Covid: India’s First Omicron-Specific Booster Vaccine Gets Drug Controller Nod

[ad_1] The Drug Control General of India (DCGI) has granted emergency use authorisation (EUA) to an Omicron-specific booster vaccine developed by Gennova Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. The vaccine has been developed by Gennova Biopharmaceuticals in collaboration with the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) under the ‘Mission COVID Suraksha’. The mRNA-based vaccine, GEMCOVAC-OM, was developed using the indigenous platform … Read more

India Records 2,961 Fresh Covid Cases In Last 24 Hours, Recovery Rate At 98%

[ad_1] India on Saturday recorded 2,961 Covid infections in the last 24 hours while active cases dipped to 30,041 from 33,232 a day earlier, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll has increased to 5,31,659 with 17 fatalities, which includes nine reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 … Read more

Maharashtra Sees Drop In Daily Infections, Delhi’s Positivity Rate At 25.69%

[ad_1] New Delhi: India on Sunday recorded a single-day rise of 10,112 new Coronavirus diseases, while the number of active cases increased to 67,806, according to Union health ministry data. India’s COVID-19 count now stands at 4.48 crore (4,48,91,989) with the new cases. According to data updated at 8 a.m., the death toll increased to … Read more