Tag: Covid 19 Vaccine

We are engaging with the Government of India to explore how we could expand UK recognition of vaccine certification to people vaccinated by a relevant public health body in India, said a British High Commission spokesperson.

Director-General of WHO has thanked Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya for resuming shipments of vaccines against the Covid-19 to the global platform COVAX from October.

As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, the Centre has been supporting the states and UTs by providing them COVID-19 vaccines free of cost.

The countrywide vaccination drive against the corona virus has been recorded to 80 crore doses till date and Friday was described as as a golden chapter in world history.

The Health Services Director further said that reminders are also sent to the beneficiaries on the day of vaccination as well.

The booster roll out in the UK is awaiting a green signal from the independent advisory body Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), who are expecting study results on seven different booster vaccines.

PM Modi said that the success of vaccination in India is the result of the spirit and hard work of its citizens.

The findings showed that all healthy participants and 88.7 per cent of the immunosuppressed participants produced antibodies against the virus that causes Covid-19.

Health Canada data show that as of August 21, 76.9 per cent of adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 had received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine and 63.57 per cent were fully vaccinated with two doses.

Countries, including the US, UK, Canada and France, have already rolled out vaccines for people aged 12 years old and above.

After enabling users to download vaccine certificates, the MyGov Corona Helpdesk on WhatsApp now allows users to locate their nearest vaccination centre and book their vaccine-appointment, the Union Ministry of Health and MyGov announced on Tuesday.

The American-based pharma major Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has applied to the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) for permission to conduct a vaccine trial of the Covid-19 single shot Janssen vaccine in India on children of 12-17 age group.

As per a BBC report, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has identified counterfeit versions of India's primary Covid vaccine, Covishield

The vaccine is based on a common poultry virus called the Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV), which can reproduce in humans but is harmless.

India's Covid vaccination coverage has crossed 51 crores cumulatively.