Covid-19 vaccine

2023: A Year of Satisfaction and Some Concerns

As we look back at the year gone by, we realise that, as usual, there have been many hits and…

5 months ago

India to reduce spending on food and fertilizer subsidies by $17 billion

Representative Image NEW DELHI: India plans to reduce spending on food and fertilizer subsidies to ₹3.7 trillion in the fiscal…

1 year ago

Sustainable financing scheme necessary for future pandemics: G20

Representative Image JAKARTA: Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of G20 nations met for a two-day meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia.…

2 years ago

World tourism won’t return to normal until 2024: WTO

Representative Image MADRID: The World Tourism Organisation (WTO) on Tuesday, January 18, said that tourism arrivals around the world are…

2 years ago

Booster shot uptake remains subdued amid infection surge

Representative Image NEW DELHI: Amid a surge in the COVID-19 infections, the uptake of booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines has…

2 years ago

Pune-based Pharma develops vaccine for Delta and Omicron variants

Representative Image PUNE: Gennova Biopharmaceuticals Ltd, a Pune-based Pharmaceutical business, has almost finished phase 3 trials of their COVID-19 messenger…

2 years ago

Omicron symptoms on skin, lips and nails are ‘emergency warning’

Representative Image NEW DELHI: While much about the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus remains unclear, researchers have…

2 years ago

Omicron spreads faster, spares lungs: Study

Representative Image NEW DELHI: The Omicron variant replicates 70 times faster inside human respiratory tract tissue than the Delta variant,…

2 years ago

Two vaccines and a pill for COVID-19 approved for use in India

Representative Image NEW DELHI: Two more vaccines for the COVID-19 and a new pill to treat people with mild-to-moderate symptoms…

2 years ago

15-17 age group now eligible for COVID-19 vaccination

Representative Image NEW DELHI: Teenagers aged 15 to 17 who will be eligible for vaccination on January 3, will only…

2 years ago