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CORBEVAX booster shot approved for 18 years and above jabbed with Covaxin,
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): The Central government has approved Biological E's Corbevax for restricted use in an emergency as a heterologous booster dose, official sources confirmed on Wednesday.
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Rise in COVID cases: Delhi doctor flags concern, says "booster dose must"
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): Amid rising COVID-19 cases in the national capital, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital MD Dr Suresh Kumar on Saturday raised concern and urged the people to take booster doses and follow COVID-19 protocols.
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Japan approves COVAXIN booster dose for travellers: Bharat Biotech
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad [Telangana], August 5 (ANI): Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech on Friday announced that Japan has approved the COVAXIN booster dose for travellers.
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France plans 2nd COVID-19 booster dose for adults aged 18-59
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Paris [France], July 21 (ANI/Xinhua): France will offer a second COVID-19 booster jab to at-risk adults aged from 18 to 59, as well as pregnant women and those who live with vulnerable or immunocompromised people, the French newspaper Le Parisien reported Wednesday.
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Study: High blood pressure may double risk of severe COVID, despite full v
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Dallas [US], July 21 (ANI): According to a new analysis of adults hospitalised with COVID-19 in Los Angeles between December 2021 and April 2022, high blood pressure more than doubled a person's risk for hospitalisation from an Omicron-variant COVID-19 infection - even in the presence of ful
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Covaxin booster dose increases immune response by 40 times, gives long-ter
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 20 (ANI): Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech on Wednesday announced that the administration of the third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin (BBV152) after six months of two-dose vaccination dramatically increased neutralizing antibody responses against both
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Rollout of booster dose discussed in NTAGI right from Nov 2021, says Dr NK
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) Chairman Dr NK Arora refuted the media reports that there were lapses in permission for the rollout of precautionary doses and said that issue of the rollout of precaution doses or additional doses
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Dr VK Paul lauds people, govt's efforts as India sets 'new record' by jabb
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): India on Sunday crossed a big milestone of administering two billion COVID vaccine doses, a year after it launched the world's largest vaccination drive against Coronavirus. The country has been trying to ramp up vaccination efforts amid global concerns over
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COVID-19 booster dose drive: UPHC Medical in-charge of Gaganmahal assures
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 15 (ANI): Amid the ongoing 75 days COVID-19 booster dose drive, Urban Primary Health Centre's Medical in-charge of Gaganmahal, Hyderabad, Dr Raja Lakshmi said that the centres are having sufficient amount of stock of both Covishield and Covaxin.
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Mansukh Mandaviya launches 'Covid Vaccination Amrit Mahotsav'
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya launched 'Covid Vaccination Amrit Mahotsav' at Covid Vaccination Camp in Nirman Bhawan here on Friday and appealed to the masses to get the free dose so as to ensure protection against COVID-19.
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Free Covid booster dose for all adults from today
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): With an aim to increase the uptake of the precautionary dose of COVID vaccine among the eligible adult population, 75 days - 'COVID Vaccination Amrit Mahotsava' will commence on Friday, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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Free COVID-19 booster dose for adults for 75 days from July 15
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): The government announced on Wednesday that citizens above 18 years of age will be given booster doses free of cost from July 15 for the next 75 days as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations and Azadi Ka Amrit Kaal. The facility will be available at
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