On 24 of june the central government of India declared the new variant ie. the delta variant to be a new variant of COVID19 as a Voc which stands for variant of concern in terms of three defined criteria- Stronger binding to lung cells via receptors, increased rate of transmission and significant reduction in the response of monoclonal antibodies. According to a latest study done in the UK, the covishield vaccine is going to be effective against this new delta variant but an accelerated vaccination campaign can be our saviour since the new variant is not airborne but has human...

Covishield and Covaxin are the two vaccines available in India right now. Although there is no choice with the citizens to choose the vaccine they want but that does not mean they aren’t different. The two vaccines are different from each other on many levels. And here are all the differences need to know. Developer Bharat Biotech International Ltd of Hyderabad developed Covaxin in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the National Institute of Virology (NIV). The Oxford-AstraZeneca company produced Covishield, which is manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII). How are they made? Covaxin...

The second covid wave has it us hard in the year 2021 but in this same year India started its vaccination program. There were two vaccines- Covishield and Covaxin that were approved in India and were given to the citizens. Recently, a Russian vaccine got approved, it is called Sputnik V and will probably be available from the next quarter. As there are two vaccines available and another will be in few months. People are really concerned about which one is safe and which is not. Although there is no choice given to citizens about which vaccine they would like...