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
Covid omicron vaccinations approved by FDA for use in infants as young as 6 monthsThe FDA is urging people to be up to date with all vaccines. Now children as young as 6 months old can get the new Omicron booster dose.
09 Dec, 2022, 01.02 AM IST
U.S. CDC backs Moderna's COVID vaccine for teens, older children"Vaccinating this age group can provide greater confidence to families that their children and adolescents participating in childcare, scho...
24 Jun, 2022, 08.33 PM IST
CDC advisers recommend Covid 19 shots for children under 5The government has been gearing up for the start of the shots early next week, with millions of doses ordered for distribution to doctors, ...
18 Jun, 2022, 11.59 PM IST
Moderna's COVID vaccine is effective in children under 6, FDA saysThe FDA cautioned that estimates of the efficacy of Moderna's two-dose pediatric vaccine were based on relatively few cases of COVID-19. Th...
11 Jun, 2022, 08.38 PM IST
Three COVID shots offer 'strong protection' for children under 5: PfizerThe news comes after months of anxious waiting by parents desperate to vaccinate their babies, toddlers and preschoolers, especially as COV...
23 May, 2022, 08.36 PM IST
Moderna says its low-dose COVID shots work for kids under 6Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine works in babies, toddlers and preschoolers the company announced -- and if regulators agree it could mean a chan...
24 Mar, 2022, 12.56 PM IST
'Scientific view taken on children's shots'The government on March 14 had announced that children in the age bracket of 12-15 years will be administered the Biological E's anti-Covid...
16 Mar, 2022, 12.28 AM IST
Biological E. COVID shot gets India emergency approval for 12-18 age groupThe company's shot, called Corbevax, is the third vaccine approved for use in children aged 12 and above in India, joining Zydus Cadila's D...
21 Feb, 2022, 09.31 PM IST
How vaccine misinformation left children vulnerable to Omicron in the United StatesThe chances of young people dying from Covid-19 remain low. The shots greatly reduce the odds of severe illness, and vaccinated mothers may...
22 Jan, 2022, 09.34 AM IST
Children aged 12-14 may get more vaccination optionsPeople in the government are hopeful that by the time vaccination starts for this age group, results of clinical trials of Covovax and Corb...
18 Jan, 2022, 05.58 AM IST
EU regulator authorizes Pfizer's COVID vaccine for kids 5-11Pfizer-BioNTech's vaccine, which has been approved for European Union use in teenagers between 12 and 17 years old since May, will be given...
25 Nov, 2021, 06.28 PM IST
UAE approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for ages 5-11The United Arab Emirates has approved for emergency use the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11, the health ministry sa...
01 Nov, 2021, 11.20 AM IST
Moderna COVID-19 shot could start being used in children, teens 'within weeks,' CEO saysModerna plans to apply for separate U.S. regulatory clearance in children ages 6 through 11 "very soon," Bancel said, adding that he is hop...
27 Oct, 2021, 11.18 PM IST
Benefits of Pfizer child shot likely outweigh risks, FDA saysAccording to the staff report, which was posted on the FDA website late Friday, the vaccine’s capacity to prevent hospitalizations and deat...
23 Oct, 2021, 09.35 AM IST
European Union likely to decide on approving Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for kids next weekModerna's vaccine was given the green light for use in anyone 18 and over across the 27-nation European Union in January. It has also been ...
15 Jul, 2021, 08.23 PM IST
Vaccinating children against COVID not priority from WHO perspective: Vaccines expertDr Kate O'Brien says vaccinating children “is not a priority from a WHO perspective”, even as increasing numbers of rich countries authoris...
04 Jun, 2021, 02.17 PM IST