Covishield

Completing fight against COVID in India: Why adults should not ignore precautionary dose

The mortality rate because of COVID has come down but, we should not go away from taking the necessary precautions

Biological E Limited delivers 10 crore doses of Corbevax to Centre

Corbevax is expected to be available as a booster dose on the CoWIN App in public and private vaccination centres from 12 August

COVID-19: Corbevax approved as precaution dose for adults vaccinated with Covaxin, Covishield

This is for the first time that a booster dose that is different from the one used for primary vaccination against Covid has been allowed in the country

Centre to soon approve Biological E's Corbevax as precaution dose for people above 18 years

If approved by the government, this would be the first time a booster dose of a COVID vaccine different from the one used for primary vaccination would be allowed in the country

Linking COVID-19 vaccine with Monkeypox: Busting the myths

The virus has been named Monkeypox because initially it was detected in a monkey

India supplied 23.9 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses to 101 countries, UN entities: Centre

Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said as on 19 July, 2022, a total of 200.34 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered to beneficiaries above 12 years of age in the country

200 crore vaccinations: How India under Narendra Modi scripted Covid success story

The country crossed a record 200 crore Covid-19 vaccinations on 17 July 2022 within barely 18 months of launching this exercise on 16 January last year

Over 57% seniors faced mental health issues during COVID-19, 59% say government managed pandemic well

The fear of COVID-19 infection was the most prevalent factor that contributed to the rising mental health concerns among seniors

Book review: ‘India’s Vaccine Growth Story’ celebrates nation’s vaccine supremacy

A large part of the book is dedicated to vaccine leadership, innovation, nationalism and diplomacy in an Indian perspective. It generally covers all the major milestones achieved by India in becoming a ‘vaccine superpower’ in the last two and a half years since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic

Vaxxed to the max: A look at India's COVID vaccination drive that is set to overtake US, Europe and Canada combined

As per official data, a total of 1,96,24,21,213 doses have been administered so far across the country, which is set to cross the combined doses of the United States, Europe and Canada