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The young lives thrown into uncertainty by the Covid-19 pandemic

Children who have lost one parent or both need more than monetary help

Covovax denied trials on children; no nod needed for Sputnik Light

The decision comes as a setback to SII, which had sought permission to start a pediatric clinical trial of Covovax

Decision on Covaxin approval by August second week: WHO chief scientist

Developed by Bharat Biotech and the ICMR, Covaxin was approved by the Indian drug controller in January, and has been in use since

Zydus' Covid-19 vaccine shows 66.6% efficacy, seeks DCGI approval

Phase 3 trial for the vaccine had more than 28,000 volunteers-the largest such exercise in India, says company.

Covax urges nations to recognise WHO-approved jabs for travel

Nine European nations include Covishield vaccine on their travel list

Covid-19 pandemic forces real estate developers to rethink house design

Touch-free elevators, co-working spaces the in thing

Casualty count: India's Covid deaths cross 400,000 mark, shows data

In just over five weeks, from May 23 to July 1, the country reported 100,000 deaths from Covid even as the second wave waned

Covid LIVE: Sputnik Light can submit Russian safety data in India, says DRL

Today's coronavirus numbers: Bengaluru (813 cases), Mumbai 692 cases), Chennai (257 cases), Kolkata (191 cases), Delhi (94 cases). Stay tuned for corona-related news

Zydus Cadila aims to produce 10 million Covid vaccine doses per month

Zydus claims 66.6 per cent efficiency against symptomatic Covid cases and 100 per cent for moderate disease.

Explainer: Will one dose of a two-dose Covid-19 vaccine protect me?

Experts recommend getting fully vaccinated, especially with the emergence of worrisome coronavirus mutations such as the delta variant first identified in India.

Second Covid wave has taken 'grievous toll' on India: RBI Governor in FSR

Shaktikanta Das says capital, liquidity buffers at financial institutions 'reasonably resilient' to withstand future shocks

Delhi civic bodies preparing for third wave; to set up facilities for kids

A senior SDMC official said that though it is anticipated that the third wave will hit the city after September, preparations have been started in advance to avoid any crisis-like situation.

Over 12.4 mn unutilised Covid vaccine doses still with states: Centre

Over 94,66,420 doses are in the pipeline and will be received by them within the next three days, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday.

Shops can open till 8 pm, more relaxations announced in Jharkhand

Amid declining Covid cases in Jharkhand, the state government on Thursday announced more relaxations to bring life back to normal in the state.

WHO calls for price cut on drug for Covid-linked black fungus disease

This comes amid a sharp rise in cases of black fungus infections among Covid-19 patients in India and Nepal

Odisha halts vaccination in 16 districts due to 'shortage' of Covishield

No COVID-19 vaccination drive was conducted in Kandhamal, Kendrapara, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Sonepur and Sundargarh, an official said.

Delhi's cloud-based health project likely to be out by March next year: CM

Kejriwal on Thursday reviewed the progress of the ambitious cloud-based Health care Information Management System (HIMS) and said it is likely to be rolled out by March next year.

'Shameless urge to play politics': Vardhan on row over vaccination policy

Harsh Vardhan urged state leaders to not create panic

Assam fails to hit 3 mn inoculation target due to short supply: Official

As per the daily COVID-19 bulletin issued by the National Health Mission under the state Health Department, a total of 16,63,405 people were inoculated across the state from June 21 to June 30.

Vaping may increase your risk of contracting coronavirus, finds study

A new study on mice showed similar effects with exposure to e-cigarette vapour, particularly when nicotine is present in the vapour.