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18 districts reporting weekly COVID-19 positivity between 5% and 10%: Health Secretary
All data for Covaxin clearance has been given to the World Health Organisation (WHO), said Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director General Dr. Balaram Bhargava at a press conference on Thursday.
The need of the hour was to give the two-dose vaccination coverage to the entire adult population. “The talk of a booster dose is not pertinent at the moment. We have had some studies where they have found antibodies persist for up to an year,” he noted.

Former CM B.S. Yediyurappa had challenged the first information report registered on March 14, 2024, on the alleged incident that occurred on February 2, 2024, the chargesheet filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and the February 28, 2025, order of taking cognisance of offences afresh by the trial court.