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Delhi Covid-19 vaccine stock to last less than one day: Bulletin

Delhi has less than a day's stock of coronavirus vaccines left, with nearly 30,000 doses administered on July 19, according to a bulletin issued on Tuesday. The national capital, as on Tuesday morning, had a balance stock of 2,63,170 coronavirus vaccines, out of which 1,95,290 doses are of Covishield and 67,880 of Covaxin, data shared by the government showed. However, only 20 per cent of the Covaxin stock is to be used, since its stock is limited and has irregular delivery cycles, it noted. Only 25,986 doses were administered on Monday, of which 16,704 were first doses and 9,282 second doses. As many as 93,83,468 vaccine doses have been administered in the national capital till date, including 22,25,292 are second doses. Delhi's current vaccination capacity stands at 47,605 doses per day.

NEGVAC in talks with offshore manufacturers for import of Covid jabs: Govt

In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, MoS for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said as on July 16, a total of 2.61 lakh doses of the Sputnik V vaccine have been administered in the country

UK govt opts not to vaccinate most under-18s against Covid-19 infection

The British government decided on Monday not to inoculate most children and teenagers against COVID-19 until more data on the available vaccines becomes available.

Covid vaccine inequity: Inside the cutthroat race to secure doses

No one disputes that the world is unfair. But no one expected a vaccine gap between the global rich and poor that was this bad, this far into the pandemic

Amid Covid surge, US surgeon-general warns of more local mask mandates

America's Surgeon General Dr Vivek Murthy on Sunday expressed concern over the 'significant increase' in Covid-19 cases in the US, especially among the unvaccinated population

Delhi Covid-19 vaccine stock to last for less than a day: Bulletin

Delhi had less than a day's stock of coronavirus vaccine doses left on Sunday morning, according to the vaccination bulletin issued by the city government

Over 400 million coronavirus vaccine doses administered in country: Govt

More than 46.38 lakh (46,38,106) vaccine doses were administered on Saturday, the report said

Offline retail revival depends on Covid vaccination coverage, says expert

Retail boom will be directly correlated to vaccination levels, Shoppers Stop MD and CEO Venu Nair said

Covid Response Plan for quick clearance of vaccines at airports: CBIC

Pandemic has posed unprecedented challenges disrupting global supply chains and slowing down economic activity

European nations impose incentives, penalties to boost Covid vaccine shots

Some business owners are uncomfortable with having to enforce the rules

Govt to procure 660 mn more doses of Covishield, Covaxin at revised rates

Centre has placed an order to procure 660 million more doses of Covishield and Covaxin at a revised price of Rs 205 and Rs 215 per dose, respectively, excluding taxes.

Hungary to offer citizens third dose of Covid-19 vaccine from August

Hungarian government will offer citizens the option of receiving a third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine starting in August, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said

'Pandemic of the unvaccinated': US Covid cases rising in all 50 states

White House Covid Response team is warning Americans that US outbreak is becoming 'a pandemic of unvaccinated' and nearly all hospital admissions and deaths are now among those who have not got shots

From Biden to Putin and Xi, world leaders for Covid-19 vax tech transfer

At key APEC meeting, they vow to accelerate access to Covid-19 vaccines

Many vaccination centres have closed due to shortage of doses: Akhilesh

Many inoculation centres in Uttar Pradesh have shut down due to shortage of vaccine doses and people are wandering in search of vaccines, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav said on Friday.

Covid vaccine stock in Delhi will last for a day, claims official bulletin

The stock of anti-coronavirus vaccines in the national capital will last for a day only, claimed an official bulletin issued on Friday. The city had administered 33,186 vaccine doses on Thursday of which 21,189 were first jabs and 11,997 second. According to official data, the total number of vaccine doses administered in Delhi so far has reached 91,86,905. On Friday morning, Delhi had 2,27,600 doses of Covaxin and 1,13,900 doses of Covishield in its balance stock. This was after 1,04,150 doses of Covishield were added to the stock on Thursday. According to the Delhi government, since Covaxin stock is "limited and have irregular delivery cycle" only 20 per cent of it can be used for first dose. The vaccination programme is running at 1,374 centres with a capacity of administering 2,26,552 vaccine doses daily.

PM asks states with rising cases to act proactively to prevent 3rd wave

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged states where Covid-19 cases are rising to take proactive measures to prevent a third wave

Covid-19: California's Los Angeles county reimposes indoor mask mandate

Los Angeles County's health department said it has reimposed an indoor mask mandate regardless of individuals' vaccination status

Covid-19 pandemic: Supply issues hit vax offtake, say private hospitals

While many big hospital chains are sustaining vaccination on the leftover stock from previous orders, smaller hospitals are unable to access vaccines through any channel

Small contract manufacturers wait to take a shot at Covid vaccines

A host of lesser-known vaccine makers are eyeing contract manufacturing opportunities for global and domestic majors