No Guidelines For Booster Dose Of Covid-19 Vaccine; Present Priority Is Full Vaccination: Centre Tells Delhi High Court
3 years ago

No Guidelines For Booster Dose Of Covid-19 Vaccine; Present Priority Is Full Vaccination: Centre Tells Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Central Government has informed the Delhi High Court that the current priority of the National Covid-19 Vaccination Program is to cover the entire eligible population with full vaccination including two doses, and that presently there are no guidelines regarding administration of booster doses. It said that the two expert bodies namely National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization and National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 have not issued any guidelines for administration of the widely anticipated booster dose, as of now. In the short affidavit filed on behalf of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, it has been submitted thus: "It is humbly submitted that the NTAGI and NEGVAC are deliberating and considering scientific evidences related to dose schedule of Covid-19 vaccines as well as the need and justification of booster doses." The Court had taken note of other foreign countries including the USA and Europe which have permitted and are advocating the administration of a booster dose It had also said that the level of antibodies in a person's body having been completely vaccinated fall with the passage of time and that the said aspect was raising a lot of concerns in the minds of people at large, particularly those falling in the old age bracket and those suffering from other diseases.

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‘Still not over’: WHO cautions of COVID-19 threat ahead of summer holidays after US President Joe Biden tests positive
5 months ago

‘Still not over’: WHO cautions of COVID-19 threat ahead of summer holidays after US President Joe Biden tests positive

Live Mint  

New Delhi: With US President Joe Biden testing positive for COVID-19 before the Presidential elections, the World Health Organisation has warned the public that Covid is still not over. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issued a warning, stating that vaccination rates among health professionals and the over-60s—two demographics most at risk of dying from COVID—are alarmingly falling. Globally, 9.8 million …

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

New COVID variant JN.1: Health Ministry says no need for booster dose
1 year ago

New COVID variant JN.1: Health Ministry says no need for booster dose

The Hindu  

Following the Union Health Ministry direction that States be alert and prepared for any possible surge in COVID-19 cases following the emergence of the new variant JN.1, senior health officials said that there is no move to recommend administration of vaccine booster dose for India. India saw a single-day rise of 656 COVID-1 infections while the active cases have increased …

Tamil Nadu’s overall immunisation coverage has crossed 95%, says DPH
1 year, 1 month ago

Tamil Nadu’s overall immunisation coverage has crossed 95%, says DPH

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu’s overall immunisation coverage has crossed 95%. Every year, 9.15 lakh children and 10 lakh pregnant women are covered under the Universal Immunisation Programme, and 3.2 crore vaccines worth nearly ₹10 crore are provided in the State, according to the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine. Vaccines were available for free in all government health facilities to prevent …

Australian Technical Advisory Group recommends COVID-19 booster for those over 75
1 year, 3 months ago

Australian Technical Advisory Group recommends COVID-19 booster for those over 75

Daily Mail  

Minister Mark Butler urged Aussies to stay up to date on boosters ATAGI released recommendations for those over 75 to get jabbed The federal government's immunisation advisory body says the most vulnerable Australians should arrange to get yet another Covid-19 vaccination booster. The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation on Friday released fresh recommendations saying all adults over the age …

At least single dose vaccine prior to COVID-19 infection provided 60% protection against post-discharge mortality: ICMR study
1 year, 4 months ago

At least single dose vaccine prior to COVID-19 infection provided 60% protection against post-discharge mortality: ICMR study

The Hindu  

At least one dose of vaccine prior to COVID-19 infection provided 60% protection against post-discharge mortality, an Indian Council of Medical Research study on factors related to mortality within one year after discharge in hospitalised COVID-19 patients has found. Overall, the study’s findings suggest that a post-discharge mortality rate of 6.5% in patients hospitalised for COVID-19 warrants a vigilant follow-up. …

Pre-Covid shots provided 60% protection against post-infection deaths: Study
1 year, 4 months ago

Pre-Covid shots provided 60% protection against post-infection deaths: Study

India Today  

The Indian Council of Medical Research, which studied the cause of death in people after recovering from Covid-19 infection, found that those who were vaccinated before contracting the virus had 60 per cent protection against post-discharge mortality. An expert team working at the National Clinical Registry for Covid evaluated factors related to post-discharge mortality during the first year after Covid, …

Govt Eases Covid Guidelines for International Travellers
1 year, 5 months ago

Govt Eases Covid Guidelines for International Travellers

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: As Covid-19 cases continue to decline in the country, the Union health ministry has eased the guidelines for international visitors on Wednesday. The earlier requirement of RT-PCR testing for a random two per cent subset of international travelers has been dropped. Under the revised guidelines, all international travellers are advised to be fully vaccinated as per the approved …

‘Study on covid vaccines’ efficacy soon’
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Study on covid vaccines’ efficacy soon’

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The National Institute of Virology plans to conduct a study to determine the efficacy of vaccines with covid variants. Asked if there’s a need for a 4th dose, Yadav said in an interview, “Before we talk about 4th dose, we should enhance coverage of 3rd precautionary dose to enhance the immune response.” Only about 228.7 million Indians have …

Data | What explains India’s poor COVID-19 booster coverage
1 year, 8 months ago

Data | What explains India’s poor COVID-19 booster coverage

The Hindu  

In the 24 hours ending at 10 a.m. on Monday, India recorded more than 1,800 new COVID-19 cases — twice the number recorded a week ago. Chart 1 The chart shows the % share of India’s population that has been administered one dose, two doses, and the precautionary/booster dose Charts appear incomplete? Chart 2 The chart shows % of India’s …

Delhi records 300 fresh Covid cases in 24 hours, two deaths; positivity rate nearly 14 per cent
1 year, 8 months ago

Delhi records 300 fresh Covid cases in 24 hours, two deaths; positivity rate nearly 14 per cent

India TV News  

Covid alert: Delhi has reported 300 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours including 163 recoveries and two deaths. With 163 patients recovering in the last 24 hours, the total number of recoveries so far has gone to 19,82,029, while Delhi's total caseload is 20,09,361 and the death toll in the city has risen at 26,526. A total of …

WHO issues interim statement on booster doses for COVID-19 vaccination; know expert's opinion
1 year, 8 months ago

WHO issues interim statement on booster doses for COVID-19 vaccination; know expert's opinion

India TV News  

Corona cases are continuously increasing across the country. Repeated booster doses not necessary for healthy adults: WHO The World Health Organization says that it is not necessary for adults with low risk of Corona to have additional Covid-19 vaccine booster doses. In fact, WHO vaccine experts said on Tuesday that for people who have completed their primary vaccination course and …

Australian adults will be able to get fifth dose of COVID-19 vaccine later this month
1 year, 10 months ago

Australian adults will be able to get fifth dose of COVID-19 vaccine later this month

ABC  

Australian adults will be able to get a fifth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine within a fortnight, after the federal government accepted advice from its expert vaccine advisory body. Key points: From February 20, people 18 and over who have not had a COVID-19 vaccine or positive case in the last six months are eligible for another shot Uptake of …

COVID-19: 3 lakh doses of intranasal vaccine iNCOVACC sent to hospitals, says Bharat Biotech's Krishna Ella
1 year, 10 months ago

COVID-19: 3 lakh doses of intranasal vaccine iNCOVACC sent to hospitals, says Bharat Biotech's Krishna Ella

India TV News  

COVID-19 vaccine : Bharat Biotech dispatched three lakh doses of its intranasal COVID-19 vaccine to some hospitals two days ago, the company's executive chairman Krishna Ella said on Sunday. "We dispatched three lakh doses of the world's first intranasal COVID-19 vaccine to some hospitals two days ago," Ella said. Establishing the UW-Madison Global One Health Centre holds great significance as …

Delhi to launch MR vaccination drive from Monday
1 year, 10 months ago

Delhi to launch MR vaccination drive from Monday

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi government is set to launch its campaign for the administration of the measles-rubella vaccine to children between the age of nine months and five years from Monday, the department of health and family welfare said on Friday, adding it aims to eliminate the diseases from the Capital by December this year. A senior official of the Delhi government’s …

Health minister Mandaviya launches Bharat Biotech's nasal Covid vaccine
1 year, 10 months ago

Health minister Mandaviya launches Bharat Biotech's nasal Covid vaccine

Hindustan Times  

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh launched Bharat Biotech's nasal Covid vaccine, iNCOVACC, on the occasion of Republic Day on Thursday. The nasal vaccine -- BBV154 -- had received the Drugs Controller General of India's approval in November for restricted emergency use among adults as a heterologous booster dose. According to a statement issued …

Not Permissible To Take One Dose Of Covishield And Another Of Covaxin: Centre To Delhi High Court
1 year, 10 months ago

Not Permissible To Take One Dose Of Covishield And Another Of Covaxin: Centre To Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Central Government has informed the Delhi High Court that it is not permissible for an individual to take first dose of Covishield and second dose of Covaxin. Central Government’s standing counsel Anurag Ahluwalia told Justice Prathiba M Singh that mixing of two COVID-19 vaccines is not permissible for the first and second dose. The court was hearing a plea …

COVID-19: Mansukh Mandaviya launches world's 1st Made-in-India nasal vaccine iNCOVACC
1 year, 10 months ago

COVID-19: Mansukh Mandaviya launches world's 1st Made-in-India nasal vaccine iNCOVACC

India TV News  

COVID-19 nasal vaccine launch : Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya and Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh collectively launched 'iNCOVACC', the world's first made-in-India nasal vaccine on Thursday in the national capital. Who all were present: On the occasion of the launch, the Union Minister of State Science & Technology; Minister of State Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public …

4th COVID vaccine not needed: Expert
1 year, 11 months ago

4th COVID vaccine not needed: Expert

Live Mint  

Given the available information regarding the coronavirus and its variants, Dr. Raman Gangakhedkar, the former director of epidemiology and communicable diseases at the Indian Council of Medical Research, has questioned the need for the fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Gangakhedkar noted on the sidelines of a function on January 24 that, if a person received a third dosage …

DCGI Approves Market Authorisation for SII's Covid Vaccine Covovax as Heterologous Booster Dose
1 year, 11 months ago

DCGI Approves Market Authorisation for SII's Covid Vaccine Covovax as Heterologous Booster Dose

News 18  

The Drug Controller General of India has approved market authorisation to COVID-19 vaccine Covovax as a heterologous booster dose for adults who have been administered two doses of Covishield or Covaxin, official sources said on Monday. Prakash Kumar Singh, Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs at the Serum Institute of India, had recently written to the DCGI for the approval …

Time to Join this ‘Herd’: 39% Have Boosted Their Protection against Covid Virus, Finds Survey
1 year, 11 months ago

Time to Join this ‘Herd’: 39% Have Boosted Their Protection against Covid Virus, Finds Survey

News 18  

At least 39% of respondents have already taken the Covid vaccine booster dose, while 6% plan to take the injectable booster and 4% the nasal one, a LocalCircles survey has found. Amid the uptick in Covid in cases in China and other countries, the Centre gave nod for Bharat Biotech’s intranasal COVID vaccine iNCOVAAC as a booster dose. Director General …

Second COVID-19 booster dose not required, says government sources
1 year, 11 months ago

Second COVID-19 booster dose not required, says government sources

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Based on the current Covid-19 situation in the country, there is no need to administer a second booster dose, government sources told ANI, as the Union Health Ministry data on Tuesday showed that only 134 new coronavirus cases were recorded throughout the nation in the last 24 hours with the daily positivity rate at 0.09 per cent “As …

No second Covid-19 booster dose required: Report
1 year, 11 months ago

No second Covid-19 booster dose required: Report

Live Mint  

There is no need to take a second booster dose against Covid-19 infection, news agency ANI reported on Tuesday citing government sources. According to the data by the Union Health Ministry, a total of 220.11 crore vaccine doses have been administered in the country, of which 95.13 crore have taken the second dose while only 22.41 crore of the population …

Fourth Covid vaccine unwarranted right now but increased surveillance needed: experts
1 year, 11 months ago

Fourth Covid vaccine unwarranted right now but increased surveillance needed: experts

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Several countries are administering a third and even fourth Covid booster shot but India, where many fully vaccinated individuals have not taken even one, is not there yet, say experts while stressing on the need for a structured and systematic response. If that infection did not trigger enough Omicron-specific immunity none of the vaccines currently available in India …

'Consider 2nd Booster': A Request Given to Mansukh Mandaviya During Covid-19 Meeting with Doctors
1 year, 11 months ago

'Consider 2nd Booster': A Request Given to Mansukh Mandaviya During Covid-19 Meeting with Doctors

News 18  

Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya has been urged to consider a second booster dose for Covid-19, especially for healthcare workers and frontline workers. According to a Deutsche Welle article published in January, a study conducted in Israel suggested that fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine does not offer significant protection from the Omicron variant. Sarah Fortune, John LaPorte Given Professor …

Coronavirus: ’Allow 2nd Covid booster dose,’ doctors tell Health Minister
1 year, 11 months ago

Coronavirus: ’Allow 2nd Covid booster dose,’ doctors tell Health Minister

Live Mint  

In a virtual meeting with Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, on Monday, doctors suggested allowing the second booster shots in the country as fear of another Covid wave looms in the country. The meeting came to ramp up Covid-19 surveillance amid rising cases globally, especially in China, Japan, South Korea, and Thailand. The average number of new Covid cases in …

After Slow Start, Demand for Covid-19 Booster Shots Spikes as China's New Wave Triggers Panic in India
2 years ago

After Slow Start, Demand for Covid-19 Booster Shots Spikes as China's New Wave Triggers Panic in India

News 18  

After recording a dull demand for Covid-19 booster shots across months, private hospitals have finally started witnessing footfall and queries to take the jabs. According to Dr Viny Kantroo, Respiratory, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Consultant, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals in New Delhi, “With the news of China’s Covid-19 situation, we have seen an uptick in the number of volunteers asking …

Your Best Shot at Fighting Covid: 28% Have Already Taken Booster Dose, Finds Survey
2 years ago

Your Best Shot at Fighting Covid: 28% Have Already Taken Booster Dose, Finds Survey

News 18  

Amid government’s reminders for vaccine boosters in the wake of the Covid uptick in China, 28% of those surveyed by Localcircles said that they “have already taken the booster dose". However, 53% said that they “have not taken the booster dose and do not have any plans of taking it either". After the Centre’s meeting on Wednesday, Niti Aayog’s VK …

COVID-19: Centre approves Bharat Biotech's intranasal vaccine, to be available on CoWIN
2 years ago

COVID-19: Centre approves Bharat Biotech's intranasal vaccine, to be available on CoWIN

Firstpost  

The needle-free vaccine will be available at private centres. It will be introduced on the Co-WIN platform on Friday evening New Delhi: Bharat Biotech’s intranasal COVID-19 vaccine has been approved by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for inclusion in the vaccination programme as a booster dose for those above 18 years of age, official sources said on Thursday. …

COVID 19: Amid Omicron BF7 spread in India, should you take booster dose? Here's what doctor suggests
2 years ago

COVID 19: Amid Omicron BF7 spread in India, should you take booster dose? Here's what doctor suggests

India TV News  

COVID 19 is spreading again in many countries around the world including India. Along with this, it has also been recommended that those who have not got the booster dose, should get COVID vaccine as soon as possible. Sharing more on this, former director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi, Dr. Randeep Guleria shared with India …

Indian Army issues advisory on Covid, asks defence personnel to take safety measures
2 years ago

Indian Army issues advisory on Covid, asks defence personnel to take safety measures

India TV News  

The Indian Army issued an advisory on Friday asking defence personnel to take up adequate measures to tackle COVID. The advisory asked them to take up measures such as the usage of face masks in closed or crowded places, practising hand sanitisation, and maintaining social distancing among others. Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya is set to hold a virtual …

SII Seeks Drug Regulator's Nod for Market Authorisation of Covovax Vaccine as Covid-19 Booster Dose
2 years ago

SII Seeks Drug Regulator's Nod for Market Authorisation of Covovax Vaccine as Covid-19 Booster Dose

News 18  

The Serum Institute of India has sought the drug regulator’s approval for market authorisation of its COVID-19 vaccine Covovax as a booster dose for those aged 18 years and above who have been administered two doses of Covishield or Covaxin, official sources said on Thursday. Prakash Kumar Singh, director, government and regulatory affairs, SII, submitted a market authorisation application for …

Covid not over yet; need to be alert, increase booster doses uptake: Mandaviya tells Parliament
2 years ago

Covid not over yet; need to be alert, increase booster doses uptake: Mandaviya tells Parliament

Live Mint  

New Delhi: With covid-19 cases surging in China, health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday urged all members of Parliament to help spread community awareness about the pandemic and the need to remain alert. Presently 153 new cases on an average are being reported daily across the country, but globally approximately 5.87 lakh new cases are still being reported on an …

COVID-19 vaccine: How well does India’s adverse reaction tracking system work? | In Focus podcast
2 years ago

COVID-19 vaccine: How well does India’s adverse reaction tracking system work? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Last month, the Central government, in an affidavit to the Supreme Court, said that it cannot be held liable to pay compensation for deaths caused by adverse reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine. The affidavit was filed in a case in response to a petition filed by the parents of two young women, who allegedly died due to adverse reactions following …

No Wastage of Covid Vaccines in Govt Buffer Stock Due to Expiry: Govt in Lok Sabha
2 years ago

No Wastage of Covid Vaccines in Govt Buffer Stock Due to Expiry: Govt in Lok Sabha

News 18  

There has been no wastage of COVID-19 vaccines in the government buffer stock due to expiry, Union minister Bharati Pravin Pawar informed Lok Sabha on Friday. The central government closely monitors COVID-19 vaccine stocks in states and Union territories so as to ensure their optimal utilisation and minimal wastage, Pawar said in written reply to a question. To ensure utilisation …

Government Not Liable To Compensate For Deaths Due To COVID Vaccination : Centre Tells Supreme Court
2 years ago

Government Not Liable To Compensate For Deaths Due To COVID Vaccination : Centre Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Government cannot be held liable to compensate for the deaths occurring due to the administration of COVID-19 vaccines, said the Central Government in an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court.Responding to a petition filed by parents of two girls who died due to the adverse effects of Covishield vaccine, the Union Government submitted that : "The vaccines in use …

Panel votes to add COVID shots to recommended vaccinations
2 years, 2 months ago

Panel votes to add COVID shots to recommended vaccinations

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — COVID-19 shots should be added to the lists of recommended vaccinations for kids and adults, a panel of U.S. vaccine experts said Thursday. The panel’s unanimous decision has no immediate effect — COVID-19 shots already are recommended for virtually all Americans. Because the shots have already been recommended under emergency authorization for Americans older than 6 months, …

Panel votes to add COVID shots to recommended vaccinations
2 years, 2 months ago

Panel votes to add COVID shots to recommended vaccinations

LA Times  

A nurse prepares a syringe of a COVID-19 vaccine at an inoculation station in Jackson, Miss. A panel of U.S. vaccine experts said COVID-19 shots should be added to the lists of recommended vaccinations for kids and adults. COVID-19 shots should be added to the lists of recommended vaccinations for kids and adults, a panel of U.S. vaccine experts said …

Health Ministry not to procure fresh COVID-19 vaccines; surrenders ₹4,237 crore from vaccination budget
2 years, 2 months ago

Health Ministry not to procure fresh COVID-19 vaccines; surrenders ₹4,237 crore from vaccination budget

The Hindu  

The government’s COVID-19 vaccination programme is in its final leg with the Health Ministry deciding against procuring more vaccines as of now and surrendering ₹4,237 crore, or nearly 85% of the 2022-23 budget allocation for inoculation purposes, to the Finance Ministry. Official sources told PTI that more than 1.8 crore doses are still available with the governments at the Centre …

Covid-19: India logs nearly 5,000 new infections, active cases drop below 45k
2 years, 3 months ago

Covid-19: India logs nearly 5,000 new infections, active cases drop below 45k

Live Mint  

India has witnessed a marginal decline in daily Covid-19 cases on Saturday with country recording 4,912 new infections in the past 24 hours, according to an update given by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The country conducted 3,03,888 Covid tests in the last 24 hours, with the total number of tests conducted so far at 89.33 crore. The …

Few takers for booster dose against Covid in Navi Mumbai
2 years, 3 months ago

Few takers for booster dose against Covid in Navi Mumbai

Hindustan Times  

Almost 83% of target beneficiaries in Navi Mumbai are yet to get their third dose against Covid. Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation is clueless as to how to convince people to get vaccinated for the booster dose against Covid. Even as the government has made the booster dose available for 18-year-old and plus beneficiaries, it doesn’t seem to attract the people …

Mask mandate to be lifted in Delhi? Here's what was discussed in DDMA's Covid meeting
2 years, 3 months ago

Mask mandate to be lifted in Delhi? Here's what was discussed in DDMA's Covid meeting

India TV News  

Highlights DDMA may lift the Rs 500 fine on not wearing masks in public places LG V K Saxena chaired the meeting, with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in attendance It was decided to enhance the surveillance of ILI-SARI cases to detect any early warnings The Department Of Delhi Disaster Management Authority on Thursday met to review the Covid-19 situation …

COVID-19: Delhi High Court Closes Plea Challenging Centre's Permission For Clinical Trials Of Covaxin Among 2-18 Yrs Old
2 years, 3 months ago

COVID-19: Delhi High Court Closes Plea Challenging Centre's Permission For Clinical Trials Of Covaxin Among 2-18 Yrs Old

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has disposed of a plea filed during the second wave of COVID-19 against Centre's permission for conducting Phase II and III clinical trials of Covaxin in the age group of 2 to 18 years. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad took note of the Supreme Court's judgment in …

CDC Advisers Weigh Who Needs Updated COVID Booster And When
2 years, 3 months ago

CDC Advisers Weigh Who Needs Updated COVID Booster And When

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING COVID-19 boosters updated to match the newest omicron strains are about to roll out, and government advisers met Thursday to decide who should roll up their sleeves ― and when. The original COVID-19 vaccines still offer strong protection against severe illness and death, especially among younger and healthier people who’ve gotten at least one booster. The new …

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

India logs 11,539 fresh Covid-19 cases, active cases below one-lakh mark
2 years, 4 months ago

India logs 11,539 fresh Covid-19 cases, active cases below one-lakh mark

Live Mint  

India on Saturday reported 11,539 new Covid-19 infections in the past 24 hours, taking the country's active caseload to 99,879, according to the Union Health Ministry data. Under the nationwide vaccination drive, more than 209.67 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered to the eligible beneficiaries so far, including 26,58,755 doses administered in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, Delhi on …

Delhi Reports Nearly 20% COVID Positivity; 917 New Cases, 3 Deaths in 24 Hours
2 years, 4 months ago

Delhi Reports Nearly 20% COVID Positivity; 917 New Cases, 3 Deaths in 24 Hours

The Quint  

Amid a spike in COVID-19 cases in Delhi, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday said that people who have taken the precaution dose of vaccines are safer from infection than others. In order to keep Delhiites safe from the coronavirus, the Delhi government has increased the pace of inoculation of precaution doses, the government said. Sharing figures, he said …

People with booster doses safer than others, hospitalisations lower: Sisodia
2 years, 4 months ago

People with booster doses safer than others, hospitalisations lower: Sisodia

Live Mint  

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Tuesday that people who have taken their booster or precaution doses are safer than those who have not been inoculated with them. Manish Sisodia also said that the number of hospitalisations due to Covid-19 infection has been recorded to be lower in those who have been jabbed with the booster doses. Manish …

COVID-19: Corbevax to be given as boosters at vaccination centres from today
2 years, 4 months ago

COVID-19: Corbevax to be given as boosters at vaccination centres from today

Live Mint  

Hyderabad based-Biological E Ltd 's recently approved heterologous Covid-19 vaccine Corbevax to be available as a booster dose on the COWIN App in both public and private vaccination centres from 12 August, the firm said on 11 August. The Union Health Ministry approved Corbevax as India's first heterologous COVID-19 booster shot for 18 years and above after the six months …

Corbevax Likely to be Available As Covid Booster Dose at Vaccination Centres from Friday
2 years, 4 months ago

Corbevax Likely to be Available As Covid Booster Dose at Vaccination Centres from Friday

News 18  

Biological E. Ltd on Thursday said it has delivered 10 crore doses of its Covid-19 vaccine, Corbevax to the Centre so far which is expected to be available as a booster dose on the Cowin App in public and private vaccination centers from Friday. Corbevax was also approved by the Union Health Ministry as a heterologous Covid-19 booster dose under …

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