Covid vaccines effective against severe cases in children, study findsThe team, led by researchers at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Australia, explored the challenges and considerations of COVID...
21 Aug, 2023, 01.28 PM IST
Covid shots for 5-12-year kids not yet included in vaccine driveThe NTAGI has approved both vaccines, but has not recommended the government to put those in the immunisation drive, people in the know tol...
26 Jul, 2022, 12.39 AM IST
NTAGI likely to review Covid vaccine call for the 5-12 year-olds on May 4Last week, the Standing Technical Sub-Committee of the NTAGI had recommended inclusion of the Serum Institute's Covovax in the national COV...
02 May, 2022, 02.34 PM IST
Covid-19: Less than 40% in 15-18 age group fully vaccinated in 10 states, UTsArunachal Pradesh has vaccinated 28.9 per cent of the adolescents in the 15-18 years age group followed by Jharkhand at 30.7 per cent, Biha...
15 Apr, 2022, 06.31 PM IST
Over 3 lakh doses of Covid vaccine given to children aged 12-14 years on day 1More than 2.15 crore precaution doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to healthcare and frontline workers, and those aged above ...
17 Mar, 2022, 11.28 AM IST
COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 12-14 starts todayThe inoculation of children in the age group of 12 to 14 years against COVID-19 started on Wednesday with Corbevax vaccine. Besides, the go...
16 Mar, 2022, 04.55 PM IST
Govt releases guidelines for Covid vaccination of children in 12-14 years age groupCOVID-19 vaccination of children between 12-14 years will begin from March 16 and only Corbevax vaccine would be used for the beneficiaries...
15 Mar, 2022, 02.59 PM IST
Vaccination of 12-14-year-olds starts tomorrowSo far, India had included adolescents in the 15-17 year age group in the Covid vaccination drive even though the Drugs Controller General ...
15 Mar, 2022, 12.37 AM IST
COVID vaccination to begin for 12-14 years from Wednesday; comorbidity clause removed for precaution doses: GovtTweeting the announcement in Hindi, the minister said,"if the children are safe then the country is safe! I am happy to inform that the COV...
14 Mar, 2022, 05.00 PM IST
Less than 1% eligible teens register for Covid vaccinationThe registration in 15-18 year age group started on CoWin on Saturday. Other platforms including Aarogya Setu will offer the same services.
03 Jan, 2022, 08.12 AM IST
Health Ministry issues guidelines for Covid vaccination of children between 15-18 years and precaution dosesIn a televised address on December 25, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the country would begin administering 'precautionary doses' to tho...
28 Dec, 2021, 09.56 AM IST
Vaccines for children aged 15-18 years: How to registerThe registration process will require the children to submit 'student id cards' on the CoWIN portal for Covid-19 vaccination, as per Sharma...
27 Dec, 2021, 04.36 PM IST
Govt's decision on Covid vaccination for children 'unscientific': Senior AIIMS epidemiologist"But according to whatever knowledge we have about vaccines, they are unable to make a significant dent in the infection. In some countries...
26 Dec, 2021, 02.21 PM IST
Pfizer to soon submit data on Covid vaccine for kids aged 5-11"It's a question of days, not weeks," Pfizer chief executive Albert Bourla said. While the FDA has the authority to approve the vaccines fo...
27 Sep, 2021, 07.53 PM IST
Measles vax effective in kids against Covid: StudyThe Pune findings support a much-discussed hypothesis that children are fairly protected against SARS-CoV-2 because of 'non-specific immuni...
22 Jun, 2021, 10.17 AM IST
Preparations for third potential Covid wave begin on war footing with focus on childrenMost states are either adding or earmarking beds for paediatric Covid care, including paediatric intensive care units (PICU), neonatal inte...
28 May, 2021, 01.27 PM IST
The global hunt for Covid-19 vaccine for kids begins; next up, testing shots in childrenWhen the first shots arrive, they're unlikely to be recommended for children.
22 Oct, 2020, 03.06 PM IST