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Are Covid-19 booster shots the same as the original vaccines?

The vaccines weren't tweaked to better match delta because they're still working well

Travellers fully vaccinated with Covaxin can enter US from Nov 8

The last-minute addition comes less than one week before the US launches its new travel system, granting entry to travellers who have received a vaccine that has been approved by the FDA or WHO.

Ukrainians protest against vaccination as Covid cases soar in the country

The protesters, mostly women and young people, didn't wear masks and held up signs reading Say No to COVID Passports, Say No to Covid Genocide in front of the Ukrainian parliament building in Kyiv.

Covaxin gets shelf life extension up to 12 months: Bharat Biotech

The shelf life extension has been communicated to "our stakeholders," it added

PM Modi pitches door-to-door Covid-19 vaccination in review meet

Warns that a new crisis can come; asks officials to take religious leaders' help in tackling rumours

Bharat Biotech's Covaxin set to go global after WHO gives it a booster

Becomes sixth vaccine to receive validation; move will ease foreign travel for those who got jab

China's latest delta outbreak is most widespread since one in Wuhan 2019

The highly-infectious delta variant is hurtling across the country

'Turning point': Pfizer vaccine gets final nod for children over five

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky recommended the vaccine for children from 5 to 11 years old

Covid-19: Chhattisgarh logs 25 fresh cases, 3 deaths; active tally at 290

The states Covid-19 count reached 10,06,121 on Wednesday

Covid-19: Delhi records zero death, 41 new cases; positivity rate 0.08 pc

On Wednesday, the positivity rate in Delhi was 0.08 per cent

Maharashtra records 1,193 new Covid-19 cases; 39 deaths, 1,519 recoveries

The state on Wednesday reported 1,193 fresh Covid cases, a rise of 115 from a day ago

Women at receiving end as Covid-induced mental health crisis looms large

In this pandemic, the fatality rate among women may be lesser, yet, they, as frontline workers and at home, became the victims of 'shadow pandemic'

Kerala sees 7,312 new Covid-19 cases, 362 deaths in last 24 hours

The 7,312 fresh Covid-19 cases raised the caseload to 49,87,710

Emergency Use Listing nod to Covaxin expands availability of vaccines: WHO

On Wednesday, WHO issued an emergency use listing (EUL) for Covaxin

WHO grants much-awaited emergency use listing to Bharat Biotech's Covaxin

Move will ease international travel for those vaccinated with the jab

Bharat Biotech's Covaxin gets WHO approval for Emergency Use Listing

Covaxin was reviewed by WHO's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization, and recommended use of this vaccine in two doses, with a dose interval of four weeks, in all age groups 18 and above

Centre asks HP, AP, J-K to review rise in Covid cases, positivity rates

Additional Secretary, Union Health Ministry, Arti Ahuja highlighted the increase in weekly new Covid cases since last week (October 26-November 1)

No Covid vaccination at civic, govt-run centres in Mumbai for next 4 days

The vaccination will remain suspended in the wake of the festive season

Covid: China's latest Delta outbreak its most widespread since Wuhan

China reported 93 new local cases on Wednesday, and 11 asymptomatic infections. Three more provinces detected cases: central Chongqing, Henan, and Jiangsu on the eastern coast.

Country by country, scientists eye beginning of an end to Covid pandemic

Several experts said they expect the US Delta wave will wrap up this month, and represent the last major COVID-19 surge