The western state of Rajasthan reported the most number of Omicron cases with nine, followed by eight in Maharashtra, two…
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India’s Omicron tally reaches 21 with 9 cases detected in Rajasthan, 7 more in Maharashtra, Top Health News | Latest Health & Healthcare Industry Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com
In India, the first two cases of Omicron, that was first detected in South Africa, were reported in Karnataka. Besides…
Continue ReadingNIV to isolate, culture Omicron strain to assess vaccine efficacy, Top Health News | Latest Health & Healthcare Industry Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com
The scientific exercise will answer two critical questions: Can this variant impact the efficacy of Covishield and Covaxin; and will…
Continue ReadingBooster, shots for kids on the agenda as NTAGI meets today, Top Health News | Latest Health & Healthcare Industry Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com
The Union health minister had earlier said that the decision on vaccinating children would not be taken in a hurry,…
Continue ReadingAfter recommending booster dose for 40+, INSACOG says more experiments needed, Top Health News | Latest Health & Healthcare Industry Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com
The recommendations and suggestions regarding vaccines, schedule, and roll out come under the expressed mandate of NTAGI and the NEGVAC,…
Continue ReadingResearch develops rapid test to identify effectiveness of antibodies against Covid-19 variants, Top Health News | Latest Health & Healthcare Industry Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com
This test could potentially tell doctors how protected a patient is from new variants and those currently circulating in a…
Continue ReadingCovid: First Omicron case in Delhi after Tanzania returnee tests positive; 5th in India, Top Health News | Latest Health & Healthcare Industry Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com
This is the fifth case of Omicron reported in the country. The first two cases of Omicron were reported in…
Continue ReadingWHO to review booster need as Omicron spreads, Top Health News | Latest Health & Healthcare Industry Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com
The Association of Healthcare Providers (India), which represents small and medium hospitals, urged the government last month to consider allowing…
Continue ReadingDouble vaccinate against Covid first, experts say amid calls for booster shots, Top Health News | Latest Health & Healthcare Industry Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com
While many countries have already started giving booster shots, several experts here said the priority in India has to be…
Continue ReadingBioNTech CEO confident of quickly adapting vaccine for Omicron, Top Health News | Latest Health & Healthcare Industry Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com
BioNTech should be able to adapt its Covid vaccine relatively quickly in response to Omicron variant, its CEO said. BioNTech…
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