Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 nasal vaccination now available on CoWIN app; Know how can you get itA heterologous booster dose of the nasal vaccination can be given to those who have already received Covishield and Covaxin.
24 Dec, 2022, 09.58 PM IST
China stockpiling lemons as it fights Covid surge. See other 'immunity boosters'China due to Covid is likely to increase stockpiles of lemons. Thus, the prices of lemons in India might rise, which is why you need to kno...
22 Dec, 2022, 01.32 PM IST
Will the updated Covid boosters prevent another wave this winter? Experts raise doubtsDesigning a vaccine for an evolving virus is a formidable challenge.
19 Nov, 2022, 05.58 PM IST
Waning immunity & re-infections: 5 reasons why young people should get Covid booster dose ASAPGiven immunity to the initial course of vaccines wanes over time, booster doses are important.
13 Sep, 2022, 08.31 PM IST
Some short-term benefit of additional booster dose of mRNA vaccine in health workers: WHOThe WHO cited seven studies, conducted during a time when Omicron was the predominant circulating strain globally, that evaluated the relat...
18 May, 2022, 12.50 PM IST
The answer to stopping the coronavirus may be up the noseThe currently available Covid-19 vaccines are injected into people’s arm muscles and are highly capable at combating the virus once people ...
16 May, 2022, 11.42 PM IST
FDA OKs another Pfizer, Moderna COVID booster for 50 and upUntil now, the FDA had cleared fourth doses only for people 12 and older who have severely weakened immune systems. The agency said this es...
29 Mar, 2022, 08.52 PM IST
Pfizer seeks US authorisation for second Covid booster dosePfizer has asked the US Drug regulators to allow a second Covid-19 booster dose for people aged 65 and above, citing data from Israel's stu...
16 Mar, 2022, 09.02 PM IST
As Omicron threatens a global surge, some countries shorten COVID-19 booster timelinesResearch from southern Africa and the UK shows that the variant is spreading very quickly, prompting forecasts that it will soon outpace De...
20 Dec, 2021, 05.42 PM IST
Experimental mRNA vaccine for HIV shows promise in animalsThe research, which was carried out by scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Moderna and other i...
09 Dec, 2021, 09.52 PM 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
Covid-19 vaccines less effective on people with weakened immune systems, studies showThe studies further highlighted the need to deploy booster shots for this group of people.
04 Oct, 2021, 06.40 PM IST
What do we know about booster shots for COVID-19?Researchers and health officials have been monitoring the real-world performance of the COVID-19 vaccines to see how long protection lasts ...
18 Aug, 2021, 01.06 PM IST
The Covid booster shot is not for everyone. It's only meant for severely immunocompromised peopleBooster shots are often identical to the original vaccine.
17 Aug, 2021, 03.37 PM IST
Booster shot for weakened immune systems: Anthony FauciFauci says for other vaccinated groups, such as the elderly, data is being collected to determine if or when their protection goes “below a...
12 Aug, 2021, 07.11 PM IST
Alternative medicine can be used as immunity booster, not cure for Covid: Supreme CourtJustice MR Shah, who was also part of the bench, dubbed the high court ruling correct. “Immunity boosters, not treatment,” he observed in h...
19 Nov, 2020, 09.50 PM IST
Immunity boosting chapatis, tea, among eight products developed by startups to combat Covid-19Deputy chief minister CN Ashwath Narayan, who holds the IT portfolio, launched the products on Thursday in the presence of Prime Minister’s...
06 Aug, 2020, 04.33 PM IST