COVID-19
Bharat Biotech gets regulator nod for Phase-3 trial of nasal vaccine
Hyderabad-based drug maker Bharat Biotech has got regulatory approval to start Phase-3 clinical trials to test its intranasal Covid vaccine as booster dose (third dose) on people who have received both doses of Covaxin, an official source said.
Covid-19: Boosters will be untimely now, says expert
Epidemiologist Dr JP Mulayil, member of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation in India (NTAGI), on Tuesday said booster dose against Covid-19 in the current time would be untimely, two days after another NTAGI member told TOI that benefits of a third shot might not merit expansion of the coverage to all age groups.
Covid-19: Boosters will be untimely now, says expert
Epidemiologist Dr JP Mulayil, member of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation in India (NTAGI), on Tuesday said booster dose against Covid-19 in the current time would be untimely, two days after another NTAGI member told TOI that benefits of a third shot might not merit expansion of the coverage to all age groups.
India reports over 600 Covid deaths, 103 in Maharashtra
Maharashtra recorded more than 100 deaths from Covid-19 on Friday while the toll in Kerala was over 90 as daily fatalities from the virus in India crossed 600 for the first time during the current wave of the pandemic. Meanwhile, fresh cases of the coronavirus continued to fall, indicating that the third wave may have peaked in the country, although testing remained lower than the previous week’s numbers. India reported 2,35,396 new cases on Friday, the lowest in 11 days, with data from one state awaited.
India reports over 600 Covid deaths, 103 in Maharashtra
Maharashtra recorded more than 100 deaths from Covid-19 on Friday while the toll in Kerala was over 90 as daily fatalities from the virus in India crossed 600 for the first time during the current wave of the pandemic. Meanwhile, fresh cases of the coronavirus continued to fall, indicating that the third wave may have peaked in the country, although testing remained lower than the previous week’s numbers. India reported 2,35,396 new cases on Friday, the lowest in 11 days, with data from one state awaited.
60 million households have requested free Covid-19 rapid tests, White House says
The White House said on Friday some 60 million households have requested free Covid-19 rapid tests so far, with tens of millions tests having "gone out the door" as part of the Biden administration's program to mail more than half a billion rapid tests to Americans around the country.
Virginia AG says state universities cannot mandate Covid-19 vaccines without lawmakers' approval
Virginia's newly sworn-in Attorney General Jason Miyares says that state universities cannot require the Covid-19 vaccine for students to attend in-person or enroll, unless the commonwealth's legislature includes it among required immunizations for colleges.
Omicron now driving more COVID-19 deaths in U.S. than during Delta wave
News/World: Omicron, the highly contagious coronavirus variant sweeping across the U.S., is driving the daily American death toll higher than during last fall's Delta wave, with deaths likely to keep rising for days or even weeks.
60 million households have requested free Covid-19 rapid tests, White House says
The White House said on Friday some 60 million households have requested free Covid-19 rapid tests so far, with tens of millions tests having "gone out the door" as part of the Biden administration's program to mail more than half a billion rapid tests to Americans around the country.
Virginia AG says state universities cannot mandate Covid-19 vaccines without lawmakers' approval
Virginia's newly sworn-in Attorney General Jason Miyares says that state universities cannot require the Covid-19 vaccine for students to attend in-person or enroll, unless the commonwealth's legislature includes it among required immunizations for colleges.
Elective surgeries in Indiana's largest health system to resume as COVID burden eases
IU Health has a backlog of thousands of elective surgeries, procedures that are medically necessary but can usually be scheduled at a patient’s convenience, that they have had to postpone to make room for COVID-19 patients and other acutely ill patients.
London police seek to limit mentions of Downing Street parties in Gray report
News/World: An inquiry into COVID-19 lockdown-breaking gatherings in Downing Street that might determine British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's future could be further delayed after the police asked for the report to make only "minimal reference" to those events.
