New COVID variant explodes across Australia and only 1 in 10 are ready for the new wave, doctors urge vaccination, and how to stay safeA new Covid variant is spreading in Australia. The variant is named NB.1.8.1. It is found in many states. The World Health Organization is ...
30 May, 2025, 12.37 PM IST
Haven't had Covid or a vaccine shot in last six months? Consider getting a boosterNew research shows "hybrid" immunity can provide partial protection against reinfection for up to eight months.
09 Feb, 2023, 08.36 AM IST
Will the updated Covid boosters prevent another wave this winter? Experts raise doubtsDesigning a vaccine for an evolving virus is a formidable challenge.
19 Nov, 2022, 05.58 PM IST
Waning immunity & re-infections: 5 reasons why young people should get Covid booster dose ASAPGiven immunity to the initial course of vaccines wanes over time, booster doses are important.
13 Sep, 2022, 08.31 PM IST
EU regulator clears Pfizer-BioNTech's tweaked COVID boosterThe EU regulator said Monday that laboratory studies suggest the combination vaccine - which targets both the original COVID-19 virus as we...
12 Sep, 2022, 11.08 PM IST
Vaccine is the only boosterThe emergence of Omicron during the winter of 2021-22 is visible as a sharp drop in immunity in multiple countries (since existing immunity...
07 Sep, 2022, 11.03 PM IST
Some short-term benefit of additional booster dose of mRNA vaccine in health workers: WHOThe WHO cited seven studies, conducted during a time when Omicron was the predominant circulating strain globally, that evaluated the relat...
18 May, 2022, 12.50 PM IST
FDA OKs another Pfizer, Moderna COVID booster for 50 and upUntil now, the FDA had cleared fourth doses only for people 12 and older who have severely weakened immune systems. The agency said this es...
29 Mar, 2022, 08.52 PM IST
After recommending booster dose for 40+, INSACOG says more experiments neededThe recommendations and suggestions regarding vaccines, schedule, and roll out come under the expressed mandate of NTAGI and the NEGVAC, sa...
05 Dec, 2021, 03.57 PM IST
UK PM sets Jan 2022 booster jabs timeline as 'best' Omicron defenceFlanked by his Health Secretary, Sajid Javid, and National Health Service (NHS) England Chief Executive Amanda Pritchard, the UK PM said ad...
30 Nov, 2021, 11.18 PM IST
Bookings open for UK's expanded COVID booster vaccinesThe UK's health service will open up for over-40s to book in their COVID-19 booster vaccine dose from Monday, as the UK government warned t...
21 Nov, 2021, 04.44 PM IST
China warns of further spread in latest COVID-19 flare-upChina has largely contained the virus but it is determined to stamp out any sporadic local outbreaks, particularly in the run-up to the 202...
24 Oct, 2021, 05.41 PM IST
Moderna chief executive sees pandemic over in a year: Newspaper"If you look at the industry-wide expansion of production capacities over the past six months, enough doses should be available by the midd...
23 Sep, 2021, 11.13 AM IST
No need for Covid booster doses in India at this stage, say expertsIn the US, a panel advising the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended boosters of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine for people 65 and ...
18 Sep, 2021, 01.09 PM IST
UK to roll out COVID booster jabs for over-50s from next weekEarlier, the WHO had called for a moratorium on boosting until the benefits of primary vaccination have been made available to more people ...
14 Sep, 2021, 07.14 PM IST
UK begins 'booster' shot trial of 7 different COVID-19 vaccinesBritain launched a nationwide study on Wednesday to explore whether giving a third dose "booster" shot of coronavirus vaccines would be saf...
19 May, 2021, 10.07 PM IST
Chyawanprash sees boost in demandChyawanprash is a product which is otherwise mostly consumed in winter months and, as an industry source pointed out, this is perhaps for t...
11 Apr, 2020, 10.09 AM IST