Covid-19 vaccine

New Delhi: The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 197 crore on Saturday, the Union Health Ministry said. More than 11 lakh vaccine doses have been administered till 7 pm on Saturday, it said.…

The study estimates a further 5,99,300 lives could have been saved if the WHO's target of vaccinating 40 %of the population in each country with two or more doses by the end of 2021 had been met. Source link

India on Sunday recorded 12,899 fresh COVID-19 cases that pushed its infection tally to 4,32,96,692, while the number of active cases increased to 72,474, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll climbed to 5,24,855 with…

Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine — Covaxin — has reported higher neutralising antibodies in children and on an average, it was 1.7 times higher than in adults. The vaccine was well-tolerated and immunogenic in paediatric subjects in…

A new study published in the Lancet has revealed that AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine, which is being used in India as Covishield, is well tolerated and immunogenic in children aged 6-17 years. "No safety concerns were raised in this…