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Centre to review Covid vaccination programme with states on Friday: Report

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan will review the coronavirus vaccination program with all the states and union territories on Friday, say sources

'Natural immunity' from Omicron without vaccine is weak and limited: Study

Without vaccination, an infection with Omicron fails to confer robust immunity against other Covid-19 variants, finds a study.

Data story: India logs 2,364 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,303

India has so far administered 1,917,996,905 vaccine doses

From storage to transport, hurdles to getting Covid vaccine to N Koreans

North Korea has not responded to offers of aid from South Korea and international vaccine-sharing programmes, but prefers U.S.-made Moderna and Pfizer over China's Sinovac orUK's Astrazeneca shots

Short-term benefit of extra booster dose of mRNA vax in health workers: WHO

The WHO has said that there is benefit of administering an additional booster dose of the mRNA Covid-19 vaccine for highest risk groups

Ensure last-mile vaccine coverage of beneficiaries: Delhi govt to districts

The Delhi government has directed district magistrates to ensure effective last-mile coverage of those who needed to be given second and precaution doses of Covid vaccine.

2nd dose of Covid booster for most vulnerable offers benefits, says WHO

A WHO expert group says there may be some benefit in giving a second booster dose of Covid vaccine to the most vulnerable people amid the continuing global spread of omicron and its subvariants.

US FDA authorises Pfizer booster shots for children aged 5-11 yrs

The US FDA has granted emergency use authorisation for a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children aged between 5-11 years at least 5 months after completion of primary vaccine series

Delhi sees 393 fresh Covid-19 cases, 2 more deaths in last 24 hours

Delhi on Tuesday recorded 393 fresh COVID-19 cases and two more deaths, while the positivity rate stood at 3.35 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department. With this, the national capital's COVID-19 caseload increased to 19,01,128 and the death toll climbed to 26,198. A total of 11,731 tests were conducted a day ago, the department said in its latest bulletin. There has been a decline in daily cases over the last two days. This could be partly due to the fact that fewer tests were conducted owing to the fact that the last two days were holidays. It was a Sunday on May 15 and Buddh Purnima, a gazetted holiday, on May 16. Delhi on Monday reported 377 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 3.37 per cent and one death. On Sunday, 613 cases were recorded with a positivity rate of 2.74 per cent and three deaths. On Saturday, the city logged 673 cases and four deaths, the highest single-day fatality count in over two months. The number of daily COVID-19 cases in

North Korea reports another surge in fever cases amid Covid-19 crisis

North Korea on Tuesday reported another large jump in illnesses believed to be and encouraged good health habits, as a mass outbreak spreads through its unvaccinated population

Data story: India logs 1,569 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,260

India has so far administered 1,905,086,706 vaccine doses

China's Covid exit hinges on vaccinating its vulnerable elderly people

China is now paying a price for this vulnerability, with its economy struggling under the weight of chaotic lockdowns and increasingly unpredictable measures aimed at snuffing out all cases and shield

Top headlines: Byju's may go public; strike cripples banking services

Business Standard brings you the top stories on Thursday

Biological E slashes Corbevax prices by 70% to Rs 250 a dose for pvt mkt

End user would now need to pay Rs 400 per jab including the administration charge to get the shot at a private vaccination centre; move aimed at benefiting children

There is a risk Covid 'may spread rapidly' in North Korea, says WHO

Expressing concern over the COVID-19 situation in North Korea, the World Health Organization on Monday reiterated its commitment to supporting the country's response to the pandemic

Top headlines: LIC to list tomorrow; Biological E slashes Corbevax prices

Business Standard brings you the top headlines on Monday

Omicron infection turbo-charges vaccinated people's Covid immunity: Study

Findings match up evidence for an immune boost from exposure to different virus variants via vaccination and infection.

Shanghai aims to reopen more Covid-shut businesses, Beijing battles on

Shanghai is looking to resurrect businesses shutdown due to Covid in order to revive the area's exonomy. Beijing continues to battle along similar lines.

'Gennova will soon submit necessary data of mRNA Covid vaccine to DCGI'

The vaccine - GEMCOVAC-19 - is the country's first homegrown mRNA Covid- 19 vaccine and is seen as a game-changer for the healthcare industry.

Sputnik Light manufacturer unable to sell stock, urges Modi for procurement

Unable to sell its huge stock of Covid vaccine Sputnik Light amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the Bengaluru-based Stelis Biopharma has written to PM Modi requesting for procurement of the jabs