National platform to determine impact of COVID-19 vaccines to be established soonThe vaccine tracker will be particularly important to monitor the impact of increasing the dosing schedule of Covishield, he said, as the g...
14 May, 2021, 03.52 PM IST
Govt increases interval between Covishield doses to 12-16 weeks; says the decision is 'science-based'"Based on the available real-life evidences, particularly from the UK, the COVID-19 Working Group agreed for increasing the dosing interval...
13 May, 2021, 10.09 PM IST
How to plan your finances for a special needs childIn the second part of this new series on special situations, ET Wealth explains how to secure the long-term financial future of your differ...
23 Apr, 2021, 10.15 AM IST
India should scale up vaccination ten times to meet targets, say expertsHealth experts have urged the government to rope in private healthcare institutes and corporates to expand the vaccination drive, and delay...
12 Feb, 2021, 07.40 AM IST
Centre shuts health mission gate on Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationNTAGI is crucial to India’s Universal Immunization Programme) — the nationwide rollout of the pentavalent vaccine and introduction of vacci...
09 Feb, 2017, 06.05 PM IST
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Chennai and Mumbai are the only big Indian cities with an effective system to manage biomedical waste, whereas Delhi and other north Indian...
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Dengue vaccine tested on Indian adults, found safeThe study showed that 87% of Indian adults in trial were positive to dengue at enrolment, confirming the significant endemic nature of the ...
03 Nov, 2014, 12.25 PM IST
Dengue cases in India under-reported by 282 times: Study"Good data on the incidence and cost of the illness have been lacking due to gaps in how information on individual cases is collected."
08 Oct, 2014, 03.03 PM IST