Omicron-specific mRNA-based booster vaccine launchedIndia has developed its first indigenous mRNA vaccine, GEMCOVAC-OM, using platform technology developed by Gennova and funding from the Dep...
24 Jun, 2023, 05.46 PM IST
View: A safe sub-unit protein vaccine will further enhance booster protection against Covid variantsEven when Omicron variants like BF.7 are exhibiting increased capacity for evading immunity, antibody surge from boosters may prevent sever...
29 Dec, 2022, 10.56 PM IST
Bharat Biotech's intranasal vaccine Incovacc to debut on Co-WinThis is the world's first intranasal vaccine for Covid-19 to receive approval for the primary 2-dose schedule, and as a heterologous booste...
28 Dec, 2022, 10.32 AM IST
Covid-19: Bharat Bio's nasal vaccine iNCOVACC set to cost Rs 325 at government hospitals, Rs 800 otherwiseThe vaccine, iNCOVACC (BBV154), is available on CoWin, and priced at Rs 800 for private markets and Rs 325 for supplies to the Centre and s...
27 Dec, 2022, 03.15 PM IST
Bharat Biotech’s intranasal vaccine ‘iNCOVACC’ receives CDSCO approval under restricted useThe Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) gave its nod to the vaccine for use as both primary series as well as a heterologou...
29 Nov, 2022, 12.51 AM IST
Bharat Biotech seeks nod for intranasal Covid vaccineAccording to the vaccine maker, it conducted two separate and simultaneous clinical trials to evaluate its intranasal vaccine (BBV154) as a...
15 Aug, 2022, 10.44 PM IST
Submitted data for approval of intranasal vaccine to drug regulator: Bharat BiotechAccording to the vaccine maker, it conducted two separate and simultaneous clinical trials to evaluate its intranasal vaccine (BBV154) as a...
15 Aug, 2022, 03.34 PM IST
New easy-to-use test can now tell how much immunity people have against CovidThis technology is also the basis of most at-home rapid tests for Covid-19.
10 Aug, 2022, 05.58 PM IST
New test can tell how much immunity you have against COVID-19US researchers have developed an easy-to-use test that can predict the degree of immune protection people have against COVID-19, either fro...
10 Aug, 2022, 02.01 PM IST
Booster doses, COVID-appropriate behaviour are vital to check the virus spread, says expertRakesh Mishra, former CSIR director said that the booster doses and following COVID-appropriate behaviour are vital factors that checks the...
24 Jul, 2022, 11.29 AM IST
A new wave of Covid in the offing? These 7 steps can help lower your riskWhile the virus is unpredictable, there are clear ways to protect yourself.
05 Apr, 2022, 06.45 PM IST
The mutated Covid virus will never really go away: A Velumani“We will not live without fear for a decade if this virus keeps mutating, he says. No need for a booster dose if the virus not mutating, ac...
29 Nov, 2021, 05.53 PM IST
Study finds new way of predicting COVID-19 vaccine efficacyThe early immune response in a person who has been vaccinated for coronavirus can predict the level of protection they will have to the vir...
01 Jun, 2021, 11.03 AM IST
Vaccine explainer: I am fully vaccinated. When do I need a booster?The worst way to determine when boosters are needed would be to wait for infection rates to rise in vaccinated people. It would be the simp...
22 May, 2021, 10.34 AM IST
What is the Moderna COVID vaccine? Does it work, and is it safe?Boston-based pharmaceutical company Moderna announced a new supply agreement with Australia for 25 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine. T...
16 May, 2021, 01.23 PM IST
Dabur forays into ghee categoryDabur India will launch 'Cow Ghee' exclusively on e-commerce platform Grofers, said a joint statement.
15 Jan, 2021, 05.17 PM IST
FMCG companies step up new product launches in health and hygiene spaceMost launched hand sanitisers initially, but are expanding their portfolio by entering newer categories such as floor and surface cleaners,...
27 Apr, 2020, 11.38 PM IST