India may face intense but short outbreak as Omicron spreads“It is likely that India will see a period of explosive growth in daily cases and that the intense growth phase will be relatively short,” ...
28 Dec, 2021, 04.09 PM IST
Teachers, staffers who haven't got even one dose of Covid vaccine won't be allowed in school: DoEOfficials will verify vaccination status through the Arogya Setu application or vaccination certificate produced by teachers and staffers, ...
30 Oct, 2021, 05.29 PM IST
India’s 1 billion vaccines milestone hides a worrying disparityWhile it is likely to hit the billion-doses mark this week, the country has only given two shots to 20% of its population of about 1.4 bill...
19 Oct, 2021, 09.41 AM IST
Only half of schools worldwide resumed classroom learning, 34% continue with hybrid mode: ReportAccording to the tracked data, 80 per cent of schools worldwide are in regular session. Out of those, 54 per cent are back to in-person ins...
10 Oct, 2021, 12.57 PM IST
One dose of coronavirus vaccine 96% effective in preventing death, shows dataVaccination prevents deaths, said the government, adding that new data showed most deaths in the devastating second wave of Covid-19 in Apr...
10 Sep, 2021, 06.57 AM IST
Government develops COVID-19 vaccine tracker to give vaccination-related information"The data have been synergised based on ICMR identification number and on the basis of mobile numbers. We have been able to get a vaccine t...
09 Sep, 2021, 10.06 PM IST
Switzerland warns of terror hits on vaccine infrastructure“Attacks on such targets would both hit large crowds and generate intensive media coverage,” the NDB spokesperson, Isabelle Graber, said in...
30 Aug, 2021, 08.19 AM IST
HealthifyMe acquihires Under45, launches vaccination slot bookingsDeveloped by Chennai-based Berty Thomas, the Under45 platform sends vaccination slot alerts to users opting for the service via the Telegra...
06 Jul, 2021, 12.16 PM IST
WHO estimates COVID-19 boosters needed yearly for most vulnerableThe estimate is included in a report, which is to be discussed on Thursday at a board meeting of Gavi, a vaccine alliance that co-leads the...
25 Jun, 2021, 08.40 AM IST
Dubai offers Pfizer vaccine to 12-15 year oldsThe Reuters COVID-19 tracker shows that the UAE has among the world's highest immunisation rates, with about two thirds of its population h...
01 Jun, 2021, 02.11 PM IST
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
Arzooo rolls out Covid-19 vaccine slot trackerWith this, Arzooo joins a growing list of companies that have introduced digital tools to help people amid the deadly second wave of the pa...
13 May, 2021, 03.24 PM IST
Facebook launches in-app vaccine finder tool in IndiaAccording to Mashable, earlier this week, Facebook announced a USD 10 million grant for emergency response efforts for the COVID-19 situati...
04 May, 2021, 10.20 PM IST
The world’s wealthiest countries are getting vaccinated 25 times fasterAs of Thursday, 40 per cent of the Covid-19 vaccines administered globally have gone to people in 27 wealthy nations that represent 11 per ...
10 Apr, 2021, 10.05 AM IST
When will life return to normal? In 7 years at today's vaccine ratesThe pace is likely to accelerate further as more vaccines become available. Some of the world’s biggest vaccine-manufacturing hubs in India...
05 Feb, 2021, 09.50 AM IST
Pfizer delayed delivery of new batch of vaccine to Spain by one dayThe delay in Spain comes after the vaccination campaign in Germany faced delays in several cities after temperature trackers showed that ab...
28 Dec, 2020, 04.49 PM IST
Covid vaccine effort and the win some, lose some storyThe pandemic has brought a wide range of changes across industries and it has resulted in mostly acceleration of the technological trends.
11 Nov, 2020, 02.36 PM IST