Want higher health insurance coverage through super top-up policy? HDFC Ergo, Aditya Birla, ICICI Lombard, Niva Bupa, Care plans comparedRising healthcare costs necessitate enhanced coverage beyond base policies. Super top-up plans offer this crucial protection, acting as an ...
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Is UnitedHealth Group back on track? UNH stock jumps sharply after Q1 2026 earnings beat—is AI the real needle mover for UnitedHealth shares?UNH stock jumps on strong Q1 earnings: UnitedHealth Group delivered a decisive surprise on April 21, 2026. UnitedHealth stock surged nearly...
21 Apr, 2026, 05.37 PM IST
Pick your own health cover: How custom plans work and their hidden downsidesA health plan consists of a base plan and riders or add-ons. Earlier, the base plan comprised fixed features that could not be changed, and...
20 Apr, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
US to limit Covid-19 boosters to over-65s or those at high riskUS health officials announced a shift in Covid-19 booster policy, limiting routine doses to those over 65 or at high risk. New placebo-cont...
20 May, 2025, 09.39 PM IST
Bharat Jodo Yatra: A new Rahul Gandhi & Congress have emerged, says Jairam Ramesh"People asked who is 'thodoing' (breaking) Bharat for Congress to do Bharat Jodo, our answer is Mr Modi's ideology, policies, personality i...
30 Sep, 2022, 06.39 PM IST
NTAGI has found Corbevax efficient as a booster, govt may soon recommend it: Drug Controller General of IndiaThe National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) which reviewed the data of Corbevax earlier had found significant antibody re...
04 Aug, 2022, 01.01 AM IST
Current booster policy needs to be updated: ExpertsGiridhara Babu, senior epidemiologist said it is time to revise and ensure that every eligible person gets a booster shot if not got alread...
06 Jul, 2022, 12.39 AM IST
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
There's no doubt, number of Omicron cases will go up in India: Dr Shahid JameelIn an interview with ET, Dr Shahid Jameel warns that Covishield, which most Indians have got, will not be very effective as a third booster...
19 Dec, 2021, 08.56 AM 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
WHO to review booster need as Omicron spreadsGroup of Experts meeting on December 7 to discuss the need for booster shots.
05 Dec, 2021, 06.37 AM IST
UK vaccine advisers say all adults to receive boostersThe Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation said that all adults between 18-39 years old could receive shots, extending a programme...
29 Nov, 2021, 11.26 PM IST
Booster to be given when science says it should be: VK PaulAs reported by ET earlier India is considering a third vaccine dose for immunocompromised adults who have not been able to build up enough ...
24 Nov, 2021, 07.26 AM IST
India has no plans for a vaccine booster, yet, as natural infection rate high, say sourcesBut authorities will instead concentrate on having most of India's 944 million adults complete a two-dose vaccination by January before shi...
22 Nov, 2021, 01.43 PM IST
No scientific evidence in country underlines need for Covid-19 booster dose: ICMR's Dr Samiran PandaDr Samiran Panda who is the head of the Epidemiology and Infectious diseases division at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said...
21 Nov, 2021, 03.48 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
Rate cuts not goodies, but natural result of low prices: Raghuram RajanThe comments come as corporate executives and India's Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is stepping up pressure on the central bank to cut rate...
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