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Back From China, 6-Year-Old, Her Mother Test Covid Positive In Tamil Nadu

Unique Times December 28, 2022 0

A mother and her 6-year-old daughter tested positive for COVID-19 at the Madurai airport in Tamil Nadu, according to a senior health official on Wednesday. The pair had just returned from China through Colombo. The mother and daughter from Virudhunagar, a town close to Madurai, underwent an Continue Reading

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Gap between 2nd dose of Covid jab, precaution dose likely to be reduced to 6 months soon

Unique Times April 27, 2022 0

Official sources said on Wednesday that the government is likely to shorten the time between the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine and the precaution dose from the current nine months to six months. The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI), which is scheduled to meet on April 29, is expected to make a recommendation […]Continue Reading

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Covid booster dose: Covishield and Covaxin prices have been slashed to Rs 225 per shot

Unique Times April 9, 2022 0

The Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bharat Biotech slashed the prices of Covishield and Covaxin vaccines for private hospitals to Rs 225 per dose on Saturday, a day before the Centre rolls out precautionary doses of Covid-19 vaccines to all adults. In private hospitals, each dose of Covishield costs Rs 600, while Covaxin costs […]Continue Reading

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All Adults Can Get Paid Booster Shots Starting Sunday

Unique Times April 8, 2022 0

The government announced on Friday that coronavirus booster shots will be available to all adults starting on Sunday at private vaccination centres. The order means that, unlike the booster shots for healthcare workers, frontline workers, and those over 60, most adults will have to pay for the third jab. “The ongoing free vaccination programme for […]Continue Reading

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Study: A Booster Dose Of Covid Vaccine Is Required To Fight Omicron

Unique Times April 2, 2022 0

According to a study conducted by the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune, neutralising antibody levels in those who were fully vaccinated against the coronavirus with Covishield, Covaxin, or a combination of both — Covishield as the first dose and Covaxin as the second dose – waned after six months in those who were […]Continue Reading

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Masks are not required, but they are recommended in Delhi, Maharashtra

Unique Times April 1, 2022 0

With Covid cases steadily declining, Delhi and Maharashtra, two of the worst-affected states, decided to lift the mask mandate on Thursday. Both, however, recommended that masks be worn in crowded places. According to sources, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) decided on Thursday at a meeting chaired by Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal to abolish the Rs […]Continue Reading

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Covid-19 vaccines available for children aged 12 to 14 starting on Wednesday: Govt

Unique Times March 14, 2022 0

From March 16, the government will begin distributing the Covid-19 vaccination to children aged 12-13 and 13-14. Corbevax, manufactured by Biological-E in Hyderabad, will be given to the new age group, according to the health ministry. Corbevax is the first Receptor Binding Domain (RBD) Protein sub-unit vaccine developed in India against Covid-19. On February 21, […]Continue Reading