US health official calls for separating measles combination shots, pulls broad COVID vaccine supportA top U.S. health official called for breaking up the combined MMR vaccine, a move quickly opposed by Merck, which cited a lack of scientif...
07 Oct, 2025, 06.44 AM IST
BioNTech, Pfizer to start testing universal vaccine for coronavirusesTheir experimental work on shots that go beyond the current approach include T-cell-enhancing shots, designed to primarily protect against ...
29 Jun, 2022, 08.27 PM IST
Odisha rolls out booster doses for frontline workers and elderly; speaker among first ones to get itAmid the relentless rise in COVID-19 cases, the Odisha government on Monday rolled out booster doses for its frontline workers and senior c...
10 Jan, 2022, 03.11 PM IST
Congress questions govt on Omicron readiness, meeting December 31 vaccination deadlineSurjewala also asked what was the rationale of excluding the 3-14 age category from vaccination, thus exposing India's young and schoolgoin...
27 Dec, 2021, 12.26 PM IST
Hold workplace Covid inoculation drives to improve coverage: Centre suggests statesBesides these, the Union health ministry, as part of its strategies to nudge those who are to be vaccinated, also advised involving vaccina...
22 Nov, 2021, 11.12 PM IST
As India administers 100 cr COVID-19 vaccine doses, experts urge caution, say pandemic not yet overFormer Director-General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Nirmal Ganguly said the threat of COVID-19 will exist until most state...
21 Oct, 2021, 01.04 PM IST
PM Modi chairs high-level meeting on COVID situation, vaccinationThe meeting comes a day after Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said India is still going through the second wave of COVID-19 and it is...
10 Sep, 2021, 05.18 PM IST
The Covid booster shot is not for everyone. It's only meant for severely immunocompromised peopleBooster shots are often identical to the original vaccine.
17 Aug, 2021, 03.37 PM IST
Vaccination won't resume in Gujarat for next two daysThe state government had halted the anti-coronavirus vaccination on Wednesday due to `Mamata Diwas', a day observed as part of the ongoing ...
07 Jul, 2021, 10.31 PM IST
Covid vaccines will not be available for sale at chemists, pharmaciesWhile the government has allowed sale of Covid vaccines in the open market from May 1, the shots will not be available for sale at chemists...
21 Apr, 2021, 10.17 AM IST
EU mulls vaccination passports to resurrect tourism after COVID-19Earlier in February, Greece and Israel signed a deal to ease travel restrictions to Greece for Israelis with proof of COVID-19 vaccination.
24 Feb, 2021, 11.00 PM IST
EU's anti-fraud body warns against COVID-19 vaccine scamsIn a statement Monday, OLAF said it was made aware of a number of reports of scammers offering to sell vaccines in a bid to defraud EU gove...
15 Feb, 2021, 07.03 PM IST
Vaccine skepticism hurts East European anti-virus effortsIn countries like the Czech Republic, Serbia, Bosnia, Romania and Bulgaria, vaccine skeptics have included former presidents and even some ...
17 Jan, 2021, 03.00 PM IST
International COVID-19 vaccine poll shows higher mistrust of Russia, China shotsThe survey, conducted by the polling company YouGov and shared exclusively with Reuters, found Britons and Danes were the most willing to t...
15 Jan, 2021, 05.20 PM IST
Govt should commence with COVID-19 vaccination after making concrete arrangements: Akhilesh YadavYadav had on Saturday termed the anti-Covid vaccine to be rolled out in the country as a "vaccine of the BJP" and said he would not take th...
03 Jan, 2021, 05.57 PM IST
In US, Indian doctors become face of pro-vaccine, social media pushEven as concerns about the effectiveness and complications resulting from the Covid-19 vaccine makes a section of Indians skeptical about t...
24 Dec, 2020, 10.59 AM IST
Anil Vij took only 1st dose of double-dose Covid vaccine, says Health MinistryJust hours after Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij, who was administered a dose of Covaxin last month, confirmed he has developed Coronaviru...
05 Dec, 2020, 05.19 PM IST