High vaccination, natural infection protected India from Omicron wave: NK AroraAccording to Arora, in India both the BA.4 and BA.5 variants have not been able to spread rapidly as vaccination coverage was high and work...
19 Jul, 2022, 12.44 AM IST
Omicron sub-variants cause only mild disease: Covid working group headMaharashtra on Saturday reported its first cases of the Covid-19 infection with BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of the Omicron strain of the vir...
30 May, 2022, 07.05 AM IST
INSACOG lab testing to confirm XE Variant in IndiaGujarat reported its first case of the XE variant last week, after a man from Mumbai tested positive for Covid-19 during his visit to Vadod...
12 Apr, 2022, 10.44 AM IST
India should not lower its guard; Covid not over yet, says NK AroraCountries like the US and UK have seen a surge after relaxing curbs and experts say India should not make such mistakes, particularly as th...
08 Apr, 2022, 12.38 AM IST
'Scientific view taken on children's shots'The government on March 14 had announced that children in the age bracket of 12-15 years will be administered the Biological E's anti-Covid...
16 Mar, 2022, 12.28 AM IST
Covid vaccination for 12-14 age group may start by MarchEven as 3.31 crore children in the age bracket of 15-17 years have received their first dose of Covid-19 vaccination, Dr NK Arora, chairman...
17 Jan, 2022, 10.42 AM IST
Number of Omicron cases increasing rapidly, but there is no need to panic: NK Arora Chair, India’s COVID-19 working groupThe purpose of an additional booster dose is for different objectives. Additional doses are usually offered to those who are likely to have...
02 Jan, 2022, 11.21 PM IST
Record 10.2 million Covid-19 shots given in a day"Record vaccination numbers today! Crossing 1 crore is a momentous feat. Kudos to those getting vaccinated and those making the vaccination...
28 Aug, 2021, 06.47 AM IST
Children above 12 with comorbidities may be vaccinated against Covid firstChildren over the age of 12 with underlying medical conditions are likely to be vaccinated first, while healthy kids are unlikely to get ja...
14 Aug, 2021, 06.19 AM IST
India may consider indemnity for Pfizer and Moderna vaccines on one condition03 Aug, 2021, 10.33 AM IST
‘Delta+ unlikely to be significant for pandemic curve’B.1.617.2, or the Delta variant has accounted for over 80% of new Covid-19 cases in the country. It has mutations in its spike protein, whi...
19 Jul, 2021, 10.59 AM IST
Poor countries deprived of COVAX supply, says WHO chiefIn a meeting held on Friday, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus spoke about the lack of “political will” for sharing vaccines ...
26 Jun, 2021, 08.05 AM IST
Dip in number of vaccines given in last 24 hours from Monday's record jabsAs the new vaccination strategy rolled out from Monday, a record 88 lakh doses were administered, the highest so far in a single day anywhe...
23 Jun, 2021, 11.31 AM IST
Supply enough, 200-220 million vaccine doses from July: NK AroraIndia vaccinated more than 8 million people on Monday, which marked the start of a new inoculation regime. It was the country’s highest sin...
23 Jun, 2021, 06.47 AM IST
Shots for 18-44-year group was not part of the plan, says chief of body that detailed vaccine rollout“The vaccine is available in sufficient quantities for those above 45 years. The original plan was to vaccinate 45-year-plus and those less...
21 May, 2021, 08.59 AM IST
Must extend side-effects monitoring to 28 days after vaccination: Top officialDr NK Arora, member of the national AEFI Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) committee, said with more vaccines set to enter the m...
16 May, 2021, 09.39 AM IST
- Killer immune cells show promise for malaria vaccines
New York, June 27 (IANS) Scientists, led by one of Indian-origin, have identified a type of immune cells that may play a key role in riddin...
27 Jun, 2018, 05.02 PM IST