According to the sources, Bharat Biotech which has completed the Phase 2/3 trials of Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin for use in children under 18 years of age has submitted the data to the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation for its verification and subsequent approval for Emergency Use Authorisation
The home ministry on Thursday said it will begin issuing fresh tourist visas in a phased manner, starting with foreigners arriving on chartered flights, from October 15 onwards. The announcement was made at the opening up of the country to international tourists almost 19 months
To ensure affected patients get better care, the WHO has come up with a ‘clinical case definition’ of ‘post-Covid condition’, stating that it occurs in individuals with a history of probable or confirmed Sars-CoV-2 infection, usually three months from its onset with symptoms, lasts for
The health ministry on Friday said that Malaysia has granted conditional approval for the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer (PFE.N) and BioNTech (22UAy.DE) to be used as a booster shot. The approval allows the vaccine to be used only on adults aged 18 and above, at least six months after
Health officials in Africa are confident and hopeful that the first-ever malaria vaccine ‘Mosquirix’ approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO) will "dramatically change" the way the continent of 1.3 billion people combats the lethal disease. John Nkengasong Director of Africa Centers for Disease Control and
A high-level government committee was constituted back in September 2021 to draft the New Drugs, Cosmetics and Medical Devices Bill which will be used for governance in the healthcare sector. The bill will be prepared under the chairmanship of the Drugs Controller General of India
According to an analysis of the PM 2.5 levels of the past five years by the capital’s environment department, Delhi’s air is to be most polluted from November 1 to 15. The average PM 2.5 value is 285 micrograms per cubic metre during this period. Officials
On Wednesday, Sweden and Denmark said they are pausing the use of Moderna’s Covid vaccine for younger age groups after reports of possible rare cardiovascular side effects. The Swedish health agency said it would pause using the shot for people born in 1991 and later
A new study helps quantify the improved protection against COVID-19 achieved with a third booster dose of the vaccine from Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and BioNTech SE in cancer patients who are undergoing chemotherapy. "Chemotherapy can weaken the ability of cancer patients to fight off infections and to
On Wednesday, The World Health Organization (WHO) said the approved vaccination against malaria should be widely given to African children, potentially marking a major advance against a disease that kills hundreds of thousands of people annually. The WHO recommendation is for RTS,S - or Mosquirix -
