HYDERABAD: Vaccine maker Biological E (BE) on Tuesday said its Covid vaccine Corbevax has received emergency use listing (EUL) from the WHO.Corbevax, which was India’s first indigenously developed Covid- vaccine based on the protein sub-unit platform, was approved in India for restricted use. While the DCGI granted emergency use authorisation for Corbevax in adults, adolescents … Read more
Subvariant COVID-19 The Omicron BA.2.86 (Pirola) subvariant is said to be the ancestor of JN.1. Due to rising infection rates in some areas, it has just come to light as a matter for concern. Compared to Pirola, JN.1’s spike protein has a single mutation. According to preliminary study data, this mutation may make it more … Read more
NEW DELHI: In a first for India, the US Embassy here said it has processed over 10 lakh non-immigrant visa applications so far this year. This is almost 20% more than the numbers processed in pre-Covid 2019 and 2022. The embassy says “Indians now represent over 10% of all visa applicants worldwide, including 20% of … Read more
NEW DELHI: India has recorded a single-day rise of 26 new Covid-19 infections and the count of active cases of the disease now stands at 1,468, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.The death toll due to the disease is at 5,31,908 and the infection tally is 4.49 crore (4,49,94,351), the data updated … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) is conducting a study to check whether Covid-19 vaccination increases or decreases the risk of sudden death in young people.ICMR is also looking into the role of factors such as age, comorbidity, ‘severe Covid’ and ‘persistent Covid’ symptoms among others behind a spurt in sudden deaths … Read more
NEW DELHI: Goods and services tax (GST) collections rose 44% to over Rs 1.4 lakh crore in May, with domestic and overseas segments contributing equally to the increase. While mop-up in May, based on transactions in the previous month, was 16% lower than the record collections of a little under Rs 1.7 lakh crore in … Read more
NEW DELHI: The health ministry is considering a proposal to reduce the gap between the second dose of Covid vaccine and the precaution dose to three months for those planning to travel abroad. However, a final decision on the matter is yet to be taken, sources said. Currently, only those adults who have complete nine … Read more
NEW DELHI: Amarnath yatra, which was suspended for the past two years due to Covid, appears to have generated much enthusiasm among pilgrims with over 1.5 lakh registrations made for the annual pilgrimage in the first 26 days of opening of bookings. This marks a 249% jump over the total 43,038 bookings received during the … Read more
Hospitals say though 18-59 years is a large cohort and opening up of the booster dose for this segment was seen as a major positive decision, the demand has been subdued. “It could be a sum of both complacency and ignorance. Since a majority have been double-vaccinated and with fewer Covid cases, many in this … Read more
It was during the second wave of coronavirus in India when the administration or rather the misuse of steroids on COVID-19 patients led to an uproar and caused unprecedented health challenges. From severe side effects to a rare but aggressive fungal infection, steroid use became infamously popular for treating patients with COVID but with heightened … Read more