COVID-19 vaccines

COVID-19 Vaccination in Bengaluru

Gap Between Second and Booster Dose of COVID Vaccine Will Soon Be 6 Months

Payal Banerjee 27/04/2022

A recommendation on lessening the gap is expected to...

FILE PHOTO: A woman receives a booster shot of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in Taipei

Why We Can’t ‘Boost’ Our Way Out of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Long Term

Prakash Nagarkatti and Mitzi Nagarkatti 21/04/2022

While current vaccines are effective at preventing severe disease,...

FILE PHOTO: Illustration shows vial labelled "Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccine

Omicron-Specific Sinopharm, Sinovac Vaccine Candidates Okayed for Clinical Trial

Roxanne Liu and Andrew Galbraith 16/04/2022

Scientists worldwide are racing to study upgraded injections against...

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Medicine Must Be Freed From the Vise Grip of Patent Law

Rhoda Feng 09/04/2022

We can't depend on monopolies to deliver the medicines...

COVID-19 vaccination in Ahmedabad

Centre Okays Booster Doses for 18+ From April 10, Only at Private Centres

All those above the age of 18 who have...

COVID-19 outbreak in Shanghai

What Is Hybrid Immunity and Why Is it ‘the Best Kind of Immunity to Have’?

Banjot Kaur 07/04/2022

Whether hybrid immunity can preclude the need for booster...

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New Omicron Recombinant Seems To Be More Transmissible: WHO

Yoshita Singh 04/04/2022

The WHO said in its latest update that the...