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Depression, stress may reduce efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines, scientists say

Depression, stress and loneliness can weaken the body's immune system, and lower the effectiveness of certain vaccines, scientists say

506 new Covid-19 cases take UP's tally to 5,95,142, death toll 8,543

The Covid-19 death toll in Uttar Pradesh rose to 8,543 on Thursday with 14 more fatalities

Mumbai airport facilitates delivery of over 2.9 mn Covishield doses

Mumbai airport said it has facilitated cumulative delivery across 25 destinations in the country since Wednesday

Serum Institute to stockpile Novavax vaccine candidate from around April

SII will start stockpiling millions of doses of the Novavax coronavirus vaccine candidate starting around April

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Global growth reliant on China more than ever

Unilever head says back to office full-time is old-fashioned, Swiss to vote on Covid curbs, Natural immunity after infection seen matching effective vaccines, and other pandemic news across the globe

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Some health workers hesitant to get first jabs

SII's global commitments, Delhi's healthy and young health workers first in line, a little-known logistics firm that is having a moment-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Over 8,000 health workers to be vaccinated in Delhi on scheduled days

Delhi government has completed all preparations for rollout of the Coronavirus vaccine from January 16, with over 8,000 health workers to be vaccinated on every scheduled day in the city

Export opportunity: China made 40 masks for every person in the world

Chinese firms also exported almost 100 billion-yuan worth of other personal protective equipment

WHO experts arrive in Wuhan to probe origins of coronavirus pandemic

A team of World Health Organization scientists arrived in Wuhan on Thursday to investigate the origins of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, which emerged from the central Chinese city in December 2019

Kolkata allocated highest number of coronavirus vaccines in Bengal

Kolkata has been allocated the highest number of coronavirus vaccines in West Bengal, at 93,500, for the first phase of the vaccination drive scheduled to begin on January 16

India records 16,946 new coronavirus infections, active cases at 213,603

India's Covid-19 caseload increased to 1,05,12,093 with 16,946 infections being reported in a day, according to Union health ministry data updated on Thursday

DATA STORY: Kerala accounts for 30% of India's active Covid cases, has worst recovery rate

India on Wednesday conducted 743,191 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 184,232,305. The test positivity rate recorded was 2.3%

Mumbai prepares to vaccinate 50,000 daily and put an end to lockdowns

The city's Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal and his deputy Suresh Kakani, who's in charge of the vaccination drive, spoke in separate interviews this week

Germany calls for international solidarity to fight coronavirus pandemic

German Health Minister called for international solidarity to overcome the Covid crisis. "No country, no party, no government can defeat the virus alone. It can only be done together," Jens Spahn said

Global Covid-19 caseload surpasses 92 million: Johns Hopkins University

The overall global coronavirus caseload has topped 92 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.97 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Manipur receives its first consignment of coronavirus vaccine Covishield

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh received the consignment of Covid-19 vaccine 'Covishield' at Bir Tikendrajit International Airport in Imphal on Wednesday

Second year of Covid-19 pandemic could be more difficult than first: WHO

The second year of the coronavirus pandemic could be more difficult than the first one over the transmission dynamics, Executive Director of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme Michael Ryan said

Indians not guinea pigs, Covaxin rollout can't be used as trial, says MP

Congress leader Manish Tewari said that emergency use authorisation to Covid-19 vaccine 'Covaxin' raises concerns on its efficacy as phase three trials have not been completed

300,000 health workers to get vaccine shots on day 1 of inoculation drive

Around 300,000 healthcare workers will be inoculated at 2,934 sites across the country on the first day of the massive nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive

20,000 doses of Covaxin stored at Rajiv Gandhi hospital amid tight security

The first batch of Oxford Covishield vaccine containing 2.64 lakh doses reached the Delhi's central storage facility at RGSSH on Tuesday amid high security, officials earlier said