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…

11 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…

2 years 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.…

3 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…

3 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…

3 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…

3 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…

3 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,…

3 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…

3 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…

3 years ago