Amid Omicron variant threat, WHO to discuss booster doses on December 7

The World Health Organisation’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on immunisation will meet on December 7 to discuss the evidence on the need for booster doses of Covid-19 vaccines and also the recommendations for the same. Currently, the WHO’s position is that “the evidence remains limited and still…

Sensex, Nifty rise as IT, energy stocks gain amid Omicron threat

Indian shares rose on Friday, as gains in technology and energy stocks helped markets push past concerns around the discovery of two cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant in the country a day earlier. The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index was up 0.41% at 17,472.05 by 9:17 am, while the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex…