Background We report the clinical efficacy against COVID-19 infection of BBV152, a whole-virion inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine formulated with a Toll-like receptor 7/8 agonist molecule adsorbed to alum (Algel-IMDG).

Methods We did a double-blind, randomised…

Vaccination grinded to a slow halt in Chennai on Monday as the city ran out of vaccine stocks once again. A senior official of the Chennai Corporation confirmed to TNM that the city and in fact the entire state was running out of vaccine stocks. On Monday…

Two cases of the highly transmissible Kappa variant of COVID-19 have been detected in Uttar Pradesh through the genome sequencing of samples, the state government said today.

Data journalist Rukmini S. tells Karan Thapar that the best estimate of COVID-19 deaths during the second wave, between February-March and May-June this year, is alone 15 lakh.

The infections among attendees of a 92-person wedding in April were in people over 50, a study says. One who'd gotten the Covaxin vaccine died.

The highly contagious Delta variant of the novel coronavirus infected more than 80 percent people in India during the devastating second wave of the pandemic, affecting even those who took at least one vaccine dose, revealed a study conducted by the Indian…

Thread by @RijoMJohn: Has #Kerala miserably failed in containing #COVID19 pandemic? This is a question I keep getting from various quarters. This thread is an attempt to explain it. 1/ Using the latest ICMR 3rd ser...…

The Supreme Court on Tuesday, July 20 came down heavily on the Kerala government for announcing a three-day relaxation on the COVID-19 restrictions in the state, in the name of Bakrid celebrations. The Kerala government had allowed shops, including those…

Yesterday the #indiangovt told Parliament “no deaths due to lack of oxygen have been specifically reported”. I'm reposting our ground reporting from April and May, which tells the story. @yogital @OrlaGuerin, Sanjay Ganguly, Fred Scott, @wburema @NarinderKalsi01…

Why mucormycosis—commonly and incorrectly referred to as Black Fungus—ravaged lives during the pandemic..Despite early signals in 2020, India remained deeply unprepared for the devastating second outbreak. Amphotericin B stocks ran out across India, likely…