NTAGI likely to review Covid vaccine call for the 5-12 year-olds on May 4Last week, the Standing Technical Sub-Committee of the NTAGI had recommended inclusion of the Serum Institute's Covovax in the national COV...
02 May, 2022, 02.34 PM IST
NTAGI panel recommends inclusion of Covovax in vaccination drive for 12-17 age group"The COVID-19 working group of the NTAGI (National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation) had earlier reviewed data related to Covovax a...
29 Apr, 2022, 10.08 PM IST
Decision on mixing of Covid vaccines may take more timeWinsley Rose, the principal investigator of CMC Vellore study, said by next month they will know which booster dose and combination works b...
31 Mar, 2022, 12.39 AM IST
NTAGI proposes reduction in duration of second dose of Covishield vaccine to 8-16 weeks“More than 85% of the country’s population has been fully vaccinated. The government is committed to accelerating the pace of Covid-19 vacc...
20 Mar, 2022, 06.44 PM IST
Second Covishield dose can be given between 8-16 weeks after first dose, says NTAGI reducing gapPresently, the second dose of Covishield is given between 12-16 weeks after the first dose under the National COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy.
20 Mar, 2022, 03.28 PM IST
NTAGI to review data from CMC Vellore's study on mixing and matching of Covid-19 vaccinesAfter the review by the working group, which will deliberate on the evidence submitted from the study and also review the existing scientif...
16 Mar, 2022, 12.04 AM IST
What stopped India from mixing vaccines for the boosters it plans next weekFor this decision though, the NTAGI members looked at the study which showed that a booster after two doses of Covishield gives enough immu...
06 Jan, 2022, 07.05 AM IST
NTAGI, working group to take call on 3rd dose for IndiaNTAGI is reviewing scientific evidence and will decide whether the vaccine platform should be different for the third dose, people with kno...
31 Dec, 2021, 06.15 AM IST
NTAGI defers key meeting on booster dose, kids inoculationNTAGI had earlier decided to meet next week to assess the role of booster shots, vaccination for children and to frame a strategy to tackle...
24 Dec, 2021, 07.23 AM IST
NTAGI to meet next week to review Omicron dataNTAGI, the scientific advisory group on Covid-19, is deliberating and considering scientific evidence related to the need and justification...
22 Dec, 2021, 07.05 AM IST
Boosters: NTAGI seeks data on breakthrough infectionsNTAGI has asked the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to analyse breakthrough infection data, taking into account gender and age.
15 Dec, 2021, 06.20 AM IST
No recommendation from NTAGI yet on inoculating children: NITI Aayog Member Dr V K PaulHe said the NTAGI meets often where science is being "looked at systematically, carefully. We do not have any recommendations on pediatric ...
10 Dec, 2021, 09.41 PM IST
No decision yet on vaccine for kids, booster dosesAt 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...
07 Dec, 2021, 08.48 AM IST
NTAGI to soon come out with guidelines on vaccinating kidsZyCoV-D is the first DNA plasmid vaccine in the world , developed indigenously by the company against the Covid-19 virus.
09 Nov, 2021, 06.29 AM IST
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 ...
26 Aug, 2021, 10.38 PM IST
NTAGI recommendation to increase gap between Covishield doses based on scientific evidence: GovernmentResponding to a question, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said the COVID Working Group of NTAGI recommended extension of ...
27 Jul, 2021, 06.17 PM IST
Centre shuts health mission gate on Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationNTAGI is crucial to India’s Universal Immunization Programme) — the nationwide rollout of the pentavalent vaccine and introduction of vacci...
09 Feb, 2017, 06.05 PM IST