Tag: Covid 19 Vaccine

Two doses of Pfizer and AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccines are highly effective against hospitalisation from the Delta (B16172) variant, according to a new analysis from Public Health England (PHE).

A single dose of vaccine is sufficient for those already infected by Covid-19, revealed a study by Hyderabad's AIG Hospitals.

Leaders of G7 countries have agreed in an agreement at their summit to share at least 870 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines directly, at least half of which are to be delivered by the end of 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday.

Does COVID-19 vaccine make you magnetic? This question arose and disturbed many when they saw some bizarre videos on the internet. Recently, several videos emerged from parts of the country wherein people allegedly claimed to have achieved some kind of magnetic powers after taking the COVID-19 vaccine jab.

More than four lakh (4,48,760) vaccine doses are in the pipeline and will be received by the States and the Union Territories (UTs) within the next 3 days.

The FDA had on Thursday recommended Ocugen, the US partner of the Indian vaccine maker, to "pursue a Biologics Licence Application (BLA) submission instead of an EUA application" and "requested additional information and data".

US pharmaceutical Pfizer's vaccine against Covid-19 can effectively neutralise Beta, Gamma variant of the Coronavirus disease, according to a study.

Johnson & Johnson said on Thursday the US Food and Drug Administration has extended the expiration date on millions of doses of its COVID-19 vaccine by six weeks.

Nine out of ten African countries could miss the target of vaccinating 10 per cent of their population against Covid-19 by September, dimming hopes of containing the pandemic in the continent, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Thursday.

Covaxin manufacturer Bharat Biotech said its service provider, IQVIA, has started final statistical analysis.

With the onset of the Covid-19 second wave in some states in mid-April, a concerted campaign started taking place which was led by some states and the Opposition parties in power there.

With demands growing, the state government has finally decided to vaccinate the staff of all medicine shops in Odisha on a priority basis.

Brain tumour patients undergoing chemotherapy should not delay taking Covid-19 vaccines as they are more vulnerable to the infection, say doctors.

Indian Government has committed at 214 crore in the pipeline between August and December. Odisha needs 4.6 crore doses between June and December to fully vaccinate 18+years. As of now, the State has vaccinated over 82 lakh with one dose

A latest study has found that both vaccines, Covishield and Covaxin elicited a good immune response after two doses, although seropositivity rates and the median anti-spike antibody titre was significantly higher in Covishield as compared to Covaxin.