Jameel, the former head of the advisory group to the Indian SARS-COV-2 Genomics Consortia, said there is no data for the other combinations of vaccines as of now. Of the vaccines against COVID-19 approved in India, Covovax would be a better booster for those who were administered Covishield jabs than another dose of the same … Read more
Modi said the precaution dose will also be available for citizens above 60 years of age and with comorbidities on the advice of their doctor from January 10 next year as well. The gap between the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine and the third, which is being called a “precaution dose”, is likely to be … Read more
The study found that how the effect of neutralising antibody wanes differs over time after mixed spike encounters. A person’s previous type of Covid-19 infection and its nature is a determining factor in the body’s immune response against future variants, a study conducted by the researchers from the Imperial College and Queen Mary University of … Read more
Around 12% of vaccinations administered around the globe on November 18 were booster doses. (File/Reuters) US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle P. Walensky on Friday expanded recommendations for booster doses for Covid-19 to all adults. The recommendation means all adults who received a dose of either the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine … Read more
Full vaccination of the entire population is absolutely essential and there can be no breach in that idea As countries like US , UK and other higher-income countries are prepping up for Covid-19 vaccine booster dose campaign with the surge of Delta variant cases, the Union Health Ministry on Thursday maintained that India; priority will … Read more