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The central government on Tuesday indicated that currently, it is not considering a booster dose of covid-19 vaccines as scientific evidence regarding the duration of protection is still evolving globally.

Centre seeks explanation on cases of people taking booster doses

2 min read . Updated: 01 Aug 2021

Men have different symptoms compared to women in the early stages of covid-19 infection, the research paper said. (PTI)

Symptoms of early covid infection vary across age groups, gender: study

2 min read . Updated: 01 Aug 2021

Ministry of Ayush, LSHTM to jointly study use of Ashwagandha in covid recovery

2 min read . Updated: 31 Jul 2021

The NMC was established through the National Medical Commission Act, 2019, which came into force on 25 September 2020.

New medical entrance NExT to be held in first half of 2023: Centre

1 min read . Updated: 31 Jul 2021

The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization had recommended vaccination for pregnant women leading to inclusion of pregnant women in India’s vaccination drive. (Photo: Bloomberg)

Over 227,000 pregnant women got 1st dose: govt

1 min read . Updated: 30 Jul 2021

India has been trying to vaccinate its eligible population against the coronavirus. (Photo: Reuters)

Centre asks states to facilitate vaccination of destitute people

1 min read . Updated: 30 Jul 2021

into its global development. This collaboration allows Takeda to focus primarily on dengue, covid-19, pandemic influenza and Zika. (REUTERS)

Takeda, Frazier Healthcare to launch biopharma company for norovirus vaccine

2 min read . Updated: 30 Jul 2021

During the review meeting, ways to make NExT an examination of world-class standard was also discussed and deliberated (REUTERS)

NMC to conduct National Exit Test in first half of 2023

2 min read . Updated: 30 Jul 2021

India has been trying to vaccinate its adult population, having launched the drive in January. (Photo: HT)

Serum Institute to work with CII to expand vaccination in small towns, cities

1 min read . Updated: 30 Jul 2021

AIQ consists of 15% of the total available UG seats and 50% of total available PG seats in government medical colleges. (Representational image: Reuters)

OBCs, EWS get quotas under AIQ scheme for med courses

2 min read . Updated: 30 Jul 2021

Do we need a booster dose policy for covid-19 vaccines?

2 min read . Updated: 30 Jul 2021

Most concerningly, the drop in dietary diversity was due to decreased consumption of foods such as meats, eggs, vegetables, and fruits, which are rich in micronutrients that are crucial to good health and development.

2020 lockdown negatively impacted women's nutrition in India, shows research

4 min read . Updated: 29 Jul 2021

The six-member central team to visit Kerala will be headed by Dr S.K. Singh, director, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The team is to reach Kerala on 30 July and visit a few districts. (HT_PRINT)

Six-member team to help Kerala curb covid spread

1 min read . Updated: 29 Jul 2021

Among the population covered under the fourth survey, 10% were aged between 6-9 years, 20% were 10-17 years, and people aged 18 years and above constituted 70%.. (AP) (HT_PRINT)

Centre asks states to conduct district-wise serosurveys to tackle covid

1 min read . Updated: 29 Jul 2021

The analysis was conducted using AstraZeneca’s global safety database, which captures all spontaneously reported adverse events from real-world use of its medicines and vaccines worldwide. (REUTERS)

Covishield showed small risk of very rare blood clotting disorder after 1st dose

1 min read . Updated: 28 Jul 2021

Smriti Irani, women and child development minister said children of this country deserve parliamentarians’ attention for protection and support. (ANI Photo )

Rajya Sabha clears changes to child protection law

1 min read . Updated: 28 Jul 2021

The guidelines offer tips on applying different machine learning techniques in assessing the quality of surveys. (Photo; iStock)

Govt releases national guidelines for data quality in surveys

1 min read . Updated: 28 Jul 2021

The team found that the small sugars found on the surface of antibodies produced to fight the coronavirus’s spike protein, taken from people with severe covid-19 infections, were different from antibodies separated from healthy individuals, and when those cloned antibodies were introduced in a lab to blood cells taken from healthy donors, there was an observed increase in platelet activity.

Abnormal covid-19 antibodies may cause fatal blood clots in severe cases: study

3 min read . Updated: 28 Jul 2021

Since Covaxin, Covishield and Sputnik V are the only three approved vaccines in India, the government is to issue the certificates to the trial participants for only these vaccines, the Union health ministry said. (AP)

Govt to issue Co-WIN generated certificates to volunteers for jab clinical trial

2 min read . Updated: 28 Jul 2021

The researchers said their data suggests those who were vaccinated the earliest, particularly with the AstraZeneca vaccine, are likely to now have the lowest antibody levels

AstraZeneca, Pfizer vaccine recipients may need booster doses

3 min read . Updated: 28 Jul 2021

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