Covid Vaccine

Deep in the quagmire of the second wave of coronavirus, the shortage of vaccines is looming large on India. Even as six states, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Odisha…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the second jab of COVID vaccine — 37 days after the first shot — at the Delhi-based AIIMS on Thursday. The PM urged all eligible to get…

New Delhi: The Serum Institute of India (SII) that is manufacturing the Covishield vaccine needs around Rs 3,000 crore and three months to scale up production, its CEO Adar Poonawalla…

New Delhi: Even as states are urging the central government to lower the age limit for COVID-19 vaccination to enable more people to get inoculated, the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Government has revised the COVID-19 vaccination timings in view of the heat wave condition. To be implemented with immediate effect, the vaccination sessions will be…

New York: Pregnant mothers who take the COVID-19 vaccine earlier in their third trimester are more likely to pass protective antibodies to their new-born babies, according to a new study.…

Bhubaneswar: Amid the recent spike in COVID-19 cases, the Odisha government has managed to vaccinate a record 2.5 lakh people, surpassing the target of 2 lakh inoculations. According to…

New Delhi: Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has taken the COVID-19 vaccine, the actor informed via a tweet late on Thursday night. “Got it done! My Covid vaccination this afternoon,”…

New Delhi: Anyone above 45 years will now be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine from April 1. The decision to expand the vaccination drive was taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet…

World Health Organisation’s (WHO) top scientist Soumya Swaminathan on Tuesday said that new improved coronavirus vaccines would not require needles and can be stored at room temperature by…