Australia, which is among the most heavily vaccinated countries against the coronavirus, has so far administered two vaccine doses to 95% o...

The WHO cited seven studies, conducted during a time when Omicron was the predominant circulating strain globally, that evaluated the relat...

The researchers from National University of Singapore analysed the results of 82 observational studies comparing the effectiveness of COVID...

Several countries including India are planning to start booster vaccination for high-risk populations such as people above 60 years of age ...

The study will see how immunocompromised people are responding to existing Covid-19 vaccines, including Covishield and Covaxin.

NTAGI had earlier decided to meet next week to assess the role of booster shots, vaccination for children and to frame a strategy to tackle...

Health experts say that factors such as a weak immune system, old age and comorbidities can heighten the risk of simultaneous infection fro...

At the meeting on Monday, NTAGI reviewed and analysed the impact of Covid on children and is said to have concluded that they don't need to...

The Union health minister had earlier said that the decision on vaccinating children would not be taken in a hurry, and before booster dose...

A booster dose is given to an individual after a predefined period when the immune response due to primary vaccination is presumed to have ...

Group of Experts meeting on December 7 to discuss the need for booster shots.

Experts are of the view that in diseases like cancer, the body of patients undergoing chemotherapy may not be able to generate enough immun...

Booster shots are often identical to the original vaccine.

Immunocompromised people aren't a uniform group, and so may respond to vaccines differently.

Several studies have indicated that a third coronavirus vaccine dose might succeed in patients who did not have detectable antibodies after...

The fungal infection is caused by a group of molds called mucormycetes. These molds live throughout the environment. Mucormycosis mainly af...

This could mean a large section of the people with comorbidities such as diabetes, hypertension and heart disease — who are among the prior...