The government in May had further extended the gap between the two doses of Covishield from 6-8 weeks to 12-16 weeks and said the decision ...

Describing the Covid and vaccination situation as "very dynamic", N K Arora said in a statement that the emerging evidence and reports rega...

Paul said in the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI), there are quite a few people who have been a part of WHO panels...

However, according to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) issued by the Union health ministry on Monday, even in these cases, the seco...

The government committee has also recommended to make pregnant and lactating women eligible for vaccination. The recommendations are likely...

In the last three months, this is the second time that the Covishield dosage intervals have been extended. In March the government decided ...

"Based on the available real-life evidences, particularly from the UK, the COVID-19 Working Group agreed for increasing the dosing interval...

The government recommended in March that the second Covishield dose should be administered 4-8 weeks after the first dose instead of 4-6 we...

The experts will decide whether to keep the interval as it is, shorten it, or increase the gap, people in the know told ET. “The decision w...

In a meeting last week, the experts decided to give flexibility up to 8 weeks for Covishield, a senior government official told ET. However...

Countries such as the UK and Canada that are also using the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford have extended the interval between ...

The results of the analysis from a phase 3 randomised controlled trial, published in The Lancet journal, suggest that the interval between ...

At present, India is giving the second dose of Covishield after a gap of 28 days. However, new evidence suggests that efficacy is better wh...

Following international protocols, the ministry has prescribed that a person who is suffering from Covid-19 would need to wait 4-6 weeks be...

Suggestions to tweak dosage strategy to overcome a supply crunch are not rooted in solid evidence and hence such a move could put public he...

The decision to conduct the human clinical trials of the vaccine was taken after Dr Reddy's Laboratories got approval from the Drugs Contro...

The consumption of nitrogen fertilisers has decreased while usage of phosphorus potash and micronutrients has increased, the ministry said.