3 years, 6 months ago

Kerala to issue COVID-19 vaccination certificates with passport numbers

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government announced on Friday that it will issue COVID vaccination certificates with passport numbers to those persons who require to go abroad for job or studies and need travel clearance. An order issued by the State Health and Family Welfare Department today stated that many countries have stipulated that a valid COVID vaccination certificate is mandatory for issuance of travel clearance and only those certificates with the Passport number mentioned in it are accepted by the foreign countries during verification. The order mentioned that most of the beneficiaries have used aadhar/other IDs rather than Passport during the registration in CoWIN and during the verification process at the time of vaccination, hence, passport number is not documented in the COVID vaccination certificate which is issued by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare through CoWIN portal. Keeping the above-mentioned circumstances in mind, the Kerala Government will issue a certificate in the prescribed format wherein passport number will be recorded and vaccination certificate issued to a person who wishes to get travel clearance and requires such certificates, stated the order.

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala Health department issues guidelines for immunisation

The Hindu

The government has issued guidelines to strengthen the immunization programme in Kerala. Health Minister Veena George said the guidelines were issued to avoid lapses in handling the 12 vaccines to be administered under the national immunization schedule and to streamline the vaccination process. All children should be subjected to a medical examination before being administered vaccine and only trained health …

1 year, 8 months ago

Serum Institute could resume Covishield production as Covid cases rise

Live Mint

The Serum Institute of India could resume production of the Covishield Covid-19 vaccine as infections rise in the country, a company spokesperson said on Wednesday. Dr Amitav Banerjee - an epidemiologist who leads DY Patil Medical College in Pune has earlier said that Covishield carried a ‘double whammy of risk’. Many would perhaps not know that Covishield carries a DNA …

2 years, 4 months ago

An End to Foreign-return Vaccine Woes: India to Offer Remaining Covid-19 Shots Domestically

News 18

Individuals who have received Covid-19 vaccines abroad and wish to get their second dose or booster shot in India can now do so. The development comes following an August 18 report by the Times of India which highlighted the issues people who had been jabbed abroad faced when they tried to receive a second or third shot here because the …

2 years, 4 months ago

Travelling to India from abroad? Govt mulls doing away with this rule

Live Mint

So all those planning to travel to India from abroad, please be informed about the changes in the new rule which the government is actively considering. As of now, passengers are required to upload their Covid-19 vaccine certificate or RT-PCR negative report on the Air Suvidha portal before coming to India. "The Civil Aviation Ministry recently sought inputs from the …

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

2 years, 9 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, …

2 years, 11 months ago

Plea In Supreme Court Challenges COVID Vaccine Mandates Of Delhi, MP, TN & Maharashtra

Live Law

A plea has been moved before the Supreme Court of India seeking directions to strike down as unconstitutional the vaccine mandates issued by the various States, specifically by the Governments of Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.The application has been filed by Dr Jacob Puliyel, a former member of the National Technical Advisory Group of Immunization, seeking. A plea …

2 years, 11 months ago

Serum Institute of India applies to Indian authorities for full market authorisation of Covishield

Firstpost

SII had partnered with the developer of Covishield, AstraZeneca, for the supply of the vaccine to the Indian government, which had in January this year granted emergency use authorisation in the country. New Delhi: Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawala on Friday said the vaccines major has applied to Indian authorities for full market authorisation of Covishield, stating supplies …

2 years, 11 months ago

Maximising the boost: The Hindu Editorial on mixing COVID-19 vaccines

The Hindu

Heralding a new frontier in India’s vaccination programme, the apex drug regulator has approved two more vaccines under emergency use authorisation, and an antiviral drug. Despite three vaccines being available, India has overwhelmingly been reliant on Covishield and that is a matter of concern as a new chapter in the vaccination programme unfolds. The new directives say that “precaution doses”, …

2 years, 11 months ago

No doctor’s certificate needed for third dose of COVID-19 vaccine

The Hindu

Those below 18 and eligible for a vaccination can register on CoWin from January 1 and those above 60 with comorbidities don’t need a doctor's certificate to register for a “precaution’ dose or third dose of a vaccine that a recipient has previously been inoculated with, the Centre said on Tuesday. On Monday, the Health Ministry had said that those …

3 years ago

113 countries accept India's Covid vaccination certificate, govt informs Rajya Sabha

India Today

A total of 113 countries accept India's Covid vaccination certificate with some of them having explicitly reached agreements for mutual recognition of certificates with India, while others have their own protocols which apply to all inoculated travellers, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. As of December 13, 2021, a total of 113 countries accept India’s vaccination certificate, the …

3 years, 1 month ago

110 nations have agreed to mutual recognition of Covid-19 vaccination certificates with India: Sources

India Today

As many as 110 countries have agreed to mutual recognition of Covid-19 vaccination certificates with India so far, official sources said on Thursday. At present, 110 countries have agreed to mutual recognition of vaccination certificates and also those who recognise Indian vaccination certificates of travellers fully vaccinated with Covishield/WHO approved/nationally approved Covid vaccines, the official sources said. READ: New Zealand …

3 years, 1 month ago

One Dose of Covid Vaccine Mandatory for Tourists Visiting Monuments in Maha's Aurangabad

News 18

People who have not taken a single dose of COVID-19 vaccine will not be allowed entry at historic sites and monuments in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, an official said on Tuesday. As per the order, at least one dose of vaccine is mandatory for people who wish to visit historic sites and monuments. Tourists visiting ticketed monuments, museums and places …

3 years, 1 month ago

UK to recognise Covaxin for inbound travel from November 22

Hindustan Times

The UK will recognise India’s Covaxin jab as an approved Covid-19 vaccine for inbound travel from November 22, a move that is expected to benefit thousands of travellers from India. The UK will recognise India’s Covaxin jab as an approved Covid-19 vaccine for inbound travel from November 22. Britain also began accepting India’s vaccine certificates from October 11, ending a …

3 years, 1 month ago

'Breakthrough Cases Likely, Jabbed Among Infected': An Update on Kerala as State Sees 50% of India's Tally

News 18

Kerala health officials stated that cases among those fully vaccinated for Covid-19 constituted a sizable chunk of the daily Coronavirus case count over the past two weeks. Taking cognizance of the rapid spike in cases, Kerala Health Minister Veena George said the trend of breakthrough infections was anticipated and also pointed out that it also proved that vaccination could prevent …

3 years, 1 month ago

'A Citizen Suffering Due To State-Sponsored Vaccination Scheme': Kerala HC Orders Expeditious Redressal Of Plea Seeking Booster Shot For Intl Travel

Live Law

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the Centre to expeditiously redress the grievance of a petitioner seeking administration of the third dose of an internationally recognized Covid-19 vaccine for NRIs, who had already received two doses of Covaxin, which is not globally recognized for international travel.Justice P.V. The Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the Centre to expeditiously redress …

3 years, 1 month ago

Centre's vaccination scheme has created 2 classes of citizens in India: Kerala HC

Deccan Chronicle

Kochi: The Centre's vaccination scheme has created two classes of citizens in India - those who got COVAXIN, whose movements are restricted, and those who received COVISHIELD and can go anywhere -- Kerala High Court said on Tuesday. The observation by Justice P V Kunhikrishnan came during the hearing of a man's plea for a third jab of an internationally …

3 years, 1 month ago

India proposes reciprocal vaccine certification mechanism to its partners: Foreign Secretary Shringla

India Today

India has proposed a mutually acceptable Covid-19 vaccine certification framework to its partner countries to ensure a simplified international travel regime and several of them have already agreed to it, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Thursday. The mechanism is based on reciprocal recognition of the integrity of the vaccine certification process by the partner countries and it will …

3 years, 2 months ago

Incorrect Date & Venue On COVID Vaccination Certificate: Kerala High Court Directs Centre, State To Rectify Error Within 3 Weeks

Live Law

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the Central government and the State to issue a corrected vaccination certificate within three weeks to the petitioner, thereby removing the discrepancy in date and venue printed on his vaccination certificate. The District Medical Officer submitted an enquiry report before the Court admitting that a mistake had been made on the vaccination certificate …

3 years, 2 months ago

Mandaviya urges States to increase vaccination pace, ensure adherence to COVID-19 protocols during festivities

The Hindu

COVID-19 containment can derail if festivals are not celebrated following protocols, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya warned on Saturday and exhorted 19 States to escalate their inoculation pace so that India can achieve administering 100 crore vaccine doses in the next few days. Reviewing the progress of COVID-19 vaccination with principal secretaries and mission directors of the National Health Mission …

3 years, 2 months ago

WHO 'Deeply Concerned' Over Covid Vaccines Approved for Emergency Use Not Being Recognised in All Countries: Official

News 18

The World Health Organisation is deeply concerned that COVID-19 vaccines that have proven to be effective and have been approved by the global health body for emergency use are not being recognised in all countries, an official said on Thursday. Addressing a press briefing, Dr Bruce Aylward, Senior Advisor to WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said the organisation …

3 years, 2 months ago

WHO 'deeply concerned' over Covid vaccines approved for emergency use not being recognised in all countries

India TV News

The World Health Organisation is “deeply concerned” that COVID-19 vaccines that have proven to be effective and have been approved by the global health body for emergency use are not being recognized in all countries, an official said on Thursday. Addressing a press briefing, Dr. Bruce Aylward, Senior Advisor to WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said the organization again …

3 years, 3 months ago

How Covid vaccine certificates are issued at rural vaccination camps in UP | Ground report

India Today

With UK raising questions over India's Covid vaccination certification while announcing its international travel guidelines, India Today carried out a ground reality check of the vaccination drive in Uttar Pradesh. India Today inspected the ground reality about the process of Covid vaccine certification and data management at the rural vaccination camps in Uttar Pradesh. India Today carried out a reality …

3 years, 3 months ago

Incorrect date, venue in vaccination certificate: Kerala HC directs enquiry by DMO

Deccan Chronicle

Kochi: Incorrect date and venue of second vaccine dose in a COVID vaccination certificate prompted the Kerala High Court on Thursday to order an enquiry to ascertain whether it was a genuine mistake or some mischief. The court directed the District Medical Officer of Ernakulam to carry out the enquiry as the venue of the second jab was a vaccination …

3 years, 3 months ago

Vaccine Certification Must Meet Minimum Criteria, Working With India on 'Phased Approach': UK

News 18

A day after UK added Serum Institute’s Covishield to its expanded travel advisory, the government has said Covid-19 vaccine certification from all countries must meet a minimum criteria and it is working with India on a phased approach to its international travel norms. With India’s vaccine certification not on a list of 18 approved countries, Indian travellers to the UK …

3 years, 3 months ago

India warns of 'reciprocal measures' over UK's decision not to recognise Covishield vaccine certificate

Firstpost

The new rules, which also require people arriving from many other countries to undergo quarantine, have sparked anger in India New Delhi: India on Tuesday criticised the British government’s decision not to recognise coronavirus vaccine certificates issued by Indian authorities, calling it a “discriminatory policy” that will impact its citizens who want to travel to that country. Foreign Secretary Harsh …

3 years, 3 months ago

Allow Covishield second dose four weeks after first, says Kerala HC

The Hindu

The Kerala High Court on Monday directed the Central government to make necessary provisions forthwith in the CoWIN portal to enable those who want to take the second dose of Covishield vaccine after four weeks in terms of the initial protocol, to schedule the second dose of Covishield in the portal. Suresh Kumar issued the directive while allowing a writ …

3 years, 3 months ago

India has most Covid-19 cases in two months, worst-hit Kerala in focus

India Today

India reported the biggest single-day rise in Covid-19 cases in two months on Thursday, as the government worries about the virus spreading from the most-affected Kerala state, schools reopening, and the start of the festival season. Also offering hope is a recent non-peer-reviewed study done in Kerala that showed that one dose of the AstraZeneca shot, the mainstay of India's …

3 years, 3 months ago

[Inter-State Travel] Restrictions Necessary To Contain The Pandemic: Karnataka Govt Submits Before Kerala High Court

Live Law

The Karnataka government has filed a counter affidavit before the Kerala High Court, defending its decision requiring production of negative RT-PCR certificates not older than 72 hours from people entering Karnataka from Kerala, irrespective of their vaccination status.It has claimed that this inter-state travel restriction is to "protect the fundamental right to life and health of not. The Karnataka government …

3 years, 3 months ago

Two Top Medical Experts on What Kerala Must Do Now to Check its Rising COVID Caseload

News 18

Kerala has been reporting sustained SARS-CoV-2 transmission, nearly half to two-thirds of daily new cases in India, and the highest test positivity rate in the country. The genomic surveillance data need to be linked to clinical outcomes and studies for guiding public health response. Alongside, the extensive medical and public health expertise of leading academic institutions needs to be utilised …

3 years, 3 months ago

COVID- Plea Before Bombay High Court Challenges State's Decision To Allow Only Fully-Vaccinated Persons To Use Local Trains

Live Law

A petition has been filed before the Bombay High Court challenging the Maharashtra Government's decision to permit only 'fully vaccinated persons against Covid-19' to use local trains and visit malls and workplaces. The plea filed by Activist Feroze Mithiborwala further avers that vaccination is completely voluntary according to the Centre's answer as given in Lok Sabha on 19th March 2021 …

3 years, 3 months ago

Plea Before Kerala High Court Challenges GO Requiring Unvaccinated Persons To Produce Negative RT PCR Certificate To Enter Establishments

Live Law

A man unwilling to get vaccinated against Covid-19 has approached the Kerala High Court challenging the Government Order mandating vaccination certificate or RT PCR negative results to visit shops and other establishments in the State.Justice P.B. A man unwilling to get vaccinated against Covid-19 has approached the Kerala High Court challenging the Government Order mandating vaccination certificate or RT PCR …

3 years, 4 months ago

Could Lead To Further Health Issues: Centre Objects Re-vaccinating Fully Vaccinated People Before Kerala High Court

Live Law

The Centre recently informed a Single Bench of the Kerala High Court comprising Justice Murali Purushothaman that those who have already received two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine cannot be re-vaccinated with a third dose. This submission was made during the hearing of a plea seeking administration of third dose of an internationally recognized vaccine for NRIs who had already …

3 years, 4 months ago

More Covid vaccine doses for Kerala assures Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

Live Mint

Thiruvananthapuram: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has assured that Kerala will be given more vaccine doses in the coming days. He held a meeting with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and later said that the Centre will provide every possible assistance to Kerala to tackle the COVID-19 situation. In the coming days, the Kerala government will be given more vaccine …

3 years, 4 months ago

Union Health Minister Says 1.11 cr Vaccines To Be Provided To Kerala; State Administers First Dose To More Than Half of Population

News 18

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, who arrived in Kerala with a central team on Monday to review the COVID-19 situation in the state, said the Centre has allocated Rs 267.35 crore to the state to strengthen its health infrastructure and will also provide it 1.11 crore vaccines in August and September. In a tweet, subsequent to his “intensive” meeting with …

3 years, 4 months ago

RT-PCR Must for Visitors to Karnataka, Flyers to Maharashtra, Liquor Buyers in Kerala: See List

News 18

As the country continues to witness a high number of COVID-19 cases, several states have made it mandatory for travellers to produce a negative RT-PCR test report for entry. Only some states like Maharashtra and Sikkim allow entry to fully vaccinated travellers without negative RT-PCR reports. Negative RT-PCR report must in these states: – Tamil Nadu demands RT-PCR reports from …

3 years, 4 months ago

Reliance Foundation donates 2.5 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses to Kerala government

India TV News

Reliance Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Reliance Industries Ltd, on Thursday said it has provided 2.5 lakh free COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Kerala government. With these 2.5 lakh free vaccination doses, Reliance Foundation reaffirms its support to the people of Kerala in this hour of need." Ernakulam District Collector Jaffer Malik received the vaccine doses on behalf of the …

3 years, 4 months ago

Kerala Given 60% More Vaccine Doses Than Proposed Allocation : Centre Tells High Court

Live Law

The Central Government has filed a statement before the Kerala High Court today stating that the State has been supplied with adequate doses of covid vaccines under the National Covid 19 Vaccination Programme. The statement was filed in a matter where the Liberalized Pricing and Accelerated National Covid 19 Vaccination Strategy of the Centre was challenged. Responding to this argument, …

3 years, 4 months ago

Foreign nationals now eligible for Covid-19 vaccination in India

India Today

Foreign nationals residing in India are now eligible to take Covid-19 vaccines in India, the Union health ministry announced on Monday. REGISTER ON COWIN PLATFORM WITH PASSPORT In order to get vaccinated against Covid-19 in India, foreign nationals will have to register themselves on the government's CoWIN platform using their passports as proof of identity. Together We Fight, Together We …

3 years, 4 months ago

Johnson and Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine approved for emergency use in India

The Hindu

Johnson and Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine was on Saturday given approval for Emergency Use Authorisation in India, making it the 5th COVID vaccine to get the clearance in the country. It further said the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation had granted permission to conduct the phase I clinical trial of intranasal adenoviral vector COVID-19 vaccine to Bharat Biotech International Limited, …

3 years, 4 months ago

Covaxin Not Recognized Globally: Kerala High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Booster Dose To Facilitate International Travel

Live Law

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a plea seeking administration of third dose of an internationally recognized vaccine for NRIs who had already received two doses of Covaxin, which is not globally recognized for international travel. However, pursuant to administering the vaccine, the petitioner came to know that Covaxin was not recognized by the Government of Saudi …

3 years, 4 months ago

There is No Need to Panic over Kerala’s COVID Numbers. Here’s Why

News 18

In the last week of July, Kerala started reporting 20,000+ daily new COVID-19 cases. While the number of cases has come down in most Indian states, Kerala and Maharashtra have reported sustained transmission, thereby contributing a majority of new COVID cases in the country. Fifteen months into the COVID pandemic, the fourth national seroprevalence survey in India reported the lowest …

3 years, 5 months ago

60% Of Kerala’s Population Can Be Vaccinated If Centre Provides Adequate Vaccines: CM Pinarayi Vijayan

ABP News

Thiruvananthapuram: Asserting his government is speeding up vaccination to avoid the possibility of the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday said 60 percent of Kerala’s population can be vaccinated if the state gets adequate number of vaccines from the Centre. If we get an adequate number of vaccines from the Centre, at the pace …

3 years, 5 months ago

Over 50% people above 18 given first dose of Covid-19 vaccine in Kerala

India Today

Over 50 per cent of the population above 18 years of age has been administered the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine in Kerala, said state Health Minister Veena George. Kerala Health Minister Veena George said 1,20,10,450 people have been administered at least one dose of the vaccine in the state. "As per the 2011 census, this accounts for 50.04 per …

3 years, 5 months ago

Explained | Europe's 'Green Passport' and its impact on India

The Hindu

The story so far: On July 1, the European Union implemented the EU Digital COVID Certificate or the “Green Passport”, which allows ease of intra-European travel for passengers who have taken one of four vaccines ‘recognised’ by the European Medicines Agency that excludes Indian-made Covishield and Covaxin, among others. The move led to a sharp protest from India, as well …

3 years, 5 months ago

Netherlands to Recognise Covishield as 'Valid Vaccine' Amid EU Green Pass Row

News 18

The Netherlands on Friday recognised Covishield as a valid proof of vaccination against Covid-19 a day after the nine European nations said it would be accepting the India-made vaccines for travel to their countries. The European Union’s Digital Covid certificate or “Green Pass” is coming into effect on Thursday with an aim to facilitate free movement during the COVID-19 pandemic. …

3 years, 5 months ago

India tells EU nations: Accept Covishield, Covaxin or face mandatory quarantine

India TV News

As the European Union relaxes travel restrictions under its 'Green Passport' scheme, India has requested the members of the 27-nation grouping to individually consider allowing Indians who have taken Covishield and Covaxin vaccines to travel to Europe, sources said adding India will institute a reciprocal policy for recognition of the EU Digital Covid Certificate. "We have also conveyed to EU …

3 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19 Vaccination Of Pakistani Minority Migrants Has Commenced: Rajasthan Government Says After High Court Nudge

Live Law

The Rajasthan Government has informed the High Court that it has commenced the process for vaccination of Pakistani Minority Migrants. "So far as the process of COVID-19 vaccination of the persons, who are not having prescribed identity cards, is already detailed out by the Central Government and now, it is for the State and District Administration to chalk out a …

3 years, 5 months ago

Accept Covishield and Covaxin, will exempt vaccinated people from mandatory quarantine: India to EU

India Today

Amid the ongoing controversy over the European Union's move to not include Covishield and Covaxin for its Digital Covid Certificate or 'Green Pass', India on Wednesday told EU member states that it would exempt their vaccinated people from mandatory quarantine if they recognise Indian vaccines and vaccination certificates. Sources said in its communication to the EU member states, India has …

3 years, 5 months ago

Jaishankar Discusses Inclusion of Covishield in EU's Vaccination Passport with Top Official

News 18

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday took up the issue of inclusion of Covishield in the EU COVID-19 Vaccination Passport with a top European Union official and promised to follow up the matter. People vaccinated with Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, are unlikely to be eligible to travel to the European Union member states under the …

3 years, 5 months ago

Serum Institute urges Centre to take up inclusion of Covishield in vaccination passport with EU

India Today

The Serum Institute of India has urged the government to take up inclusion of Covishield in the EU Covid-19 Vaccination Passport with the European Union and other countries, saying if not done it will affect students and business travellers, and disrupt the Indian and global economy. However, not including Covishield in the EU Covid-19 Vaccination Passport will not allow Covishield …

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1 week, 1 day ago

In Public Interest: Kerala HC Upholds Mandatory Rotating Medical Internship By Foreign Students For Missing Classes Due To COVID/ Ukraine War

Live Law

The Kerala High Court has upheld Kerala State Medical Commission's decision mandating two year Compulsory Rotating Medical Internship to foreign students who missed offline classes due to COVID-19 and war in Ukraine, observing that it was made in larger public interest The petitioners had undergone medical course in Ukraine from 2016-2022. The petitioners were challenging a public notice issued by …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Courts Must Be Liberal In Giving NOC For Issuance Of Passport When Applicant Is Accused Of Matrimonial/Trivial Offence: Kerala HC

Live Law

The Kerala High Court has said that Courts have to be liberal while considering issuing a No Objection of Certificate for passports when the case pending against the applicant is a matrimonial issue or a trivial/ simple offence.In doing so the court said that if a liberal approach is not adopted in such cases, the applicant's right to go abroad …

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3 weeks ago

Kerala govt data busts vaccine death myth; no rise in mortality post-Covid

New Indian Express

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Debunking the popular notion that Covid-19 vaccinations have led to an increase in deaths among young adults, state government data shows no significant change in the death rate in the 35-44 age group between 2019 and 2023. While there have been no substantial studies on premature deaths in the state, the available mortality data confirms health experts’ claims that …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Labour department instructs migrant workers in Coimbatore to register online

New Indian Express

COIMBATORE: The Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department in Coimbatore district has instructed owners of commercial establishments and private companies employing migrant workers including Kerala natives to register their details in the department’s portal. As part of it, the Labour Department has issued a circular to all commercial establishments to register migrant workers. According to sources, 28,000 migrant workers are …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Health Talk | How eliminating polio has been one of the major successes of India's Universal Immunisation Programme

Hindustan Times

The World Immunisation Day is observed every year on November 10th. India is a classic example of what robust immunisation coverage against a disease can achieve in the form of the country's pulse polio programme, of which vaccination was a crucial part. India rolled out the Pulse Polio Immunization Programme on October 2 1994, and according to WHO India statement, …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 4 – November 10, 2024

Live Law

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2 months ago

Police Can Issue Certificate Detailing Crimes Involving Job Seeker

Live Law

The Kerala High Court has ruled that instead of rejecting an application for a police clearance certificate, the police can issue a certificate detailing the crime in which the applicant is involved. This certificate would be beneficial for the employer to take an informed decision about whether to grant employment or assign a person to a particular job.

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2 months ago

Global Pandemic Threat: 100 Days to Save Lives

Hindustan Times

A modelling study suggests that if a vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 had been developed within 100 days, an estimated 8.3 million deaths could have been averted globally. The study also estimated that productivity losses due to illness amounting to almost $1.4 trillion and $63 billion of hospitalisation costs would have been averted globally.

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Initiative launched to cure cervical cancer

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: To significantly reduce the incidence of cervical cancer, the State Health Department, in partnership with the Karnataka chapter of ECHO India, Obstetricians and Gynaecologists organisation, and several NGOs, launched ‘Accelerating Cervical Cancer Elimination - CCE: The Karnataka Movement’. The minister reaffirmed the government’s commitment to expanding access to cervical cancer prevention and treatment. “The government is implementing all possible …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Faulty’ COVID vaccine behind recruitment drive deaths: Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren

The Hindu

Jharkhand Chief Minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Hemant Soren on Wednesday alleged that “faulty” COVID-19 vaccine doses administered by the BJP-led Union government were responsible for 12 candidates losing their lives during physical tests for an excise constable recruitment drive in the State. The Chief Minister alleged that the BJP-led government had given “faulty vaccines”, which have had a …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre says 'not all residents' need tax clearance certificates for travelling abroad

Hindustan Times

Amid social media outrage triggered by the Budget proposal that made it mandatory to obtain tax clearance certificates for foreign travel, the government on Sunday clarified that the proposed amendment is not for all the residents of India. "The proposed amendment does not require all the residents to obtain the tax clearance certificate," the ministry said in a statement. Through …

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5 months, 1 week ago

AP likely to get international vaccination centre

Deccan Chronicle

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh is likely to have an International Vaccination Centre soon. Nearly 10,000 students from AP go to Hyderabad every year to get the vaccination certificate before they take flights to the UK, US and other countries. The state authorities have approached the director general of health services in Delhi to get a vaccination centre sanctioned for AP. Institute …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Govt to soon launch CoWIN-like platform for its vaccination drive

Hindustan Times

India will soon deploy a centralised online platform and database called UWIN on the government’s immunisation programme for children and pregnant women that has been developed by the health ministry on the lines of the CoWin platform that was successfully used for vaccination during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to people familiar with the matter. U-WIN will capture each vaccination event …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Onerous Conditions Not Necessary When Accused Seeks To Renew Passport Without Permission To Go Abroad: Kerala High Court

Live Law

The Kerala High Court has held that onerous conditions are not necessary to be imposed when an accused in a pending criminal case approaches the Court merely for renewal/re-issuance of passport, without seeking permission to go abroad. When an accused seeks permission to renew his passport without permission to go abroad, in an appropriate case, the court can grant the …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Private hospitals in Kerala face shortage of hepatitis B vaccine

The Hindu

Private hospitals in Kerala have been experiencing a shortage of hepatitis B vaccine given to newborns, healthcare workers, medical and nursing students and those who go abroad, for the past many weeks. According to the World Health Organisation, 254 million people were living with chronic hepatitis B infection in 2022, with 1.2 million new cases adding up each year. In …

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6 months ago

Special vax drive in Rayagada after diphtheria outbreak

New Indian Express

BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government has decided to launch a special drive for diphtheria vaccination in Rayagada district from Wednesday following an outbreak in Kashipur area that has claimed the lives of five children. While in and out migration from Mahushpadar village where the children fell to the bacterial infection has been restricted, containment measures will continue to minimise spread of …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Red Tape Traps Children: A Glimpse at the Plight of Kerala's Migrant Students

The Quint

Talking to The Quint, Benoy Peter, Executive Director of CMID, said, that despite the implementation of the RTE Act, governments fail to guarantee education for migrant children. According to Benoy, children in Kerala require both Aadhaar cards and birth certificates for school enrolment, which creates challenges for migrant parents who often lack these documents. “Even if a school accepts a …

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7 months, 1 week ago

State will offer yellow fever vaccine in three centres

The Hindu

The Tamil Nadu Health Department has designated three centres in the State to administer vaccine for yellow fever, which is endemic in some parts of Africa and South America. The designated centres in the State, include the King Institute for Preventive Medicine and Research, Guindy, and the port health organisations on Rajaji Salai, Chennai andThoothukudi. At King Institute, registration for …

Health State Vaccine Yellow Fever

7 months, 1 week ago

Vaccines: lies, damned lies, and statistics

The Hindu

Possibly this week, we’ll possibly be able to put paid to the kerfuffle that broke out since AstraZeneca’s admission in a U.K. court that its COVID vaccine could cause Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in a specific population set. Dr. Anurag Agrawal’s article ‘We need to stop the fear mongering on vaccines’ provided clarity about the true threat of TTS, the …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

AstraZeneca's Covishield Showed Lowest Incidence of Side Effects in India Versus Globally, Says Top Govt Official

News 18

AstraZeneca’s vaccine has demonstrated the lowest incidence of side effects in India compared to the global average, a top government official involved in the national roll-out of Covid-19 vaccination told News18. “But only around 50 cases witnessed Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome — a rare side effect caused by the jab — of the 180 crore doses administered against 4 to …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

After AstraZeneca covid-19 vax recall worldwide, Serum says it stopped manufacturing jabs in Dec 2021

Live Mint

New Delhi: The Serum Institute of India on Wednesday said it has stopped making and supplying covid-19 vaccine Covishield after AstraZeneca, the British drugmaker that helped develop the vaccine, announced it too was withdrawing its version of the jab worldwide. The development follows the launch of a class action suit in the UK over allegations that the UK vaccine caused …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Stopped manufacturing Covishield since December 2021, says Serum Institute

Hindustan Times

Pune-based Serum Institute of India stopped manufacturing its anti-Covid-19 vaccine Covishield in 2021, according to a statement issued by the company on Wednesday after British-Swedish pharmaceutical manufacturer AstraZeneca announced it was withdrawing its vaccine against Covid, Vaxzevria, due to “commercial reasons” as demand for it decreased globally. Consequently, since December 2021, we have stopped the manufacturing and supply of additional …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

COVID-19 vaccines: Much ado about known unknowns

The Hindu

There are things we know that we don’t know. This risk was identified and flagged back in 2021; packaging was modified to insert information associated with the side effects; even the WHO wrote about it first in May 2021 and then in 2023.Read Bindu Shajan Perapaddan’s report on the rare vaccine side-effect is “no secret” and they are “well aware …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka Health Department serves notice to private law college for spreading false rumours about Covishield vaccine

The Hindu

The Department of Health and Family Welfare has served a notice to Sri Siddaramaiah Law College, Chickballapur, for allegedly spreading false rumours that people who have been vaccinated with Covishield vaccine suffer from cardiac arrests. The college allegedly claimed that the Health Department said that blood clots and sudden heart attacks are causing deaths as a result of Covishield vaccination …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Covishield vaccine has had more benefits than risks, says study by Kozhikode doctors

The Hindu

At a time when the safety aspects of the Covishield vaccine have kicked up a row, a retrospective study by two doctors from Kozhikode has claimed that its risks are minimal in view of the benefits. The controversy arose after pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca admitted in the High Court of London, United Kingdom, that its vaccine against COVID-19 had the potential …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

In India, all vaccine-related AEFI are routinely monitored and COVID is no exception, says health expert

The Hindu

All ‘Adverse Events Following Immunisation’ after COVID-19 vaccinations continue to be monitored, a senior Union Health Ministry official, who did not wish to be named, said on Thursday. According to a study titled ‘Serious adverse event following immunization and thromboembolic events associated with COVID19 vaccination: An analysis of nationwide causality assessment from India’, published in February 2023, the majority of …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

PM Modi's photo removed from vaccine certificates amidst Covishield controversy

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: Amidst the ongoing controversy surrounding the Covishield vaccine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photograph has been removed from Covid-19 vaccine certificates. While speculation arose linking this action to AstraZeneca's acknowledgment of rare blood clotting cases associated with the vaccine, official sources have attributed it to the implementation of the election model code of conduct. The court had dismissed a …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Covishield: Gujarat Cong Demands Compensation, BJP Claims Heart Attacks Not Linked to Vaccine

News 18

The opposition Congress on Wednesday alleged that the BJP government at the centre did not follow the guidelines of the World Health Organisation, and demanded that the relatives of those who died due to heart attack or similar reasons after taking the Covishield vaccine against coronavirus should be paid compensation. Doctors associated with the Gujarat BJP, however, said a study …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Covishield | Plea in Supreme Court for probe panel for vaccine’s ‘risk factors’

The Hindu

The controversy over the safety aspects of the Covishield vaccine reached the Supreme Court on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, with a petition seeking the constitution of an expert medical panel to study the risk factors. Now after the document filed in UK court by the developer of Covishield, we are compelled to think on the risk and hazardous consequences of …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Only 7 Out 10 Lakh May Face Clotting Risk Due to Covishield: Former ICMR Scientist

News 18

Only seven to eight individuals out of 10 lakh, who receive the coronavirus vaccine Covishield, face the risk of experiencing a rare side effect known as thrombosis thrombocytopenia syndrome. India’s top epidemiologist, former ICMR scientist Dr Raman Gangakhedkar, said those who got this vaccine have “no risk at all”. Gangakhedkar, who is known for his simplistic approach to clearing complicated …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

AstraZeneca reaffirms Covid vaccine safety amid rare side effect concerns

India TV News

In response to recent concerns regarding potential rare side effects associated with the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, the pharmaceutical company has underscored its unwavering commitment to patient safety while affirming the vaccine's overall safety profile. This comes in the wake of a recent admission by AstraZeneca, the pharmaceutical company, that its Covid vaccine Covishield and Vaxzevria "can, in very rare cases, …

Covid Vaccine Astrazeneca Tts Safety Amid Safety Amid Rare Rare Side Effect

8 months, 1 week ago

COVID-19 in India | What is the current scenario and how are we tackling it?

The Hindu

Story so far: During this poll season, mentions of the COVID-19 pandemic are still doing the rounds. History of COVID-19 lockdown As COVID-19 cases – which were first reported in China’s Wuhan province – began cropping up across the world, countries employed different approaches to deal with the rise in infections, deaths and threat due to the virus, employing varying …

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9 months, 1 week ago

After four years of pandemic, Covid virus to be seasonal flu in young population

Hindustan Times

Monday marks four years since the World Health Organisation declared Covid-19 a pandemic. With the availability of Covid-19 vaccines and medicines, the virus will become much like a regular flu or seasonal infection in the younger population. Health experts claimed that the SARS-CoV-2 infection will now be much like a regular flu, respiratory syncytial virus and other seasonal infections in …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Covishield more effective than Covaxin: Study

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: Covishield vaccine had higher antibody response compared to Covaxin during the pandemic, according to a study by a consortium of 11 institutions led by scientists from the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru. In all, 691 people aged between 18 and 45, mostly from Bengaluru and Pune, were part of the study.’Immunogenicity of SARS - CoV-2 vaccines Covaxin and …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

What study on Covishield versus Covaxin vaccine reveals

The Hindu

March 07, 2024 10:59 am | Updated March 09, 2024 10:53 am IST - Bengaluru A new study by a consortium of 11 institutes, led by scientists from the National Centre for Biological Sciences, has found that the Covishield vaccine demonstrated more robust immune responses compared to Covaxin. The key findings state that Covishield, leveraging a virus vector to deliver …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Hepatitis A outbreaks bring back focus on vaccination in Kerala

The Hindu

Increasing incidence of viral hepatitis A outbreaks in Kerala due to contaminated water sources, unsafe handling of food or poor hand hygiene of food handlers, has once again reopened the discussion whether the State needs to introduce universal Hep A vaccination. However, in Kerala, which boasts of better sanitation, good hygiene and standard of living, exposure to hepatitis A happens …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Covid vaccine not responsible for heart attacks: Union Health Minister

India Today

Covid vaccines are not responsible for heart attacks, said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday, citing a study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research. Speaking at ANI Dialogues 2024, the Health Minister said, "If someone has a stroke today, they think it is because of the Covid vaccine. #WATCH | Delhi: At ANI Dialogues 2024-Navigating India's Health …

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10 months ago

Global study quantifies rise in blood clots, heart inflammation following COVID-19 vaccination

The Hindu

One of the largest assessments of its kind, spanning 99 million people and investigating reports of adverse reactions following COVID-19 vaccination, found that instances of Guillain Barre Syndrome, myocarditis, pericarditis and cerebral venous sinus thrombosis were at least 1.5 times more than expected following inoculation with mRNA and ChadOX1 vaccines. The Global Covid Vaccine Safety Project, which made the assessment, …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Power corridor

New Indian Express

RS passes bills modifying SC-ST list in AP The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed two bills, which seek to modify the list of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. No evidence COVID led to rise in shingles or herpes There is no concrete evidence that Covid-19 has resulted in an increase in cases of shingles or …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Health Talk | Why vaccinating girls between 9 to 14 years against cervical cancer is vital

Hindustan Times

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced during her Budget speech on Thursday that the Centre planned to encourage cervical cancer vaccination for girls in the age group of 9 to 14 years. Experts said that vaccinating young girls is key to eliminating cervical cancer — one of the leading cancers in Indian women, and vaccine-preventable. “The results of the effectiveness …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024 | Government to focus on vaccination against cervical cancer

The Hindu

February 01, 2024 12:08 pm | Updated February 02, 2024 06:05 pm IST Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 announced the government’s plans to focus on vaccination against cervical cancer for girls aged 9 to 14 as part of her Interim Budget 2024. Ms. Sitharaman presented the last Budget of Narendra Modi’s government before the general elections, and …

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10 months, 4 weeks ago

With State prod, India can be world leader in vaccines

Hindustan Times

The World Health Organization activated its incident management support team as part of its emergency response framework on the emergence of a cluster of atypical pneumonia cases emerging from Wuhan, China, on January 1, 2020. India, the dark horse in the vaccine race, did the unexpected and against all odds, approving EUA to two vaccines — “made in India” Covishield …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Covid-19: India reports 441 fresh JN.1 cases; active caseload declines to 3,238

Firstpost

India has recorded 441 fresh COVID-19 infections while the number of active cases has come down to 3,238, the Union health ministry said on Saturday. The number of daily cases was in double digits till December 5 but it began to rise again amid cold weather conditions and after the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant, JN.1.After December 5, the …

India Cases Caseload Declines

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala High Court Digest 2023: Labour & Service Laws

Live Law

Pension Schemes Under KTWWF Act & Kerala Dairy Farmers' Welfare Fund Act Do Not Prohibit Membership Of Two Different Welfare Funds: Kerala High Court Case Title: Sadanandan K.S. Such control is exclusive in nature, comprehensive in extent and effective in operation.” Transfer Of Employee To Maintain Internal Harmony In Organization Not Punishment, Enquiry Not Required: Kerala High Court Case Title: …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka makes Covid test mandatory for patients with respiratory illnesses

Live Mint

Karnataka has made the COVID test mandatory for those with Influenza Like Illness or Severe Acute Respiratory Illness, said State Health Minister Dinesh Gundu on Friday, adding that a helpline will be launched tomorrow. After a meeting with health department officials here, the minister said, “More than 7,000 tests are being done every day and the COVID positivity rate is …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Covid variant JN.1 spreading fast; preventive tips for children

Hindustan Times

Amid the rapid spread of Covid-19 variant JN.1 globally, over 150 cases of the new strain have been detected in India across several cities. While it's not clear whether the existing vaccinations will provide full protection from this new sub-variant, vulnerable populations including children must follow preventive measures to prevent spread. As the world grapples with the emergence of the …

Children Parents Covid Spread Masks Measures Variant

11 months, 3 weeks ago

India sees single-day rise of 702 COVID-19 cases

The Hindu

India saw a single day rise of 702 cases of COVID-19, with the number of active cases of the infection rising to 4,097, the health ministry said on Thursday, December 28, 2023. Six new fatalities, two from Maharashtra and one each from Karnataka, Kerala, West Bengal, and Delhi were reported in a span of 24 hours, according to the Union …

702 Cases

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Over 220 crore COVID vaccine doses administered across India, but less than 23 crore booster doses: Health Ministry data

The Hindu

A total of 220.67 crore COVID vaccine doses have been administered across the country as on December 21 this year, according to data released by the Health Ministry on Wednesday. However, only 22.88 crore precautionary or booster doses have been administered across the country among the eligible adult population. Despite the recent increase of people infected with the JN.1 COVID …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

India sees single-day rise of 529 COVID-19 cases

The Hindu

India recorded 529 fresh COVID-19 cases in a single day, while the country's active infection count stood at 4,093, the health ministry said on December 27. The number of daily cases had dropped to double-digits till December 5, but infections have again gone up after emergence of a new variant and cold weather conditions. The daily numbers were in lakhs …

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