Tag: Covid 19 Vaccine

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.

Those having symptoms or suspect infection can dial 1929 to avail the doorstep sample collection facility

A sore injection site, pain in the injected arm, mild fever, moderate fatigue, headaches, chills, and even diarrhoea are symptoms commonly seen after administration of the Covid-19 vaccine. While one may have taken the right step towards protection from the virus, doctors say the post-vaccination symptoms can be managed at home.

The cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has exceeded 18 crore on Saturday under the Phase-3 of the nationwide vaccination drive.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) had on Thursday widened the gap between two doses of Serum Institute of India’s Covidshield vaccine from 42 days (6 weeks) to 84 days (12weeks).

Dr Reddy's Laboratories on Friday announced that the first consignment of imported doses of the Sputnik V vaccine that landed in India on May 1 received regulatory clearance from the Central Drugs Laboratory, Kasauli, on May 13.

Breaking all records, Odisha witnessed the biggest spike in the pandemic with detection of as many as 12390 Covid-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours. The state has not only recorded the highest daily spike in Covid cases but also broke all records with 22 deaths in a day, which is also the highest so far.

Following careful examination, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Wednesday accepted the recommendation of Subject Expert Committee (SEC) and accorded permission to conduct the Phase II/III clinical trial of Covid-19 vaccine - Covaxin in the age group 2 to 18 years, to its manufacturer Bharat Biotech Ltd.

BJP MP from Bhubaneswar and party’s national spokesperson Aparajita Sarangi on Wednesday lashed out at the Congress for allegedly misleading people over Covid-19 vaccination.

The National Regulator of the country, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), after careful examination, has accepted the recommendation of Subject Expert Committee (SEC) and accorded permission to conduct the Phase II/III clinical trial of Covaxin (COVID vaccine) in the age group 2 to 18 years

Reviewing the Covid19 situation in State on Tuesday, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik asked officials to prioritize fire safety and medical oxygen facilities in hospitals

Bharat Biotech has started direct supplies of its Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin to 14 states.

Anthony Fauci, the top US expert on Covid-19, has called on countries to provide India with resources to make its own vaccines or donate vaccines.

Private hospitals in Bhubaneswar will have to wait further and may not be able to vaccinate people as of now. There are not enough vaccine doses available to be provided to the private hospitals to vaccinate people. Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner, Prem Chandra Chaudhary said that the BMC received 1.5 lakh doses for which booking has already been done. Once BMC receives more vaccine, it will be provided to the private hospitals, he added.

After two day-halt for weekend shutdown, the vaccination drive against Covid-19 has resumed across the State barring few places due to unavailability of vaccines.