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Price Of Covaxin, Covishield Likely To Be Capped At Rs 275 Per Dose
New Delhi: The price of Covishield and Covaxin may come down substantially after the government grants full market authorization to the companies.According to a PTI report, the price of…
CoWIN Upgraded: Now, 6 People Can Register From One Mobile Number
New Delhi: The CoWIN portal has been upgraded and will now allow six members to be registered for vaccination from one mobile number.The CoWIN platform, which was introduced last…
Do Children Need COVID Vaccine Booster Dose? Check What WHO Says
New York: Several countries have been administering COVID vaccine booster shots to its younger population. But according to World Health Organisation (WHO) chief scientist Soumya…
COVID Vaccine Study: 30% People Lose Immunity After 6 Months
Hyderabad: With India launching the precautionary third dose of COVID-19 vaccine after a nine-month gap, the question of how effective the vaccine is, has resurfaced.More so as the…
Fact Check: How Effective Is A Second Booster Dose Against Omicron?
Tel Aviv: Israel is among the first countries to have started a fourth vaccine dose for its citizens, after the Omicron variant of coronavirus surfaced two months ago.Having completed…
Govt Urged To Reduce Gap Between Booster Dose From 9 To 6 Months
Hyderabad: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced last month that a ‘precaution’ dose of the COVID-19 vaccine will be administered in India to frontline workers and those above-60 with…
India’s First mRNA Vaccine May Be Effective Against Omicron; Trials To Begin Soon
New Delhi: Human trials for India’s first mRNA (messenger RNA) vaccine will begin next month and is expected to be effective against Omicron, the highly-transmissible variant of coronavirus…
COVID Cases Jump By Over 1,000, Near 5,000 In Odisha, TPR 6.71%; Check Details
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s daily COVID-19 caseload crossed the 4,000-mark on Sunday with 4,714 fresh cases being reported in the last 24 hours. Of them, 416 are children.Odisha reported 3,679…
[Watch] Odisha Conducts Vaccination For 15-18 Age Group; Over 80,000 Take First Jab
Bhubaneswar: The state successfully conducted the vaccination drive for children in the 15-17 age groups amid the fears of a surge in COVID-19 and Omicron cases.On the first day of the…
EC To 5 Poll-Bound States: Ramp Up COVID-19 Vaccination
New Delhi: It’s clear now that upcoming assembly elections in five states will be held on schedule, despite the alarming surge in COVID-19 cases in India.On Monday, the Election…