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DCGI gives final approval to COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax for 12-18 year olds

NEW DELHI — Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company Biological E on Monday received final approval from Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for its COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax, for the age group 12 to 18 years. It is India’s first indigenously developed Receptor Binding Domain (RBD) protein sub-unit vaccine against COVID-19. The country’s central drug authority has already […]

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J&K reports 232 fresh Covid-19 cases

SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday reported 232 new covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the pathogen for the fourth consecutive day, officials said. They said 162 of the cases were from Jammu Division and 70 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 451792. Giving district wise details, the […]