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Covid: Health minister Mandaviya to visit Kerala on Aug 16, Assam on Aug 17

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will be visiting Kerala on August 16 to review the Covid-19 situation in the southern state

Bharat Biotech's nasal Covid-19 vaccine advances into next stage of trials

Early stage trials of the vaccine candidate, BBV154, has been completed in subjects aged 18 to 60 years, and the doses were found to be well tolerated

Covid-19 pandemic: US okays third jab for those with low immunity

The amended emergency use authorization paves the way for people who have had an organ transplant, or those with a similar level of weakened immune system, to get an extra dose

Rs 14744.99 cr approved for states, UTs under Covid emergency package

The Union Health Ministry on Friday approved another instalment of Rs 14744.99 crore under the India COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package to all states and UTs.

Around 133,000 people vaccinated against coronavirus in Delhi on Thursday

Around 1.33 lakh people were vaccinated against coronavirus in Delhi on Thursday and around 83,000 of them got the first dose, according to official data.

Cumulative Covid-19 vaccine doses cross 530 million in India: Health min

The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 53 crore, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday.

All 1.8 mn eligible beneficiaries in Indore given first dose of vaccine

All eligible Covid-19 vaccine beneficiaries in Indore city in Madhya Pradesh have been administered the first dose, officials said on Friday.

Serum chairman Cyrus Poonawalla against using cocktail of Covid vaccines

The efficacy of this approach has not been proven in field trials involving thousands of participants, he said

Indian Immunologicals to make drug material for 10 mn Covaxin doses a month

IIL has repurposed its manufacturing unit in Hyderabad, procured key raw materials and consumables apart from equipment at 'breakneck' speed; production commenced in July

Wockhardt signs pact with Russian co to make 620 mn Sputnik doses in 2 yrs

This is twice the amount of doses Serum Institute of will make of the Russian shot, will take total Sputnik V capacity in India to 1.7 bn doses a year

Coronavirus LIVE: West Bengal govt extends Covid restrictions till Aug 31

Covid-19 is continuing to spread around the world, with 206,156,536 confirmed cases. Stay tuned for corona-related news

Mumbai coronavirus update: 285 fresh Covid-19 cases, four fatalities

Mumbai reported 285 new coronavirus infections and four fatalities on Friday, taking the tally of cases in the city to 738,807 and death toll to 15,979, a BMC official said

PSU receives loan license to supply Bharat Biotech's Covaxin drug substance

PSU Indian Immunologicals Limited has received a loan license from drug regulator CDSCO for supplying to Bharat Biotech Covaxin drug substance produced at its repurposed facility, DBT said on Friday

Sri Lanka to make Covid-19 vaccine certificates mandatory from Sept 15

Sri Lanka on Friday announced that citizens from September 15 would require vaccination cards, to travel between provinces and in public spaces

Delhi records zero Covid death, ninth time since onset of second wave

No death due to Covid-19 was recorded in Delhi on Friday, the third consecutive day when the daily fatality count was nil, while 50 fresh cases were reported with a positivity rate of 0.07 per cent

Kerala reports 20,452 fresh Covid-19 cases; TPR is 14.35 per cent

Kerala reported 20,452 new positive cases and 114 Covid-19-related deaths on Friday taking the caseload to 362,090 and the death toll to 18,394

Second Covid wave not over, daily cases still above 40,000: AIIMS chief

'It is important for everyone to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour. If we follow this, then another wave will not come,' says Randeep Guleria

Pregnant women to get Covid vaccine at their check-up facilities in Delhi

Pregnant and lactating women will be able to get vaccinated against COVID-19 at the clinics where they go for their ante-natal and post-natal check-ups, Delhi govt's official order said

Bharat Biotech's intranasal vaccine gets regulator nod for Phase 2/3 trials

It is the first nasal vaccine in the country that has received the regulatory approval for late-stage clinical trials

US FDA okays Covid booster dose for those with weak immune system

The US FDA authorised both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine to administer an additional dose in people with weaker immune systems, which includes organ transplant recipients