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Nepal may never use four million COVID vaccine doses donated by China
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population officials said that they have proposed to roll out the vaccine at a meeting of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee, four times but no decision was taken in this regard, The Kathmandu Post reported.
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COVID very much around us, rapid change in Omicron sublineage circulating:
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): Dr NK Arora, Chairman of the COVID working group, National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI), on Wednesday said that COVID-19 is still around us and quite a significant transmission of viruses is going on.
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India's first vaccine against cervical cancer to be launched tomorrow
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): The Serum Institute of India (SII) and the Department of Biotechnology(DBT) are set to launch India's first indigenously developed Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus vaccine (qHPV) against Cervical Cancer on September 1, official sources told ANI.
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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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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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DCGI approves India's first qHPV vaccine to treat cervical cancer
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): India's first Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus vaccine (qHPV) against cervical cancer gets Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) approval for market authorisation. This vaccine will be manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII).
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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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NTAGI approves Corbevax, Covaxin for 5-12 yrs age group: Sources
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation's (NTAGI) Standing Technical Sub-Committee (STSC) has given a nod for the use of Biological E's Corbevax and Bharat Biotech's Covaxin for children aged between 5-12 years, sources informed on Friday.
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CoWin to be repurposed into platform for universal immunisation, blood don
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): COVID-19 vaccination platform Co-WIN will be repurposed as a platform for universal immunisation, blood donation and later it will be used for organ donation, said CoWIN chief and CEO of the National Health Authority, Dr RS Sharma on Tuesday.
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NTAGI recommends vaccination for Typhoid and Cervical cancer: Sources
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) reviewed the data and recommended the vaccination for Typhoid and Cervical Cancer, said sources on Tuesday.
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Health has come on political agenda after 70-75 years, says NTAGI chief
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Narmada (Gujarat) [India], May 6 (ANI): National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) chief Dr NK Arora on Thursday said that for the first time after 70-75 years, health has come on the political agenda.
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NTAGI recommends COVID-19 precaution dose before 9 months for those flying
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): The COVID-19 working group of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) has recommended allowing the administration of precautionary doses before nine months for those who are travelling abroad according to the receiving country's needs,
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