3 years, 9 months ago

Sputnik V is more efficient against the Delta variant of coronavirus, says study

Sputnik V is more efficient against the Delta variant of coronavirus, says study The Sputnik V vaccine was accorded emergency use authorization by the Drugs Controller General of India The Russia's Covid-19 vaccine has claimed that Sputnik V is more efficient against the Delta variant of coronavirus than any other vaccine. The Sputnik V vaccine was accorded emergency use authorization by the Drugs Controller General of India, joining Covishield and the indigenous Covaxin in the battle against COVID-19. The maximum price of Covishield for private COVID-19 Vaccination Centres has been fixed at Rs 780 per dose, while that of Covaxin is Rs 1,410 per dose. Apart from the Apollo hospital, another private hospital Madhukar Rainbow Children's Hospital will start administering the Sputnik V by the end of this week.

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2 years, 9 months ago

As COVID-19 cases rise, vaccines play vital role to prevent mass hospitalization, adverse outcomes

Firstpost

Vaccination boosts the human body’s natural immune system, increasing the body’s capacity to protect itself against disease-causing pathogens. A look at the efficacy of the vaccines, the Covishield initially showed an efficacy rate of 70 per cent during the phase 3 trials, however, after the first and second dose of the vaccine, the efficacy was 90 per cent. Sputnik V …

2 years, 10 months ago

1st Dose to Be Given as Booster to Those Vaccinated with Sputnik V, NTAGI Recommends

News 18

The first dose of Sputnik V vaccine can be administered as the precaution dose to all those vaccinated with the Russian Covid-19 jab, an NTAGI panel has recommended, official sources told PTI on Saturday. Many Sputnik V recipients who had taken their second dose way back in July last year are unable to get the booster shot. “The NTAGI’s Standing …

2 years, 10 months ago

1st dose of Sputnik V to be given as booster to those vaccinated with Russian vaccine

India Today

National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation has given its approval to the first dose of Sputnik Covid-19 vaccine to be administered as a booster dose to all those vaccinated with the Russian vaccine. Two days ago, India Today filed an RTI to find out what was the option for a third dose for those vaccinated with Sputnik V in India. …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Russia registers world\'s first nasal vaccine against COVID-19

Deccan Chronicle

Moscow: Russian Health Ministry has registered the nasal version of Sputnik V, the world's first nasal vaccine against COVID-19. "Russian Health Ministry registers the nasal version of Sputnik V, the world's first nasal vaccine against COVID-19," Sputnik V tweeted on late Friday. In January, the Russian news agency TASS reported that the nasal vaccine against the novel coronavirus infection will …

2 years, 11 months ago

Russia registers nasal version of Sputnik V, world's first nasal vaccine against COVID-19

India Today

The Russian Health Ministry has registered the nasal version of its vaccine against coronavirus - Sputnik V. It is the world's first nasal vaccine against COVID-19. The Russian news agency TASS in January reported that the nasal vaccine against the novel coronavirus infection will be in civil circulation and available for Russians within 3-4 months, quoting the director of the …

3 years ago

Ukraine war: WHO delays review of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine

Hindustan Times

The World Health Organization has delayed the review of Russia's Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V as Moscow continues its full-scale attack on Ukraine. A medical specialist holds a vial of Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus in a department store in Moscow, Russia Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, WHO vaccines expert Dr Mariangela Simao said, "We were supposed to go …

3 years ago

Govt panel recommends permission for phase 3 trial of Sputnik Light vaccine as booster dose

India Today

An expert panel of India’s central drug authority has recommended permission to conduct a phase-3 clinical trial of the single-dose Covid-19 vaccine ‘Sputnik Light’ as a booster dose, official sources said on Saturday. "The Subject Expert Committee on Covid-19 of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, which reviewed the application on Friday after detailed deliberation, recommended granting permission for the …

3 years ago

Coronavirus updates March 04, 2022

The Hindu

In 2022, 92% of COVID deaths have been in unvaccinated individuals, Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research Dr. Balram Bhargava said on Thursday. Here are the latest updates Study Third Covid vaccine dose advised for immunocompromised people: study A third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine is recommended for people with a weakened immune system, especially for organ …

3 years ago

Covid-19 Vaccine Sputnik V's India Production In A Fix After Sanctions on Russia's Jab Manufacturer

News 18

The sanctions imposed by the United States on the Russian Direct Investment Fund, which markets Sputnik V internationally has raised concerns over the manufacturing of the Covid-19 vaccine in India, the second largest producer of the jab after Russia. RDIF is Russia’s sovereign wealth fund established in 2011 to make equity co-investments, primarily in Russia, alongside reputable international financial and …

3 years, 1 month ago

India's first mRNA vaccine under final trials: Dr V.K. Paul

India TV News

India's first mRNA vaccine under final trials: Dr V.K. Paul Indian Council of Medical Research Director General, Dr Balram Bhargava, said that this is another vaccine which really establishes that India is heading towards becoming a vaccine superpower. Highlights India's first homegrown mRNA vaccine is being developed by Pune-based Gennova Biopharmaceuticals The vaccine is currently under final clinical trials With …

3 years, 1 month ago

Omicron variant Updates: Religious places reopen in Bihar's Patna, Covid restrictions relaxed

India TV News

Omicron variant LIVE Updates: With daily COVID-19 cases on the decline, the Jammu and Kashmir State Executive Committee on Sunday ended the weekend lockdown and gave one-hour relaxation in the night curfew timings. Meanwhile, the Drugs Controller General of India has granted emergency use permission to single-dose Sputnik Light Covid vaccine in the country, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said …

3 years, 1 month ago

Covid-19 pandemic: India's daily cases drop below 1 lakh after a month; positivity rate dips to 7.25%

India TV News

Highlights India reports 83,876 new Covid cases, 895 deaths in a day India's daily cases drop below 1 lakh after a month The active Covid-19 cases now stand at 11,08,938 India's daily Covid-19 cases dipped below 1 lakh on Monday as the nation reported 83,876 new infections, according to the Union Health Ministry data. This comes following recommendations of an …

3 years, 1 month ago

DCGI grants emergency use permission to Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine

Firstpost

Hyderabad-based Dr Reddy’s Laboratories is the Indian partner of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, which has sought approval from the Indian drug regulator for use of single-dose Russia’s Sputnik Light one shot New Delhi: The Drugs Controller General of India has granted emergency-use permission to the single-dose Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine, informed Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday. “DCGI …

3 years, 1 month ago

Single-dose Sputnik Light Covid vaccine gets approval for emergency use in India

India Today

The Drugs Controller General of India has granted emergency-use permission to the single-dose Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday. DCGI has granted emergency use permission to Single-dose Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine in India. — Dr Mansukh Mandaviya February 6, 2022 An expert panel of India's central drug authority on Friday recommended granting restricted emergency use authorisation to the single-dose Covid-19 …

3 years, 1 month ago

Single-dose Sputnik Light Covid vaccine receives emergency use approval from DCGI

India TV News

Single-dose Sputnik Light Covid vaccine receives emergency use approval from DCGI Sputnik Light Covid vaccine is the 9th vaccine to be approved for emergency use in India. Highlights Sputnik Light Covid vaccine received emergency use approval on Sunday. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday notified that the single dose Sputnik Light Covid vaccine has received emergency use permission from …

3 years, 1 month ago

Government panel recommends emergency use authorisation for single-dose COVID-19 jab Sputnik Light

Firstpost

According to Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, the Sputnik Light vaccine is approved in 29 countries, including Argentina, Russia etc New Delhi: An expert panel of India’s central drug authority on 4 February, 2022, recommended granting restricted emergency use authorisation to single-dose COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik Light subject to various regulatory provisions, official sources said. Sputnik Light is the same as component-1 of …

3 years, 1 month ago

Government panel recommends emergency use authorisation for single-dose COVID jab Sputnik Light

India TV News

Government panel recommends emergency use authorisation for single-dose COVID jab Sputnik Light The interim data of the efficacy trial from Russia has shown an efficacy of 65.4 per cent against COVID-19, 21 days after immunisation. Highlights Expert panel of India's central drug authority recommended restricted EUA to COVID vax Sputnik Light Sputnik Light is the same as component-1 of Sputnik …

3 years, 1 month ago

Govt panel recommends granting emergency use authorisation to single dose of Covid vaccine Sputnik Light

India Today

An expert panel of India's central drug authority on Friday recommended granting restricted emergency use authorisation to the single-dose Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik Light, subject to various regulatory provisions, official sources said. Sputnik Light is the same as component-1 of Sputnik V. According to an official source, in light of the recommendations made during an SEC meeting on January 31, Dr …

3 years, 1 month ago

Trying to Bring Sputnik M Vaccine for Adolescents to India: Dr Reddy's

News 18

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories on Friday said it is in discussions with the Indian drug regulator to bring Russia’s Sputnik M, a COVID-19 vaccine for the 12 to18-year-old category, to India. Addressing a press conference after announcing the company’s Q3 results, a senior executive of the drug maker said Phase 3 clinical trial data of Russia’s single dose COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik …

3 years, 2 months ago

Sputnik V shows higher Omicron-antibody levels than Pfizer in preliminary study

India Today

A small preliminary laboratory study has shown that levels of Omicron-neutralising antibodies of people vaccinated with Russia's Sputnik V vaccine did not decline as much as of those who had Pfizer shots. The joint Russian-Italian study - funded by the Russian Direct Investment Fund, which markets Sputnik V abroad - compared the blood serum of people who had received the …

3 years, 2 months ago

Sputnik V Covid vaccine shows higher Omicron-specific antibodies than Pfizer: Study

Deccan Chronicle

Moscow: The levels of Omicron-neutralising antibodies of people vaccinated with two doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine did not decline as much as of those who had Pfizer shots, according to a small study. The study found that Sputnik V vaccine demonstrates more than 2 times higher levels of virus neutralising antibodies to Omicron variant than two doses of Pfizer …

3 years, 2 months ago

Sputnik V shows strong protection against Omicron, claims study

India TV News

Sputnik V shows strong protection against Omicron, claims study The study was conducted at the leading Italian research institute for infectious diseases, by a joint Italian-Russian team of researchers representing the Institute and the Gamaleya Center in the equal laboratory conditions on comparable sera samples from individuals vaccinated with Sputnik V and Pfizer with a similar level of IgG antibodies …

3 years, 2 months ago

Sputnik V effective against Omicron, say developers

Hindustan Times

Russian anti Covid-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, has two times higher virus neutralizing antibodies to the Omicron variant than the Pfizer vaccine, announced its developers on Wednesday based on a preprint study. The developers said that hard scientific data proves Sputnik V has higher virus neutralizing activity against Omicron as compared to other vaccines. “A unique independent comparative study conducted at …

3 years, 2 months ago

Expert panel may approve Sputnik Light vaccine for emergency use, discuss trials nasal vax

India Today

The Subject Expert Committee is slated to hold a meeting to provide emergency use authorisation to Russia’s Sputnik Light, the one-shot Covid vaccine, on Tuesday, sources said. The Gamelaya Institute in Moscow, which made the Russian vaccine, said all individuals who had received a single shot of Sputnik Light booster dose developed neutralising antibodies against the Omicron Covid-19 variant, even …

3 years, 3 months ago

Sputnik V, Sputnik Light booster effective against Omicron: Study

India Today

Russia's Sputnik V vaccine and its one-shot version Sputnik Light booster demonstrates high virus-neutralising activity against the highly-contagious Omicron variant of COVID-19, providing a strong defence against severe disease and hospitalisation, according to a study. The Gamaleya National Research Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology and the Russian Direct Investment Fund, an investor in Sputnik V and Sputnik Light vaccines, in …

3 years, 3 months ago

Sputnik V, Sputnik Light Booster Effective Against Omicron, Says RDIF

News 18

Russian Direct Investment Fund on Friday said a preliminary laboratory study conducted by the Gamaleya Center has demonstrated that the Sputnik V vaccine and the one-shot Sputnik Light booster were effective against the Omicron variant of Covid-19. Heterologous boosting with Sputnik Light is the solution to increase other vaccines' efficacy, including against Omicron, and extend the booster protection period, RDIF …

3 years, 3 months ago

Russia says Sputnik-V vaccine effective against Omicron variant of coronavirus

India Today

As Omicron cases rise across the world with infections now reported on six continents, Russia's Sputnik-V said that its vaccine is effective against the new mutation. Developed by Gamaleya Research Institute, part of Russia’s Ministry of Health, Sputnik V demonstrated high virus neutralising activity against the Omicron. "Sputnik V is showing the best virus neutralization results against Omicron in comparison …

3 years, 3 months ago

Covishield: Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine remained effective even during India’s brutal second wave

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Covishield vaccine was effective …

3 years, 3 months ago

Sputnik V, Sputnik Light will neutralise new Covid variant Omicron: RDIF

India TV News

Sputnik V, Sputnik Light will neutralise new Covid variant Omicron: RDIF The Gamaleya Institute believes that both Sputnik V and Sputnik Light will neutralise the latest Omicron variant, Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund said in a statement. Highlights The Gamaleya Institute believes both Sputnik V and Sputnik Light will neutralize the Omicron variant The Sputnik V …

3 years, 3 months ago

Russia says Sputnik vaccine should work against Omicron, can produce boosters

India Today

Russia on Monday said it would be ready to provide booster shots to protect against the Omicron coronavirus variant if needed and the Kremlin said jittery market reaction to the new strain was emotional and not based on scientific data. But Russia said on Monday its vaccine, developed by the Gamaleya Institute, would likely work against Omicron and that it …

3 years, 4 months ago

Sputnik light COVID vaccine to be launched in India by December

India TV News

Sputnik light COVID vaccine to be launched in India by December Russia's Health Ministry will register the Sputnik vaccine for children aged 12-17 on Wednesday, with shots expected to be available at the end of December. Dr Reddy’s Laboratories is the sole distributor of Sputnik V. Russian Direct Investment Fund CEO, Kirill Dmitriev on Wednesday said that the Sputnik light …

3 years, 4 months ago

Russian president Vladimir Putin tests experimental COVID-19 nasal vaccine

Firstpost

In recent weeks, Russia has been swept by its highest ever COVID-19 surge, with officials regularly registering record-high numbers of new infections and deaths Moscow: Russian president Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he has taken an experimental nasal vaccine against the coronavirus, three days after he received his booster shot, as Russia faces its worst surge of infections and deaths since …

3 years, 4 months ago

What Went Wrong with Full Rollout of Russia’s Sputnik V Vaccine in India

News 18

Slower than anticipated production of the second dose of Sputnik V, heavy cold storage requirements, pending WHO approval, rising Covid-19 cases in Russia and low demand at private hospitals have put brakes on the complete rollout of the Russian vaccine in India. It means that only one second dose is manufactured for every 5 first doses manufactured.” According to experts …

3 years, 4 months ago

In Russia, 83% of COVID hospital beds are filled amid surge

Associated Press

MOSCOW — Nearly 83% of hospital beds designated for COVID-19 patients are filled, Russian authorities said Wednesday, as daily tallies of new infections and deaths remain at all-time highs. Russia’s autumn surge in infections and deaths comes amid low vaccination rates, lax public attitudes toward taking precautions and the government’s reluctance to toughen restrictions. In total, Russia’s state coronavirus task …

3 years, 4 months ago

Sputnik V Developer Calls for Mandatory Covid-19 Vaccines in Russia as Inoculation Remains Low

News 18

The developer of Russia’s coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V has said Moscow should make jabs mandatory as inoculation rates remain low despite record deaths and campaigning by authorities. Gintsburg said Russia was currently working on developing a nasal vaccine that would “complement” Sputnik V. He said Moscow was also carrying out tests of a version of the Sputnik vaccine for minors. …

3 years, 4 months ago

Kremlin Says Sputnik Light is a Valid Standalone Vaccine, Not Just Booster

News 18

The Kremlin insisted on Monday that Russian-developed Sputnik Light was a standalone COVID-19 vaccine, after Russia’s health minister was quoted as saying it would be used only as a booster for people who have already been inoculated. Russia had previously promoted Sputnik Light, which comprises the first shot of its flagship two-shot Sputnik V, as an effective standalone vaccine as …

3 years, 4 months ago

Dr Reddy's Expected to Submit Sputnik V Light Trial Data to DCGI in November

News 18

Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd is expected to submit Phase 3 trials data of single dose Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik Light to the Indian drug regulator next month, even as the city-based firm is getting ready to conduct trials of the jab in 2 to 18 year old children in two cohorts. Deepak Sapra CEO API and Services Dr. Reddy's said …

3 years, 4 months ago

Serum Institute seeks DCGI nod for Covid vaccine Covovax

India Today

The Serum Institute of India on Friday sought permission from the Drugs Controller General of India to manufacture Covid-19 vaccine Covovax for restricted use in emergency situations at its Manjari manufacturing site, official sources said. There were no safety concerns arising from the study data and Covovax is safe and immunogenic in the adult population, Prakash Kumar Singh, Director, Government …

3 years, 5 months ago

Namibia halts use of Sputnik jabs after South Africa HIV fears

New Indian Express

Neighbouring South Africa earlier this week said it would not approve Sputnik V due to concerns it could increase the risk of HIV infection among men, a claim the vaccine's developer says is unfounded. South Africa's health products regulator on Monday said it would not authorise use of Sputnik based on earlier studies testing the safety of a modified form …

3 years, 5 months ago

South African Regulator Rejects Russia's Sputnik V Covid Vaccine Citing Safety Concerns

News 18

The South African drug regulator has rejected the Russian-made coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V, citing some safety concerns the manufacturer wasn’t able to answer. The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority, or SAHPRA, said in a statement Tuesday that the request for Sputnik V to be authorized could not be approved at this time, referring to past failed HIV vaccines that …

3 years, 5 months ago

Russia struggles to meet global orders for Sputnik V vaccine

Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela — Esperita García de Perez got her first vaccination against COVID-19 in May. “I had a long time now, many months, anguished because was going to arrive, then it was not going to arrive, then I was going to have to wait, then I was not going to have to wait,” García de Perez said, adding that “you …

3 years, 5 months ago

Hungary Will Receive Technology to Produce Sputnik V Covid-19 Vaccine: Foreign Minister

News 18

Hungary will receive technology this year to produce Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine at a Hungarian plant currently under construction, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in Moscow on Thursday according to a foreign ministry statement. The Sputnik V vaccine, widely used in Russia and approved for use in more than 70 countries, is still undergoing a review by the World …

3 years, 5 months ago

Russia, WHO differ on when approval will come for Sputnik V

Associated Press

MOSCOW — Russia is ready to provide up to 300 million doses of its Sputnik V vaccine to the U.N.-backed COVAX initiative, a top Russian official promoting the shot says, even though the World Health Organization hasn’t yet signed off on it and production issues have fanned customers’ concerns worldwide. She said the approval process for Sputnik V is currently …

3 years, 5 months ago

One-shot Sputnik Light Vaccine Shows 70% Efficacy Against Covid Delta Variant: RDIF

News 18

The Russian Direct Investment Fund and Gamaleya Center on Wednesday said one-shot Sputnik Light vaccine demonstrates 70 per cent efficacy against infection with the Delta variant of coronavirus during the first three months after vaccination. Gamaleya Center has submitted an article analysing efficacy of Sputnik Light vaccine against the Delta variant to the medRxiv preprint server for health sciences, RDIF …

3 years, 5 months ago

WHO says approval for Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine ‘still on hold’

Al Jazeera

The World Health Organization has said the Emergency Use Listing process for Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine was on hold pending some missing data and legal procedures, which the UN body hopes will be “sorted out quite soon”. Sputnik Light vaccine Meanwhile, the Russian Direct Investment Fund on Wednesday said the one-shot Sputnik Light vaccine, citing its developer, showed 70 …

3 years, 5 months ago

Centre permits export of 40 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik Light manufactured in India to Russia

India Today

The government has permitted the export of Russia's single-dose Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik Light domestically produced as the jab has not yet been approved for emergency use in India, sources said on Sunday. Sputnik Light is the same as component-1 of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V, which is being used in India's anti-Covid inoculation programme after getting emergency use authorisation from …

3 years, 5 months ago

Centre allows export of Russian Sputnik Light Covid-19 vaccine made in India

India TV News

Centre allows export of Russian Sputnik Light Covid-19 vaccine made in India Sputnik Light is the same as component-1 of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V which is being used in India's anti-COVID inoculation programme after getting emergency use authorisation from India's Drug Regulator in April. The government has permitted the export of Russia's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik Light domestically produced …

3 years, 5 months ago

India Allows Export of Russia’s Sputnik Light Covid Jab Produced by Hyderabad’s Hetero Biopharma

News 18

The government has permitted the export of Russia’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik Light domestically produced here, Sputnik V confirmed on Sunday. Sputnik Light is the same as component-1 of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V which is being used in India’s anti-COVID inoculation programme after getting emergency use authorisation from India’s Drug Regulator in April. The Russian ambassador had urged the …

3 years, 5 months ago

Govt allows export of Russia’s Sputnik Light Covid-19 vaccine made in India

Live Mint

New Delhi: The government has permitted the export of Russia's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik Light domestically produced here as the jab has not yet been approved for emergency use in India, sources said on Sunday. Sputnik Light is the same as component-1 of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V which is being used in India's anti-COVID inoculation programme after getting emergency …

3 years, 5 months ago

Russians flock to Serbia for Western-made COVID-19 vaccines

Associated Press

BELGRADE, Serbia — When Russian regulators approved the country’s own coronavirus vaccine, it was a moment of national pride, and the Pavlov family was among those who rushed to take the injection. “We took the Pfizer vaccine because we want to travel around the world,” Nadezhda Pavlova, 54, said after receiving the vaccine last weekend at a sprawling Belgrade vaccination …

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COVID-19 Lockdown: How India shut down and opened gradually to battle a pandemic

The Hindu

“If we are not able to adhere to this lockdown sincerely for 21 days, believe me, India will go back 21 years,” warned Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 24, 2020, as India registered 10 deaths due to the spread of Coronavirus. In a bid to give India’s healthcare system, medical professionals, sanitation workers, scientists and others time to prepare …

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A bad omen for public trust in vaccines

The Hindu

Over the last few years, multiple petitions have been filed before the courts regarding vaccines. Other petitions raise questions about transparency of clinical trial data, inadequate disclosure of the side-effects of vaccines, the monitoring of vaccine-related adverse events, and compensation in cases where vaccines may have caused deaths or serious adverse events. Trust in the regulator appears to be abysmal …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

'Covid-19 Has Subsided And Vaccines Have Become Unnecessary Today': Karnataka High Court Disposes Man's Plea For Second Dose

Live Law

The Karnataka High Court on Monday disposed of a 2022 petition filed by one Vinod Kumar M N seeking a direction to the authorities to give him a second dose of Covid vaccine. A single judge, Justice M Nagaprasanna said “The petitioner is before this court seeking a direction for a second dose of covid vaccine, the covid-19 has subsided …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Most Dutch people have no regrets about coronavirus vaccine

Dutch News

An overwhelming majority of Dutch people have no regrets about being vaccinated against coronavirus during the pandemic, research by AD.nl has found. All in all I regret exposing myself to an experimental vaccine under false pretences.” Around 85% of people over the age of 12 had the initial two doses of the coronavirus vaccine, or a single dose in the …

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What is the cancer vaccine Russia is offering? | Explained

The Hindu

The story so far: In December last year, Russia announced that it had developed a new, mRNA-based personalised ‘vaccine’ for cancer which would be available free for patients by early 2025. Unlike, say, the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine that targets one antigen — the spike protein of the coronavirus, the cancer mRNA ‘vaccines’ may also be designed to target multiple antigens. …

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2 months, 1 week ago

History Today: How India administered its first Covid-19 vaccine on this day

Firstpost

As the world struggled with Covid-19 in 2020 and 2021, India, on January 16, launched its vaccination drive against the virus. Today also marks India’s fight against the Covid-19 virus — the country began its vaccination drive. India’s Covid-19 vaccination drive begins On this day, January 16, 2021, India’s fight against Covid-19 got a boost when it began its vaccination …

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HMPV spreading, should you take a booster dose of Covid vaccine? Doctor says ‘no’

Firstpost

With HMPV having similar symptoms as Covid-19, there have been a concern among many on whether the available coronavirus vaccine would help keep them immune to the currently spreading virus. Authorities have increased surveillance and health officials across India have been adhering to all possible measures to contain the spread of HMPV, a flu-like respiratory illness that has overwhelmed hospitals …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | The long trauma of Covid: Lessons should be learnt

Deccan Chronicle

In November-December 2019, the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome new coronavirus, also called SARS-CoV2 or Covid-19 as named by the World Health Organisation, was coming out the shadows as the Chinese doctors noticed cases of pneumonia emerging at a rapid and large scale emerging in Wuhan. The total number of cases of infection was 770 million, and the global Covid-19 death …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

5 things we know and still don't know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared

Hindustan Times

Five years ago, a cluster of people in Wuhan, China, fell sick with a virus never before seen in the world. The World Health Organization has said member countries reported more than 7 million deaths from COVID-19 but the true death toll is estimated to be at least three times higher. Scientists and vaccine-makers broke speed records developing COVID-19 vaccines …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

5 things we know and still don't know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared

The Independent

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Shortage of hepatitis B vaccine continues to plague Kerala’s private hospitals

The Hindu

There is no end in sight to the shortage of hepatitis B vaccine in Kerala’s private hospitals even as many of them are unable to vaccinate the newly recruited staff. If unvaccinated people get exposed to the infection, hepatitis B immunoglobulin will have to be administered to them in a single dose within 48 hours. Newborns, especially the children of …

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Health Talk: Why an India-made Chikungunya vaccine is good news

Hindustan Times

The Pune-based Serum Institute of India and France-based Valneva SE on Thursday announced that they have signed an agreement under which SII will manufacture the latter’s anti-Chikungunya vaccine for the Indian market and a few other Asian countries. Valneva will supply its chikungunya vaccine drug substance to SII, which will complete manufacturing and be responsible for seeking and maintaining regulatory …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Russia’s cancer vaccine is ready. Here’s why it matters

Firstpost

Russia has reportedly developed a vaccine against cancer that it will launch early next year. The jab, which will be free of cost, will treat patients instead of preventing the disease in the general population Russia is all set to roll out a vaccine against cancer in the New Year. Russia develops cancer vaccine The Russian Ministry of Health has …

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Coronavirus FAQ: I didn't get the latest COVID vaccine. Should I? And if so ... when?

NPR

Coronavirus FAQ: I didn't get the latest COVID vaccine. Plus, "potentially preventing any COVID infection keeps you from being sick, getting long COVID and making someone sick who could really be at risk," says Jeffrey Townsend, a professor of evolutionary biology and head of a lab at the Yale School of Public Health that has been studying COVID throughout the …

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Why Americans are opting out of getting a COVID booster shot

Daily Mail

A recent survey reveals that a significant number of Americans are unlikely to get a COVID-19 booster vaccine this season. Conducted by the Pew Research Center between October 21 and 27, the survey of 9,593 U.S. adults found that 60% of respondents said they would 'probably not' get an updated vaccine. A full 81% of Republicans said they probably wouldn't …

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4 months, 1 week ago

PopVax Announces that the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases will Conduct and Sponsor the U.S.-based Phase I Clinical Trial of PopVax’s Next-Generation mRNA-LNP COVID-19 Vaccin

Live Mint

MUMBAI, India & HYDERABAD, India – Business Wire India PopVax, an Indian full-stack biotechnology company developing novel mRNA vaccines and therapeutics using machine learning-enabled computational protein design, is pleased to announce that it has been selected for inclusion in the U.S. Government’s Project NextGen. As part of this initiative, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the …

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First bivalent mRNA vaccine candidate against RSV goes under clinical trial

China Daily

The world's first bivalent mRNA vaccine candidate against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, kicked off Phase I clinical trial in China on Wednesday, as an adult received a shot at a clinical research center of a major Shanghai hospital. "Official figures showed that RSV caused more than 80 percent of respiratory viral infection cases in infants and young children in …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Health Talk | How eliminating polio has been one of the major successes of India's Universal Immunisation Programme

Hindustan Times

The World Immunisation Day is observed every year on November 10th. India is a classic example of what robust immunisation coverage against a disease can achieve in the form of the country's pulse polio programme, of which vaccination was a crucial part. India rolled out the Pulse Polio Immunization Programme on October 2 1994, and according to WHO India statement, …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

India to undertake mega study of covid-19 samples to help prepare for future pandemics

Live Mint

New Delhi: The Department of Biotechnology plans to undertake a study of thousands of samples and clinical material collected during covid-19 to help Indian scientists understand the susceptibility of individuals and changes in metabolic activity that will be useful in fighting future pandemics. The department will give the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium, a consortium of 54 laboratories, the mandate to …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Norovirus vaccine: What is it, when could it be available and will it be on the NHS?

The Independent

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5 months ago

Global Pandemic Threat: 100 Days to Save Lives

Hindustan Times

A modelling study suggests that if a vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 had been developed within 100 days, an estimated 8.3 million deaths could have been averted globally. The study also estimated that productivity losses due to illness amounting to almost $1.4 trillion and $63 billion of hospitalisation costs would have been averted globally.

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

California’s COVID surge is finally over. But expect another spike in the coming months

LA Times

California’s protracted summer COVID surge has finally ended, a welcome window that provides a key opportunity to prepare for yet another expected resurgence of transmission this autumn and winter, doctors say. “We have an updated COVID vaccine, an updated flu vaccine, an RSV vaccine — all of those can help protect ourselves, our families, our communities.” California New COVID subvariant …

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6 months, 1 week ago

What to know about the available Covid-19, flu and RSV vaccines

CNN

CNN — It’s that time of year when any cough or sniffle could be Covid-19, flu or RSV — but there are ways to fend them off. Last year was the first year that the US had vaccines available to protect against all three major respiratory viruses — Covid-19, flu and RSV — but vaccine uptake was low for the …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

World Health Organization approves Bavarian Nordic's mpox vaccine, clearing the way for heightened response in Africa

ABC

The World Health Organization says it has cleared Bavarian Nordic's mpox vaccine, the first such vaccine to be approved by the agency for containing the spread of the disease in badly hit African countries. Bavarian Nordic's vaccine has been used worldwide since 2022, after US and European regulators backed it for use against a different strain of mpox that spread …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

HPV vaccine administered to 45 girls in Visakhapatnam

The Hindu

Chaitanya Sravanthi, an NGO, organised a booster vaccination camp for women to prevent Human papillomavirus on Sunday, September 8, at the Sachivalayam in 37th Ward, opposite Mrs. AVN College. Visakhapatnam South MLA Vamsi Krishna Srinivas inaugurated the camp and appreciated Chaitanya Sravanthi’s efforts to prevent cervical cancer and create awareness among women about the vaccine. Dr. Rahaman said that administration …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

New COVID-19 vaccines targeting JN.1 variant under review by Therapeutic Goods Administration

ABC

Australia's national drug regulator is evaluating the safety and efficacy of two new COVID-19 vaccines designed to provide better protection against new variants of the virus. While there is no longer much circulation of the original JN.1 variant in Australia, Professor Esterman said the new vaccines — targeting JN.1 — would likely still prove highly effective. While TGA approval isn't …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Recent breakthrough in COVID-19 vaccination: Indian Immunologicals Ltd unveils first needle-free booster vaccine

Hindustan Times

In a recent development, Hyderabad-based Indian Immunologicals Ltd in collaboration with Griffith University in Australia has made a significant breakthrough in COVID-19 vaccination technology. Indian Immunologicals Ltd unveils first needle-free booster vaccine “This accomplishment signifies a major step forward in our battle against COVID-19. According to the press release, the innovative vaccine sports an attenuated formulation that uses advanced codon …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Scientists: Baby in Gaza was infected with polio strain linked to mistakes in eradication campaign

The Independent

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian Immunologicals Ltd develops needle-free COVID-19 intranasal booster vaccine in collaboration with Australian university

The Hindu

Hyderabad-headquartered vaccine manufacturer Indian Immunologicals Ltd, in partnership with Griffith University, Australia has developed a needle-free intra-nasal booster vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, a press release from the company stated. According to the press release, codon de-optimisation involves decreasing the frequency of underrepresented codon pairs without changing the amino acid sequences. K. Anand Kumar, managing director, Indian Immunologicals Limited said as per …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

New coronavirus vaccination round starts in the Netherlands

Dutch News

The government has launched a new coronavirus vaccination round for the over-60s and younger people with certain health conditions, and the first invitations for a jab arrived on Tuesday. Everyone over the age of 60 is being invited to have the vaccination by letter, while others considered to be at extra risk will be able to make an appointment via …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

New coronavirus vaccination round starts in the Netherlands

Dutch News

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7 months ago

The new COVID shot is now available. Here's what you need to know

NPR

The new COVID shot is now available. "But if we can prevent people from getting serious cases that end up in emergency rooms, hospitals or worse — dead — that’s what we’re trying to do with these vaccines.” Sponsor Message On average across all age groups, the two mRNA vaccines should cut the risk of having COVID-19 by 60% to …

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7 months ago

What is vaccine-derived polio, and what are the available vaccines against poliovirus?

The Hindu

The story so far: A two-year-old child in Tikrikilla, Meghalaya has been infected with vaccine-derived polio. Vaccine-derived polio is a rare condition that occurs when the weakened strain of poliovirus used in the oral polio vaccine mutates and regains the ability to cause paralysis. More about polio vaccines The first successful polio vaccine for poliovirus was made by Jonas Salk, …

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7 months ago

COVID-19 variant KP.3.1.1 predominant in US as infections continue ticking up

China Daily

LOS ANGELES - The KP.3.1.1 COVID-19 variant, now the predominant SARS-CoV-2 variant circulating in the United States, has been causing increasing infections in the country, the latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed. For the two-week period ending Aug 17, KP.3.1.1 is predicted to account for between 31 percent and 43 percent of COVID-19 clinical …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Health Talk | Understanding vaccine-derived polio and its implications

Hindustan Times

Last week, a two-and-a-half-year-old child in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills tested positive for poliomyelitis, commonly known as polio. Vaccine-derived poliovirus is a strain of poliovirus that has mutated from the strain originally contained in oral polio vaccines. However, the reporting of vaccine-derived cases does not indicate the return of wild polio, which was officially eradicated in India in 2014, as …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

WHO grants pre-qualification status to Biological E.’s novel oral polio vaccine type 2

The Hindu

The World Health Organisation has granted pre-qualification status to the novel oral polio vaccine type 2 of Hyderabad-based vaccine maker, Biological E. A next-generation live, attenuated oral vaccine promising to significantly reduce the risk of circulating vaccine-derived Poliovirus type 2 outbreaks, nOPV2 is intended for use in countries affected by cVDPV2. This vaccine has been specifically designed to address concerns …

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8 months, 1 week ago

‘Still not over’: WHO cautions of COVID-19 threat ahead of summer holidays after US President Joe Biden tests positive

Live Mint

New Delhi: With US President Joe Biden testing positive for COVID-19 before the Presidential elections, the World Health Organisation has warned the public that Covid is still not over. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issued a warning, stating that vaccination rates among health professionals and the over-60s—two demographics most at risk of dying from COVID—are alarmingly falling. Globally, 9.8 million …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Indian Immunologicals donates 10,000 anti-rabies vaccine doses in Vietnam

The Hindu

Vaccine maker Indian Immunologicals donated 10,000 doses of its anti-rabies vaccine to the economically backward people of five provinces in Vietnam. An ambitious, Rabies Free Thiruvanathapuram initiative in collaboration with CAWA and MCT is being under progress, it said in a release on Chairman Meenesh Shah and Managing Director Dr. K. Anand Kumar participating in the programme to donate 10,000 …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Playing COVID roulette’: Some infected by FLiRT variants report their most unpleasant symptoms yet

LA Times

A large number of travelers make their way through Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX during the busy July 4 holiday. Each time you get COVID, he said, is “kind of like playing COVID roulette.” This underscores the need for caution during summer travel and activities, even though the overall risk remains relatively mild. and I can’t stand up for …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

The two vaccines that brought us to the brink of eradicating polio | Explained

The Hindu

In 1948, microbiologists John F. Enders, Thomas Weller, and Frederick Robbins were trying to find a method to grow different viruses in cell cultures. The poliovirus has only one natural host — humans — and many of the early strains of the virus were isolated from humans and wouldn’t infect non-human primates. Striking at ground zero Soon after Salk made …

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9 months ago

Patent filings credit Bharat Biotech as ‘inventor’ of Covaxin, omit ICMR

The Hindu

India’s first indigenously developed coronavirus vaccine, Covaxin, was a joint collaboration between the Indian Council of Medical Research and the Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech International Limited with intellectual property rights jointly shared between the two organisations. The Minister’s statement said the ICMR would provide a “well characterised” virus strain for vaccine development, the BBIL would develop the final vaccine formulation and, …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Pregnant women at lower risk of 'caesarean' births after Covid vaccination: Study

India TV News

A recent study, published in BMJ Global Health, analyzed data from December 2019 to January 2023 to assess the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccination among pregnant women. According to the study, vaccinated pregnant women face reduced chances of undergoing a caesarean section or developing hypertension compared to their unvaccinated counterparts. Research indicates that fully vaccinated women experience significant benefits against Covid-19, …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: How a blunder by a respected medical journal is fueling an anti-vaccine lie

LA Times

The paper published by the respected British Medical Journal earlier this month was eye-opening, to say the least. Its language alluding to “serious concerns” about the impact of vaccines and “containment measures” such as lockdowns on excess deaths was transmogrified into the Telegram’s headline stating that “Covid vaccines may have helped fuel rise in excess deaths” and similar language in …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

FDA advisers urge targeting JN.1 strain in recipe for fall's COVID vaccines

The Independent

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

FDA advisers urge targeting JN.1 strain in recipe for fall’s COVID vaccines

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Government advisers Wednesday said it’s time to update the recipe for the COVID-19 vaccines Americans will receive in the fall -- targeting a version of the ever-evolving coronavirus called JN.1. But just a few months later, numerous offshoots of JN.1 already are on the rise, prompting Moderna and Pfizer to also test a slightly different vaccine formula targeting …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre-owned institution iBRIC organises 6-day course on vaccinology

Hindustan Times

The Institute of Biotechnology Research and Innovation Council under central department of Biotechnology —Translational Health Science and Technology Institute —has organised the 2nd THSTI Advanced Course in Vaccinology along with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations running till June 1, at the iBRIC-THSTI, Faridabad campus. DBT-iBRIC-THSTI Organizes 2nd Advanced Course in Vaccinology The 6-day course aims to provide a comprehensive …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Perils of promoting an anti-vaccination scare

Hindustan Times

Two recent controversies featuring Covid-19 vaccines extensively employed in India have lessons for scientific research and media reporting. The virus vector vaccine manufactured and marketed by AstraZeneca used the spike protein antigen of SARS CoV-2 virus to stimulate immune response and a chimpanzee adenovirus as the carrier to transport that antigen to human cells. Post-marketing studies of vaccine-related adverse effects …

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10 months ago

Why COVID vaccine safety needs scrutiny | Explained

The Hindu

The story so far: The Indian Council for Medical Research issued a letter to the researchers of Banaras Hindu University last week, countering their study on the side effects of India’s indigenous vaccine for COVID — Covaxin. The one-year observational, follow-up study titled ‘Long-term safety analysis of the BBV152 coronavirus vaccine in adolescents and adults: Findings from a one-year prospective …

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10 months, 1 week ago

AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine linked to another rare blood disorder

India Today

Over a week after AstraZeneca announced a global withdrawal of its vaccine against coronavirus citing a slowdown in sales and availability of enough options in the market, new research has linked it to a rare disorder. Researchers found that the AstraZeneca vaccine, sold in India under the brand name Covishield, is linked to a rare blood clotting disorder called Vaccine-Induced …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Covishield Side Effects: Doctors' Group Urges Govt to Review All Covid Vaccines

News 18

In the wake of pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca admitting in a UK court that its Covid vaccine can cause blood clots in rare cases, a group of doctors on Thursday expressed deep concern over the safety of the Covishield vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India. At a press conference, the doctors, under the banner of the Awaken India Movement, …

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