High vaccination, natural infection protected India from Omicron wave: NK AroraAccording to Arora, in India both the BA.4 and BA.5 variants have not been able to spread rapidly as vaccination coverage was high and work...
INSACOG lab testing to confirm XE Variant in IndiaGujarat reported its first case of the XE variant last week, after a man from Mumbai tested positive for Covid-19 during his visit to Vadod...
India should not lower its guard; Covid not over yet, says NK AroraCountries like the US and UK have seen a surge after relaxing curbs and experts say India should not make such mistakes, particularly as th...
'Scientific view taken on children's shots'The government on March 14 had announced that children in the age bracket of 12-15 years will be administered the Biological E's anti-Covid...
Covid vaccination for 12-14 age group may start by MarchEven 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...
Number of Omicron cases increasing rapidly, but there is no need to panic: NK Arora Chair, India’s COVID-19 working groupThe purpose of an additional booster dose is for different objectives. Additional doses are usually offered to those who are likely to have...
Many Indians unlikely to be fully vaccinated by year-end despite ample COVID-19 shotsThe locally-produced AstraZeneca vaccine which is known as Covishield has a 12 to 16 week gap between doses, in contrast to the 8 to 12 wee...
Reducing gap between two doses of Covishield is being considered: SourcesThe 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 ...
India will likely restart exporting COVID-19 vaccines in 2022, government official saysHome to the world’s biggest vaccine-producing industry, India earlier this year was shipping out shots to poorer nations amid Prime Ministe...
Certificate to be available for those that get Covid jab abroad: Govt officialCurrently, those that have received a single jab or have been completely vaccinated abroad cannot receive such a certificate. However, off ...
India may consider indemnity for Pfizer and Moderna vaccines on one condition
‘Delta+ unlikely to be significant for pandemic curve’B.1.617.2, or the Delta variant has accounted for over 80% of new Covid-19 cases in the country. It has mutations in its spike protein, whi...
Delta plus has more affinity for lung tissues in comparison to other COVID-19 strains: NTAGI chiefA new viral variant of the coronavirus, Delta Plus, was identified on June 11. It was recently classified as a variant of concern. Till now...
Supply enough, 200-220 million vaccine doses from July: NK AroraIndia vaccinated more than 8 million people on Monday, which marked the start of a new inoculation regime. It was the country’s highest sin...
Amid concerns over Covishield, India studies post-vaccination adverse eventsIndia has reported 234 adverse events following immunisation (AEFIs), including 71 deaths, for both the vaccines till Friday, said Dr N K A...
India reviews AstraZeneca side effects after concerns in EuropeNew Delhi decided to conduct the review after several countries suspended rollout over blood clot fears even as the World Health Organizati...
- Killer immune cells show promise for malaria vaccines
New York, June 27 (IANS) Scientists, led by one of Indian-origin, have identified a type of immune cells that may play a key role in riddin...