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Novavax Vax 90% Effective At Preventing Covid Infections
Novavax Vax 90% Effective At Preventing Covid Infections

Most side effects were mild to moderate and transient. Fever was very rare. The most common side effects in the vaccine recipients included pain and tenderness at the injection site, headache, muscle aches and fatigue that lasted a day on average. None of the recipients developed serious reactions like heart inflammation (myocarditis) or blood clots.

  • Friday, 17 December 2021
Omicron spreading fast across Europe, other parts of world; avoid non-essential travel: Govt
Omicron Spreading Fast Across Europe, Other Parts Of World; Avoid Non-Essential Travel: Govt

Giving details of Omicron cases in India, it said Maharashtra has reported 32 cases of the variant, Delhi (22), Rajasthan (17), Karnataka (8), Telangana (8), Gujarat (5), Kerala (5), Andhra Pradesh (1), Chandigarh (1), Tamil Nadu (1) and West Bengal (1), the government said.

  • Friday, 17 December 2021
'Booster Under Consideration, Priority On Both Doses Of Vaccines'
'Booster Under Consideration, Priority On Both Doses Of Vaccines'

Urging people to get vaccinated with second doses, Paul said the the increased Covid vaccine uptake is the need of the hour and urged people not to delay in getting fully vaccinated.

  • Thursday, 02 December 2021
Sputnik Light Vaccine To Be Launched In India By Dec
Sputnik Light Vaccine To Be Launched In India By Dec

The RDIF in the Webinar also announced the real-world data of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of San Marino on the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, demonstrating it is 80 per cent effective against coronavirus infection from 6 to 8 months after administering the second dose.

  • Wednesday, 24 November 2021
India Logs 10,302 Fresh Covid Infections, 267 More Deaths; Active Cases Decline To 1,24,8681
India Logs 10,302 Fresh Covid Infections, 267 More Deaths; Active Cases Decline To 1,24,8681

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.96 per cent. It has been less than 2 per cent for the last 47 days. The weekly positivity rate was 0.93 per cent. It has been below two per cent for the last 57 days.

  • Saturday, 20 November 2021
COVID-19: India Records 11,919 Fresh Cases, 470 More Fatalities
COVID-19: India Records 11,919 Fresh Cases, 470 More Fatalities

The number of active cases of the infection has gone up to 1,28,762, accounting for 0.37 per cent of the total caseload, the lowest since March 2020, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.28 per cent, the highest since March 2020.

  • Thursday, 18 November 2021
No, Vaccinated People Are Not Just As Infectious' As Unvaccinated People If They Get COVID
No, Vaccinated People Are Not Just As Infectious' As Unvaccinated People If They Get COVID

It found there were no differences in peak viral loads between vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals. It also showed only a small decrease in the number of infections in household members between vaccinated and unvaccinated people, suggesting a similar level of infectiousness.

  • Thursday, 18 November 2021
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16 Lakh People In Odisha Due For Second Dose: Top Health Official

As many as 16 Lakh people are due to receive their second dose of Covid-19 vaccine in different districts of Odisha. This information was shared by Odisha Family Welfare Director, Bijay Panigrahi on Friday (August 27).

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  • Friday, 27 August 2021
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Infant dies after vaccination, villagers detain ANM

Keonjhar: A two-month-old infant died couple of hours after being administered vaccination at Puskala village under Telkoi in Keonjhar district late on Wednesday night.Tension ran high in the village after locals detained an Auxiliary Nursing Midwifery (ANM) today in connection with the incident. The infuriated villagers also resorted to road blockade demanding adequate compensation for […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Infant dies after vaccination; probe initiated

Rourkela: An infant, who was administered a dose DPT vaccine on Wednesday, died within a few hours of the shot, her family alleged. The three-month-old daughter of one Saroj Sahu was administered the vaccine at their house in Malgodown area under Uditnagar police limits by an Anganwadi worker. Three hours later, the baby died, the […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Over 1 crore kids vaccinated under MR vaccination drive

Bhubaneswar: Over 1.1 crore children have been vaccinated under Measles-Rubella Vaccination campaign in last 20 days in Odisha, said an official on Tuesday. The Measles-Rubella (MR) Vaccination campaign that started on January 29 has been completed in 70,367 schools, said Kamalakanta Das, state immunisation officer. While the school campaign was completed on February 17, the […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
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vaccination programme may hit roadblock with NHM nurses threatening cease work

Bhubaneswar: The launching of vaccination programme for measles and rubella is likely to be marred tomorrow as contractual staff nurses appointed under the National Health Mission (NHM) have warned the government of cease work agitation for indefinite period demanding regularisation of job.   Hundreds of nurses who staged dharna at PMG square in Bhubaneswar demanding […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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JE vaccination drive begins in Malkangiri

Malkangiri: The vaccination drive against the Japanese Encephalitis that has so far claimed over 120 children’s lives in Malkangiri district began here today. District Collector K Sudarshan Chakravarty inaugurated the drive at the IMST School here at 8.15 AM. The programme would be carried out from 8 AM to 3 PM everyday for 15 days. […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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JE: Pradip Majhi threatens fast-unto-death if demands not met

Malkangiri: At time when deaths due to Japanese Encephalitis continues to remain unabated in tribal dominated Malkangiri district, Congress leader and former Nabarangpur MP Pradip Majhi has called for ‘Judhyam Dehi’ movement and has announced to observe fast-unto-death from December 21 demanding fulfilment of his demands. The three demands made by Pradip Majhi are- filling […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Encephalitis toll rises to 117 in Malkangiri

Malkangiri: The death toll due to Japanese Encephalitis (JE) mounted to 117 in Malkangiri district with the death of another kid at district headquarters hospital today even as the survey of kids in affected areas for vaccination completed on Tuesday. Four-year old Daniel Padiami of Bataniguda village under Padia block was undergoing treatment in ICU […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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