Page 42 - Vaccination

Getting India vaccinated: Should governments target specific zones?

Districts with a higher rate of growth in cases than the national average have a lower rate of vaccination than districts with lower growth rate.

Best of BS Opinion: Job losses mount in April, Covid-19 crisis, and more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Tuesday

BMC to procure Covid-19 shots, devises steps to make vaccination accessible

The corporation also plans to set up vaccination centres in each of 24 municipal wards and has also issued vaccination guidelines for housing societies

Air India cancels Covid-19 vaccination camp due to shortage of vaccines

Air India had earlier said that it will vaccinate all its employees by the end of May

Covid-19 vaccination: Germany allows J&J, AstraZeneca jabs for all adults

Germany is making the one-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine available to all adults as it did with the AstraZeneca vaccine, though the bulk of the expected deliveries is still some way off. Germany has recommended the AstraZeneca shot mainly for over-60s because of a rare type of blood clot seen in an extremely small number of recipients. But amid a push to get as many people inoculated as possible, the government decided to allow doctors' offices to vaccinate any adults with it -- putting aside a priority system under which the oldest and most vulnerable have been vaccinated first. Health Minister Jens Spahn said authorities decided Monday to take the same approach with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, about which there are similar concerns. He estimated that 5 to 6 million over-60s in Germany still need to be vaccinated and that should be concluded by early June. Spahn said the largest deliveries from Johnson & Johnson, more than 10 million doses, are expected in .

After just Rs 18,000 cr profits in a decade, Serum, Bharat Biotech may earn big with Covid

For both companies, the pandemic presents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to earn hundreds of crores of rupees that could be ploughed back to fund further research and capacity expansion

Vaccinating people only long-term solution to Covid crisis in India: Fauci

America's top public health expert Dr Anthony Fauci has called for a scale-up in manufacture of coronavirus vaccines both domestically and globally to fight the deadly pandemic

Over 7.2 million coronavirus vaccine doses still with states, UTs: Govt

More than 7.2 million Covid-19 vaccine doses are still available with states, UTs, while over 46 lakh doses will be received by them within the next three days, says Union Health Ministry

Covid-19: Vaccination for 18-44 age group to begin from May 10 in Bengaluru

Covid-19 vaccines for people in the 18-44 age group in Bengaluru would be available from May 10 at all major hospitals and medical colleges, says Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar today

Vaccination 'clear way' of protecting people from Covid-19: Tata group exec

Faster vaccination with more vaccines from wider manufacturers approved with due process, way of making sure that people are safe from Covid-19, according a senior official of the Tata group.

Vaccination of people in 18-44 age group to begin on May 10 in Uttarakhand

The coronavirus vaccination of people aged 18-44 years will begin on May 10

Ensure that restrictions do not slow the pace of vaccination: PM Modi

Around 31 per cent of the eligible population over the age of 45 has been given at least one dose of the vaccine so far

Coronavirus: Govt issues guidelines for vaccination of aviation staff

The Centre issued guidelines to facilitate expeditious Covid-19 vaccination of aviation personnel working in government as well as private entities

US President Joe Biden aims to vaccinate 70% of American adults by July 4

US President Joe Biden has set a new vaccination goal to deliver at least one shot to 70 per cent of adult Americans by July 4

Covid jabs for kids in 2-11 age group: Pfizer to seek approval in Sep

Pfizer will likely seek the US Food and Drug Administration's emergency authorisation to administer its coronavirus vaccine among children between the ages of 2 and 11 in September, media reports

Covid-19 2nd wave: Reports of no fresh vaccine order incorrect, says govt

Business Standard had reported in Monday's edition of the newspaper that the Centre had not yet placed fresh orders with the vaccine manufacturers. We stand corrected.

Gujarat gets the lion's share of Covid vaccines on Day 1 of the new phase

Health ministry data shows a huge disparity in the doses that were given in just eleven states which could launch the drive on May 1 due to paucity of supply

Covid-19: Introduce 'work from home' to break the chain, says CII chief

Several companies have already announced WFH even as several key cities like Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore go through a massive healthcare crisis due to lack of oxygen, doctors and medicines

Winning the war through vaccines

To restore normalcy, the present vaccination rate of 3 million doses per day needs to go up by 3 to 4 times

Don't leave vaccine pricing to manufacturers, SC tells central govt

Warns against clampdown on free flow of information