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DCGI gives permission to Bharat Biotech for intranasal booster dose trials

The dosage form of the vaccine is liquid for the intranasal route of administration and every single dose contains 0.5 ml

Tennis star Novak Djokovic feted in Montenegro amid new virus test doubts

Tennis star Novak Djokovic received honors at a small Adriatic Sea resort in Montenegro on Friday even as doubts re-emerged about positive Covid test he used to try to compete in the Australian Open.

Over 164.96 crore Covid vaccine doses administered in India so far: Govt

The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day

Covid-19 pandemic: Rajasthan adds 8,125 fresh cases and 21 deaths

As many as 14,884 more patients recovered from coronavirus in the state

Indian-origin experts urge UK to back patent waiver for vaccine parity

India and South Africa had introduced a proposal at the WTO for such a patent waiver for fairer vaccine access for the developing world

Over 60% kids aged 15-18 yrs received first dose of Covid-19 vaccine: Govt

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya congratulated the children, saying Young India showed the way

Trying to bring Sputnik M vaccine for adolescents to India: Dr Reddy's

Dr Reddy's Laboratories on Friday said it is in discussions with the Indian drug regulator to bring Russia's Sputnik M, a COVID-19 vaccine for the 12 to18-year-old category, to India.

Covid-19 pandemic: J&K reports 4,354 new cases and five more deaths

Srinagar district recorded the highest of 916 cases

Covid-19 pandemic: Kerala logs 54,537 new cases and 352 deaths

Ernakulam reported the highest number of cases today--10,571

Pope Francis denounces fake news about Covid-19, vaccines, urges truth

Pope Francis denounced fake news about COVID-19 and vaccines Friday, blasting the distortion of reality based on fear

After Pfizer, Moderna starts trial of Omicron-specific Covid vaccine

US drug maker Moderna has started trial of a Covid booster vaccine that specifically targets the Omicron variant, the company has announced.

Over 10 mn precaution doses administered among eligible beneficiaries

India achieved yet another milestone in its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic as more than 1 crore precaution doses or the third vaccine shot have been administered to the eligible population.

Over 76% eligible teenagers in Delhi vaccinated against Covid-19

Delhi has vaccinated more than 76 percent of the teenagers aged between 15 and 18 against COVID-19, with northwest district inoculating the maximum number of beneficiaries in this cohort.

India administers precautionary doses to over 10 million on Friday

At the current pace, India will take over 2.5 months to administer precautionary doses

Data story: India logs 251,209 cases; steady dip in active cases continues

India has so far administered 1,644,473,216 vaccine doses. That is 4048.16 per cent of its total caseload, and 117.37 per cent of its population

Covid-19 hits one of the last uninfected places on the planet

The remote Pacific archipelago of Kiribati closed its borders, ensuring the disease didn't reach its shores for nearly two full years

Brazil's daily Covid-19 caseload rises by record 228,954 infections

The death toll has risen by 672

Mizoram reports 2,064 new Covid-19 infections in last 24 hours

Currently, the positivity rate in the state is 27.32 per cent

Omicron found in 94% of positive samples in Kerala: State health minister

The Health Minister further informed that less than 4 per cent of the patients of COVID-19 in the state have needed hospitalisation out of which less than 1 per cent of them needed oxygen beds

Most of recent Covid deaths in Delhi were of unvaccinated patients: Report

Only 36 per cent of the 89 fatalities recorded in Delhi from January 13-15, in which Covid-19 was the primary cause of death, were vaccinated, according to official data. A little over 21 per cent of the 438 deaths reported in these two weeks were due to Covid-19, while the virus in rest of the cases was incidental, it said. "The daily deaths are analysed. The analysis between January 13 and January 25 showed that out of the total of 438 deaths recorded during the period, 94 were those where the virus was the primary cause of death. "In 318 fatalities, the finding of the virus was incidental with the patients being those who had comorbidities and were ailing for a long time with kidney ailments, cancer, and lung diseases among others," the data stated. "They were mostly end-stage patients and a majority of them were aged 60 and above," it said. "When we admit a patient in the hospital, they are tested for Covid-19 to see whether protocols are being followed," an official said. Of