India

Vaccine policy revised after evaluation since May 1: VK Paul

NEW DELHI: The decision to revise the vaccination policy and restore the Centre's primacy was based on continuous evaluation of…

5 years ago

Contrary to vow, DRDO drug has steep price tag of Rs 990 a sachet

HYDERABAD: Contrary to promises that the indigenously developed Covid-19 drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) would be priced affordably to ensure it reaches…

5 years ago

1% wastage target could be inimical to vax drive: Experts

Immunisation experts and those actually involved in vaccination efforts say that the health ministry’s insistence on keeping Covid vaccine wastage…

5 years ago

Vaccines can’t be administered at home due to risks, govt tells HC

MUMBAI: The national expert group on vaccine administration for Covid-19 (Negvac) has unanimously decided shots cannot be given to the…

5 years ago

Covid vaccine: Govt pre-orders 44 crore shots for Aug-Dec

NEW DELH: A day after the government announced it was again centralising the Covid-19 vaccination programme, barring a 25% quota…

5 years ago

‘Covaxin shields against Beta, Delta variants’

HYDERABAD: The indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin protects people against the deadly Beta (B.1.351) and Delta (B.1.617.2) variants, more commonly…

5 years ago

As PC withdraws remark, BJP says he has hurt war against Covid

NEW DELHI: With senior Congress leader P Chidambaram withdrawing his remarks that “no CM had demanded to procure vaccines”, BJP…

5 years ago

Govt to ensure pension to kin of Covid victims without delay

NEW DELHI: With Covid-19 claiming the lives of several government employees, many of them sole bread-winners of their families, the…

5 years ago

Daily Covid cases less than 1L for 2nd day in a row, toll below 2k

Daily Covid-19 cases recorded in the country remained under 1 lakh and deaths from the virus below 2,000 for the…

5 years ago

Not against delimitation process in J&K: Farooq

JAMMU: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said though his party was not against the delimitation process in…

5 years ago