"Vaccinating this age group can provide greater confidence to families that their children and adolescents participating in childcare, scho...

Redness at site of injection, mild fever and headache have also been seen, finds panel.

The authorization is a global first for the age group for the vaccine, which is manufactured and marketed in India by the Serum Institute o...

So far, India had included adolescents in the 15-17 year age group in the Covid vaccination drive even though the Drugs Controller General ...

The recommendation is yet to be approved by the DCGI. Pune-based SII had last month sought restricted emergency use of Covovax in adolescen...

"BE received the approval for restricted use in an emergency situation in adolescents aged 12 to less than 18 years based on interim result...

With the administration of more than 55.78 lakh vaccine doses in a span of 24 hours, the cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in ...

On recommendation of the COVID-19 Working Group and Standing Technical Subcommittee of National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (N...

"Young India's historic effort continues...In just 1 month, 65% of children aged 15-18 received the first dose of the vaccine. World's larg...

In a letter to the states and UTs, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said a tailored communication strategy, focused at adolescent popu...

Even as 3.31 crore children in the age bracket of 15-17 years have received their first dose of Covid-19 vaccination, Dr NK Arora, chairman...

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya termed it an "historic achievement" made possible because of the relentless hard work of healthcare...

In April 2021, India had granted an emergency use authorisation for Sputnik V. RDIF said its Sputnik V has been authorised in 71 countries ...

The indigenously developed world's first DNA-based needle-free COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D received Emergency Use Authorisation from the drug ...

J&J had earlier applied to the drug regulator seeking emergency use authorisation (EUA) for Covid-19 vaccines for adults.

Moderna Inc said on Thursday it has filed for U.S. authorities to use its COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents aged 12 through 17, potentially o...

"We are encouraged that the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine was highly effective at preventing Covid-19 and SARS-CoV-2 infection in adolescents," ...