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8.5 lakh doses of Covid vaccine in stock, urge citizens to get the third d
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"People should join hands with government measures and follow precautionary measures. There are about 8.5 lakh doses of covid-19 vaccine available in the state and I urge everyone to get the third dose," Minister Sudhakar said.
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Covaxin booster dose increases immune response by 40 times, gives long-ter
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 20 (ANI): Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech on Wednesday announced that the administration of the third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin (BBV152) after six months of two-dose vaccination dramatically increased neutralizing antibody responses against both
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Precaution dose of COVID vaccine will protect family, society, says expert
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): Precaution dose of COVID vaccine will be helpful to boost immunity and is important to protect family and society against the pandemic, said Dr Suresh Kumar, MD, LNJP hospital Delhi on Monday.
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Private hospitals start administering precaution dose of COVID vaccine to
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): Private vaccination centres on Sunday began the administration of the precautionary "third" dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, also known as the booster dose, for the 18-plus population.
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Dr Naresh Trehan welcomes precautionary dose of COVID vaccine for all adul
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Welcoming the Central government's decision to the rollout of the precautionary "third" dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for the 18-plus population at private vaccination centres from April 10, Chairman and Managing Director of Medanta - The Medicity, Dr Nare
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Canada's chief health officer calls for getting third dose of COVID-19 vac
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], March 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Canada's chief public health officer on Friday called for more people to get a booster to make the public health system more resilient as the country began to lift COVID-19 restriction measures, such as limits on social gatherings and mask mandates.
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Three doses of COVID vaccine better than two? Study suggests so!
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
California [US], February 14 (ANI): The majority of the vaccines available for COVID-19 have two doses. People are said to become more capable of resisting the virus after the second dose. But, a recent Kaiser Permanente study, found that one month after a third dose, the effectiveness of th
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PIL seeks reduction in gap for COVID-19 precaution dose for frontline work
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was moved in Delhi High Court has sought direction to the Centre to reduce the gap between the second dose and proposed third dose/precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccine from 39 weeks (nine months) to three months for front
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COVID-19: Third Covaxin dose holds promise, says ICMR as India prepares to
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 9 (ANI): The third dose of Covaxin holds promise, the Indian Council of Medical Research said on Sunday just a day before the government plans to administer 'precaution' doses of COVID-19 vaccines to frontline workers, healthcare workers and senior citizens with
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SEC to hold meeting on Bharat Biotech's Nasal vaccine booster dose
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) of the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) is expected to meet on Tuesday afternoon to discuss Bharat Biotech's application for clinical trials of its intranasal Covid vaccine as a booster or a third dose.
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Third dose of China's Sinovac ineffective against Omicron, says study cont
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 25 (ANI): China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine (CoronaVac) doesn't provide sufficient antibodies to fend off Omicron, a study by two Hong Kong universities has found.
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China's Sinovac booster shot is 94 pc efficient against Omicron, claims co
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 17 (ANI): China's biotech firm Sinovac claimed that a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine is 94 per cent effective against the Omicron variant of the COVID-19.
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