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NTAGI, NEGVAC considering scientific evidence related to need, justificati
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): The Centre has told the Delhi High Court that the National Technical Advisory Group of Immunization (NTAGI) and National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC) are deliberating and considering scientific evidence related to the dosi
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Health Ministry along with NTAGI, NEGVAC, should assess need for Covid-19
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): In view of the threat posed by the new Omicron variant of COVID-19, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs has recommended that the Health Ministry in coordination with the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) and Natio
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No final recommendation on additional COVID vaccine dose, vaccine for chil
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
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.
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COVID-19 working group of NTAGI likely to meet tomorrow to discuss additio
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): COVID-19 working group of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) is likely to meet on December 6 to discuss an additional dose of COVID-19, informed sources.
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New research on immune responses in patients with kidney failure after rec
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 24 (ANI): Death rates from COVID-19 were really high for people with kidney failure who were on dialysis, which made SARS-CoV-2 vaccination a priority for everyone. Recent research compared the immune responses of patients with as well as without kidney failure, alo
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UK extends COVID-19 booster vaccine to people over 40 years old
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], November 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization (JCVI) on Monday announced that people over 40 years old living in the United Kingdom will now be eligible to receive a booster COVID-19 vaccine six months after having their second dose, as a
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Priority will be children with comorbidities in paediatric COVID vaccine d
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): Once the COVID-19 vaccination drive for children commences in India, priority would be given to children with comorbidities however severe, said National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NTAGI) Chairperson Dr NK Arora.
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Discussions yet not over between govt, US-based manufacturers for procurin
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): Discussions and negotiations are still not over between the government and US-based COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers for procuring their vaccine, said Dr NK Arora, Chief of National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NTAGI) on Monday.
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Initial hiccups in Bharat Biotech Banglaore plant delayed Covaxin producti
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): India achieved the target of 47 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses till the month of July, Dr N K Arora, Chief of National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NTAGI) said and added that some hiccups like initial difficulties in the new Bangalore plant of Bhara
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Israel: Immunization of people over 60 with the third dose of the corona v
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel] July 30 (ANI/FENA): The immunization of people over the age of 60 with the third dose of the coronavirus vaccine has begun in Israel.
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Pregnant Women now eligible for COVID-19 vaccination
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): The union health ministry on Friday approved the vaccination of pregnant women against COVID-19 based on recommendations from the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI).
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Community Engagement is essential to promote vaccination awareness is the
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI/PNN): As India is recording daily huge drops in the number of active cases; the fear of the third wave is still inevitable. It is a noble idea to get the whole country vaccinated as soon as possible and secure the whole nation against unprecedented circumstanc
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