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NTAGI recommends reducing gap between two doses of Covishield: Sources
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 20 (ANI): The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) on Sunday recommended the Union Ministry of Health to reduce the COVID-19 vaccine Covishield's duration of the second dose to somewhere between 8 to 16 weeks after the first dose in view of the o
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High-risk children are priority of COVID-19 vaccination programme
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): The primary focus was immunisation of children with comorbidities but due to the unavailability of data of such children, we have decided to open immunization for all the children between the age group of 12-15 years, said Dr NK Arora, Chairman of COVID-
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Dr NK Arora advises people not to take COVID-19 'for granted' as China wit
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): As China is reporting a surge in coronavirus infections, Dr NK Arora, chairman of India's COVID-19 Working Group of NTAGI on Tuesday said that people should not take the disease "for granted" because new variants can occur at all times in future.
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Corbevax COVID vaccine is safe, offers high antibody levels: NTAGI chief
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 15 (ANI): India's third homegrown COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax is safe and offers good immunogenicity and higher antibody levels than some other vector vaccines, said Dr N K Arora, Chairman, India's COVID-19 Working group of National Technical Advisory Group on immun
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Don't use Molnupiravir for treating COVID-19 in younger population, warns
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI): Molnupiravir, an oral antiviral drug used in the treatment of COVID-19 should not be administered to the younger population as it adversely affects their reproductive system, said Dr NK Arora, Chairman of COVID-19 Working Group of National Technical Advis
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Covaxin has shown good immune response in children during trials, says Dr
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 26 (ANI): Covaxin has shown that it has a very good immune response in children in trials, Dr NK Arora, Chairman of Covid Task Force working group, NTAGI, said on Sunday.
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NTAGI analyzes data of COVID-19 breakthrough infections in India to decide
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): To make a decision regarding a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) is analyzing data of COVID-19 breakthrough infections in India, said sources on Tuesday.
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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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NTAGI to hold meeting on child immunisation, additional COVID-19 vaccine d
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
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.
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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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