Human antibodies targeting the same viral protein regions could be behind reinfection The team of investigators, led by those at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (US), said that these “public epitopes”, or the… Updated: April 7, 2023 14:02 IST
Daily Covid-19 cases cross 6000-mark in India, positivity rate at 3.39 per cent The death toll has increased to 5,30,943 with 14 deaths — three reported from Maharashtra, two each from Karnataka and… Updated: April 7, 2023 11:30 IST
COVID-19: India records 3,641 fresh cases, 11 deaths The toll has risen to 5,30,892 with 11 deaths — three from Maharashtra and one each in Delhi, Kerala, Karnataka… Updated: April 3, 2023 13:54 IST
India records new single-day spike of 3,095 Covid infections; active cases breach 15,000-mark The toll has risen to 5,30,867 with five deaths — one each reported by Goa and Gujarat and three reconciled… Updated: March 31, 2023 11:07 IST
India witnesses 3,016 fresh COVID-19 cases, highest in nearly six months The country’s COVID-19 death toll has increased to 5,30,862 with 14 latest fatalities — three reported by Maharashtra, two from… Updated: March 30, 2023 10:45 IST
Active Covid-19 cases above 10,000 after 134 days The daily positivity rate has been recorded at 3.19 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 1.39 per cent. Updated: March 27, 2023 11:30 IST
India’s Covid count remains near 1000-mark; XBB.1.16 variant spreads to 8 states – 5 Facts Covid News Today: Many experts feel that XBB1.16 may be the reason behind the latest surge in Covid cases that… Updated: March 20, 2023 11:37 IST
India saved over 3.4 million lives by undertaking nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign: Report Mandaviya said much before COVID-19 was declared a public health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO) in January 2020,… Updated: February 24, 2023 14:34 IST
Three lakh doses of intranasal Covid vaccine sent to hospitals: Bharat Biotech’s Krishna Ella iNCOVACC is world’s first intranasal COVID-19 vaccine to receive approval for the primary 2-dose schedule, and as a heterologous booster… February 5, 2023 17:07 IST
Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya launches Bharat Biotech’s nasal Covid vaccine The nasal vaccine — BBV154 — had received the Drugs Controller General of India’s (DCGI) approval in November for restricted… January 26, 2023 16:01 IST
No need for fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine given current evidence: Expert If a person has taken a third dose of the anti-COVID-19 vaccine, it means his T-cell immune response has been… Updated: January 25, 2023 09:22 IST
SII seeks inclusion of Covid jab Covovax in CoWIN portal as heterologous booster dose for adults Covovax is manufactured through technology transfer from Novavax. January 18, 2023 18:40 IST
Covid-19 vaccines exempt from customs duty till March 31 The exemption to Covid-19 vaccines was earlier until June 2022. January 15, 2023 03:30 IST
COVID-19: Covovax vaccine to get approval as booster in 10-15 days, says SII CEO Adar Poonawalla The vaccine works very well against the Omicron variant of coronavirus, Poonawalla told reporters on the sidelines of an event… Updated: January 9, 2023 09:37 IST
Govt health facilities in Lucknow run out of Covid vaccines amid fresh virus scare At present four government facilities — SPM Civil Hospital, Lokbandhu hospital, Balrampur hospital and NK Road Community Health Centre –… Updated: January 4, 2023 14:58 IST
Covid-19 jab safe in children, adolescents with MIS-C, says Study The researchers found that there were no reports of serious complications including myocarditis or MIS-C reoccurrence. Updated: January 4, 2023 14:16 IST
Autopsies show Covid-19 virus lingers in brain, other body parts for months, says Study The researchers from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) tested samples from autopsies that were performed from April 2020… Updated: January 3, 2023 15:41 IST
Vaccination and boosters reduce Covid-19 transmission, says Study The study demonstrates the benefits of vaccination and boosting, even in settings where many people are still getting infected, in… Updated: January 3, 2023 15:22 IST