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Over 100,000 people in Rajasthan benefited from Chiranjeevi scheme: CM

More than one lakh people in Rajasthan have so far taken benefit of the state government's ambitious Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Tuesday.

Sputnik, Astrazeneca mix & match booster dose results expected by July end

RDIF, Russia's sovereign wealth fund, and SII have also announced cooperation to produce the Russian Sputnik vaccine against coronavirus in India.

DATA STORY: India reports 2,020 deaths as Madhya Pradesh clears backlog

India has so far administered 381,467,646 vaccine doses. That is 1234.23 per cent of its total caseload, and 27.36 per cent of its population

DATA STORY: India adds 37,154 cases; recoveries cross 30 million-mark

India has so far administered 377,352,501 vaccine doses. That is 1222.21 per cent of its total caseload, and 27.07 per cent of its population

Too soon to say if Americans may need vaccine booster: Dr. Anthony Fauci

The government's top infectious diseases expert said Sunday it is entirely conceivable, maybe likely that Americans will need a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in the coming months, but it is too soon for the government to recommend another shot. Dr. Anthony Fauci, who is President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration did the right thing last week by pushing back against drugmaker Pfizer's assertion about a booster within 12 months. Hours after Pfizer's statement Thursday that it would seek authorization for a third dose, the two agencies said they did not view the booster shots as necessary at this time. Fauci said clinical studies and laboratory data have yet to fully bear out the need for a booster to the current two-shot Pfizer and Moderna vaccines or the one-shot Johnson & Johnson regimen. Right now, given the data and the information we have, we do not need to give people a third ...

'Had to borrow money': Migrant workers struggle for healthcare in lockdown

Structural exclusion from urban health systems and lack of support from employers are some of the problems they faced in second wave of Covid-19.

DATA STORY: India maintains steady vaccination; adds 41,506 cases in a day

India has so far administered 376,032,586 vaccine doses. That is 1216.41 per cent of its total caseload, and 26.97 per cent of its population

DATA STORY: India logs highest daily rise in fatalities since June 27

India has so far administered 372,196,268 vaccine doses. That is 1208.59 per cent of its total caseload, and 26.7 per cent of its population

Condition of ex-UP chief minister Kalyan Singh stable, says hospital

The condition of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh, who is admitted to intensive care unit of Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences here, is stable, hospital said

DATA STORY: India adds 43,393 cases; active cases see decline again

India has so far administered 368,991,222 vaccine doses. That is 1199.85 per cent of its total caseload, and 26.47 per cent of its population

DATA STORY: Net increase in active cases for the first time since May 13

India has so far administered 364,847,549 vaccine doses. That is 1188.05 per cent of its total caseload, and 26.17 per cent of its population

DATA STORY: As global deaths cross 4 mn-mark, India adds 553 to the toll

India has so far administered 357,553,612 vaccine doses. That is 1167.71 per cent of its total caseload, and 25.65 per cent of its population

DATA STORY: India reports 39,796 new cases; growth rate steady at 0.1%

India has so far administered 352,892,046 vaccine doses. That is 1153.79 per cent of its total caseload, and 25.32 per cent of its population

Unvaccinated in US account for 99% Covid-19 deaths, says Anthony Fauci

The United States has registered over 605,000 deaths in the pandemic, the highest national toll in the world

DATA STORY: India reports Fewer than 50,000 new cases for 7th day straight

India has so far administered 351,221,306 vaccine doses. That is 1149.83 per cent of its total caseload, and 25.2 per cent of its population

DATA STORY: India's active coronavirus cases drop below 500,000-mark

India has so far administered 344,611,291 vaccine doses. That is 1129.78 per cent of its total caseload, and 24.72 per cent of its population

DATA STORY: India's death toll crosses 400,000-mark; active cases decline

India has so far administered 340,076,232 vaccine doses. That is 1116.53 per cent of its total caseload, and 24.4 per cent of its population

DATA STORY: India's active cases see decline for 49th day straight

India has so far administered 335,716,019 vaccine doses. That is 1103.9 per cent of its total caseload, and 24.09 per cent of its population

DATA STORY: Active cases see steady decline; death toll nears 400,000-mark

India has so far administered 332,854,527 vaccine doses. That is 1096.25 per cent of its total caseload, and 23.88 per cent of its population

Covid-19 crisis: Sputnik V, Moderna vaccines work against Delta variant

The protective proteins are called neutralizing antibodies because they're capable of preventing the virus from entering cells