'Grave mistake' to think COVID-19 pandemic is over, says UN chief GuterresHe noted that due to "unprecedented public health measures" and the extraordinarily rapid development and deployment of vaccines, many part...
09 Mar, 2022, 09.17 PM IST
WHO to review booster need as Omicron spreadsGroup of Experts meeting on December 7 to discuss the need for booster shots.
05 Dec, 2021, 06.37 AM IST
Small, medium hospitals urge Centre to allow booster doses for the eligibleThe AHPI director general Girdhar Gyani said that they have proposed to the government to utilise the surplus vaccine for booster shots. Th...
17 Nov, 2021, 01.39 PM IST
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee leaves for five-day visit to Delhi; will meet PM Modi, opposition leadersThe BJP's West Bengal unit alleged that Banerjee wants to be away from the state for a few days as she is facing criticism over the fake Co...
26 Jul, 2021, 06.34 PM IST
Sean Penn refuses to resume shooting for 'Gaslit' till everyone on production is vaccinatedThe 60-year-old has offered to facilitate the vaccination effort, free of charge, through his nonprofit organisation.
23 Jul, 2021, 01.00 PM IST
Bolsonaro in a bind over suspected graft in India vaccine dealThere were several red flags, according to Miranda, who testified Friday before a Senate panel investigating the government's handling of t...
28 Jun, 2021, 09.45 AM IST
China vaccine doses pass one billion markSome provinces are offering vaccines for free to encourage people to roll up their sleeves. Residents in central Anhui province have been g...
20 Jun, 2021, 01.44 PM IST
Iranian leader Khamenei bans imports of U.S., British COVID-19 vaccinesIran, the country that has been worst hit by the novel coronavirus in the Middle East, launched human trials of its first domestic COVID-19...
08 Jan, 2021, 03.33 PM IST
France takes careful vaccine approach to counter skepticismAfter the first shots were injected Sunday into the arm of 78-year-old Mauricette, a woman in a long-term care facility near Paris, Preside...
27 Dec, 2020, 09.29 PM IST
Chinese vaccines are poised to fill gap, but will they work?China has six candidates in the last stage of trials and is one of the few nations that can manufacture vaccine on a large scale.
25 Dec, 2020, 11.39 AM IST
China firm uses workers to 'pre-test' coronavirus vaccine in global raceChina has positioned itself to be a strong contender. Eight of the nearly two dozen potential vaccines in various stages of human testing w...
16 Jul, 2020, 03.43 PM IST
'At war time speed', China leads COVID-19 vaccine raceWhile a laggard in the global vaccine industry, China, where the new coronavirus is thought to have originated, has brought state, military...
07 Jul, 2020, 07.05 PM IST
European shares rise on upbeat global mood, cyclicals jumpThe pan-European STOXX 600 rose 0.9% by 0716 GMT, in its fourth consecutive day of gains.
02 Jul, 2020, 01.32 PM IST
China launches nationwide action after faulty rabies vaccineHealth institutions and disease control centres across China are providing consultation services for people who received rabies vaccines ma...
10 Aug, 2018, 05.13 PM IST
Recalling defective vaccines will deal heavy blow to China's drug exports: expertsChina initiated protocols on Tuesday to recall fake rabies vaccines sold in other countries and regions amid the recent vaccine scandal.
09 Aug, 2018, 05.41 PM IST
130 held in China's vaccine scandal: MinistryIn one case a mother and daughter were arrested for illegal vaccine sales worth more than USD 88 million in 18 provinces.
25 Mar, 2016, 09.15 AM IST
Digvijay demands probe into drug trials in poll-bound Madhya PradeshCongress leader Digvijay Singh today demanded a central government inquiry into drug-trial matter, claiming that more than 100 persons have...
05 Nov, 2013, 03.07 PM IST