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India’s first intranasal vaccine for Covid gets DCGI approval

New Delhi | India’s first intranasal Covid vaccine by Bharat Biotech on Tuesday got the approval from the Drug Controller General of India for 18+ age group for restricted use in emergency situation. Announcing the achievements, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya termed it a ‘big boost to India’s fight against Covid-19. “Big Boost to India’s Fight […]

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DCGI grants restricted EUA to Covaxin for 6-12 age group

New Delhi | The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Tuesday approved the restricted emergency use authorisation (EUA) to Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for children between the age of 6-12 years, sources said. The DGCI has asked vaccine manufacturer to submit safety data including the data on adverse event with due analysis every 15 days for […]

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Authorities must follow Centre’s policy that Aadhaar not mandatory for Covid vaccine: SC

New Delhi | The Supreme Court on Monday directed all authorities concerned with Covid vaccination should follow the Centre’s policy and not insist on Aadhaar card for administering the vaccine. A bench of Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and Surya Kant was hearing a plea filed by Siddharth Shankar Sharma, through advocate Mayank Kshrisagar, seeking directions to authorities […]

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FIR against elderly person in Bihar for taking 12 Covid vaccine doses

Patna | Police in Bihar’s Madhepura district have registered an FIR against an elderly person for taking 12 Covid-19 vaccine doses. The FIR was registered on the written complaint given by the in-charge of a orimary health centre in Puraini under IPC sections 419, 420 and 188. Confirming the development, Madhepura SP Rajesh Kumar said: “The […]

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Covid vaccine for teens: Doctors advise not to take paracetamol

New Delhi | Children undergoing Covid vaccination must not take paracetamol, a common pain reliever, without first consulting, city doctors advised on Friday. The advice was issued in response to growing concerns that some immunisation centres are advising children to take three paracetamol 500 mg tablets after receiving the Covid vaccine. Taking paracetamol without consulting a […]

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Covid vaccine Corbevax gets Drug Controller’s Emergency Use Authorisation

New Delhi | India’s first indigenously-developed receptor binding domain (RBD) protein sub-unit Covid-19 vaccine, Corbevax, developed by Biological E Ltd, has received the Drug Controller General of India’s approval for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA). The Department of Biotechnology and its public sector undertaking, the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), had supported Biological E’s Covid-19 vaccine […]

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TN doctors reportedly taking Covid-19 vax booster doses in secret

Chennai | Several doctors in Tamil Nadu are reportedly taking booster doses of coronavirus vaccine – yet unauthorised by the government – in secret, sources said. Sources in the Health Department told IANS that many doctors are taking booster doses from private hospitals, while some of them are taking the boosters from government hospitals themselves using […]

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‘Gadkari’, ‘Amit Sha’, ‘Pushyu Goyal’ ‘vaccinated’ in UP

Etawah (Uttar Pardesh) | Covid vaccination certificates have been issued to 30-year-old ‘Niten Gadkari’, 33-year-old ‘Amit Sha’, 26-year-old ‘Om Birla’, and 37-year-old ‘Pushyu Goyal’ in Etawah district. These vaccine certificates were issued by a community healthcare centre in Sarsainawar village in Takha tehsil. The names on these certificates are similar to the Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari, […]

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Covid vaccine Covovax receives WHO approval for emergency use

New Delhi | The World Health Organisation on Friday approved emergency use listing of Covid vaccine Covovax, produced by the Serum Institute of India under licence from Novavax and part of the Covax facility portfolio. “This is yet another milestone in our fight against Covid-19. Covovax is now WHO approved for emergency use, showing excellent safety […]