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Those who have taken Covishield and Covaxin can take the nasal vaccine as a heterologous booster dose.

Serum Institute seeks approval to administer Covishield as booster dose

The Serum Institute of India (SII) has sought India’s drug regulator’s approval to use the Covidshield vaccine as a booster dose. It argued that adequate stock of Covishield vaccine is available in the country. With the threat of Omicron looming large, the need for a booster dose of the covid-19 vaccine is being given serious […]

136 cr doses of Covishield, Covaxin to lead India’s COVID-19 vaccination programme between Aug-Dec

More than 136 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are expected to be available till the end of this year, informed the Centre. For the next four months, India’s vaccine programme will be accelerated by the Serum Institute of India’s (SII) Covishield and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin. The note titled “Covid-19 Public Health Response Pro-active, Pre-emptive and Graded […]

Nine European countries include Covishield in ‘green pass’

A day after external affairs minister S Jaishankar said he has taken up with European Union to accept COVID-19 vaccines, such as Covishield and Covaxin, for Indian nationals travelling to Europe, Switzerland, Iceland and seven European Union countries on Thursday allowed the Serum Institute-manufactured Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine. According to sources, Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, […]

Centre rejects reports of dissent by experts about increasing gap between Covishield doses

The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday dismissed media reports claiming there was dissent from technical experts about increasing the gap between two Covishield doses and said the decision was based on scientific reason about the behaviour of adenovector vaccines. The Centre on May 13 had approved extending the gap between the two doses of the […]

No changes as of now in gap between Covishield doses, say govt sources

Amid calls to reduce the gap between two doses of Serum Institute of India’s COVID-19 vaccine Covishield based on the new findings by Public Health England, the Central government will not take the decision to change the dosage interval immediately, said sources, adding that the authorities will review the scientific evidence for the same. “There […]

Manipur woman dies hours after receiving Covid jab

A 37-year-old woman from Khangabok in Manipur’s Thoubal district reportedly died on Monday, just hours after receiving a Covishield vaccine shot. According to the family members of the victim, she died due to the after effects of the vaccine. They said that the victim complained of uneasiness a short while after taking the jab. However, there […]

Centre places orders for 25 crore doses of Covishield, 19 crore Covaxin doses

The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday informed that the Centre has placed an order to purchase 25 crores doses of Covishield and 19 crore doses of Covaxin. “The Union Health Ministry has placed an order with Serum Institute of India for 25 crore doses of Covishield and with Bharat Biotech for 19 crore doses of […]

Assam gets 50,000 Covishield vaccine doses for 18-44 age group

Assam on Saturday received 50,000 more doses of Covishield vaccine people in the age group of 18-44 years. With this, the vaccine stock in the state now stands at 166,709. Taking to Twitter, health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “We have received 50,000 more #CovishieldVaccine doses from for age group of 18-44. We will get […]