Coronavirus Vaccine

Covid-19 vaccine for children: Govt panel recommends emergency approval for Serum Institute’s Covovax for 7-11 year olds

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Covid-19 vaccine for children: Govt panel recommends emergency approval for Serum Institute’s Covovax for 7-11 year olds

An expert panel of India’s central drug authority on Friday recommended granting emergency use authorisation to Serum Institute’s Covovax for children aged 7 to 11 years, official sources said. The recommendation has been sent to Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for final approval. The application for emergency use authorisation was submitted by Prakash Kumar … Read more

Covid-19: 89% of India’s adult population fully vaccinated, says Mansukh Mandaviya

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Covid-19: 89% of India’s adult population fully vaccinated, says Mansukh Mandaviya

Eighty-nine per cent of the country’s adult population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 while over 75 per cent of children in the 12-14 age group have received the first dose, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Thursday. The cumulative vaccine doses administered in the country have exceeded 195.67 crore, according to the Health … Read more

Covid-19: No need to panic over rising cases, no new variant of concern found, say experts

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Covid-19: No need to panic over rising cases, no new variant of concern found, say experts

The increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country over the last few days should not be a cause for panic, health experts said on Saturday, highlighting that no new variant of concern has been found and the rise so far is limited to a few districts. They also pointed out towards non-adherence … Read more

India’s first Covid-19 vaccine for animals is here: How to keep furry friends corona-free

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India’s first Covid-19 vaccine for animals is here: How to keep furry friends corona-free

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has launched India’s first homegrown Covid-19 vaccine for animals. Developed by Haryana-based Indian Council of Agricultural Research-National Research Centre on Equines, Anocovax is an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 Delta vaccine for animals. Anocovax-induced immunity neutralises both the Delta and Omicron variants of the coronavirus, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research said in … Read more

Covid-19: Focus on giving precaution shot to 4.7 crore elderly under Har Ghar Dastak 2.0

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Covid-19: Focus on giving precaution shot to 4.7 crore elderly under Har Ghar Dastak 2.0

The government plans to focus on administering precaution dose of Covid vaccine to 4.7 crore 60-plus population, due for it by July 31, under its ongoing door-to-door Har Ghar Dastak 2.0 campaign, officials said on Sunday. Of the estimated 13.75 crore senior citizens in the country, 11.91 crore have been administered both the doses of … Read more

Two-dose ZyCoV-D regimen to help vaccinate more people in shorter time, says Zydus Lifesciences

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Two-dose ZyCoV-D regimen to help vaccinate more people in shorter time, says Zydus Lifesciences

Zydus Lifesciences said on Tuesday said a two-dose regimen of ZyCoV-D will help in administering the vaccine against coronavirus infections to a larger population in a shorter time. The company’s vaccine ZyCoV-D has received emergency use authorisation from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for the two-dose regimen. With the approval, the drug can … Read more

Do you know why Covid-19 vaccines are injected in the upper arm?

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Do you know why Covid-19 vaccines are injected in the upper arm?

Everyone that got vaccinated for Covid-19 in the last 16 months must be remembering the prick they got in their upper arm. According to experts, this is because most vaccines including the Covid-19 vaccines are most effective when injected via an intramuscular route into the upper arm muscle called the deltoid. There are many reasons … Read more

India’s mega Covid booster shot programme begins from today – Here’s all you need to know

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India’s mega Covid booster shot programme begins from today – Here’s all you need to know

A day before the Covid-19 booster shoot drive is rolled out, both major vaccine manufacturers went on to announce a massive price cut on their vaccines. The Covid-19 vaccines Covishied which is manufactured by the Serum Institute of India and Covaxin from Bharat Biotech earlier used to cost Rs 600 and Rs 1200 respectively, but … Read more

Biological E to get mRNA technology from WHO to produce Covid-19 vaccines

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Biological E to get mRNA technology from WHO to produce Covid-19 vaccines

City-based vaccine maker Biological E. Limited on Monday said the company was selected as a recipient of mRNA technology to produce COVID-19 vaccines from the World Health Organisation. A press release from BE Limited said the WHO’s Advisory Committee on Vaccine Product Development (ACPDV) selected the firm after examining a number of proposals from India, … Read more

Covid-19: Over 183.49 crore vaccine doses administered in India, says Centre

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Covid-19: Over 183.49 crore vaccine doses administered in India, says Centre

The total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 183.49 crore on Monday, the Union health ministry said. More than 22 lakh vaccine doses had been administered till 7 pm on Monday, it said. Over 1.35 crore (1,35,00,862) vaccine doses have been administered in the 12-14 age group, the ministry said. So … Read more