Covid-19 Vaccine

Addis Ababa : The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that the new Omicron Covid-19 variant has spread to at least 22 nations across the continent."As of today, 22 African countries are reporting the presence of…

Mumbai : 'Bade Acch Lagte Hain 2' actor Nakuul Mehta has tested positive for Covid-19. He shared a series of pictures on his social media account to inform about his health status.He has posted photos of medicines, eating homemade meals,…

Jammu: Two of the three Omicron variant patients detected in J&K's Jammu city have no foreign travel history, doctors said on Wednesday.Government Medical College, Jammu, Principal Dr Shashi Sudhan Sharma said till now, three cases of…

New Delhi: The Centre is planning to identify and train at least one 'Oxygen Steward' in each district across the country amid rising Omicron scare.The initiative aims to empower all healthcare workers engaged in Oxygen management and…

Brussels : Omicron will dominate European countries within weeks, pushing an already stretched health system further to the brink, said head of the European office of the World Health Organization (WHO) while urging people to get a booster…

Sydney : Australian researchers have developed a test which can provide highly accurate readings for Covid-19 from a finger prick of blood within 20 minutes.The point-of-care (POC) test, created by scientists from the Burnet Institute and…

New Delhi: India registered 6,317 fresh Covid cases and 318 deaths in the last 24 hours, and the Omicron tally has reached 213, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday.With the addition of 318 new deaths, the death…

San Francisco: The world's biggest consumer electronics show 'CES 2022' appears to be falling apart as some of the major tech companies like Amazon, Meta, Twitter, Pinterest and T-Mobile have announced not to attend the event in-person,…

Rome : The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has added a fifth vaccine to its anti-Covid arsenal as the Omicron variant continued to spread across Europe."EMA has recommended granting a conditional marketing authorisation for Novavax's…

Washington: US drugmaker Moderna on Monday announced that its booster shot increases neutralising antibodies against the new vaccine evading Omicron variant, compared to two doses.An authorised dose of 50 microgram booster increased…