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BETTER VACCINATION UPTAKE
US sees COVID variant NB.1.8.1 surge: Why are more than 300 people in America still dying from pandemic every week?A new COVID-19 subvariant, NB.1.8.1, is spreading globally, with a recent surge in infections in Asia and detection in the US. Despite prog...- Why flu is killing more people in US even more than Covid-19Influenza has surpassed Covid-19 as the deadlier virus in the US this winter, with the CDC reporting over 16,000 flu-related deaths since O...
- Novavax awaits FDA decision on whether its next COVID shot can be offered in USNovavax's updated vaccine targets a variant called JN.1, which is in line with European recommendations. The European Union's regulator tol...
- Immunotherapy can stall the growth of malignant cells in cervical cancer patients: StudyIn India, cervical cancer is the second most common in women, making up close to 18 per cent of the new cancer cases, the International Age...
- You may not need a fourth Covid vaccine now but a flu shotPublic health experts suggest that a fourth dose of the Covid vaccine is unnecessary for now. With only 220 million people taking the third...
- US to lift most federal Covid 19 vaccine mandates next weekVaccine requirements for federal workers and federal contractors, as well as foreign air travelers to the U.S., will end May 11. The govern...
- 50-70 pc of those under 19 years globally still susceptible to SARS-CoV-2: StudySeroprevalence estimates were higher in children at older ages, in those living in underprivileged countries or regions, and in those of mi...
- Will the updated Covid boosters prevent another wave this winter? Experts raise doubtsDesigning a vaccine for an evolving virus is a formidable challenge.
- Explained: How Covid vaccines work in people with different body weightsCovid vaccines may be slightly less effective in people who are underweight.
- The answer to stopping the coronavirus may be up the noseThe currently available Covid-19 vaccines are injected into people’s arm muscles and are highly capable at combating the virus once people ...
- Covishield offers longer immunity than mRNA jabs, says Adar PoonawallaPoonawalla, ET's Business Leader Of the Year for 2021, was optimistic that final approvals for administering Covovax to children would come...
- India's strategies ensured better management of Omicron surge than many countries: Mansukh MandaviyaTimely measures, including test, track and treat approach with focused genome sequencing, containment, community surveillance, protocols fo...
- How effective are vaccines against omicron, does booster dose works? Find all answers hereDespite the lowered effectiveness of vaccines against omicron, it is clear that vaccines do work and are among the greatest public health a...
- What's worse than a pandemic? A twindemicOne reason to get more serious about flu is its cost, both economically and in human terms. Annual costs of treating influenza (routinely i...
- UK reports 35,204 more Delta variant cases, investigates new Lambda variantPublic Health England (PHE) said of the total Delta variant of concern (VOC) - first identified in India - 42 belong to the Delta AY.1 sub ...
- COVID-19 hospitalizations tumble among US senior citizensThe drop-off in severe cases among people 65 and older is so dramatic that the hospitalization rate among this highly vaccinated group is n...
- Supply adequate; States should up their Covid vaccination game: RS Sharma, CEO, National Health AuthorityIndia expanded its immunisation on March 1 to include senior citizens above 60 years and persons with comorbidities between 45 and 59 years.
- Taking Stock: India's Covid vaccine supplies exceed usageHealth ministry data on vaccine supplies between January 16 and February 9 shows that so far only 31.45% of Covishield and 11.75% of Covaxi...
- Rural, tribal regions fare better in Covid vaccination driveDistrict-wise immunisation data, reviewed by ET, reveals that rural districts have had better uptake of Covid-19 vaccines. Some officials a...
- UK government urges Indians, ethnic minorities to sign up for COVID-19 vaccine trialsA targeted recruitment programme broadcast in Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali and Urdu is among the measures being deployed to reach out to diff...
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