Tag: Covid Vaccine

New York: Researchers have urged policymakers to prioritise vaccination for individuals with diabetes as such people, once infected with Covid-19, are three times more likely to have a severe illness or require hospitalisation compared with people without diabetes. While studies have suggested that those with type 2 diabetes are at higher risk for more serious […]

London: The UK’s Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip will not get preferential treatment, but will instead “wait in line” during the first wave of the Covid-19 vaccines reserved for the over-80s and care home residents, a media report said citing sources. The Daily Mail report on Saturday came after the UK on […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has prepared a detailed roadmap to undertake the vaccination drive against COVID-19, said State Health and Family Welfare Minister Naba Das on Sunday. While talking to reporters, Das said the Centre has already issued comprehensive guidelines and the State government has already formed committees at district and block levels other than the committee […]

New Delhi: Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech on Monday filed an application with the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for emergency use authorisation of its Covid-19 vaccine- Covaxin. The application was filed before the apex drug regulator on Monday evening, a company source told IANS on the condition of anonymity. Covaxin, India’s indigenous Covid-19 vaccine by […]

New Delhi/Mumbai: As COVID-19 cases in India hit a record high lending urgency to scale up vaccination, the Centre on Wednesday allowed the jabs at workplaces with about 100 eligible…

Geneva: Despite a number of mutations so far of the Covid-19, none of them, including the new mutant variant found in the UK, has made a significant impact on the susceptibility of the virus to any of the currently used therapeutics, drugs or the vaccines under development, according to World Health Organization (WHO) experts. Addressing […]

New York: Turning common perception upside down, researchers have found that concerns over infecting others play a greater role in people’s willingness to be vaccinated in sparsely populated areas rather than dense urban ones. For the study, the researchers examined people’s behaviour getting a flu vaccine as well as their future intentions to be vaccinated […]

New Delhi: The Serum Institute of India (SII) has submitted additional data required by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for determining the safety and immunogenicity of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate, Covishield, sources privy to the development told IANS. The data was submitted few days ago to the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), […]

New Delhi: Bharat Biotech has said that it will be advisable to participate in the Phase 3 efficacy trial for its indigenous Covaxin and get vaccinated to ensure protection against Covid-19 as it may take months for people above 50 years to get the vaccine. In frequently asked questions (FAQ) on its vaccine trials, Bharat […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The centre on Wednesday informed that it will soon allow vaccination sessions to be organised at workplaces (public and private offices) to ramp up the Covid-19 vaccination drive…

New Delhi/Lucknow: A successful doctor couple in their 60s, who live in the posh Gomti Nagar locality in Lucknow, received both doses of Covid vaccine last month. Re-energised, they resumed…

Bhubaneswar: All the necessary preparations are in place for conducting the much-awaited Covid-19 vaccine dry run programme in Odisha tomorrow (January 2). Directorate of Medical Education & Training (DMET) Director Prof CBK Mohanty on Friday said that the Covid-19 vaccine dry run is part of the nation-wide exercise to keep all infrastructure in place so […]

New Delhi: Adar Poonawalla, CEO, Serum Institute of India (SII) said on Sunday that the Covishield, India’s first Covid-19 vaccine will roll out in the coming weeks. Poonawalla said SII risks on stockpiling the vaccine have paid off. His statement came minutes after the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) announced the approval for Covishield […]

Bhubaneswar: The much-awaited COVID-19 vaccine is likely to reach Odisha by January 30, informed Health Minister Naba Das on Monday. Talking to reporters, Das said that as per the protocols the COVID warriors including frontline health workers including doctors will get the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in the State. In the second phase, elderly […]

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said that it is prepared to roll out the coronavirus vaccine within next few days, paving way for mass vaccination drive in the country. “We are prepared to roll out Covid-19 vaccines within 10 days of granting emergency use authorisation date, based on dry run feedback,” said […]