Page 20 - Vaccination

BJP creating awareness about Covid vaccination: Delhi party unit chief

Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta on Thursday said that the central government is running free COVID-19 inoculation centres in the city in "top gear"

Vaccine alliance expects to ship 1.4 billion doses by end of the year

The UN-backed program to get vaccines to the neediest people in the world has again scaled back its target, projecting about 1.4 billion doses will available through by the end of the year

Covid-19 vaccination: 700 mn vax doses so far, 100 mn in just 13 days

India has so far fully vaccinated 17 per cent of its adult population, while 56 per cent have got their first dose

India continues to 'lag way behind' in Covid-19 vaccination: Fitch

Fitch Ratings on Tuesday said India continues to "lag way behind" in COVID vaccination, and the negative outlook on sovereign rating signifies the rising debt-to-GDP ratio. In April 2021, Fitch affirmed India's sovereign rating at 'BBB-' with a negative outlook. The outlook was changed to 'negative' from 'stable' in June last year on grounds that the pandemic had significantly weakened the country's growth outlook and exposed the challenges associated with a high public-debt burden. Addressing the Global Sovereign Conference 2021, Asia-Pacific, Fitch Ratings Senior Director, Head of Asia-Pacific Sovereign Ratings, Stephen Schwartz said vaccination is the key to economic recovery across the world. "The (APAC) region which was so successful in containing the virus early on, got behind the curve when it came to rollout of vaccines. Singapore really stands out now with 80 per cent of its population being vaccinated. But many countries in the region like Vietnam, Thailand and India ...

Over 700 mn Covid vaccine doses administered in India so far: Govt

The coronavirus has to be defeated and vaccination is the way to victory, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said.

Over 40 mn people received their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine in MP

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the government is committed to vaccinate all the eligible persons with the first jab by the end of September

Panacea Biotec supplies second component of Sputnik V vaccine in India

Panacea Biotec has supplied the first shipment of the second component of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine manufactured by it for sale in India.

80% Covid immunity lost in 6 months in some after Pfizer shot: US study

The researchers particularly looked at humoral immunity - also called antibody-mediated immunity - to measure the body's defences

Pfizer booster likely by September 20, Moderna may be delayed: Fauci

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, a Republican, criticised the Biden administration for "mixed messaging."

Allow second Covishield dose after 4 weeks from first: Kerala HC to Centre

The Kerala High Court has directed the Centre to allow scheduling, on CoWIN portal, of second COVISHIELD dose after four weeks from the first for those who want to take it earlier

Rich countries hog Covid-19 vaccines. Is there a solution?

China and Russia were early to export vaccines as a tool of diplomacy

Govt partnering pharma industry to develop multi-variant Covid-19 vax

It is possible to develop multi-variant vaccines on the inactivated virus vaccine platform like Bharat Biotech's Covaxin

Covid LIVE: Kerala reports 19,688 new Covid cases; 3,626 in Maharashtra

The case fatality rate has declined to 1.33 per cent, according to the data updated at 8 am

Goa records 67 new coronavirus cases, 2 deaths, 80 recoveries

Goa's coronavirus caseload went up by 67 and reached 1,74,486 on Monday, while 80 patients recovered from the infection, a health department official said. The death toll rose to 3,210 as two more patients succumbed to the infection in the last 24 hours, he said. The number of recovered cases in the state increased to 1,70,391 after 80 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day, the official said. Goa now has 885 active cases, the official said. "With 3,954 new coronavirus tests, the total number of tests conducted in the state so far has gone up to 12,40,754, he added. Goa's COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 1,74,486, new cases 67, death toll 3210, discharged 1,70,391, active cases 885, samples tested till date 12,40,754.

Kerala HC allows Covishield second jab after 28 days in pvt sector

In a crucial intervention, the Kerala High Court on Monday ruled that the second dose of Covishield can be taken 28 days of taking the first dose in the private sector

Delhi's Covid-19 vaccine stock to last for eight days: Bulletin

The stock of Coronavirus vaccine in the national capital will last for another eight days, according to a vaccination bulletin issued by the Delhi government on Monday

Maharashtra logs 3,626 new Covid cases in a day, lowest since mid-February

Maharashtra reported 3,626 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, the lowest daily count since since February 15, and 37 fresh fatalities, taking the infection tally to 64,89,800 and the death toll to 1,37,811

Pfizer Covid booster shot likely to start by Sep 20 in US, says Fauci

The US' booster shot campaign against Covid-19 will likely start with only the Pfizer vaccine from September 20, the country's top infectious disease expert has said

Over 8,000 administered Covid-19 vaccine in Delhi today: CoWin data

A total of 8,326 people were administered Covid-19 vaccine in the national capital on Sunday, according to data on CoWin portal.

Wealthy nations will have 1.2 billion Covid-19 doses they don't need

Health advocates worry that the slow pace will prolong the pandemic and increase the risk more worrisome variants will emerge