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7.5 mn need 2nd jab in July; we have 4.8 mn doses: Rajasthan minister

In a Q&A, the state's Health Minister Raghu Sharma says Rajasthan has started work to ensure no shortage of medical oxygen during the third Covid-19 wave

HealthifyMe acqui-hires Under45, launches vaccination slot bookings

Health-tech startup HealthifyMe on Tuesday said it has acqui-hired the team of Under45 that gained popularity for helping people find slots for COVID vaccination. With this, HealthifyMe has also opened vaccine slot bookings on its app and website, HealthifyMe.com. "Now, one can also book their slots directly from HealthifyMe, which has registered itself as an Application Service Provider (ASP) with CoWin. To supercharge efforts on its vaccination slot booking initiative, HealthifyMe has also acqui-hired the Under45 team," a statement said. The company had earlier launched Vaccinateme.in in 10 languages, which helped over 8 million people to search for slots and get notified about the same as they became available. Developed by Chennai-based techie, Berty Thomas, the Under45 platform sends vaccination slot alerts to users opting for the service via the Telegram messaging app. The platform provides live vaccination alerts to its 4.1 million subscribers via its over 670 channels on .

Covid-19 vaccination drive to be affected in Tamil Nadu due to shortage

Health department officials informed that on Monday night there were only 50,000 doses of vaccine left in the central pool.

Germany's Covid-19 vaccination campaign slows down: Robert Koch Institute

Germany's Covid-19 vaccination campaign slowed down as administered vaccine doses decreased by 10.7 per cent to 616,396 during the first weekend of July compared to the previous weekend, RKI announced

A bottleneck in the vaccine chain

Prosenjit Datta points to a possible crisis as the government moves to improve supplies of Covid vaccines: inadequate testing facilities to handle those volumes

Foreigners entering Indonesia required to show Covid-19 vaccination cards

Foreigners entering Indonesia will be required to show Covid-19 vaccination cards and negative results of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests from Tuesday onwards, an official said

Biden administration falls short of July 4 Covid-19 vaccination goal

The Biden administration has fallen short of the July 4 Covid vaccination goal to have 70 per cent of Americans at least partially vaccinated

Nearly 15 mn Americans have missed their second Covid vaccine dose: Report

This handed an intriguing problem to the authorities amid varying immunisation timelines and the spread of the highly transmissible delta variant, according to media reports on Sunday

Serum Institute may double production of AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine in 2022

Expect 200-million AstraZeneca vaccine doses next year

Global coronavirus update: Argentina sets record for daily vaccinations

Argentina set a daily record on Thursday for vaccinations against Covid-19, with 402,305 doses administered as part of its national plan

We expect vaccinated Indians to be treated at par with those in EU: India

India on Friday said it expects that its CoWIN vaccination certificate would be recognised by EU on a reciprocal basis for travel and it is in touch with member states of the bloc over this issue.

Pregnant women now eligible for Covid-19 vaccination: Health Ministry

The vaccine can be taken anytime during the pregnancy, the health ministry said

Two doses of Covid-19 vaccine give 98% protection, says PGI study

The study, which didn't spe­cify the name of the vacc­ine, was conducted on Pun­jab police personnel

Covid-19 vaccine estimate of 2 bn doses aspirational, optimistic: Govt

Inoculation drive is a marathon, not a 100-metre sprint, says health ministry

Second wave of Covid-19 not over yet, cannot lower guard: Govt

The government on Friday stressed on vaccination and following COVID-19 protocols as it noted that the second wave of the pandemic is not over yet

All US-authorised Covid vaccines effective against Delta variant: Fauci

US top coronavirus adviser Dr Anthony Fauci on Thursday (local time) said that most COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective against the rapidly spreading Delta variant and reiterated his request for people to get vaccinated as soon as possible.Speaking at a press briefing along with the White House COVID-19 response team and public health officials, Fauci said: "...From Public Health England, from June 14, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was 96 per cent effective against hospitalization from the Delta variant after two doses, and the AZ (AstraZeneca) was 92 per cent effective against hospitalization after two doses.""Since these vaccines -- the AZ and the J & J (Johnson & Johnson) are based on very similar platforms, one could anticipate and make a reasonable assumption that the results against the Delta variant would be at least similar, perhaps even better. We are now looking at neutralization data, and soon we will have more firm data which we will make available to you as ...

Draft guidelines prepared to prevent fake vaccination drives: BMC tells HC

BMC has told the Bombay High Court that it has formulated draft guidelines to prevent fake vaccination camps at private housing societies, offices, educational institutions and other premises

WB govt's separate portal for Covid-19 vaccination is illegal: Adhikari

Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led state government launching a separate portal for Covid-19 vaccination 'Benvax' instead of 'Cowin' is illegal

Covovax denied trials on children; no nod needed for Sputnik Light

The decision comes as a setback to SII, which had sought permission to start a pediatric clinical trial of Covovax

Decoded: Why Brazilian govt is under scrutiny over Bharat Biotech vaccine

The Brazilian media has reported that though Bharat Biotech initially quoted a price of $1.34 per dose, the Brazilian govt agreed to pay $15 per shot, having ignored Pfizer's offer at a lower price