Tag: Vaccine
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India’s Covid-19 vaccine coverage exceeds 187.67 crore
According to the Ministry, the doses have been administered to the Health Care Workers (HCWs) whereas 1,84,14,942 (1st Dose), 1,75,32,038 (2nd Dose), and 73,40,412 (Precaution Dose) have been jabbed to the Front Line Workers (FLWs) in the country.
April 24, 2022 -
It’s not over till it’s over
With markets opening and restrictions getting lifted, nothing seems to stop Nepalis from organising jatras, rallies and all kinds of indoor and outdoor gatherings that draw huge crowds.
April 18, 2022 -
4th Covid vaccine dose effective in protecting people over 60: Study
The study found that a fourth dose can reduce the possibilities of symptomatic infection, hospitalisation, serious illness and mortality among the elders, Clalit said, Xinhua news agnecy reported.
April 15, 2022 -
Even after price slash, hospitals see marginal hike in turnout
“We administered 147 vaccines on Monday, a marginal 12 per cent increase over yesterday. Encouragingly, there has been a 20 per cent rise in number of precaution doses in the 18-59 category. The numbers should further increase as the news spreads about the booster in this age group,”
April 12, 2022 -
Neo-colonialism and the Covid response
Approximately 35 per cent of the world’s population has not received at least one dose, while more than 42 per cent of the world’s population has not been fully vaccinated. One can easily observe the inequitable distribution of vaccines between the Global North and the Global South.
March 25, 2022 -
Novovax’s COVID vaccine gets emergency use nod for adolescents aged 12-18 yrs in India
The statement further said that Covovax is the fourth vaccine to receive EUA from the DCGI for use among adolescents 12 and older.
March 23, 2022 -
Delhi administers 1,47,354 doses of Covid-19
The highest uptake has been among the frontline workers, with over 77,000 persons having received the third dose.
January 19, 2022 -
No vaccine shortage in Maharashtra, says Mandaviya
Quoting some media reports alleging vaccine shortage in Maharashtra, the ministry stated that such reports are incorrect.
January 14, 2022 -
Reports on Vaccine expiry misleading, incomplete info: Govt
The government said the reports used "incomplete information", sources in the Union Health ministry said.
January 3, 2022 -
No vaccine, no goods – CAIT urges trade organizations across the country.
The traders across the nation took a pledge to provide vital support to all the state governments in the prevention of Covid, where customers with no vaccination are urged to get the vaccine first.
December 30, 2021 -
Omicron risk remains ‘very high’, says WHO
The WHO noted that the rapid growth rate is likely to be a combination of both immune evasion and intrinsic increased transmissibility of the Omicron variant.
December 29, 2021 -
Odisha logs 27% rise in fresh COVID-19 cases: Over 2 crore fully vaccinated
The Kandhamal district with no active case have turned covid-free zone while nine more districts with single digit active case are on the verge of becoming infection-free territories.
December 28, 2021 -
Odisha logs 20% dip new Covid-19 cases: 59 adult population fully vaccinated
The state currently has 1,989 active Covid-19 cases while 10,41,836 patients including 108 on Wednesday recovering from the disease.
December 16, 2021 -
SII vaccine for 3+ kids by mid-2022, says Adar Poonawalla
Covavax is currently under trial and has shown excellent results down to the age of 3 years, Poonawalla said while addressing an event at the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII).
December 14, 2021 -
Over17.06 crore unutilized COVID-19 vaccine doses still available with States, UTs
The vaccination drive in the country has been ramped up through the availability of more vaccines, advanced visibility of vaccine availability to states and UT for enabling better planning by them and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
December 14, 2021 -
Study on vaccines’ effectiveness on Omicron underway: Mandaviya
Responding to a question during the Question House in the Lower House, he also said that the Omicron surfaced on November 1 and on November 24 this was reported in South Africa.
December 10, 2021 -
India will produce 5 million vaccine doses next year: Piyush Goyal
He was speaking as India’s G20 Sherpa at the first Sherpa meeting convened by Indonesia, the current G20 President, in virtual mode.
December 8, 2021