New Delhi: A day after the government allowed all adults to take booster shots of anti Covid-19 vaccines, the prices of the two vaccines — Covishield and Covaxin – were cut drastically by their manufacturers so that large number of population can access the vaccines before the next wave of Omicron XE variant possibly hits…Continue Reading
A research was done on the effectiveness of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine among children. (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration)Researchers from the New York State Department of Health and the University at Albany School of Public Health, US, estimated the effectiveness of Pfizer vaccine against Covid cases and hospitalisations.PTI WashingtonLast Updated:March 01, 2022, 19:32 ISTFOLLOW US ON:The effectiveness of the…Continue Reading
Demonstrations against public health measures have forced RCMP to block access to the U.S. border crossing in Surrey, B.C., for the second weekend in a row.Vaccine mandate protesters blocked off the intersection of 8th Avenue and 176 Street, leading to the Pacific Highway border crossing in Surrey, B.C., for the second weekend in a row…Continue Reading
The Ontario government will remove its proof of vaccination system on March 1, and is moving up the second phase of its COVID-19 reopening plan to Thursday.Ontario is moving up the timeline for its reopening plan, and will drop its vaccination passport system next month, Premier Doug Ford said Monday. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)The Ontario government will remove its proof…Continue Reading
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India achieved a major milestone in its vaccination programme against COVID-19 as the cumulative vaccine doses administered in the country surpassed the 150-crore mark on Friday. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya termed it an “historic achievement” made possible because of the relentless hard work of healthcare workers under the able leadership of Prime Minister Narendra…Continue Reading
A health worker inoculates a beneficiary with a dose of the Covishield Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine NEW DELHI: Amid rising Omicron infected Covid-19 cases in the country, health minister Mansukh Mandaviya asked states to make all possible efforts to scale up health infrastructure so that India can combat the surge. Besides, states were also advised to…Continue Reading
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi announced on Saturday that “precaution doses” (boosters) of Covid vaccines for health and frontline workers as well as for those above 60 with co-morbidities will begin from January 10. He also said vaccination for children aged 15-18, using Covaxin, will begin from January 3. The PM made the announcement in…Continue Reading
While people throughout the globe continued to search for information about the Covid-19 pandemic, South Korean drama Squid Game on Netflix took the top spot this year for searches for TV shows to watch, tech giant Google said on Wednesday.According to the company, this year, searches for “how to heal” reached an all time high.”This…Continue Reading
Inovio: In a statement, Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc has stated that it is evaluating whether its vaccine, INO-4800, is effective against the new variant, and the testing will take around two weeks. Associated PressContinue Reading