The UK’s vaccine advisory body announced that coronavirus jabs were not recommended for healthy children aged between 12 and 15. The Joint Committee on Vaccine and Immunisation (JCVI) provided the assessment on Friday, saying the jabs should not be recommended to those in this age group on health grounds alone, but the body has advised […]
NSW Minister for Mental Health, Bronnie Taylor, Chief Psychiatrist, Dr Murray Wright and Chairman of Lifeline Australia, John Brogden are calling on the community to be aware of their own mental health and that of their family and loved ones while the COVID-19 restrictions remain in place. Look out for your family and friends, check in with […]
The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted permission to Hyderabad-based Biological E Limited to conduct Phase 2 and 3 clinical trials for its anti-Covid shots called Corbevax on children. The trial will be on children between 5 and 18 years of age with certain conditions. The permission was given on Wednesday after the […]
Nestled in the lofty peaks of the Himalayas with jaw-dropping views of majestic Nanda Devi, Nanda Kot and the Panchachuli peaks, this hill station of Pithoragarh district can spellbound any soul to stay there forever. Indeed it is one of those special places that can immerse one into the relish of nature. Surrounded by the […]
By Sourish Bhattacharyya New Delhi The food world is savouring its first big ‘cancel culture’ moment. When California-based Instagram influencer Chaheti Bansal made an impassioned plea to “cancel the word curry” on a video she posted on the social media platform on August 9, little could she have known that it would garner more than […]
Covid-19 vaccination elicited antibody responses in nearly nine out of 10 people with weakened immune systems, although their responses were only about one-third as strong as those mounted by healthy people, according to a study. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, US, analysed a group comprising 133 patients each taking at […]
India on Tuesday reported 30,941 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the cumulative tally to 3,27,68,880. Out of the total fresh Covid infections reported on Tuesday, 19,622 were reported from Kerala — the highest among the states. The daily positivity rate remains below 3 per cent and stands at 2.22 per cent. […]
The American-based pharma major Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has applied to the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) for permission to conduct a vaccine trial of the Covid-19 single shot Janssen vaccine in India on children of 12-17 age group. The American pharma J&J said in a statement that it had submitted its application on […]
The Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) has authorised the beginning of the first round of clinical trials for a Covid-19 vaccine developed in the country. The PHH-1V vaccine against Covid-19 is developed by HIPRA, a company based in the Catalan region and the first round of trials will mainly test the safety […]
By : Rakesh Arora Indian Wildlife Sanctuaries INDIA – AMONG WORLD’S FAVOURITES FOR NATURE & WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY Wohoo.. what amazing is Indian wildlife in national parks as can’t be compared with African wildlife as it is made of Big 7. Asiatic lions , leopards , tigers , one horned rhino , Indian gaur (bison) and […]