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COVID19 Vaccine
WHO Recommends AstraZeneca Vaccine Use Amid Efficacy Concerns

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has decided that potential benefits of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine outweigh known and potential risks, amid concerns over its efficacy against the virus variant found in South Africa. The WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) panel on Wednesday said the two-dose AstraZeneca vaccine efficacy tended to […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
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India Becomes Fastest To Reach 70 Lakh COVID19 Vaccinations In 26 Days

New Delhi: With yet another significant achievement, India has become the fastest country in the world to achieve over 70 lakh vaccinations against Covid-19. India accomplished this feat in only 26 days, while it took 27 days for the US and 48 days for the UK to reach the same figures. I ndia has also been […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
India Sent Over 229 Lakh COVID-19 Vaccine Doses To Various Countries: MEA
India Sent Over 229 Lakh COVID-19 Vaccine Doses To Various Countries: MEA

New Delhi: India provided over 229 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccines to various countries out of which 64 lakh doses have been supplied as grant assistance and 165 lakh on commercial basis, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday. MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said India will continue to take forward the global vaccine […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
COVAXIN
AIIMS: Covaxin Effective For 9-12 Months, No Serious Side-Effects So Far

By Sumit Saxena New Delhi: Mathematical calculations indicate that Covaxin may provide immunity against Covid-19 for 9 to 12 months, and there may be a booster shot after this period elapses, Y.K. Gupta, the President of AIIMS Bhopal and Jammu, told IANS. Stressing on the safety and effectiveness of Covaxin, Gupta, former Dean (Academics), and […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
Nepal Gets 1 Mn Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine Bought From India
Nepal Gets 1 Mn Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine Bought From India

Kathmandu: Nepal on Sunday received the one million doses of Covishield vaccine it bought from India’s Serum Institute, in a major boost to the country’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Oxford-AstraZeneca’s Covishield is being manufactured by Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) which has collaborated with Oxford University and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca for making the […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
COVID-Vaccine
India's TRIPS Waiver Proposal On Vax Gets Wider WTO Support

New Delhi: India initiated proposal seeking a temporary waiver of global intellectual property rights rules in view of the pandemic has got wider support with 57 WTO members joining the initiative as co-sponsors. The proposal seeks exemption from a clause in the Trips agreement that poses challenges for countries with limited manufacturing capacity to access […]

  • Sunday, 04 April 2021
Covid-vaccine
NITI Aayog Propose Vax Price Between Rs 300-500

New Delhi: The NITI Aayog has promulgated a price range of Rs 300-500 for two Covid vaccines that would be available for the priority group at private facilities in the third phase of vaccination set to begin from March 1, sources privy to the development told IANS, adding that the Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin would cost […]

  • Sunday, 04 April 2021
Covid-19 Vaccine For Journalists: Odisha Govt Writes To Centre
Covid-19 Vaccine Price Fixed At Rs 250 Per Dose

New Delhi: The Union Government has fixed the price of vaccines at Rs 250 for a dose which would be available at private hospitals for people above 60 years of age and those above 45 years of age with comorbidities, and will be vaccinated starting March 1, sources said. However, the prices are subjected to […]

  • Sunday, 04 April 2021
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PM Modi Takes First Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine At AIIMS

New Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he has taken the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the AIIMS here and appealed to all those who are eligible to get inoculated. Sister P Niveda, from Puducherry, administered Bharat Biotech’s COVAXIN to the prime minister, sources said. “Took my first dose of the COVID-19 […]

  • Sunday, 04 April 2021
CoWin
CoWIN Opens For Self-Registration

New Delhi: The phase 3 of Covid vaccination started on Monday and the Co-WIN portal also started the self registration for the 27 crore elligible for the shots, who are above 60 and those above 45 years with comorbidities. The portal can be accessed at https://selfregistration.cowin.gov.in/ The massive inoculation drive against the Covid-19 disease in […]

  • Sunday, 04 April 2021
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Vice President Naidu Takes COVID-19 Jab In Chennai

New Delhi: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has also announced that he has received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine at a government hospital in Chennai, kicking off an expansion of the country’s immunisation campaign that began in mid-January with healthcare workers. “I took my first dose of COVID-19 vaccine […]

  • Sunday, 04 April 2021
India's Service Sector
India's Services Sector Output Rises In February: PMI

New Delhi: Healthy rise in new orders accelerated India’s services sector output growth in February. Moreover, the roll out of the Covid-19 vaccine led to an improvement in business confidence towards growth prospects. However, employment declined for the third month in a row and companies noted the sharpest rise in overall expenses for eight years. […]

  • Sunday, 04 April 2021
COVID-19 Vaccination In Odisha
Odisha Govt Warns Of Stern Action Against False Co-Morbid Certificate For COVID-19 Vaccine

Bhubaneswar: Beware, if you are trying to get the COVID-19 vaccine jab by submitting false co-morbid medical certificate as the government has warned of stern action against any such practice. Taking cognizance of the matter, the State health department on Wednesday said that stringent action will be taken on detection of false medical certificate in […]

  • Sunday, 04 April 2021
COVID-vaccine
Huge Jump In Fake Vaccine Domains To Steal Money

New Delhi: There has been a surge in vaccine-related scams in recent months and a new report said on Thursday that the number of web domains featuring the word “vaccine” in their title has now significantly increased, and the danger includes credential theft, credit card fraud, malware installation and more. The team at cyber security […]

  • Sunday, 04 April 2021
UN
UN To Monitor Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-Outs In Countries In Humanitarian Crisis

United Nations: The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has launched a new element of a data tool focusing on the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines in countries experiencing humanitarian emergencies, said the office. The new element will track both vaccines allocated through COVAX and deliveries to the countries on the watch list. […]

  • Sunday, 04 April 2021
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