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Pakistan bombing kills seven, including five children, in attack targeting polio vaccination team
2 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan bombing kills seven, including five children, in attack targeting polio vaccination team

ABC  

A bomb which targeted a polio vaccination team near a girls' school in western Pakistan has killed seven people, including five children and a police officer. The attack follows the killing of two police officers who were guarding a polio vaccination team earlier this week. Pakistan and neighbouring Afghanistan are the only countries where polio remains endemic and vaccination teams …

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Pakistan’s health workers fight the spread of polio
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan’s health workers fight the spread of polio

Al Jazeera  

Pakistan is one of only two countries in the world where poliovirus is still endemic – the other being neighbours Afghanistan. Pakistan administers more than 300 million doses of oral vaccine annually with the help of at least 350,000 vaccinators, according to the Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme. Health workers, as well as accompanying security officials, are often harassed, ridiculed, taunted, …

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Photos: The ‘silent bravery’ of Afghanistan’s healthcare workers
1 year, 3 months ago

Photos: The ‘silent bravery’ of Afghanistan’s healthcare workers

Al Jazeera  

After decades of instability, drought and natural disasters, Afghanistan remains in the midst of a crushing humanitarian crisis. Yet, despite the ongoing crisis, Afghan health professionals – thousands of female workers among them – defy daily challenges to provide critical healthcare. “The dedication and silent bravery of Afghanistan’s healthcare workers is truly remarkable,” said Dr Fouzia Shafique, UNICEF Afghanistan’s health …

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Every care home in England visited by coronavirus and flu vaccine teams – NHS
2 years ago

Every care home in England visited by coronavirus and flu vaccine teams – NHS

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Care home residents are among those we prioritised at the start of this rollout …

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India crosses 200-cr vaccine doses landmark, PM writes to vaccinators lauding their efforts
2 years, 5 months ago

India crosses 200-cr vaccine doses landmark, PM writes to vaccinators lauding their efforts

India TV News  

India crosses 200-cr vaccine doses landmark: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written a letter to all vaccinators lauding their efforts as India crossed the COVID-19 vaccination milestone of administering 200 crore doses to its citizens. Our vaccinators, healthcare workers and support staff, and frontline workers have played a critical role in protecting Indians," the prime minister wrote in the letter. …

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Two Kerala nurses selected for Best COVID-19 vaccinators\' awards
2 years, 10 months ago

Two Kerala nurses selected for Best COVID-19 vaccinators\' awards

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: Two nurses from Kerala have been selected for the best vaccinators' award as part of the National COVID-19 vaccination programme and will be presented with the honours in Delhi on March 8 to commemorate the International Women's Day. Health Minister of Kerala Veena George, congratulating the health care workers, said, "Priya, a grade one nursing officer from General Hospital, …

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Two women vaccinators from Patna among 40 to be feted nationally on int’l women’s day
2 years, 10 months ago

Two women vaccinators from Patna among 40 to be feted nationally on int’l women’s day

Hindustan Times  

Two women vaccinators from Patna are among 40 health care workers in India the ministry of health and family welfare has shortlisted to be felicitated on March 8, the International Women’s Day, for administering maximum number of Covid-19 vaccine doses to beneficiaries. The health ministry has decided to celebrate the International Women’s Day by felicitating the country’s women vaccinators and …

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Jabs for 15-18 teens begin today; India\'s COVID-19 cases jump 21 per cent
3 years ago

Jabs for 15-18 teens begin today; India\'s COVID-19 cases jump 21 per cent

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Alarmed over a 21 per cent jump in India’s Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday reiterated that the mantra of “Test, Track, Treat, Vaccinate”, and Covid-appropriate behaviour, was the only way to deal with the resurgent virus and to check its further spread. The health minister has asked the states …

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Attacks target polio teams in east Afghanistan, 5 killed
3 years, 6 months ago

Attacks target polio teams in east Afghanistan, 5 killed

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — Gunmen on Tuesday targeted an anti-polio drive in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least five members of two vaccination teams in separate attacks, officials said. Along with the five killed, at least four members of the polio vaccination teams were wounded, said Dr. Jan Mohammad, who coordinates the anti-polio drive for the country’s east. In March, the Islamic …

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'Serious Concern': Centre to States on Low Vaccine Coverage Among Healthcare, Frontline Workers
3 years, 6 months ago

'Serious Concern': Centre to States on Low Vaccine Coverage Among Healthcare, Frontline Workers

News 18  

The central government on Thursday conducted a high-level meeting with states and union territories to review the progress of vaccination in the light of the revised guidelines for implementation of National Covid Vaccination Program and recent advisories. In the meeting chaired by Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, the states were asked to focus on second dose coverage among healthcare workers …

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With their AstraZeneca supplies nearing expiration, PNG comes up with creative ways to vaccinate people
3 years, 7 months ago

With their AstraZeneca supplies nearing expiration, PNG comes up with creative ways to vaccinate people

ABC  

A bright yellow bus rolls down a dusty road in Pari Village in Port Moresby. "The expiry date is a concern," the country's COVID-19 Incident Manager Dr Daoni Esorom said. "If you put the due date of the vaccine to the side, it's still important to get the right message across, that's critical," he said. PNG is also promoting what …

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Apollo Hospitals to Administer Sputnik V Vaccine Jabs at Rs 1,195 Per Dose from Mid-June
3 years, 7 months ago

Apollo Hospitals to Administer Sputnik V Vaccine Jabs at Rs 1,195 Per Dose from Mid-June

News 18  

The Apollo Hospitals Group, one of the largest vaccinators in the private sector, will start administering jabs of Sputnik V, the Russian Covid-19 vaccine, at Rs 1,195 per dose across all its hospitals in the country. We will further ramp up our immunisation programme.” While thanking the Centre, state governments vaccine manufacturers of Covishield and Covaxin for their support, she …

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Health Workers Wage Covid Battle In New LoC Mission, Carry Out Village Vaccination Drives
3 years, 7 months ago

Health Workers Wage Covid Battle In New LoC Mission, Carry Out Village Vaccination Drives

News 18  

The hillside villages of Boniyar tehsil in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district are mounting a spirited defence against the coronavirus disease, spearheaded by a team of medical officers that is visiting these remote areas near the India-Pakistan border and setting up camps there to carry out vaccination drives. But we don’t mind as long as people are getting vaccinated,” Dr Parvez …

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Vaccinators face resistance in some Uttar Pradesh villages
3 years, 7 months ago

Vaccinators face resistance in some Uttar Pradesh villages

Hindustan Times  

Covid-19 vaccinators are facing resistance from villagers in some districts of Uttar Pradesh, so much so that around 200 residents jumped into the Saryu river in Barabanki district’s Sisaunda village as health workers insisted that they take the jab on Saturday. As the villagers refused to take the vaccine, the health workers left the village. Taking note of resistance to …

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CDC chief urges Michigan to ‘close things down’ amid spike
3 years, 8 months ago

CDC chief urges Michigan to ‘close things down’ amid spike

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday that Michigan should “close things down” to help address the country’s worst coronavirus outbreak, days after Gov. to contact trace.” Michigan hospitals on Monday reported treating about 3,900 adults with confirmed COVID-19 cases, which surpassed a previous peak from Dec. 1 and was close to …

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Biden to rush vaccinators to Michigan as gov urges limits
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden to rush vaccinators to Michigan as gov urges limits

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Washington will rush federal resources to support vaccinations, testing and treatments, but not vaccines, to Michigan in an effort to control the state’s worst-in-the-nation COVID-19 outbreak, the White House said Friday. “We’re going to stick with the allocation system of allocating by state adult population,” said White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients, calling it “the fair and equitable …

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Increase gap between Covishield vaccine doses to 4-8 weeks, Centre tells states
3 years, 9 months ago

Increase gap between Covishield vaccine doses to 4-8 weeks, Centre tells states

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The Centre Monday revised the time window within which the 2nd dose of Covishield vaccine can be taken, asking all states and Union Territories to administer it between 4-8 weeks instead of 4-6 weeks. COVISHIELD has been revisited by the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation and subsequently by NEGVAC in its 20th meeting during which the recommendation …

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Centre tells States to increase interval between Covishield doses
3 years, 9 months ago

Centre tells States to increase interval between Covishield doses

The Hindu  

The Centre on Monday wrote to States/UTs to increase the interval between two doses of Covishield to 4-8 weeks, stating that there is evidence of increased protection if the second dose of Covishield is administered between 6-8 weeks after the first dose. “During this meeting, the recommendation has been revised to provide second dose of Covishield at 4-8 weeks’ interval …

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Interval Period Between 2 Covishield Doses Increased to 4-8 Weeks
3 years, 9 months ago

Interval Period Between 2 Covishield Doses Increased to 4-8 Weeks

The Quint  

The Union Health Secretary Shri Rajesh Bhushan wrote to the Chief Secretaries of all States and Union Territories on Monday, 22 March, and directed them to increase the interval period between the two doses of Covishield to four-eight weeks. A press release by the government read, “The Union Health Secretary has urged the States and UTs to instruct the concerned …

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Missouri expects J&J vaccinations to start by Wednesday
3 years, 10 months ago

Missouri expects J&J vaccinations to start by Wednesday

Associated Press  

— Missouri vaccinators are expected to receive the first 50,000 doses of the newly-approved Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine by Wednesday, and the state’s health director said the shots can start as soon as the doses arrive. Mike Parson said in a news release that hospitals, local public health agencies, federally-qualified health centers and mass vaccination clinics will get the …

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Missouri governor to vaccinators: Don’t go rogue
3 years, 11 months ago

Missouri governor to vaccinators: Don’t go rogue

Associated Press  

— Missouri’s governor and health director on Thursday warned local entities responsible for COVID-19 vaccinations to stick with the state’s priority list or risk losing future distributions. Mike Parson used part of his weekly news conference to raise concerns about vaccinators going rogue and allowing some people who are not yet eligible for the vaccine to jump ahead in line. …

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89 lakh kids below 5 years given polio drops across India on 'Polio Ravivar’: Health ministry
3 years, 11 months ago

89 lakh kids below 5 years given polio drops across India on 'Polio Ravivar’: Health ministry

India TV News  

Around 89 lakh children under five years of age, as per provisional data, were given polio drops across the country on Sunday on the occasion of Polio National Immunization Day, also known as 'Polio Ravivar’, the Union health ministry said. Speaking at a function on the eve of the National Immunization Day, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan had said, “Maintaining …

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PM Modi interacts with COVID vaccination drive beneficiaries in Varanasi
3 years, 11 months ago

PM Modi interacts with COVID vaccination drive beneficiaries in Varanasi

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with beneficiaries and vaccinators of the COVID vaccination drive in Varanasi on Friday through video conferencing. The interaction followed continuous dialogue and discussion by the Prime Minister with scientists, political leaders, officials, and other stakeholders to proactively ensure smooth conduct of the world’s largest vaccination drive. He had launched the nationwide inoculation drive on January …

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Coronavirus: Vaccinators could lose their licences for giving second doses prematurely
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus: Vaccinators could lose their licences for giving second doses prematurely

The Independent  

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