Covaxin gets nod for use in children above 12 years with riders

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted emergency use authorisation to indigenously-developed Bharat Biotech's Covaxin for children above 12 years with certain conditions, official......

Does India need booster shots to fight Omicron?

'Better to prevent than to wait for evidence. Protection delayed can also mean protection denied' IMAGE: A health worker administers a dose of COVID-19 vaccine to a beneficiary at a government......

NTAGI mulls 'additional' Covid jab for immunocompromised

The issue of administering 'additional' dose of COVID-19 vaccine to immunocompromised individuals will be deliberated upon in the meeting of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation......

Omicron scare: SII seeks approval for Covishield booster

The Serum Institute of India (SII) has sought India's drug regulator's approval for the Covishield vaccine as a booster dose citing adequate stock of the vaccine in the country, officials informed......