Covid-19 Vaccine

Geneva : Chinese researchers have detected a new type of coronavirus among bats in South Africa. While research claims it has latent ability to mutate, the World Health Organisation has said its potential needs further clarity.According to…

New York : US drug maker Moderna has started trial of a Covid booster vaccine that specifically targets the Omicron variant, the company has announced.This is after Pfizer began an Omicron-specific trial early this week. The company expect…

New Delhi : India on Friday reported a marginal decline with 2,51,209 new Covid cases registered in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday.In the same time span, 627 additional fatalities were also reported which…

Washington : Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 365.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.63 million and vaccinations to over 9.89 billion, according to Johns Hopkins…

Brussels : The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has conditionally approved the use of US multinational biotechnology firm Pfizer's Covid-19 pill for treating adults at risk of severe illness.The endorsement allows the member states of the…

New Delhi : The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Thursday granted regular market approval for Covid vaccines - Covishield and Covaxin - for use in adult population with certain conditions.Bharat Biotech's Covaxin and Serum…

New Delhi: The prevalence of Omicron sub-lineage BA.2 is gradually increasing in India, said Sujeet Kumar Singh, Director, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), here on Thursday.Addressing a Health Ministry press briefing, Singh said…

New Delhi : Even as the national capital is seeing a dip in Covid cases, it may be time to reopen and get back to life, but with adequate precautions, said experts here on Thursday.Delhi on Thursday reported 4,291 Covid cases, taking the…

New Delhi : Delhi on Thursday reported a considerable decline of 42 per cent in daily Covid cases, at 4,291, against 7,498 cases on Wednesday, while there were 34 deaths.The positivity rate has also reduced to 9.5 per cent with active cases…

New Delhi : The market authorisation of two Covid vaccines - Covaxin and Covishield, given by drug regulator Drug Controller General of India is the subject to the condition of submission of ongoing clinical trial data and safety data of…