mRNA booster vaccine Gemcovac-OM for Omicron launched at Rs 2,292/dose. Who can take and precautionsGemcovac-OM, the booster vaccine for Omicron from Emcure's subsidiary Gennova, had recently received the nod from the office of the Drug Co...
25 Jun, 2023, 10.48 AM IST
Pfizer bivalent vaccine reduces Covid-related death risk by 68% in older people: Study5,69,519 eligible participants were identified between September 27, 2022, and January 25, 2023. Of those, 1,34,215 (24 per cent) participa...
14 Apr, 2023, 01.16 PM IST
Britons aged over 75 to be offered Covid-19 booster shot in springThe Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI)said in January that plans should be made to offer a COVID-19 booster vaccination...
07 Mar, 2023, 06.37 PM IST
Haven't had Covid or a vaccine shot in last six months? Consider getting a boosterNew research shows "hybrid" immunity can provide partial protection against reinfection for up to eight months.
09 Feb, 2023, 08.36 AM IST
A nose for wider booster vaccinationThe development of the first nasal Covid vaccine, along with others before it, is an affirmation of India's capacity to provide solutions t...
01 Jan, 2023, 10.39 PM IST
Vaccine is the only boosterThe emergence of Omicron during the winter of 2021-22 is visible as a sharp drop in immunity in multiple countries (since existing immunity...
07 Sep, 2022, 11.03 PM IST
AstraZeneca Covid booster shot effective against severe disease, UK study findsThe researchers from the UK Health Security Agency, London, estimated vaccine effectiveness by analysing data on all adults aged 18 years a...
05 May, 2022, 04.56 PM IST
Boost off now with the right boostersOmicron-related hospitalisation and deaths were much lower, despite a higher number of cases, than in the earlier Delta wave.
22 Mar, 2022, 11.24 PM IST
Do Covid-19 boosters cause more or fewer side effects? How quickly does protection wane? Your questions answeredMany people are wondering how booster side effects compare to the first two doses, when they can get a booster dose after COVID infection, ...
22 Feb, 2022, 12.55 PM IST
'Not against boosters for high-risk people'Several countries including India are planning to start booster vaccination for high-risk populations such as people above 60 years of age ...
02 Jan, 2022, 10.11 PM IST
Time for booster shots, India Inc tells its employeesThe booster dose, or 'precautionary' dose as the government is calling it, is allowed from January 10 for people who are 60 and above with ...
01 Jan, 2022, 08.17 AM IST
Top guns head overseas for an immunity boosterMany have begun taking the boosters as they feel insecure about their diminishing immunity and antibodies, said Naresh Trehan, chairman of ...
06 Dec, 2021, 07.56 AM IST
Double vaccinate against Covid first, experts say amid calls for booster shotsConcerns over the Omicron variant and waning vaccine-induced protection against the infection have highlighted the need for boosters to pro...
04 Dec, 2021, 02.28 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
USFDA advisers recommend vaccine boosters for Americans aged 65+The panel also recommended that the FDA include healthcare workers and others at high risk of occupational exposure to the virus that cause...
18 Sep, 2021, 11.11 PM IST
India does not have sufficient data to decide on COVID-19 booster dose: Experts"India will decide on booster dose based on scientific evidence generated locally. Studies are already underway to determine the need and t...
24 Aug, 2021, 03.30 PM IST
Close to commit over $1-bn to Moderna for COVID-19 booster vaccine; Provide price capping waiver, indemnity: Cipla to GovtCommending the government for its efforts to increase the vaccine availability in the country for achieving effective protection against CO...
01 Jun, 2021, 07.25 AM IST