Page 18 - Vaccination

Covid-19 jabs cross 22-million mark on PM Narendra Modi's birthday

Business Standard's analysis showed that of the 20 million doses on Friday, nearly 40 per cent were second and remaining 60 per cent were first doses

First dose administered to 81.9% of targeted population: Kerala Health Min

Kerala has administered the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine to 81.9 per cent of the targeted population till September 17 while 33.4 per cent received the second dose also, State Health Minister said

India records 34,403 fresh Covid-19 cases, 320 additional deaths

India's overall infection tally has increased to 3,33,81,728, while the count of active cases has dipped to 3,39,056, according to Union health ministry data updated on Friday

Kerala administers 500,000 people with Covid-19 vaccines in past 24 hours

Kerala has inoculated more than five lakh people with COVID-19 vaccine doses in the past 24 hours, the state Health Minister, Veena George said in a press release on Thursday.A total of 5,19,484 people have been administered the covid vaccine in the state.The press release stated that this was the sixth day on which Kerala has crossed this benchmark of vaccinating more than five lakh people in a single day.Earlier, the state has inoculated a total of 5,15,244 people on July 30, around 5,60,515 were vaccinated on August 13, 5,28,321 people on August 14, 7,78,626 people on September 7 and 6,66,936 persons on September 10.Around 81.46 per cent of the population were given one dose of vaccine and 33.06 per cent were given two doses of vaccine, the press release said.There are 1908 vaccination centres, including 1553 government centres and 355 private centres in the state.

20% of India's adult population fully vaccinated: Health ministry

The government has also condemned the report by the New York Times that said that the ICMR suppressed data showing the risks of a second wave

Biological E gets approval to manufacture J&J Covid-19 vaccine in India

According to sources, discussions are on between J&J and the Centre on the matter of indemnity against any serious adverse effect after vaccination

Over 770 million Covid-19 vaccines doses administered so far: Govt

The cumulative Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country exceeded 770 million on Thursday, the Union Health Ministry said

Russia's Vladimir Putin self-isolates after Covid-19 infects inner circle

"It's a natural experiment. Let's see how Sputnik V works in practice," Putin said

Over 761.1 mn Covid-19 vaccine doses provided to states, UTs: Centre

More than 76.11 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been provided to states and UTs so far, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. Further, more than 1.65 crore doses are in the pipeline. Over 5.33 crore balance and unutilised COVID vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs to be administered, the ministry said. As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, the government has been supporting the states and UTs by providing them COVID vaccines free of cost, the ministry said.

India records 30,570 fresh coronavirus cases, 431 more deaths

India's overall infection tally has risen to 3,33,47,325, while the count of active cases has dipped to 3,42,923, according to the Union Health Ministry on Thursday

As many remain unvaccinated, debate grows over need for booster Covid shots

Experts say to prevent the coronavirus from morphing into even more dangerous forms than the Delta variant, the more urgent need is to protect the unvaccinated.

European Union pledges 200 million more Covid-19 vaccine doses to Africa

The European Union is committing 200 million more coronavirus vaccine doses to Africa to help curb the COVID-19 pandemic on a global scale.

Ensure continuous administration of vaccines to prisoners: HC to Kerala

The Kerala High Court has directed the state government to "continuously" administer vaccines to the prisoners and others in central prisons and other jails to prevent spread of COVID-19 there. The high court also directed the Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services to monitor the administration of vaccines. With the directions, the court disposed of a plea initiated by it on its own based on a prisoner's letter claiming that no vaccination was being carried out in prisons in the state. The court's order came after the state government informed it that there were only 4,808 prisoners in the prisons in Kerala and that majority of them have been given the first dose of vaccination and special initiatives have been taken to vaccinate the prisoners in different age groups. The state government also told the court that vaccination was being done for the remand prisoners and others periodically. Recording the submission of the state, the court directed, "We order that the

Over 10 mn people in MP fully vaccinated against Covid-19: Official

More than one crore people are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in Madhya Pradesh out of the eligible population of 5.40 crore, health officials said on Wednesday

Sputnik's single-dose vax gets DCGI nod for Phase-III trials in India

The Sputnik Light is a single-dose Covid-19 vaccine of the Russian vaccine Sputnik

India records 27,176 fresh cases of coronavirus, 284 more deaths

With the fresh cases, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,33,16,755, while the death toll has climbed to 4,43,497, according to the data updated at 8 am.

US pressuring India to restart Covid-19 vaccine exports: Report

The US is quietly pressuring India to restart COVID-19 vaccine exports, Axios reported citing sources.According to the report, the Biden administration is planning to offer a higher-profile role for Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the COVID-19 global summit in New York if he agrees to release vaccines soon.Early this year, India halted vaccine exports as coronavirus cases surged in the country.According to Axios, convincing PM Modi to resume vaccine supply, is an important part of the Biden administration's strategy to mitigate the international spread of the virus.An administration official acknowledged discussing vaccine exports but denied they are tied to Modi's upcoming participation."We have regularly been communicating with [the] government of India in bilateral and multilateral channels to discuss vaccine supply and inquire about the timeline for exports, and these conversations are not tied to a specific summit or engagement," the U.S. official said on the condition of ...

Vaccines set to unleash pent-up oil demand; expect big jump in Oct: IEA

Brent crude rallies above $74 as Storm Nicholas hits US Gulf Coast

Covid LIVE: Restrictions announced in Dehradun for tourists till Sept 21

Coronavirus live updates: India administers 75 million Covid-19 vaccine doses; China's southeastern Fujian experiences another outbreak.

Data shows booster Covid shots 'not appropriate' for public: Lancet

Vaccine efficacy against severe Covid-19 is so high, even for the Delta variant, that booster doses for the general population are "not appropriate" at this stage in the pandemic, a Lancet report said