Looking at the alarming surge in the number of Covid-19 cases in the state in the past few days, the Rajasthan government on Wednesday announced to impose night curfew in all the cities between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. from April 16-30.All markets, work places and...

British drugmaker AstraZeneca on Wednesday said its drug Tagrisso has been approved in China for treatment of some patients with early stage lung cancer.China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) approved the drug as an adjuvant therapy for early-stage...

Updated results from an ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial in the US have shown Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine to be 90 per cent effective against all cases of the disease, and greater than 95 per cent against severe cases.While the updated cases show continued strong...

Two tenders for Remdesivir injections in Maharashtra approved by government departments have gone at completely divergent prices, raising questions on how the procurements are being done.One tender has been passed at double the rate approved in another tender...

As India witnesses an unprecedented surge in Covid caseloads, voices for a short-duration national lockdown or in severely-hit states/UTs grew louder on Wednesday and experts urged the Centre to immediately plan and execute a 15-day lockdown to break the...

People who have recovered from Covid-19, especially those with pre-existing cardiovascular conditions, may be at risk of developing blood clots due to a lingering and overactive immune response, according to a study.The study, led by researchers from the Nanyang...

President Joe Biden's plan to free the nation from the most onerous Covid-19 restrictions by Independence Day through mass vaccinations has been hit by the "pause" in the use of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine following reports of some people developing...

As Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical major Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (DRL) announces it has received permission from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to import Sputnik V vaccine in India for restricted use in emergencies, here are a few things that...

More than 50 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine will be produced in India in a month over the summer in partnership with five Indian companies, Kirill Dmitriev, the CEO of Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), said on Tuesday.Over 850 million doses of Sputnik...

Amid the exponential surge in Covid-19 cases, India is mulling to allow vaccines manufactured in countries like the US, the UK, Japan or which are listed in the WHO's emergency use listing.The aim is to augment the basket of vaccines available for fighting...

After Covishield and Covaxin, India on Tuesday granted permission to inject the third Covid-19 vaccine 'Gam-COVID-Vac' combined vector vaccine, popularly called Sputnik-V, in emergency situations.The Drugs Controller General India (DCGI) gave its nod for the...

The past one year has been extremely difficult for people. While the pandemic brought much-needed focus on health and hygiene, it also created a lot of confusion among people about what is good for health and what is not. A steep rise in demand for immunity-boosting...

In a shocking tragedy on Gudi Padva, at least 10 Covid-19 patients have died in two private hospital in the Vasai town due to alleged shortage of medical oxygen, here on Tuesday.While confirming the fatalities that occurred at the Vinayak Hospital and Riddhi...

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. has announced that it has received the permission from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) to import the Sputnik vaccine into India for restricted use in emergency situations.This is as per the provisions of the New...

Amid reports that the subject expert committee (SEC) has approved Dr. Reddy's Laboratories' (DRL) application for the Russian vaccine candidate Sputnik V to tackle Coronavirus pandemic, the city-based company is yet to receive official communication about...

The Russian Direct Investment Fund said on Monday it is "awaiting imminently" the recommendation by the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) of India's Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) to approve the use of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against...

A government expert panel has given its nod to emergency use authorisation of Russian-made Covid vaccine, Sputnik-V, in India, Union Health Ministry sources said.After the Drug Controller General of India gives assent to the Subject Expert Committee's...

The Gujarat High Court on Monday pulled up the state government for having such a system that put entire control of remdesivir injections under one agency, asking why was the crucial anti-Covid medicine not made available for everybody.It also suggested...

South Korea's health authorities on Monday said there is no causal relation between Covid-19 vaccines and 11 reported deaths after vaccinations, assuring the public of the safety of the vaccines.An investigation was concluded on 11 out of 47 people who died...

After reports of blood clots experienced by some people after receiving the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine triggered safety concerns, new research published in a leading medical journal suggests that a rare antibody reaction was found in a few people who got...

In wake of the recent surge in Covid-19 cases, India on Sunday prohibited the exports of remdesivir injections and active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) till the situation improves.The decision was taken considering a sudden spike in demand for remdesivir,...

As advanced countries such as Britain, Australia and Greece have decided not to use some Covid-19 vaccines right now for the younger age groups over the blood clot controversy, the WHO is of the view that these surplus AstraZeneca stocks should be diverted...

A worldwide vaccination campaign against the coronavirus is in full swing.In Punjab too, every person above the age of 45 years is being vaccinated on the instructions of the Government of India.While this vaccination is being given full support by educated...

An increasing number of people, including doctors, are testing positive from the Covid-19 infections even after taking both doses of vaccinated. The reason could be an increase in the risk-taking behaviour, prompted by the rollout of vaccines against the...

The country's financial capital reeled under a massive shortage of the Covid-19 vaccines, with several government and private inoculation centres downing shutters temporarily, here on Friday.The city's biggest centre at Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) had barely...

Australia's Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly on Friday declared that "nothing is off the table" in order to make up for a shortfall in Covid-19 vaccines.Kelly urged Australians to remain confident in the country's coronavirus vaccine rollout after use of the AstraZeneca-Oxford...

A probe has been ordered in the shocking incident in which three women were allegedly administered anti-rabies injections instead of the Covid vaccine at a government hospital in Shamli district.Three women -- Saroj, 70, Anarkali, 72 and Satyavati, 60,...

Amid the tussle between the state governments and the Centre over the supply and shortage of Covid vaccines, the truth is that India has been the largest buyer of Covid jabs in the world with pre-booking of 1.6 billion doses.According to a recent analysis...

In a first, a new study has pointed out that those taking the Moderna vaccine have reported more side effects than people who get the Pfizer/BioNTech jabs.The study, published in the journal JAMA, analysed reports collected via a Centers for Disease Control...

A causal link between the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine and the rare occurrence of blood clots with low platelets is "considered plausible but not confirmed," the World Health Organization (WHO) said.Earlier on the day, the European Medicines Agency (EMA)...

There is a causal link between the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and very rare cases of blood clots, although it remains unclear what the connection is and the possible causes are likewise still unknown, a senior European Medicines Agency (EMA)...

A trial of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine on children in the UK has been paused even as the country's medicines regulator probes a possible link of the vaccine with rare blood clots in adults, the media reported.The trial, which started in February,...

Amid the raging Covid-19 scourge, Maharashtra has become the first state in India to cross the landmark 80,00,000 vaccination jabs from January 16 till date, according to official data released here on Tuesday.The state -- which has the highest number of...

Showing full faith in the Covid19 vaccine, 99-year-old Harbans Kaur today got vaccinated at a special camp being organised by United Cycle Parts and Manufacturers Association (UCPMA) on Gill Road, here. A resident of house no 3951, Street no 11, Shimlapuri,...

A plant in the US which ruined 15 million potential doses of Johnson and Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine has been asked to stop producing doses for AstraZeneca, the media reported.The facility at Baltimore, Emergent Biosolutions, was earlier picked as a manufacturing...

After more than 18 million people have received vaccinations with AstraZeneca's jab in the UK, the country's health regulator said seven people had died due to rare blood clots, although the cause remains unclear."The benefits in preventing a Covid-19 infection...

A man in Australia's Victoria state has been hospitalised after developing a blood clot following his inoculation against Covid-19 using the AstraZeneca vaccine.The 44-year-old man received the vaccine on March 22 and was admitted to Melbourne's Box Hill...

The Netherlands has temporarily halted the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for people under the age of 60, the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport.The decision on Friday was prompted by possible blood clotting problems as a side effect of the vaccine,...

Of the more than 18 million AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine doses administered in Britain, only around 30 cases of blood clots were reported, British regulators have said.The new number of cases is 25 more than what was reported last month.Britain's Medicines...

Ukraine's Health Ministry received 689 reports of side effects after vaccinations with the AstraZeneca vaccine during the first month of the vaccination program, authorities have said.From February 24 to March 28, nearly 200,000 vaccinations were made against...

Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) has recommended that the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine should not be used in adults under 55 years of age at this time, while rare cases of serious blood clots were being further probed.In a statement...

Continuing it's under 'Vaccine at Doorsteps’ drive to inoculate a larger population in a short period to break the transmission chain of virus, Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma on Saturday launched Covid vaccination camp at Gurudwara Shaheed Baba Deep...

In an innovative move to provide vaccination facilities to eligible beneficiaries nearby their homes, district administration on Saturday launched a mobile vaccination van in the district. This mobile van equipped with all necessary equipment and staff...

In memory of those succumbed to COVID-19, one hour silence has been observed properly across the district with a very minimal movement of vehicles on roads.The District Police teams led by SP (D) Ravinder Pal Singh Sandhu gathered at local Sessions Chowk...

An international team of scientists has found evidence that SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for Covid-19, infects cells in the mouth.While it is well-known that the upper airways and lungs are primary sites of SARS-CoV-2 infection, there are clues the...

On the eve of the first anniversary of the nationwide lockdown following the spread of the pandemic, Maharashtra and Mumbai saw stunning new highs of Covid-19 cases, health officials said on Wednesday.Mumbai marked a shocking new high of 5,000-plus new...

British-Swedish pharmaceutical major AstraZeneca on Monday said its vaccine demonstrated efficacy of 79 per cent at preventing symptomatic Covid-19 and 100 per cent efficacy at preventing severe disease and hospitalisation in a phase-3 trial in the US.The results come...

The Government on Sunday informed that 158 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 27 from Jammu division and 131 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 128547....

In view of fresh surge of COVID-19 in the state, Joint teams of the Punjab Police on Saturday, persuaded over 4400 Face Mask violators to undergo RT-PCR testing. In addition, 1800 people were challaned as they were found not wearing face masks. The Police...

The Government on Saturday informed that 140 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 25from Jammu division and 115from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 128389.Also...

The Divisional Administration Kashmir today held a vaccination drive for various Ulemas and Muftis, who   were administered vaccine shots against Covid-19 at SKIMS Soura, here.Among others, Director, SKIMS Soura, Dr A.G Ahangar, CEO Muslim Waqf...

The Government on Friday informed that 152 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 31from Jammu division and 121from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 128249.Also...

The Government on Tuesday informed that 97 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 19from Jammu division and 78from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 127831.Also...

In the wake of several European countries suspending the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, the company has said that there has been no evidence of increased blood clot risk from its jab.The suspensions have come amid several reports of blood clots...

The Government on Monday informed that 94 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 09from Jammu division and 85 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 127734.Moreover,...

The Government on Sunday informed that 105 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 25from Jammu division and 80 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 127640.Moreover,...

Even as severe supply constraints remain the biggest concern for many nations trying to accelerate the vaccine drive against Covid-19, tens of millions of AstraZeneca doses are lying idle in US manufacturing facilities.This is because results of the vaccine's...

The Government on Saturday informed that 99 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 24from Jammu division and 75 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 127535.Also...

The Government on Friday informed that 73 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 14from Jammu division and 59 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 127436.Also...

The Government on Tuesday informed that 77 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 17from Jammu division and 60 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 127191.Also...