Covaxin, Covishield effective against UK variant; no Indian strain so far, say officials
Both Covaxin and Covishield – the two vaccines against Covid in use in India – are effective against the UK variant, which is one the...
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European Medicines Agency issues post-vax adverse-event alert for medics
The safety committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has asked those receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine (called Covishield in India) and medical professionals to look...
India reviewing 700 serious adverse events after Covid jab
New Delhi: India is reviewing around 700 ‘severe and serious’ adverse events reported from across the country after Covid vaccination in the light of global...
Left with vaccine stocks for just 3-4 days, say 10 states
At a time when Covid cases are rising in the country, about 10 states face dwindling vaccine stocks. While Maharashtra on Wednesday witnessed the vaccination...
Infected after 1st jab? You may not need 2nd shot, feel doctors
Kolkata: If you have got Covid after receiving the first dose of the vaccine — much before the second dose is due — you might...
Govt augments CoWin platform to deal with next phase of vaccination
The centre is augmenting the Covid-19 vaccine registration portal (CoWin) to process as many as 10 to 20 million registrations a day as it prepares...
SII fails to deliver, New Delhi’s vaccine diplomacy hits hurdle
Vials of vaccine (File photo) New Delhi: India’s vaccine diplomacy may be running into rough weather. A recent letter from Serum Institute (SII) to at...
Need to change Covaxin composition not felt yet due to vaccine’s good efficacy against mutant variants: Government
Union minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey The need to change the composition of Covaxin has not been felt yet in view of good efficacy of the...
Assure of no concerns in this regard: Health ministry over AstraZeneca vaccine’s ‘blood clot’ reports
NEW DELHI: There is no signal of concern against AstraZeneca‘s Covid vaccine, the Union health ministry assured on Wednesday amid reports of blood clot fears....
Mumbai: Eight health workers test +ve after 2nd vax dose, most have mild symptoms
MUMBAI: At least eight healthcare workers from different city hospitals have tested positive for Covid-19 after taking both doses of the vaccine. All are believed...