Coronavirus Vaccine

Pediatricians across the globe are getting millions of queries from parents about the routine vaccinations for toddlers and children during the coronavirus pandemic. Though the second wave of the infection has brought our country to a…

One in four people experience mild, short lived systemic side effects like headache, fatigue and tenderness after receiving either the Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine, according to a new study published in the journal Lancet Infectious…

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, is covered in tiny spike proteins. This spike protein can bring about long-term gene expression changes, finds a new cell study that can explain why some Covid-19 patients -- referred to as Covid…

Amid the oxygen crisis that has hit the country including Delhi following the second wave of coronavirus, a camp has been set up in the national capital near the Jangpura-Bhogal area where Covid-infected patients are being provided oxygen.…

Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi today.He briefed the PM on the efforts being undertaken by IAF to help in the Cover-19 related situation.Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria informed the Prime Minister that…

The Medical Oxygen Plant (MOP) technology, developed by DRDO for On-Board Oxygen Generation for LCA, Tejas by DEBEL, DRDO will now help in fighting the current crisis of oxygen for COVID-19 patients. The oxygen plant is designed for a…

A Remdesivir injection black market ring was busted in Gujarat's Vadodara by the Crime Branch with the arrest of five persons and the seizure of 90 vials of the anti-Covid drug valued at Rs 5 lakh, police said.Based on the inputs, DCP…

In a bid to ramp up medical infrastructure for quality Covid care, the DRDO will build two 500-bed Covid hospitals in Jammu and Srinagar, officials said on Wednesday.Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, while chairing a high-level meeting,…

US researchers have found that combining Remdesivir -- a drug currently approved for treating Covid-19 patients -- with repurposed drugs for hepatitis C virus (HCV) is 10 times more effective at slowing down SARS-CoV-2, the virus that…

 In a significant decision, the Maharashtra government has decided to give free Covid-19 vaccines to all in the 18-44 age group but deferred the vaccination drive from May 1 in view of shortage of supplies of the life-saver doses here on…