The US Food and Drug Administration is expected to evaluate the efficacy of Moderna and Johnson & Johnson’s third dose of Covid vaccines this week. The FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday and Friday, CNBC reported. Earlier this month, the US regulators authorised CovidRead More

Sputnik V team on Monday refuted the UK media reports that claimed Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine was allegedly based on research from the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine and called it “another ‘fake news and blatant lie’ based on anonymous sources”. “The story, originated by The Sun tabloid, is pushed by those opposing theRead More

The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 with healthcare workers (HCWs) getting inoculated in the first phase. The vaccination of frontline workers (FLWs) started from February 2. Published: 10 Oct 2021, Updated: 10 Oct 2021 9:21 pm The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country surpassedRead More

After reports of rare heart inflammation cases among adolescents following the Pfizer vaccine shot, some countries have tweaked their vaccination programmes for teens. The countries have either halted administering mRNA-based vaccines to teens or giving only one dose of the Covid shots to prevent the possible rare cardiovascular side effects.Read More

The German authority on vaccines has suggested extra vaccine doses for people older than 70, as well as care home workers. It also recommended mRNA booster shots for people who received the J&J vaccine.Germany’s vaccination authority, STIKO, recommended COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for people older than 70 on Thursday. AllRead More

Bharat Biotech said on Wednesday it had submitted data from its Covid-19 vaccine trial in children aged 2 to 18 years to India’s drug regulator, becoming the country’s first company to have tested its shot in very young children. India is turning its focus towards vaccinating children against the coronavirus,Read More

Image Source : IG/THEMUSTARDTABLE, FOREVER_BHOOKHI Happy Navratri 2021: Arbi Kofta to Kuttu Ka Dosa, try these yummy dishes without onion and garlic With just a day left for the festival of Navratri, everyone is preparing for the upcoming auspicious nine days. The word ‘Navratri’ refers to the nine auspicious nightsRead More

The World Health Organisation on Tuesday said a decision on the Emergency Use Listing (EUL) of India’s home-grown coronavirus vaccine, Covaxin, will be finalised next week when the health watchdog and an independent group of experts will meet to carry out an assessment of the risks and benefits of theRead More

New Delhi: The war against Covid-19 is still not easy as the pandemic can come back with a vengeance while asserting the need for the people to be cautious, said Dr Navneet Wig, Chairperson of the Covid Task Force in AIIMS Delhi, on Saturday. The statement assumes significance even asRead More

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said forcing an individual to undergo DNA test would impinge upon one’s personal liberty and right to privacy. A bench of Justices R. Subhash Reddy and Hrishikesh Roy said: “When the plaintiff is unwilling to subject himself to the DNA test, forcing himRead More