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UK: Over 50s to be offered COVID-19 booster jab this autumn
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 15 (ANI): Everyone aged 50 and over will be among those offered a COVID-19 booster and a flu jab this autumn under plans to increase protection against respiratory viruses ahead of winter, a UK government press release said.
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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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COVID-19 booster vaccine beneficial for lupus patients: Study
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 13 (ANI): Those with systemic lupus erythematosus, or SLE, who received a "booster" dose of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine after receiving the full dosage are about half as likely to experience a subsequent "breakthrough" COVID-19 infection, according to a recent study.
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108 out of 145 students of Prime Academy score JEE Advanced eligible marks
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], July 13 (ANI/NewsVoir): JEE Mains 1st phase results were declared on July 11, 2022. NTA would declare final results after the 2nd JEE Mains.
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Study finds adults with blood cancer respond to booster dose of COVID-19 v
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 11 (ANI): According to a recent study, less than half of patients with hematologic malignancies developed detectable antibodies after the initial COVID-19 vaccination, but 56 per cent of "nonresponders" developed antibodies after receiving a booster dose.
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NTAGI to discuss data of Gennova pharmaceuticals' indigenous mRNA vaccine
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI's) Covid working group is expected to conduct a meeting soon to discuss India's first mRNA vaccine against COVID and Biological E's Corbevax Booster dose for Covishield and Covaxin beneficiaries
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Gap between second COVID jab and booster dose reduced from 9 to 6 months
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): In view of the evolving scientific evidence and global practices, the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday revised the duration between the second COVID vaccine dose and precautionary dose from the existing 9 months to 6 months.
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Research institute plans to study whether BCG vaccine booster dose can red
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): The country's apex tuberculosis (TB) research institute has planned a study to assess whether a booster dose of the Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG) vaccine can reduce the burden of Tuberculosis (TB), a highly infectious disease that primarily affects the lun
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Govt warns e-commerce firms against illegal sale of wireless jammers
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The use of cellular signal jammers, GPS blockers or other signal jamming devices is illegal in India, except specifically permitted by the government, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) said on Monday and warned e-commerce companies against illegal fa
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DoT issues advisory on usage of wireless jammer, says 'illegal'
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Department of Telecommunications (DoT) under the Ministry of Communications has issued an advisory to the general public on the proper use of wireless jammer and booster or repeaters.
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