlier this week, editors of two British medical journals said that at no other time in the country's National Health Service have so many parts of it been so...
Over 13.3 lakh precaution doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered to beneficiaries in the age group of 18-59 years till 10 pm on Friday, with a majority...
The Assam government has widened the categories of front-line workers to fit more people that are at a higher risk of contracting the virus.
These vaccines could be more effective as they'd train nose and mouth against coronavirus – the most common ways of viral entry into humans.
The decision comes after many countries have made it mandatory for travellers to take a booster shot for entry purposes
As India rolls out precaution doses for all adults, here is all you need to about the research on coronavirus booster doses and expert opinion on them.
While India is still struggling to vaccinate children in 12-15 age group, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the US have been recommending...
People are eligible for the precaution dose nine months after getting their second dose.
