Low number of COVID-19 cases now as India chose right vaccine, says Serum Institute's Adar PoonawallaSpeaking on the booster dose, Poonawalla said, "About the booster dose, we have appealed to the government, because everyone who needs to t...
04 Apr, 2022, 05.31 PM IST
FDA OKs another Pfizer, Moderna COVID booster for 50 and upUntil now, the FDA had cleared fourth doses only for people 12 and older who have severely weakened immune systems. The agency said this es...
29 Mar, 2022, 08.52 PM IST
White House to propose a second COVID-19 booster for the elderlyThe Biden government will give older Americans a second COVID-19 booster dose. The White House proposes that all those above 50 will be giv...
26 Mar, 2022, 10.16 PM IST
Pfizer asks US to allow 4th COVID vaccine dose for seniorsIn the U.S. so far, a fourth dose is recommended only for people with severely weakened immune systems, who need three doses to begin with ...
16 Mar, 2022, 06.29 PM IST
Dharmendra gets his Covid booster shot, shares a message with fansThe drive to give booster shot began as the whole world battles a spike in Covid cases.
12 Jan, 2022, 07.33 PM IST
Booster dose increases antibodies, improves protection against Omicron, say scientistsThe Health Ministry told the Lok Sabha last week that the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC) and the Nat...
12 Dec, 2021, 04.01 PM IST
Insacog proposes booster for all above 40 yearsThe advisory group will contemplate the need for a booster dose to the eligible population and will form guidelines on paediatric immunisat...
04 Dec, 2021, 07.24 AM IST
UK PM sets Jan 2022 booster jabs timeline as 'best' Omicron defenceFlanked by his Health Secretary, Sajid Javid, and National Health Service (NHS) England Chief Executive Amanda Pritchard, the UK PM said ad...
30 Nov, 2021, 11.18 PM IST
Bookings open for UK's expanded COVID booster vaccinesThe UK's health service will open up for over-40s to book in their COVID-19 booster vaccine dose from Monday, as the UK government warned t...
21 Nov, 2021, 04.44 PM IST
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot calls emergency meeting as Covid cases riseAccording to officials, Gehlot has decided to explore the possibility of applying a booster dose of Corona vaccine and write a letter to th...
19 Nov, 2021, 04.42 PM IST
Small, medium hospitals urge Centre to allow booster doses for the eligibleThe AHPI director general Girdhar Gyani said that they have proposed to the government to utilise the surplus vaccine for booster shots. Th...
17 Nov, 2021, 01.39 PM IST
Pfizer asks FDA to OK COVID-19 booster shots for all adultsPfizer is submitting early results of a booster study in 10,000 people to make its case that it's time to further expand the booster campai...
10 Nov, 2021, 09.11 AM IST
After one year, people might look at Covid vaccine only as a booster: Adar PoonawallaAdar Poonawalla, chief executive officer of Serum Institute of India, shares his journey and how his company overcame a plethora of challen...
22 Oct, 2021, 11.22 AM IST
Moderna chief executive sees pandemic over in a year: Newspaper"If you look at the industry-wide expansion of production capacities over the past six months, enough doses should be available by the midd...
23 Sep, 2021, 11.13 AM IST
US panel recommends Covid boosters for people 65 and olderThe decisions came after a day-long meeting full of data presentations and at times charged debate that was convened by the Food and Drug A...
18 Sep, 2021, 10.52 AM IST
Studies under way to ascertain need for booster Covid vaccine dose: CentreResponding to a question on whether a booster dose is needed, NITI Aayog Member (Health) Dr V K Paul said if there is a need, it will be co...
27 May, 2021, 11.19 PM IST
COVID-19 vaccination drive: Booster shot round begins in GujaratAs per medical protocols, beneficiaries are supposed to take the second jab, also known as the booster shot, within four to six weeks of th...
15 Feb, 2021, 02.34 PM IST