Page 17 - Vaccination

Over 42.9 mn unutilized Covid-19 doses available with states, UTs: Centre

More than 4.29 crore unutilized COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with states and union territories to be administered, informed Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday."More than 80.67crore (80,67,26,335) vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through the Government of India (free of cost channel) and through direct state procurement category," the ministry said while mentioning that the Central government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country.It said that further, 64 lakh doses (64,00,000) are in the pipeline.The ministry further said that more than 4,29,03,090 balance and unutilized COVID vaccine doses are still available with the states and union territories to be administered.The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from June 21, 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through the availability of more vaccines, advanced visibility of vaccine ..

Over 801.3 mn Covid-19 vaccine doses provided to states, UTs: Centre

More than 80.13 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been provided to states and union territories, out of which, more than 4.52 crore balance and unutilised doses are still available with them

Bharat Biotech likely to start manufacturing Covaxin at Pune plant soon

Animal vaccine maker Hester Biosciences, on the other hand, is setting up a greenfield BSL-3 facility in Gujarat to make Covaxin

India to target children for Covid-19 vaccine from October: Report

Zydus Cadila's Covid vaccine ZyCoV-D will be given

India warns of 'reciprocal measures' if UK doesn't recognise Covishield

India on its part does not insist on vaccination and has done away with institutional quarantine for foreigners entering the country

No data shows need for booster vaccines presently: Dr Gagandeep Kang

According to Dr Kang, whether people will have more antibodies or be better protected with the booster dose is still not known

Surges and vaccines: Here's what next six months of pandemic will bring

Almost everyone will be either infected or vaccinated before the pandemic ends, experts agree.

Health officials back US FDA panel's decision on Covid booster shot

US health officials have voiced their support for the recommendation from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel that Covid-19 booster shots be limited to those 65 years and older

Coronavirus third wave peak likely in October, warns NIDM report

The National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), under the Ministry of Home Affairs, has warned of a third COVID-19 wave peak in October in its recent report to the Prime Minister's Office.

Covid vax for younger kids, booster shots being prepared in US

Covid-19 vaccines for younger children and booster shots for at least those over 65 years old are being prepared in accordance with a tight schedule in the US

Time is right: Why India still has 12-16 weeks between Covishield doses

Difference between the effectiveness of a single dose versus two doses is not that large for protection from hospitalisation and severe disease.

Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine safely bolsters antibodies in younger kids

Drugmaker, partner BioNTech to submit data to US regulators

Racism, offensive: Jairam Ramesh, Tharoor slam UK's Covid travel rules

Indian students and citizens are being harassed and fleeced for exorbitant tests, the Congress leader said

UK begins Covid-19 vaccine rollout for school children aged 12-15

The UK's health service started to roll out Covid-19 vaccines to school children aged 12-15 on Monday as part of the latest expansion of the country's vaccination programme

First vax dose given to over 90% of eligible persons in Kerala: Health Min

The first dose of vaccine has been administered to over 90 per cent of the people eligible for vaccination in Kerala, Veena George said and urged people not to be averse to getting inoculated

Nearly 810 mn Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in India so far

India has administered over 80.85 crore vaccine doses under the ongoing nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive, according to a press release from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.At 0.95 per cent, the active Covid-19 cases are the lowest in the country since March 2020. India's active case stands at 3,18,181, which is the lowest in 183 days. The country recorded 30,256 new cases in the last 24 hours.As many as 43,938 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 3,27,15,105.For the last 87 days, the weekly positivity rate (2.07%) is less than 3 per cent, while the daily positivity rate is less than 3 per cent for the past 21 days.Over 55.36 crore tests have been conducted so far.

'Event over': Rahul takes dig at govt over record Covid-19 vaccinations

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday took a swipe at the government over the record COVID-19 vaccinations in a single day, and said the "event" is over now. He also shared a graph of the vaccination trend in the last 10 days as per data from the Cowin website to show the decline in inoculations after the record. India vaccinated 2.5 crore people in a single day in Friday to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday. Using the hashtag vaccination, Gandhi said in a tweet, "Event over". Gandhi on Saturday had hoped more such record vaccinations happened in the country. "Looking forward to many more days of 2.1 crore vaccinations.This pace is what our country needs," he had said on Twitter.

Over 800 million coronavirus vaccine doses administered in India

With the ongoing Nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive, India has administered over 80 crore vaccine doses so far, the official government data said in a statement

UK govt eases rules for vaccinated travellers, India to benefit

The UK government on Friday announced a major relaxation of international travel rules for vaccinated people coming in and out of England, with long-haul routes between India and the UK set to benefit

Covid-19 vax export curbs may ease in two months: Adar Poonawalla

Poonawalla said easing the export restrictions is a government of India's decision, and he will go by what the Centre feels is appropriate