Covaxin booster dose enhances vaccine effectiveness against Delta, Omicron variants, says ICMR study

Covaxin booster dose enhances vaccine effectiveness against Delta, Omicron variants, says ICMR study

The administration of Covaxin as a booster dose enhances vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19’s Delta variant and gives protection against Omicron variants BA.1.1 and BA.2, a study by ICMR and Bharat Biotech has found. The protective efficacy of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin following two and three-dose immuniszations against the Delta variant and the efficacy of the Covaxin … Read more

Covaxin safe for booster dose against Covid: Bharat Biotech

Booster BBV152 vaccination is safe and may be necessary to ensure persistent immunity to prevent breakthrough infections. Bharat Biotech on Saturday said trials have indicated that its vaccine Covaxin is safe for booster dosage against COVID-19. The analysis showed, six months after a two-dose Covaxin (BBV152) vaccination series cell-mediated immunity and neutralising antibodies to both … Read more