booster doses

Delhiites will get free booster dose

Delhiites will get free booster dose. CM Kejriwal announced. Vaccination will also be done in Mohalla clinics. CM Kejriwal said, the situation of covid-19 in Delhi is under control. While appealing, Kejriwal said, everyone in Delhi must get the vaccine.

Jul 17, 2022, 13:16 PM IST

Covid-19 vaccines for 12-14 age group, booster doses for all above 60 from March 16

"If the children are safe, then the country is safe," Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said as he announced the news.

Mar 14, 2022, 14:29 PM IST

When and how to register children for Covid vaccination?

After the announcement of the Prime Minister for children, elderly and health workers, preparations have started across the country. The date of vaccination has been fixed for children of 15 to 18 years. Prime Minister Modi has also talked about booster dose for health workers and elderly people.

Dec 27, 2021, 18:54 PM IST

If you want to get Booster Dose, then you have to wait. Research came to the fore!

It has been reported quoting sources that the booster dose can be administered to people only when it has been 9-12 months after they have taken the second dose.

Dec 27, 2021, 12:34 PM IST

Why Booster Dose is necessary to reduce the risk of Omicron

Omicron is spreading its legs all over the world. Cases are also increasing continuously in India. In such a situation, the government has decided that booster doses will start soon. But what are the benefits of these booster doses, let us know

Dec 26, 2021, 13:34 PM IST

COVID vaccine booster shots important for frontline workers amid Omicron threat: IMA Chief

Booster doses are important to enhance the immunity of our healthcare workers amid Omicron threat, said Dr Jayalal

Dec 06, 2021, 15:32 PM IST

COVID-19: Focus should be on vaccinating more people, booster doses can wait, says AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria

"My feeling is that if we are able to continue to have good vaccination and looking at the serosurvey data, chances are that we may not have that many cases in the third wave," AIIMS chief said.

Aug 27, 2021, 07:29 AM IST

US to recommend COVID vaccine boosters at 8 months, say sources

Federal health officials have been actively looking at whether extra shots for the vaccinated would be needed as early as this fall, reviewing case numbers in the US as well as the situation in other countries such as Israel, where preliminary studies suggest the vaccine's protection against serious illness dropped among those vaccinated in January.

Aug 17, 2021, 10:28 AM IST

SII chairman Cyrus Poonawalla warns against mixing of COVID-19 vaccine, here’s why

"I am against the mixing of two different vaccines. There is no need to mix two different vaccines," said Cyrus Poonawalla. 

Aug 14, 2021, 07:06 AM IST

Disregarding WHO, Germany, France to administer COVID-19 vaccine boosters

The decision to press ahead with booster shots despite the strongest statement yet from the WHO highlights the challenge of dealing with a global pandemic while countries try to protect their own citizens from the more infectious Delta variant.

Aug 05, 2021, 15:56 PM IST

Rich-poor divide: WHO calls for moratorium on COVID-19 vaccine booster doses

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that while it's understandable that all governments want to protect their people from the Delta variant, but "we cannot accept countries that have already used most of the global supply of vaccines using even more of it"

Aug 04, 2021, 21:31 PM IST