Less than 40% in 15-18 age group fully vaccinated against Covid in 10 states, UTs

Less than 40% in 15-18 age group fully vaccinated against Covid in 10 states, UTs

Less than 40 per cent of those eligible in the 15-18 years age group have been administered both the doses of COVID-19 vaccine in 10 states and union territories with Meghalaya being the last in the list with 10 per cent, according to government data. Ahead of Meghalaya is Nagaland, which has inoculated 18.7 per … Read more

Time to remove Covid-19 vaccine mandates?

Time to remove Covid-19 vaccine mandates?

Several Australian states have used mandates to drive up COVID vaccination rates. Governments justified the mandates on the basis of preventing the spread of disease and protecting the vulnerable. Now many states are rolling back these mandates, with Queensland removing the requirement to show you’re vaccinated before entering cafes, pubs, galleries and other public spaces … Read more

Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya asks people to continue with precautions as Covid-19 not over yet

Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya asks people to continue with precautions as Covid-19 not over yet

Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday played down apprehensions about XE variant of the coronavirus saying it is just another form of Omicron, and asked people to maintain precautions as the pandemic is not over yet. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters where he spoke in detail about the central government’s measures to … Read more

PM Modi says India setting new benchmarks in field of health

PM Modi says India setting new benchmarks in field of health

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed people’s resolve in the fight against Covid and said that whether it is the world’s largest free vaccination campaign or medical infrastructure development, India is setting new benchmarks in the field of health. Modi shared a graphic on Twitter highlighting the achievements of India’s Covid vaccination campaign with … Read more

Govt panel recommends inclusion of Covovax in national Covid vaccination drive for those aged 12 and above

Govt panel recommends inclusion of Covovax in national Covid vaccination drive for those aged 12 and above

The COVID-19 Working Group of the NTAGI has recommended inclusion of the Serum Institute’s Covovax in the national vaccination programme for those aged 12 years and above, official sources said on Sunday. India’s drug regulator had approved Covovax for restricted use in emergency situations in adults on December 28 and in the 12-17 age group, … Read more

COVID vs Flu: Is it fair to compare the two, lets find out

COVID vs Flu: Is it fair to compare the two, lets find out

As things have started normalising and COVID-19 restrictions coming to an end, you all must have heard the health authorities and politicians saying that we’re going to have to learn to live with it. Although, we have learned to live with the flu, but the comparison between the flu and Covid-19 worries Colin Furness, an … Read more

Govt considering COVID-19 vaccine booster dose for those travelling overseas for education, jobs, official & biz work

Govt considering COVID-19 vaccine booster dose for those travelling overseas for education, jobs, official & biz work

The next phase of COVID-19 vaccination commenced on March 1 last year for people over 60 years of age and those aged 45 and above with specified co-morbid conditions. The government may soon allow a precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccine for those seeking to travel abroad for education, employment, sports and for attending official or … Read more

Man who tested Covid positive for 7 months straight successfully treated with vaccine

Man who tested Covid positive for 7 months straight successfully treated with vaccine

According to the scientists, Lester’s condition was reportedly due to a long-term infection caused by his immunocompromised medical condition. A man from the UK who tested positive for Coronavirus for more than seven months straight has been successfully treated with a Covid-19 vaccine, as per media reports. This is the very first time that a … Read more

D.C. Law Allowing Child Vaccinations Without Parental Consent Blocked

D.C. Law Allowing Child Vaccinations Without Parental Consent Blocked

March 22, 2022 A federal judge has temporarily prevented a District of Columbia law from going into effect that would have allowed children to get vaccinated – including with the COVID-19 vaccine – without parental consent. The Minor Consent for Vaccinations Amendment Act said children as young as 11 could be vaccinated so long as … Read more