May 23, 2026

Science Chronicle

A Science and Technology Blog

May 23, 2026

Science Chronicle

A Science and Technology Blog

Year: 2022

Communicable diseaseCOVID-19Public HealthSARS-CoV-2Vaccines

COVID-19: Booster doses only mitigate disease severity, do not fully prevent infection

Though 90.8 million people above 60 years, 9.7 million health-care workers and nearly 17 million frontline workers have received the

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Clinical trialCommunicable diseaseCOVID-19ImmunisationVaccines

COVID-19: Are there clinical trial data to support a homologous vaccine booster?

This means those who have received Covishield as their first and second dose will receive Covishield as their third dose.

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COVID-19Public HealthSARS-CoV-2

Conflicting signals from drug regulator, COVID-19 national task force

“Considering the emergency and unmet medical need in Covid-19, the SEC on December 27 recommended for grant of permission to

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Communicable diseaseCOVID-19omicronPublic HealthSARS-CoV-2

COVID-19: Even if mild, Omicron variant can overwhelming health-care settings

Huge percentage of the population in India got infected when the Delta variant raged through the country. Studies from other

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Communicable diseasePublic HealthVaccinesWorld Health Organisation

Does Covaxin have WHO’s approval for use in children?

While clearly stating that teenagers aged 15 years or more (all those whose birth year is 2007 or before) will

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Communicable diseaseCOVID-19ImmunisationPublic HealthSARS-CoV-2Vaccines

COVID-19: India widens the vaccine safety net by immunising teenagers above 15 years

With all adults aged 18 years and above already being covered, the inclusion of teenagers has reduced the eligibility age

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Communicable diseaseCOVID-19Hybrid immunityImmunisationPublic HealthSARS-CoV-2Vaccines

COVID-19: The basis on which India approved precaution dose remains unclear

He said the primary focus of the government was on giving a second dose of the vaccine to make people

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Communicable diseaseCOVID-19omicronPublic HealthSARS-CoV-2

COVID-19: India should prepare for the worst with Omicron

The World Health Organization said the number of COVID-19 cases recorded globally shot up by 11% last week (December 20-26)

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