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Police personnel instruct beneficiaries to maintain queues as they wait to receive COVID-19 vaccine during a mega vaccination drive camp organised by Health Unit, Bolpur Municipality at Bolpur Stadium in Birbhum district, West Bengal, Aug. 25, 2021. (PTI)

India vaccinates 1 crore in one day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the milestone as a 'momentous feat' for the nation of 1.3 billion people

28 Aug 2021 11:28 AM

People wait to receive a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre, in Ajmer. (PTI file photo)

India risks six lakh cases daily without more Covid-19 vaccines: Study

Daily infections could reduce to 200,000 if the government executes its 10-million-a-day vaccination plan, the report stated

24 Aug 2021 11:56 AM

The government has ordered around 16 million doses of AstraZeneca Plc and Moderna Inc vaccines for this year but as yet only around 4 million of them have arrived. (Bloomberg)

Taiwan rolls out first domestic shots to bypass vaccine woes

President Tsai Ing-wen was among the first on Monday to get the vaccine developed by Taipei-based Medigen Vaccine Biologics Corporation

23 Aug 2021 11:53 AM

The report also quoted other studies that have reported a reduction in neutralisation among Covishield and Covaxin vaccine beneficiaries after infection with the Delta variant. (Representational image: AP)

ICMR study in Chennai shows vaccination reduces mortality due to Delta variant

The prevalence of the Delta variant or B.1.617.2 was not different between the vaccinated and un-vaccinated groups

19 Aug 2021 1:00 PM

It’s harder for vaccines to rev up an immune system suppressed by certain medications and diseases, so those patients don’t always get the same protection as otherwise healthy people. (Representational image: AP)

US approves extra COVID vaccine for those with weak immune systems

FDA determined that transplant recipients and others with a similar level of compromised immunity can receive a third dose of the vaccine

13 Aug 2021 12:38 PM

The government may prioritise the use of the single dose vaccine keeping its advantages in mind for targeted vaccination. Representational Image. (AP)

AA Edit | Shot in arm for vaccine effort

Johnson & Johnson, the US-based company applied for EUA on Friday and was granted it the same day by the Drugs Controller General of India

09 Aug 2021 2:46 AM

A pregnant woman is inoculated with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 at a vaccination center in Medellin, Colombia on July 24, 2021. (JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP)

Study suggests early COVID-19 symptoms differ among age groups

These differences are most notable between younger age groups compared to older age groups

01 Aug 2021 10:04 AM

Medical workers takes nasal samples from residents for coronavirus tests at a makeshift testing site in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. (AP/Ahn Young-joon)

Do I need to get tested for COVID-19 if I’m vaccinated?

People who are fully vaccinated should get tested three to five days after a potential exposure

30 Jul 2021 12:49 PM

A health worker administers the vaccine for COVID-19 at Gujarat University in Ahmedabad. (Photo: PTI)

Govt dismisses reports on missing target of vaccine administeration by July-end

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued a statement referring to recent media reports

27 Jul 2021 2:49 PM

The HC said the home inoculation drive shall also include those bed-ridden and immobile people who have somehow managed to get the first dose of the vaccine. (Representational image: AFP)

Home vaccination for bed-ridden people to start in Mumbai from Aug 1: Maharashtra govt tells HC

People who are completely bed-ridden, immobile or suffering from some terminal illness shall be eligible for home vaccination

20 Jul 2021 2:44 PM

A health worker shows a vial of the Moderna vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus. (Photo: AFP)

Here's why you should not skip the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine

As per a study by Stanford University School of Medicine, the second dose induces a powerful boost to broad antiviral protection

20 Jul 2021 9:00 AM

A national level consultation on Covid vaccination for pregnant women was also convened by the health ministry to build consensus on Covid vaccination of pregnant women. (Photo: ANI)

Pregnant women in India now eligible for Covid vaccination

Till now, all groups except pregnant women were eligible for Covid vaccination

02 Jul 2021 7:14 PM

A health worker administers a dose of Covid-19 vaccine to a beneficiary, during a special vaccination drive. (Photo: PTI)

India logs 45,951 new cases of Covid, 817 fresh fatalities

The death toll rose to 3,98,454 with 817 fresh fatalities

30 Jun 2021 10:39 AM

A BMC health worker collects swab sample of a passenger for COVID-19 testing, at Dadar railway station in Mumbai on June 22, 2021. (PTI/Shashank Parade)

COVID-19: India's active caseload declines to 6,43,194, lowest in 82 days

As daily recoveries continue to outnumber the daily new cases for the 41st consecutive day, the recovery rate improved to 96.56 per cent

23 Jun 2021 11:22 AM

Dermatologists in Delhi and Mumbai said these cases are very few no major skin complications have been seen in people post vaccination. (Photo: Representational)

Skin complications post vaccination reported in some people, say dermatologists

Skin reactions due to the mRNA vaccines for Covid manufactured by Pfizer and Moderna have also been reported in the US

22 Jun 2021 5:04 PM

Researchers at Public Health Scotland and the University of Edinburgh, UK, found that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine offered better protection against the Delta variant compared to the Oxford-AstraZeneca preventive. (AFP)

Pfizer, AstraZeneca vaccines protect against Delta variant: Lancet study

Pfizer vaccine offered 92 per cent protection against the Alpha variant and 79 per cent against the Delta strain 2 weeks after the 2nd dose

15 Jun 2021 1:11 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath during a meeting, in New Delhi on June 11, 2021 (PTI)

Anita Katyal | UP rumblings: Yogi’s men bank on Modi to allay 2022 ticket fears

The BJP MLAs are hoping Yogi’s meetings with the Prime Minister and home minister Amit Shah will yield positive results

13 Jun 2021 7:33 AM

Highlighting that vaccination of young adults and children is not supported by evidence and would not be cost effective, they said unplanned inoculation can promote mutant strains. (AP)

Unplanned vaccination can promote mutant strains: Health experts to PM Modi

Vaccinating the vulnerable and those at risk, instead of mass population-wide inoculation including children, should be the aim at present

11 Jun 2021 1:45 PM

Chhattisgarh reported 15.79 per cent vaccine wastage while Madhya Pradesh reported 7.35 per cent. (Representational photo/PTI)

Jharkhand tops in vaccine wastage; Kerala, West Bengal report negative wastage

While Kerala reported -6.37 per cent vaccine wastage, West Bengal recorded -5.48 per cent

10 Jun 2021 2:39 PM

A student receives COVID-19 vaccine dose during a special vaccination drive organised by the Karnataka government for the students, who are going abroad for education and employment, in Bengaluru, June 2, 2021. (PTI /Shailendra Bhojak)

India's cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 24-crore mark

The ministry informed that India's daily recoveries continue to outnumber the daily new cases for the 28th consecutive day

10 Jun 2021 12:17 PM

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