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Biological E seeks approval for Covid vaccine Corbevax for 5-12 age: Report

Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company Biological E has applied for Emergency Use Authorisation for its Covid-19 vaccine Corbevax for the 5-12 year age group, official sources said on Wednesday

Over 75% in 15-18 age group administered first dose of Covid vaccine

Over 75 per cent people in 15 to 18 age bracket have received the first dose of Covid vaccine, tweeted Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

Data story: India logs 4,575 new cases; death toll rises to 515,355

India has so far administered 1,793,399,555 vaccine doses. That is 4173.03 per cent of its total caseload, and 127.85 per cent of its population

Chhattisgarh sees 51 Covid-19 cases, no death; active tally now 665

The positivity rate, or cases detected per 100 tests, was 0.29 per cent

Covid-19 pandemic: Delhi records 177 new cases and two deaths

Delhi reported 158 COVID-19 cases and three deaths on Monday, while the positivity rate stood at 0.49 per cent.

Covid-19 pandemic: WHO says boosters needed, reversing previous call

It said vaccination, including the use of boosters, was especially important for people at risk of severe disease.

Moderna plots vaccines for 15 pathogens with pandemic potential

The company is rowing back, announcing an agreement on Monday to open a vaccine plant in Kenya that will make as many as 500 million doses annually

Over 1.79 bn Covid vaccine doses administered in India so far: Govt

The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 1.79 billion on Tuesday, the Union health ministry said.

Covid-19 pandemic: Karnataka reports 197 new cases and 8 deaths

While the positivity rate for the day was 0.47 per cent, the case fatality rate was 4.06 per cent.

Covid-19: Odisha tops list of full immunisation with 90.5% coverage

Apart from successful vaccination of people against COVID-19, Odisha has topped the list of full immunisation in the country with 90.5 per cent coverage, a senior health department official said.

WHO says it 'strongly supports' Covid booster, reversing previous call

WHO said it is continuing to monitor the global spread of omicron, including a stealth version known as BA.2, which has been documented to have re-infected some people after an initial case of omicron

UK scientists identify genetic factors behind severe Covid symptoms

The team led by researchers from the University of Edinburgh in the UK in partnership with Genomics England sequenced the genomes of 7,491 patients from 224 intensive care units in the UK

Data story: India logs 3,993 cases; active tally drops below 50,000-mark

India has so far administered 1,791,341,295 vaccine doses. That is 4168.69 per cent of its total caseload, and 127.71 per cent of its population

Global Covid caseload tops 447.6 million. fatalities surge past 6 million

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 447.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6 million and vaccinations to over 10.60 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Data story: India reports smallest spike in daily deaths since Apr 28, 2020

India has so far administered 1,789,061,887 vaccine doses. That is 4163.77 per cent of its total caseload, and 127.54 per cent of its population

Govt panel allows phase-3 trial of Covovax as booster dose in adults

An expert panel of India's central drug authority has recommended permission for conducting a phase-3 clinical trial of Covid vaccine Covovax as a booster dose in adults, official sources said

Malaria to pneumonia vaccines: SII now betting on non-Covid shots

SII has the capacity to produce 250 million monthly doses of Covishield

Covid-19 pandemic: West Bengal logs 90 new cases, two more deaths

With 138 people discharged on Sunday, the recovery rate stood at 98.87 per cent, a state Health department bulletin said

Covid-19 pandemic: 31 fresh cases reported in a day in Jammu and Kashmir

Of the fresh cases, 15 were from the Jammu division and 16 from the Kashmir division of the Union Territory, officials said

Covid-19 pandemic: Delhi records 249 fresh cases and zero fatality

The number of daily cases in Delhi has been on the decline after touching the record high of 28,867 on January 13