Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan emerging out of the temple after the darshan of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala on December 3, 2022. Photo: Special Arrangement Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan said that while China is yet to overcome the pandemic blues and is still suffering, Indians are able to move freely withoutRead More →
India’s drug regulator has granted restricted emergency use authorisation to Serum Institute of India’s COVID-19 vaccine Covovax for the 12-17 years age group subject to certain conditions, official sources said on Wednesday. It is the fourth vaccine to receive the regulator’s nod for use among those below 18 years. TheRead More →
Union Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya has released two reports from the Institute for Competitiveness (the Indian chapter of a global network), documenting India’s Covid-19 vaccine development and vaccine administration journey. The report focused on how the massive adult vaccination drive was made successful with the help of a coordination teamRead More →
Registering a downward trend in new Covid-19 infections for the third consecutive day, India reported more than 1.61 lakh cases on Wednesday, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. However, the number of Covid-19 related deaths rose to 4,97,975 with 1,733 fatalities—up from 1,192 on Tuesday—the healthRead More →
Blanket approaches such as complete restriction on the movement of people and travel bans can be counterproductive in containing Covid in a country like India, says WHO’s India representative Roderico H Ofrin while advocating target, risk-based strategies to counter the pandemic. Stressing on the need to protect both lives andRead More →
