Coronavirus

New Delhi: Apollo Hospitals said Monday it will offer free Covid-19 vaccination to children with specific comorbidities across its hospital network. It is anticipated that approval will soon be granted for vaccinating children with specific comorbidities. Immediately after getting the nod, the free vaccination initiative...

New Delhi: A rare nerve disorder that affects the feet, hands and limbs has been added to the list of possible side effects of the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine by UK regulators, the Daily Mail reported. Guillain-Barre syndrome, which sees the immune system go haywire and...

Mumbai: Sonu Sood is a name that has become synonymous with relief measures in the country. The actor once again stepped up to spread awareness about vaccination as he visited Kala Qila in Mumbai's Dharavi with frontline workers and their children to spread awareness on...

New York: People vaccinated against Covid-19 may have a lower non-Covid-19 death rates than people who are not inoculated, according to a new research. The study indicated that Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine recipients had a mortality rate of 4.2 deaths per 1,000 vaccinated people per year...

Hyderabad: Anti-viral drug Molnupiravir may emerge as the game changer in the fight against Covid-19 as studies suggest it can reduce the risk of hospitalisation or death in newly-diagnosed patients, an expert says. Distinguished cardiologist and health systems expert Dr Krishna Reddy Nallamalla believes that...

New Delhi: A day after India crossed the milestone of 100 crore vaccine doses, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was all praise. Narendra Modi said Friday that India’s vaccination programme was ‘science-born, science-driven and science-based’. He asserted that it had been ensured there was no ‘VIP...

New Delhi: As many as 82 per cent of the eligible population has already received one dose of the Covid vaccine and 39 per cent has received both doses, as per the IANS-CVoter Vaccine Tracker. While India is intensely pro-vaccine, vaccine hesitancy is several times...

New Delhi: As temperatures change, common issues like hair fall only get accelerated with oily scalps and dry ends. This can lead to hair thinning or bald patches depending upon various reasons. In addition, the virus has left a huge impact and people are suffering...

Washington: If you think once infected with Covid-19 gives you immunity, then you may be wrong. According to new models without vaccination and masks, people once infected with Covid can be reinfected within four months, Nature reported. Within four months after initial infection, the average...

Beijing: An inhalable Covid-19 vaccine developed by China's CanSino Biologics has shown an increase of 250- to 300-fold in neutralising antibody levels as a booster shot, the media reported. According to latest lab studies by the Chinese drug maker, the aerosolised inhaled adenovirus Type-5 vector-based...