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This means those who have received Covishield as their first and second dose will receive Covishield as their third dose. Similarly, those who have received Covaxin in their first two…
While clearly stating that teenagers aged 15 years or more (all those whose birth year is 2007 or before) will be able to register on Co-WIN, it emphasises that only…
With all adults aged 18 years and above already being covered, the inclusion of teenagers has reduced the eligibility age group to 15 years. Over 0.35 million teenagers have already…
No new variant in India According to INSACOG, AY4.2, a Delta variant sublineage, which is slowly increasing in proportion to reported cases in the U.K., is “very infrequent” in India.…
The National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NTAGI) Chairperson Dr. N.K. Arora had said children with comorbidities will be prioritised to receive the vaccine “immediately and healthy children can be immunised…
What makes the accomplishment even more outstanding is the fact that the vaccination programme had targeted adults. Unlike the well-established universal immunisation programme which administers a basket of vaccines to…
In an email, Dr. Gagandeep Kang, Professor of Microbiology at CMC Vellore and Dr. Chandrakant Lahariya, physician-epidemiologist and a vaccines and health systems expert discuss the ethical and structural challenges…
The study has been published in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings. “Our study shows that COVID-19 vaccines have a great benefit in reducing infection and severity of disease. Vaccination helps…
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