COVID-19 Vaccines

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A health worker carries vials of the Covaxin vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus at a health centre in New Dehi. (Photo: AFP/File)

Bill Gates applauds Indian vaccine manufacturers for supplying affordable vaccines

Gates was addressing a virtual roundtable on India-US Health Partnership organised by the Indian embassy on Tuesday

23 Feb 2022 11:24 AM

The results indicate that the Omicron variant has the potential to drive a further wave of infections, including among those already vaccinated, the researchers said. (AP Photo)

2 doses of Covid vaccines induce lower antibody levels against Omicron: Oxford study

The researchers noted that these data are important but are only one part of the picture

14 Dec 2021 1:47 PM

All children in primary schools need personalised guidance from their teachers. (PTI Photo)

Chandrakant Lahariya | Why primary schools should be the first to resume classes

The individual benefits are in terms of better jobs and increased family earning in the future

01 Sep 2021 1:52 AM

The mixing and matching of Covid-19 vaccines may possibly do more good than harm, a study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research has claimed. (Representational Photo:AP)

ICMR: Cocktail of Covaxin, Covishield is ‘safe, better’

The study was done by ICMR on 18 individuals who were inadvertently given a shot of Covaxin after their first dose of the Covishield in UP

09 Aug 2021 12:41 AM

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at Lok Sabha during the Budget Session of the Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (LSTV/PTI Photo)

Govt proposes Rs 2.24 lakh cr outlay for healthcare in 2021-22: FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also proposed Rs 35,000 crore outlay for COVID-19 vaccines for the next fiscal

01 Feb 2021 1:27 PM

The vaccine is a collaborative mission between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland that involves researchers from the University of Hong Kong, Xiamen University, and Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy. (AFP)

China approves first nasal spray COVID-19 vaccine for trials

The nasal spray vaccination could generate double protection for vaccine recipients - influenza and the novel coronavirus

11 Sep 2020 8:48 AM

Wockhardt to supply millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines to UK. (PTI Photo)

India's Wockhardt to supply COVID-19 vaccines to UK

UK government reserved one fill-and-finish production line at Wockhardt subsidiary in Wrexham, Wales for exclusive use for next 18 months

03 Aug 2020 4:27 PM

With laboratories around the world in a furious race to develop a first effective vaccine, Moderna seems to hold the lead as it enters a final round of clinical trials -- a decisive step in determining whether a vaccine is both effective and safe. (AFP)

US doubles COVID vaccine fund as Moderna enters final phase of clinical trial

US has announced massive investments to speed up vaccine development and get millions of Americans vaccinated by early next year

27 Jul 2020 2:02 PM

Scientists at Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine has been shown in an early trial to prompt a protective immune response in hundreds of people who got the shot. In research published Monday July 20, 2020 in the journal Lancet, scientists said that they found their experimental COVID-19 vaccine produced a dual immune response in people aged 18 to 55. (University of Oxford via AP)

Five key takeaways from Monday's data on experimental coronavirus vaccines

Oxford University and AstraZeneca announced their vaccine's success in inducing immune responses in volunteers without causing side effects

21 Jul 2020 1:37 PM

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