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AstraZeneca withdraws COVID vaccine globally: Report

Pharma giant AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine is being withdrawn worldwide...

New all-in-one vaccine targets all coronaviruses

The research published in 'Nature Nanotechnolog' on Monday is based on a new...

AstraZeneca's COVID-19 Vaccine: The TTS Factor

'It is admitted that the AZ vaccine can, in very rare cases, cause TTS.'

AstraZeneca reaffirms Covid vax safety amid concerns

Despite these rare occurrences, the pharmaceutical company maintains that...

AstraZeneca admits in court: Covishield causes TTS

United Kingdom-headquartered pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca (AZ) has...

MNCs look towards India for a booster dose

In recent months, several pharma multinational corporations (MNCs) are...

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'Covid surge is a seasonal wave but spreads faster'

'Seek medical help if after five days of the first symptom the fever has not...

CAA comes as relief for 35,000 Hindus from Sindh

'A large number of people from Sindh province will now opt to migrate to...

Wipro's health care deals get an AI booster shot

Information technology (IT) giant Wipro has a strong pipeline of large...

Does India have enough jabs for a new Covid wave?

According to CoWIN data, only 73 vaccination centres are currently active in...

Are hospitals ready to handle Covid surge?

Larger hospitals are not worried about a spike in cases, as they are now...

Maha logs 50 Covid cases; 9 of them JN.1 infections

Of the fresh cases, nine were caused by JN.1, increasing the number of...

Covid virus can linger in people for over 1 year

The researchers from the University of California, San Francisco found pieces...

Man gets 217 Covid vaccinations with no side effects

Until now, it has been unclear what effects hypervaccination such as this...

Novelis IPO: A potential booster for Hindalco

Base metals major Hindalco's overseas subsidiary, Novelis, has submitted a...

Covid: WHO asks countries to step up surveillance

Considering the limited available evidence, the additional public health risk...

No mandatory Covid testing at airports now: Sources

Even though the number of cases is rising and the JN.1 sub-variant has been...

300 fresh COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths in Kerala

Kerala Health Minister Veena George said that despite the increase in COVID...

Visa applications to beat pre-Covid levels in 2024

VFS Global expects visa applications from India to surpass pre-pandemic...

4 new Covid deaths reported across country

India has logged 123 new cases of Covid, while the number of active cases of...

Covid mutated 223 times, not deadly anymore: Govt

The COVID-19 virus got mutated 223 times in the world and its harmful effects...

Amid JN.1 scare, Karnataka reports 2 Covid deaths

Two Covid-19 related deaths and 20 fresh cases were reported in Karnataka,...

Kerala reports 3 Covid deaths, 292 fresh cases

On Tuesday, state health minister Veena George had said that despite the...

Strategies needed for next-gen vaccine: Parli panel

The ICMR-National Institute of Virology has been regularly undertaking...

COVID-positive Marsh to captain Aus from a distance

Mitchell Marsh will captain Australia from a distance when they take on West...

Uttarakhand saw sharpest dip in workforce during Covid

Uttarakhand saw the sharpest decline (of 11 per cent) in the "total persons...

'Despite Covid we don't care about health'

'The first duty of the government is to learn lessons from a bad experience...

Kerala reports 115 Covid cases out of 142 in India

According to data on the Union health ministry's website, of the 142 COVID...

Delhiites advised to wear mask amid JN.1 detection

With Christmas and the New Year approaching, doctors at some hospitals in the...

India sees surge in Covid cases, Centre alerts states

In a letter to states and Union Territories, Union health secretary Sudhansh...

Vande Bharatam: R-Day Scene Stealer!

Vande Bharatam-Nari Shakti, a stunning display of 30 distinctive dance styles...

ED summons Raut's brother over 'kichdi' scam links

Sandeep Raut has been asked to depose before the central agency at its office...

Indians Back To Spending, But...

Lower income groups earning less than Rs 100,000 a year are yet to recover as...

Covid returns: Karnataka makes masks mandatory for...

The Karnataka government on Monday asked those above 60-years of age, with...

Kerala allays concerns over Covid sub-variant JN.1

George said this was detected months ago in Indian passengers who were...

Kerala woman found infected with Covid sub-strain JN.1

A case of COVID-19 sub-variant JN. 1 has been detected in Kerala as part of...

Exiled while waiting for crowning: Shivraj drops hint

Chouhan got emotional and said he will continue to be among the people,...

Odisha logs 1st case as India's JN.1 tally up at 196

Ten states and Union Territories have so far detected the presence of the...

India's JN.1 tally rises to 169; Kerala tops table

Several states have been reporting an uptick in the number of COVID cases...

Covid vax didn't increase sudden death risk: Govt

A study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has...

SC questions immigrants' impact on Assam's culture

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought data on the beneficiaries of Section 6A...

'Air pollution can lead to cancer'

'If you keep on irritating the body by allowing all kinds of pollutants to...

India logs 797 Covid cases, highest since May; 5 dead

India has logged 797 new cases of COVID-19, the highest in 225 days, while...

Hyderabad firm develops XBB1.5 Covid vax, awaits nod

As of now, Gennova Biopharmaceuticals has launched a vaccine, Gemcovac-OM,...

Delhi logs first case of JN.1; India's tally at 109

The official said multiple samples were sent for genome sequencing, and one...

China goes on alert for return of Covid

China's top respiratory disease expert Zhong Nanshan warned of a small...

Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid jab faces legal threat in UK

AstraZeneca has stressed that patient safety is its "highest priority" and...

No refunds for air tickets booked during lockdown?

The government on Wednesday directed online travel aggregators to process...