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Covaxin shows 100% efficacy against 'severe Covid-19', 78% overall

The Bharat Biotech candidate has also shown 70 per cent efficacy against asymptomatic infections, suggesting that it prevents transmission

DATA STORY: India adds nearly 300,000 new Covid cases, reports 2,023 deaths

India has so far vaccinated 130,119,310 people. That is 833.62 per cent of its total caseload, and 9.3553 per cent of its population

Govt acting with sensitivity, speed to meet increased oxygen demand: Modi

He also said the government has now allowed vaccination for every adult starting May 1

DATA STORY: India's active Covid cases go past 2 million; recovery rate down at 85.56%

India has so far vaccinated 127,129,113 people. That is 830.11 per cent of its total caseload, and 9.1405 per cent of its population

DATA STORY: India's daily Covid test positivity rate goes past 20%

India has so far vaccinated 123,852,566 people. That is 837.52 per cent of its total caseload, and 8.9054 per cent of its population

DATA STORY: With net addition of 121,576, India's active Covid cases top 1.8 mn

India has so far vaccinated 122,622,590 people. That is 844.12 per cent of its total caseload, and 8.8172 per cent of its population

DATA STORY: India sees most Covid deaths in a day, adds 234,692 cases

India has so far vaccinated 119,937,641 people. That is 825.64 per cent of its total caseload, and 8.6242 per cent of its population

Covid-19 vaccination: Too early to say if booster dose needed, say experts

Pfizer CEO has said a 3rd booster shot likely within a year of vaccination

DATA STORY: India now has 1,569,743 active Covid cases, next only to the US

India has so far vaccinated 117,223,509 people. That is 856.31 per cent of its total caseload, and 8.43 per cent of its population

DATA STORY: India adds more than 200,000 Covid cases in sharpest spike ever

India has so far vaccinated 114,493,238 people. That is 812.15 per cent of its total caseload, and 7.9953 per cent of its population

DATA STORY: India adds 161,736 Covid cases in a day, reports 879 deaths

India has so far vaccinated 108,533,085 people. That is 792.82 per cent of its total caseload, and 7.8049 per cent of its population

Covid-19 vaccines reduce chances of severe infection, mortality: ICMR

COVID-19 vaccines reduce the chances of developing severe infection and mortality, ICMRChief Balram Bhargava said on Tuesday. Responding to a question about people contracting the coronavirus infection even after taking both doses of COVID vaccine, he said these are "disease-modifying" vaccines and there is an 85 percent reduction in hospitalisation after vaccination which is well established internationally. "These vaccines are disease-modifying. After two doses are administered, the antibodies develop.The COVID-19 vaccines reduce the chances of developing severe infection and death due to the disease," the ICMR Director General said. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is the country's apex health research body. Currently, two vaccines -- Covaxin by Bharat Biotech and Oxford-AstraZeneca's Covishield manufactured by Serum Institute of India (SII) -- are being used for inoculation in India. India's drug regulator has also granted permission for the restricted emergency u

DATA STORY: India's Covid tally up 168,912 in highest single-day spike yet

India has so far vaccinated 104,528,565 people. That is 772.70 per cent of its total caseload, and 7.5172 per cent of its population

DATA STORY: India reports over 150,000 Covid cases in a day, the most ever

India has so far vaccinated 1,015,95,147 people. That is 760.51 per cent of its total caseload, and 7.3064 per cent of its population

DATA STORY: At 1,046,631, India's active Covid case count at all-time high

India has so far vaccinated 98,075,160 people. That is 742.66 per cent of its total caseload, and 7.0534 per cent of its population

DATA STORY: India sees biggest single-day jumps in active Covid cases, tally

India has so far vaccinated 94,334,262 people. That is 729.8 per cent of its total caseload, and 6.7848 per cent of its population

DATA STORY: India sees biggest jumps in total Covid tally, active cases

India has so far vaccinated 90,198,673 people. That is 697.80 per cent of its total caseload, and 6.4873 per cent of its population

DATA STORY: India sees biggest ever single-day Covid tally jump of 115,736

India has so far vaccinated 87,077,474 people. That is 680.20 per cent of its total caseload, and 6.263 per cent of its population

DATA STORY: Nearly 6% of India's population has got Covid jabs; fatality rate down at 1.3%

With 50,143 new daily recoveries, India's recovery rate has fallen to 92.48%, and fatality rate has come down marginally to 1.30%

DATA STORY: India's Covid tally sees a spike of 103,558, the most in a day so far

India has so far vaccinated 79,105,163 people. That is 628.42 per cent of its total caseload, and 5.6899 per cent of its population