Covaxin third jab boosts antibody response against several Covid strains: StudyBharat Biotech said the “comprehensive” study has demonstrated multiple benefits of its vaccine, including long-term immune response, cell-...
21 Jul, 2022, 12.36 AM IST
Fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose provides strong immunity boost: UK studyThe findings, published in The Lancet Infectious Disease journal, show that fourth dose mRNA booster vaccines for COVID-19 are well-tolerat...
11 May, 2022, 03.23 PM IST
70% people who took booster dose didn't get Covid during 3rd wave in India: StudyThe study led by Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, co-chairman of the Indian Medical Association's national task force on coronavirus, said that 45 per ...
26 Apr, 2022, 04.15 PM IST
Third time dose, not just for the luckyAt ₹225 for the third vaccine, with an additional ₹150 for service charge for the jab itself, could push a sizeable section of the populati...
11 Apr, 2022, 12.31 PM IST
Third COVID-19 vaccine dose advised for immunocompromised people, says BMJ studyThe researchers from National University of Singapore analysed the results of 82 observational studies comparing the effectiveness of COVID...
04 Mar, 2022, 12.51 PM IST
Serum Institute urges Mansukh Mandaviya to reduce gap between 2nd, precaution dose of Covishield from 9 to 3 monthsIn a letter to Mandaviya, Prakash Kumar Singh, director, Government and Regulatory Affairs at SII, is learnt to stated that the third dose ...
03 Feb, 2022, 08.53 PM IST
Covid vaccine booster provides effective antibody protection against Omicron: Lancet studyA third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine increases the level of antibodies that can effectively neutralise the Omicron variant of coronavirus, ...
20 Jan, 2022, 12.50 PM IST
Some experts are worried over move to use the same vaccine as booster doseThe third dose of the Covid vaccine to be given to healthcare workers, frontline workers and those aged 60 years and above with comorbiditi...
07 Jan, 2022, 10.29 AM IST
Third vaccine dose can boost effectiveness against Omicron to 88%, UK studies showThe findings compiled in a report by the UK Health Security Agency (UKSHA) show significantly higher protection provided by third vaccine d...
03 Jan, 2022, 02.42 PM IST
NTAGI, working group to take call on 3rd dose for IndiaNTAGI is reviewing scientific evidence and will decide whether the vaccine platform should be different for the third dose, people with kno...
31 Dec, 2021, 06.15 AM IST
'Gap between 2nd Covid vaccine shot and precaution dose likely to be 9-12 months'Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a televised address to the nation on Saturday night, announced that vaccination against COVID-19 for child...
26 Dec, 2021, 12.30 PM IST
BioNTech says three month interval between second and third COVID-19 shots warrantedChief Executive Officer Ugur Sahin said new data would prompt a discussion about bringing the third shot of its currently available vaccine...
08 Dec, 2021, 10.30 PM IST
Covid booster dose effective in reducing severe disease outcomes: Lancet studyIt is the first to estimate the effectiveness of a third dose of Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccine against severe outcomes with adjustm...
01 Nov, 2021, 12.18 PM IST
WHO European head backs third dose of coronavirus vaccine for the vulnerableDr. Hans Kluge cited "deeply worrying" levels of high transmission, saying 33 countries among the 53 in the WHO Europe region have reported...
30 Aug, 2021, 05.54 PM IST
Should people with immune problems get third vaccine doses?Several studies have indicated that a third coronavirus vaccine dose might succeed in patients who did not have detectable antibodies after...
05 Jul, 2021, 11.11 AM IST
Bengaluru plans shield for ‘third wave’ with 80% first-dose vax target by July-endThe target looks achievable, considering that about half of the city’s eligible (9 million) population has received at least one jab-- abou...
22 Jun, 2021, 09.47 AM IST
COVID-19: Recommendation of 3rd booster dose based more on conjecture than data, say expertsIndia is battling a massive surge in COVID-19 cases and health ministry data updated on Sunday showed that a record single-day rise of 2,61...
18 Apr, 2021, 02.46 PM IST