Booster shot campaign continues amid snowfall Manang district has witnessed heavy snowfall, but the booster shot campaign against COVID-19 is going on here. Nepal 23 Jan, 2022
Booster shots needed against omicron, CDC studies show Three studies released Friday offered more evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are standing up to the omicron variant, at least among people who received booster shots. COVID-19 22 Jan, 2022
EDITORIAL - Right stance With the country recording as many as 10,000 new COVID-19 infections a day, the government is under intense pressure to speed up its vaccination programme to cover the entire eligible population. Opinion 21 Jan, 2022
India's Gennova developing Omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine Pfizer Inc said last week a redesigned COVID-19 vaccine that specifically targets the Omicron coronavirus variant could be ready to launch by March. World 17 Jan, 2022
COVID, China, climate: Online Davos event tackles big themes The coronavirus pandemic has forced the World Economic Forum's annual meeting of world leaders, business executives and other heavyweights to go virtual for the second year in a row, but organizers still hope to catapult the world into thinking about the future with a scaled-down online version this week. World 15 Jan, 2022
Stronger evidence linking virus to multiple sclerosis: study There's more evidence that one of the world's most common viruses may set some people on the path to developing multiple sclerosis. Health 14 Jan, 2022
90pc children in Humla vaccinated Ninety per cent of children in Humla have received the moderna vaccine against Covid-19. In collaboration with the health office, all the seven local levels have completed the work of vaccinating the school children. Nepal 02 Jan, 2022
Over 35,000 students to be inoculated at school itself As many as 35,000 students are to be inoculated with Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at schools in Tanahun. Nepal 22 Dec, 2021
Over 35,000 students to be inoculated at Tanahun schools As many as 35,000 students are to be inoculated with Moderna COVID-19 vaccines at schools in Tanahun. Nepal 21 Dec, 2021
Moderna says booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine appears protective vs. Omicron Moderna Inc said on Monday that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine appeared to be protective against the fast-spreading Omicron variant in laboratory testing and that the current version of the vaccine would continue to be Moderna’s "first line of defense against Omicron." Health 20 Dec, 2021
Small South Africa patient study shows Omicron breaking through booster shots Scientists suspect that Omicron is more transmissible, given its rapid spread, but say it is too early for definitive conclusions on the severity of the disease it causes. World 16 Dec, 2021
42 pc vaccinated in Sudur Pashchim Province About 42 per cent of the targeted population in nine districts of Sudur Pashchim Province have received their double dose of Covid-19 vaccines. Nepal 16 Dec, 2021