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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...

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

27 July 2021 9:19 AM

A nurse prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 at the Cecilia Rivadeneira Foundation in Quito. (Photo: AFP)

Old people more susceptible to Covid variants, even if vaccinated,...

The study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association

22 July 2021 3:52 AM

Many universities are only accepting the students who have been vaccinated with a WHO-approved COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

Fully vaccinated doctor infected with two COVID variants in Assam

According to Dr BJ Borkakoti, the double infection will be similar to any other mono-infection

21 July 2021 4:11 AM

A health worker holds one vial of Zydus Cadilas ZyCoV-D vaccine. (Photo: AP)

Four vaccines in human trial stage, 1 in pre-clinical stage, govt in...

Biological E Ltd's vaccine candidate is also in phase three clinical trial

20 July 2021 10:13 AM

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...

20 July 2021 3:30 AM

A beneficiary reacts as she receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine. (PTI)

Over 36.97 crore vaccine doses provided to States, UTs: Centre

Of this, the total consumption including wastages is 34,95,74,408 doses

5 July 2021 6:13 AM

A Tokyo Metropolitan Government employee takes the Modernas COVID-19 vaccine shot at a newly opened vaccination center in the government building in Tokyo. (Photo: AP)

Will one dose of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine protect me?

There's a concern the shots eventually might lose their effectiveness if variants evolve enough

2 July 2021 7:32 AM

The trials will be done at 10 sites in India. (Photo: PTI/Representative)

SEC recommends Phase 1 clinical trials of Reliance's Covid vaccine...

Earlier, Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Life Sciences had sought approval for the Phase I trial of its proposed two-dose...

27 Aug 2021 8:43 AM

A nurse prepares booster doses of the AstraZenecas COVID-19 vaccine for people over 50 years old at a vaccination center set up at the Benito Juarez Auditorium in Zapopan, state of Jalisco, Mexico. (Photo: AFP)

Current Covid vaccines may protect from severe disease caused by...

The research also shows fully vaccinated people have fewer memory B cells and neutralising antibodies against Omicron

25 Jan 2022 11:44 AM

A health worker sorts vials at a COVID-19 testing site amid concern over a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic in India, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Take measures to avoid mixing-up of vaccines: Health ministry on...

The vaccine option for those in the 15-18 age group would only be Covaxin

2 Jan 2022 11:10 AM

CoWIN registration for the age group began yesterday. (ANI Photo)

COVID vaccination for 15-18 age group to begin tomorrow

Those with the birth year of 2007 or before will be eligible for vaccination under this category

2 Jan 2022 6:27 AM

A health worker carries vials of the Covaxin vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus at a health centre in New Dehi. (Photo: AFP)

Bill Gates applauds Indian vaccine manufacturers for supplying...

Gates was addressing a virtual roundtable on India-US Health Partnership organised by the Indian embassy on Tuesday

23 Feb 2022 5:54 AM