Tag: covid 19

Vaccine-makers in the country seem to be tepid in their response to circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants, even as other parts of the world authorise variant-specific vaccines or vaccinate their elderly. This week, the United States Food and Drug Administration authorised the emergency use of updated mRNA Covid-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer, to protect against an Omicron-variant reported to be dominant in the region. And the United Kingdom has started rolling out boosters for its elderly. Indian vaccine-makers told businessline that they were tracking the coronavirus-variant-linked developments in other parts of...