UK sees surge in COVID cases: Boots reports 33% rise in test sales, ZOE health app users report symptomss of July 29th, approximately 789,695 people in the UK are estimated to have symptomatic COVID. The South West of England currently has the...
29 Jul, 2023, 11.02 PM IST
Covid omicron vaccinations approved by FDA for use in infants as young as 6 monthsThe FDA is urging people to be up to date with all vaccines. Now children as young as 6 months old can get the new Omicron booster dose.
09 Dec, 2022, 01.02 AM IST
Three COVID shots offer 'strong protection' for children under 5: PfizerThe news comes after months of anxious waiting by parents desperate to vaccinate their babies, toddlers and preschoolers, especially as COV...
23 May, 2022, 08.36 PM IST
Covishield offers longer immunity than mRNA jabs, says Adar PoonawallaPoonawalla, ET's Business Leader Of the Year for 2021, was optimistic that final approvals for administering Covovax to children would come...
29 Apr, 2022, 02.31 PM IST
Add vitamin A & C to the diet, manage the rash: How to take care of a child suffering from measles?Measles is a highly contagious respiratory disease.
28 Apr, 2022, 04.01 PM IST
Covid shots still work but researchers hunt for new improvementsYet seeking improvements for the next round of vaccinations may seem like a luxury for U.S. families anxious to protect their littlest chil...
24 Apr, 2022, 07.52 PM IST
COVID-19 hasn't gone away, warns US Surgeon General Vivek MurthyMurthy also expressed his concern over the lack of funding to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
20 Mar, 2022, 10.11 PM IST
Doctors push for more boosters as Covid cases surge in many countriesNearly all adults and a significant number of children aged 15 years and above have been fully vaccinated in India. This means they have re...
20 Mar, 2022, 11.55 AM IST
India's steelmakers are setting up vaccine camps for children of their employeesThe government of India announced last month that the precautionary or the booster Covid-19 vaccine dose will be given to healthcare and fr...
12 Jan, 2022, 06.51 AM IST
No decision yet on booster doses, vaccination for childrenThe National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI), the leading Covid-19 advisory group in India, had met on Monday but did not ...
08 Dec, 2021, 07.23 AM IST
Omicron causing mild disease, few hospitalisations, says doctor who tracked variant firstCoetzee said she hasn't seen children to have any higher risk compared with adults due to Omicron.
07 Dec, 2021, 10.06 AM IST
No decision yet on vaccine for kids, booster dosesAt the meeting on Monday, NTAGI reviewed and analysed the impact of Covid on children and is said to have concluded that they don't need to...
07 Dec, 2021, 08.48 AM IST
Booster, shots for kids on the agenda as NTAGI meets todayThe Union health minister had earlier said that the decision on vaccinating children would not be taken in a hurry, and before booster dose...
06 Dec, 2021, 08.04 AM IST
After recommending booster dose for 40+, INSACOG says more experiments neededThe recommendations and suggestions regarding vaccines, schedule, and roll out come under the expressed mandate of NTAGI and the NEGVAC, sa...
05 Dec, 2021, 03.57 PM IST
Moderna COVID-19 shot could start being used in children, teens 'within weeks,' CEO saysModerna plans to apply for separate U.S. regulatory clearance in children ages 6 through 11 "very soon," Bancel said, adding that he is hop...
27 Oct, 2021, 11.18 PM IST
Providing support to families of deceased employees amid COVID wave: WelspunWith the company focussing on the wellbeing of its employees and extending COVID-19 relief resources and assistance amid the second wave of...
12 May, 2021, 06.09 PM IST
ITC’s confectionary brand Jelimals adds immunity boosters to strengthen image“It is our endeavour as a kid’s focussed brand to support the health of kids with products by giving them daily dose of vitamin C and Zinc....
19 Oct, 2020, 08.06 PM IST