by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 26, 2023 | Facts, Health, Pandemic
According to the study, even though homologous and heterologous boosting with Covishield or Covaxin in Covishield or Covaxin primed individuals are immunogenic and safe, boosting with Covishield produced better binding and functional antibodies, irrespective of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 26, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Policy
The nitty-gritty of the gaps for the vaccines currently being used in India’s inoculation programme Covishield and Covaxin is being worked out, and a final decision over this will be taken soon, they said. New Delhi:The gap between the second dose of COVID-19...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 25, 2021 | Facts, Health, Pandemic
“I think booster shots, just like your annual influenza shot (are) something we just need to accept, it’s (Covid-19) not going to be with us for many weeks and months, it’s going to be with us for many years,” Trent Twomey, National President...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 6, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
In view of loss of life during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the committee noted that the measures taken by the health ministry to contain or prevent the spread of SARS-COV-2 proved to be squarely inadequate and suggested that the focus should be on...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 22, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Policy, Workplace/Employee Benefits
Dr Tamorish Kole, President of Asian Society for Emergency Medicine (ASEM), said, “When we are talking about the third dose, we must prioritise with the low level of immunity, immune-compromised such as cancer patients and patients who received an organ...