Tag: Vaccines
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Daily Covid cases slide; 70 crore jabs logged
A downward trend in the daily Covid cases continued for the second consecutive day with 31,222 new cases and 219 deaths in the last 24 hours.
September 7, 2021 -
‘Vaccines don’t give 100 per cent protection’
According to Dr Nikhil Tandon, COVID-19 Vaccines do not provide 100% protection.
September 3, 2021 -
New Zealand extends virus lockdown; Australia eyes vaccines
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the lockdown will continue until at least the end of the month in Auckland, where most of the cases have been found
August 23, 2021 -
Large consignment of vaccines reach city airport
Following the arrival of fresh vaccine stock, the KMC said Covishield doses will be given on 9 August, but that all Covishield centres will again remain shut from 10 August until further notice. It cited the lack of vaccines from the government of India as the reason.
August 9, 2021 -
Rahul Gandhi accuses Modi govt. of lacking spine
A day after the Modi government failed to indicate in the Parliament a fixed timeline for the completion of the vaccination drive, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi took a dig by saying people’s lives are on the line and it’s a “classic case of a missing spine.” Rahul took to Twitter and wrote, “People’s lives …
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July 24, 2021 -
Delta variant infected even vaccinated people during 2nd wave: ICMR
However, the study suggests that vaccination does provide a reduction in hospital admission and mortality, the ICMR said.
July 16, 2021 -
Mamata accuses Modi govt. of ‘discrimination’ in vax supply
"We need14 crore vaccines to be prepared for combating the third Covid wave. We were giving three lakh does every day but had to stall the vaccination drive for a week due to the shortage of vaccines as the supply is irregular..."
July 15, 2021 -
‘Israel signs deal with Pfizer for new batch of vaccines’
Israel is trying to halt a new outbreak of the Delta variant and launched a campaign calling teens over 12 years old to get vaccinated
July 12, 2021 -
Rahul Gandhi flays Modi govt. over Covid-19 vaccine policy
India needs to go at a vaccination rate of about 80 lakh per day to target 60 per cent of the population with both doses by December 2021.
July 11, 2021 -
Privatisation a manufactured perception
The goal of profit maximisation acts as an incentive for the private sector to be efficient.
June 29, 2021 -
UK reports highest daily Covid-19 cases since Feb
Britain reported 35,204 new cases of the Delta variant in the latest week, a 46 per cent increase, Public Health England (PHE) said Friday
June 27, 2021 -
S’pore to receive batch of vaccines, called Comirnaty
The Comirnaty vaccines are manufactured according to the same processes and procedures as the Pfizer-BioNTech shots
June 23, 2021 -
US hits optimistic milestones on virus deaths and shots
New cases are running at about 11,400 a day on average, down from over a quarter-million per day in early January. Average deaths per day are down to about 293, according to Johns Hopkins University
June 22, 2021 -
Small hospitals scramble for vaccines, buy jabs from large centres at premium
VIMHANS hospital is getting the doses of Covaxin at Rs 1,310 from a corporate hospital based in Noida.
June 21, 2021 -
Bangkok to lift more restrictions
Any gatherings of more than 50 people must apply for permission in advance from the BMA
June 21, 2021 -
Brazil crosses 500,000 Covid-19 deaths
82,288 new cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, taking the total caseload to 17,883,750, world's third highest after US and India
June 20, 2021 -
Iran announces emergency use of domestic Covid vax
Another vaccine developed jointly by Cuba and the Pasteur Institute of Iran will be authorised next week
June 15, 2021