Coronavirus Vaccine

At least six patients, comprising five Covid-19, died in a private hospital in Amritsar in Punjab early Saturday after they lost oxygen supply due to its shortage.Family members of victims said there was no oxygen flowing to ventilators in…

Gujarat on Friday registered 13,804 new Covid cases, taking its tally to 4,67,640, while the state's death toll climbed over 6,000 mark, to reach 6,019 as 142 more patients succumbed to the virus.In April, the state has added 1,59,942 cases…

 A day after Chief Ministers raised about price uniformity of the vaccine to be administered from May 1, the health ministry has issued clarification on the issue."It is clarified that the Govt of India's procurement price for both #COVID19…

Punjab Youth Development Board (PYDB) chairman Sukhwinder Singh Bindra today informed that in a bid to provide best healthcare to the residents, the PYDB has successfully organised 24 vaccination camps till now. He informed that he is…

Around 25 Covid-19 patients have died in the last 24 hours in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, the hospital authority said here on Friday.Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on Thursday evening raised an alarm for immediate need of oxygen supply as over 140…

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today visited Deendayal Upadhyay Hospital Shimla to administer second dose of Covid-19 vaccine (Covishield) today. He had administered the first dose on 4th March, 2021.Later, while interacting with the members…

Terming the new vaccination policy for 18+ age group as unfair to the states, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday sought Centre-State parity in vaccination for 18+ age group from May 1, while calling for urgent steps to…

Researchers have found that the cell types, which the SARS-CoV-2 -- the virus behind Covid-19 -- infects, makes it more deadly.The study, led by Jose Ordovas-Montanes, doctoral student at the Boston Children's Hospital, in the US, found…

On a day when India recorded 3.14 Lakh Covid cases and over 2,104 deaths in a day, the Supreme Court on Thursday took suo motu cognisance of Covid management and sought a national plan from the Centre on supply of oxygen, essential drugs…

 Prioritising widespread inoculation with available first doses may reduce new infections, hospitalisations, and deaths, according to a study that suggests delaying the second dose could be an effective public health strategy.The emergence…