ET Awards: Cyrus Poonawalla reflects on SII’s mission of affordable vaccines and saving lives worldwideCyrus Poonawalla began Serum Institute of India in 1966 with a goal to make India self-reliant in healthcare. His vision was to provide aff...
27 Apr, 2026, 09.47 AM IST
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
U.S. FDA reviews Pfizer & Moderna Covid 19 vaccines in young childrenUS health experts' panel will be reviewing the use of covid vaccines in young children on Wednesday. If the committee recommends using covi...
15 Jun, 2022, 07.00 PM IST
Many parents not yet ready to get their children vaccinatedMany parents whose children are eligible for either Covaxin (15+) or Corbevax (12-14) are still not confident about their efficacy and are ...
20 Apr, 2022, 12.47 AM 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
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
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
Should we worry too much about getting Covid from young kids?Children are gradually making up a higher proportion of Covid infections.
02 Dec, 2021, 08.23 PM IST
UAE rolls out Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 3-17UAE led Phase III clinical trials of the vaccine produced by China's state-owned drugmaker Sinopharm and has started manufacturing it under...
02 Aug, 2021, 02.59 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