Doctors and health experts have suggested to the Odisha government to go for massive vaccination as it is better than lockdown and any other measure to arrest the spread of COVID-19 infection in the state.
The Odisha government is all set to open the bids it received from potential suppliers in response to the global e-tender for procurement of Covid-19 vaccines doses.
Centre is making all efforts to ramp up vaccine production in the country and exuded confidence that by December the monthly production of Covid vaccines will go up to 59 crore doses.
More than 1.77 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with states and union territories, and they will receive one lakh more within the next three days, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
India crossed a significant landmark in its fight against Covid-19 pandemic on Monday with 1,06,21,235 people of 18-44 age group were administered vaccine under the ongoing world's largest drive.
The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country exceeded 19.49 crore on Saturday, the Health Ministry said.
Bharat Biotech plans to produce 200 million doses of Covaxin per annum in the GMP facilities that are already operational for the production of vaccines based on inactivated Vero Cell Platform Technology, under stringent levels of GMP and biosafety.
Amid reports of vaccine shortage across the country, Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan has claimed that India will be in a position to vaccinate the entire adult population by the end of 2021.
A total of 4,87,55,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines will be available for direct procurement by states and Union Territories (UTs) by June end.
Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi on Wednesday said that the problem of the vaccine shortage will be sorted out soon and efforts are being made in this regard.
With Odisha Government extending statewide lockdown till June 1 amid a steady surge in cases of Covid-19, the Cuttack Municipal Corporation has announced to rollout Covid vaccination an testing on wheels for the welfare of residents of the Silver City
In the first ever such interactions with District Magistrates (DMs) of 46 high Covid-19 burden districts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the Central government is working on a fortnightly schedule for vaccine supply to streamline vaccination and prevent wastage.
Peer-review publication, Clinical Infectious Diseases, has noted that Covaxin demonstrates protection against the new Covid-19 variants.
The second consignment of the Sputnik V vaccine landed in Hyderabad on Sunday. A special cargo flight carrying 60,000 doses landed at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport.
Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to introduce new services for COVID19 testing and vaccination of senior citizens. According to the civic body, senior citizens who are staying alone and cannot travel, doorstep testing services will be provided. Similarly, for vaccination, pick and drop facilities will be provided by the civic body to senior citizens facing difficulties in visiting vaccination centers.
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