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Centre to reduce gap between 2nd COVID jab, booster dose for those flying
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The Central Government has decided to reduce the gap between the second dose and booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for persons travelling abroad to a minimum of 90 days, sources said.
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Bharat Biotech seeks DCGI's permission to conduct Covaxin booster trials i
Updated : 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): Hyderabad-based pharma company Bharat Biotech has sought permission from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to conduct trials of Covaxin as COVID-19 vaccine booster dose in the 2-18 age group, sources said.
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Those scared of removing loudspeakers say they demolished Babri Masjid: Fa
Updated : 3 weeks, 2 days ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 1 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis launched an attack on Shiv Sena and said that those who are scared of removing loudspeakers from mosques say that they took part in Babri Masjid's demolition. Read More
Health expert believes 6 months gap between COVID vaccine and precautionar
Updated : 3 weeks, 5 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): As the Central government allowed the administration of booster doses after a gap of nine months after the doses of COVID vaccines, the top health expert believes that the gap between the second dose of vaccine and the precautionary dose should be at lea
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Health expert calls for reducing booster dose gap from 9 to 6 months
Updated : 3 weeks, 6 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): Director of Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS), Bengaluru, Dr Rakesh Mishra has called for reducing the gap for booster doses from nine to five-six months after two-doses of covid-19 vaccination, saying "it can be a good approach".
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Precaution dose of COVID vaccine will protect family, society, says expert
Updated : 4 weeks, 1 day ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): Precaution dose of COVID vaccine will be helpful to boost immunity and is important to protect family and society against the pandemic, said Dr Suresh Kumar, MD, LNJP hospital Delhi on Monday.
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Delhi govt makes COVID precautionary dose free for beneficiaries aged 18-5
Updated : 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Delhi government on Thursday announced that the precautionary or the booster COVID-19 dose will be available for free to all eligible beneficiaries aged between 18 and 59 years in all government vaccination centres.
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India is now better prepared to fight any Covid-19 variant, says SII's Ada
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): As some countries are presently reporting higher COVID-19 cases, Chief Executive Officer of Serum Institute of India (SII) Adar Poonawalla on Tuesday said that India is better prepared to face it now than it was in 2020.
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CPI MP urges Centre to provide COVID-19 booster dose free of cost
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): Communist Party of India (CPI) Rajya Sabha MP from Kerala, Binoy Viswam has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged him to reconsider the decision to provide booster doses to those aged above 18 years at a cost of around 375 rupees.
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On the first day, 9,674 COVID-19 booster dose administered to adults betwe
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): Booster dose drive of COVID-19 vaccination, which was started on Sunday, for the age group 18 to 59 years on its first day 9,674 precaution doses were administered across the nation, stated the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday.
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Free camp for administering booster dose of COVID vaccination to 18 plus p
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 10 (ANI): Federation of Karnataka Traders Association (FKTA) on Sunday organised a free vaccination camp in Bengaluru as precaution doses become available to the population of 18 years to 45 years from today.
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Private hospitals start administering precaution dose of COVID vaccine to
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): Private vaccination centres on Sunday began the administration of the precautionary "third" dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, also known as the booster dose, for the 18-plus population.
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