New York [US], December 9 (ANI): Early laboratory data on the effectiveness of existing vaccines against the Omicron COVID-19 variant is useful, but it is still unclear how effective these will be in treating severely sick patients, a UN health agency panel said on Thursday.
New York [US]/Mainz [Germany], December 9 (ANI): A preliminary laboratory study demonstrated that three doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine neutralize the Omicron variant (B.1.1.529 lineage) while two doses show significantly reduced neutralization titers.
Tokyo [Japan] December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 100 million Japanese have had at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, with vaccination thus reaching 79% of approximately 126 million Japanese, the Kyodo news agency reported, citing Wednesday's data from the government website.
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): More than 139.5 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been provided to States and Union Territories so far, of which, over 19.19 crore balance and unutilized doses are still available with them to be administered, informed the Ministry of Health and Family We
New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): After a long meeting of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) on Monday, no final recommendation was made on additional COVID-19 vaccine dose and vaccine for children, informed the official sources.
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): Stating that more than 85 per cent of the eligible population has been vaccinated with the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday congratulated the country on the occasion.
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], December 6 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh government jabbed 94 per cent of the state's population with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, informed Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday.
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): More than 139 crores of COVID-19 vaccine doses have been provided to States and Union Territories till date, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Monday.
Tokyo [Japan], December 6 (ANI): Japan to lessen the present vaccine interval of eight months between the second and third COVID-19 vaccine shots, in the wake of rising Omicron scare.
Tehran [Iran], December 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's health ministry on Sunday reported 3,109 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infection to 61,34,465.
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): The meeting of the National Technical Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) on issues of child immunisation and additional dose of COVID-19 vaccine to the immunocompromised will be held on Monday, said official sources.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 5 (ANI): Both doses of COVID-19 vaccine are mandatory for people to enter shopping complexes, malls, cinema halls and theatres in Bengaluru, said an order issued by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Sunday.