The study, published in the journal Nature, says most people vaccinated with mRNA vaccines may not need booster shots if the virus & its variants don't evolve much beyond their current forms.
Switzerland's Federal Office of Public Health said there is no need for a negative RT-PCR report from countries that have the Delta variant of Covid-19.
According to health ministry, over 2.13 lakh doses per million population have been administered nationally, while the figure for tribal districts stands at 2.19 lakh.
Bihar, UP, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu and Assam rank among the five worst-performers in terms of Covid vaccinations. In Ladakh & Sikkim, 50% of the population received the first dose.
CDL in Himachal Pradesh is the only govt testing lab at present. With a slew of Covid vaccines expected to be manufactured locally, Modi govt is preparing to reduce testing delays.
Planning Minister Asad Umar made such a demand because Pakistan is facing problems due to its dependence on China for vaccines which are not accepted by many countries for travels.
Bharat Biotech submitted phase 3 trial data of Covaxin to the Drug Controller General of India. The data is crucial to ascertaining the efficacy of a vaccine.
Compulsion magnifies the risk of function creep. Future updates could quietly expand the app’s capabilities or enable background telemetry far beyond users’ expectations.
Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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