Ebola virus in India? Here's the latest update on the Bengaluru scare, symptoms and precautions explainedEbola virus in Bangalore: A woman returning from Uganda was quarantined in Bengaluru with Ebola-like symptoms. Her tests have come back neg...
27 May, 2026, 10.43 AM IST
India issues advisory, warns against travel to parts of Africa as WHO declares Ebola outbreak global health emergencyAccording to a press release issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Af...
24 May, 2026, 09.32 AM IST
WHO chief says 'work not over' after hantavirus evacuation; urges cautionWorld Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday that the efforts to contain the hantavirus outbreak was not over...
12 May, 2026, 06.49 PM IST
Govt releases guidelines for Covid vaccination of children in 12-14 years age groupCOVID-19 vaccination of children between 12-14 years will begin from March 16 and only Corbevax vaccine would be used for the beneficiaries...
15 Mar, 2022, 02.59 PM IST
Over 6.35 lakh registrations on CoWIN for Covid vaccination of 15-18 years age groupThe Drugs Controller General of India granted emergency use authorisation to indigenously-developed Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for children a...
02 Jan, 2022, 09.32 PM IST
Covaxin only vaccine option for children in 15-18 years age group due to new guidelinesOn vaccination of children, the guidelines said, "For such beneficiaries, option for vaccination would only be available for Covaxin as thi...
28 Dec, 2021, 10.59 AM IST
Health Ministry issues guidelines for Covid vaccination of children between 15-18 years and precaution dosesIn a televised address on December 25, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the country would begin administering 'precautionary doses' to tho...
28 Dec, 2021, 09.56 AM IST
Serum Institute of India produces over 10 crore doses of Covishield in JuneIndia's Covid-19 inoculation drive has picked up pace under the new phase of universalisation of Covid-19 vaccination that commenced on Jun...
27 Jun, 2021, 06.23 PM IST
Private hospitals may get vaccines based on jabs administeredFor example, if one hospital was able to vaccinate 100-persons per day then it would get 3,000 doses for the month.
22 Jun, 2021, 08.00 AM IST
Over 47 lakh COVID vaccine doses administered on day one of revised guidelinesAccording to the revised guidelines which came into effect from June 21, vaccine doses provided free of cost by the Centre will be allocate...
21 Jun, 2021, 05.25 PM IST
Private hospitals may cut back on offsite vaccination camps“Unfortunately, the cap of service charge at Rs 150 will not cover the additional costs incurred for such offsite vaccination camps which i...
09 Jun, 2021, 06.51 AM IST
Take action against institutions giving Covid vaccination package with hotels: Centre to statesIn a letter to all states and UTs, Additional Secretary to Health ministry Manohar Agnani said it has come to the notice of the Union healt...
30 May, 2021, 08.17 AM IST
Nearby vaccination centres soon for elderly, differently abledThis would allow state governments to hold camps or establish vaccination centres in community centres, panchayat ghars, old-age homes and ...
28 May, 2021, 07.50 AM IST
Covid vaccines need guidelinesPricing has been left to the vaccine makers, except for the proviso that it must be declared in advance. The price meant for sale to privat...
22 Apr, 2021, 12.12 PM IST
COVID times: Airlines industry awaits guidelines for vaccinated passengersAn official of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Monday told PTI that regulations and restrictions to travel are determ...
01 Mar, 2021, 07.01 PM IST
Government issues guidelines for coronavirus vaccination drive, set to use Co-WIN platformAccording to the guidelines issued to states recently, the COVID Vaccine Intelligence Network (Co-WIN) system - a digitalised platform - wi...
14 Dec, 2020, 04.43 PM IST
To get approval in India, vaccines must work in at least 50% casesThe vaccine that will go for approval must elicit superior immune responses compared to no vaccination against Covid-19, the guidelines sai...
21 Sep, 2020, 11.46 PM IST