Vaccine Archives — The Kashmir Monitor

Use masks in crowded places, take precaution dose of Covid vaccine: NITI Aayog member

NEW DELHI, Dec 21: Only 27-28 per cent of India’s eligible population have taken the precaution dose of COVID-19, NITI Aayog member (Health) Dr V K Paul on Wednesday and advised people

Dec. 21, 2022

`qHPV’: India to roll out first indigenously developed vaccine against Cervical Cancer today

NEW DELHI: Serum Institute of India (SII) and the Department of Biotechnology(DBT) will roll out the first indigenously developed Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus vaccine (qHPV) against Cervical Cancer today. The most awaited vaccine

Sep. 1, 2022

Health·Latest News

US researchers develop new vaccine that blocks COVID-19, variants, other viruses

New York: US researchers have developed a potential new vaccine, which has proven effective against the original SARS-CoV-1, SARS-CoV-2 as well as its UK, South Africa and Brazil variants and related bat

May. 11, 2021

Norway probes 23 elderly patients’ death after Pfizer vaccination

London: After the news broke that 23 elderly patients died in Norway following their immunization with the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine against Covid-19, the country has launched a detailed investigation into the reported

Jan. 16, 2021

Covid vaccine rollout: Over 70 top J&K doctors volunteer for first shot to clear misconceptions, instill confidence

SRINAGAR: Over 70 top doctors and head of departments (HODs) have volunteered to take the first shot of the Covid vaccine in a bid to clear apprehensions and instill confidence among the

Jan. 15, 2021

Lead Stories·Latest News

First batch of COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Srinagar

Srinagar: The first batch of COVID-19 vaccine reached Srinagar today afternoon with officials saying that the first dose will be given to health care workers. “Today, we received our 1st batch of Covid-19

Jan. 13, 2021

India’s first Covid vaccines: DCGI approves Oxford vaccine, Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Sunday approved Covaxin and Covishield for restricted emergency use. While making the announcement, Dr VG Somani, DCGI Chief, said that recommendations of the subject

Jan. 3, 2021

India·Latest News

COVID vaccine will be free across India, says health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan

As India gears up to launch the world’s largest immunisation drive, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan urged the public not to pay heed to anti-vaccine rumours and said the anti-Covid-19 shots will

Jan. 2, 2021

Business·Health·India·Latest News

India to have vaccine within days: AIIMS chief

Terming the approval for Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for use in the United Kingdom as a ‘big step forward’, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi Director Dr Randeep Guleria said that India will

Dec. 31, 2020

India biggest buyer of COVID-19 vaccine with 1.6 billion doses, could cover 60% population

India is the largest buyer of COVID-19 vaccines in the world with 1.6 billion doses, according to a global analysis, a number some scientists say could ‘cover 800 million people, or 60

Dec. 6, 2020

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