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Two billion Covid vaccine doses given in India, government says
2 years, 5 months ago

Two billion Covid vaccine doses given in India, government says

The Independent  

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India Covid Covid Vaccine Billion Vaccination Doses Given
Boosters' Value Under Attack, Need More Time to Grasp Science: Vaccine Panel Chief
3 years ago

Boosters' Value Under Attack, Need More Time to Grasp Science: Vaccine Panel Chief

News 18  

The importance of administering booster doses is yet to gain clarity as multiple countries are seen opting for as high as four doses, the head of India’s top panel on Covid vaccines told News18.com. Sharing one of the top concerns of the NTAGI, he said that less than 10 per cent of 4.5 crore pregnant women have opted for inoculation. …

India Children Women Crore Vaccine Understand Booster
Oxfordshire-based company creates Covid vaccines given in a skin patch
3 years, 1 month ago

Oxfordshire-based company creates Covid vaccines given in a skin patch

Daily Mail  

A new type of Covid vaccine delivered through a skin patch is being developed by scientists in Oxford. It also doesn't need to reach as deep as a needle, researchers claim Current vaccines, including ones made by AstraZeneca and Pfizer, aim to trigger an antibody immune response. T cells — which are also made by the current crop of vaccines …

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U.N. experts recommend malaria shot for use in children across Africa
3 years, 3 months ago

U.N. experts recommend malaria shot for use in children across Africa

LA Times  

Health officials prepare to vaccinate residents of the Malawi village of Tomali, where young children were test subjects for the malaria vaccine. The World Health Organization on Wednesday endorsed the world’s first malaria vaccine and said it should be given to children across Africa in the hope that it will spur stalled efforts to curb the spread of the parasitic …

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Mumbai Police lodges FIR in housing society Covid jab scam case, 4 people held
3 years, 6 months ago

Mumbai Police lodges FIR in housing society Covid jab scam case, 4 people held

India Today  

After residents of a housing society in Mumbai’s Kandivali area claimed they were the victims of an elaborate “vaccination scam”, the Mumbai Police has lodged an FIR in the matter. Approximately 150 employees and family members of Matchbox Pictures were given their first shot of Covisheld vaccine on May 29, incidentally via SP Events, the same group of people who …

Society Mumbai Vaccination Fir Kandivali Vaccine Covid Jab
'CoWIN Vaccination Slots To Open Up At A Fixed Time, Preference For 18-44 Yrs With Comorbidities' : State Tells Bombay High Court
3 years, 6 months ago

'CoWIN Vaccination Slots To Open Up At A Fixed Time, Preference For 18-44 Yrs With Comorbidities' : State Tells Bombay High Court

Live Law  

In a relief for residents in Maharashtra, the State Government has agreed to open up the CoWIN portal for booking vaccine slots at a fixed time as opposed to registration slots opening up at any time of the day. "The state government will issue instructions to all the districts and Municipal Corporations to publish vaccination session slots at predetermined times …

State Vaccination Slots
Residents of Mumbai housing society allege 'vaccination scam', suspect they were given fake Covid shots
3 years, 6 months ago

Residents of Mumbai housing society allege 'vaccination scam', suspect they were given fake Covid shots

India Today  

Residents of a housing society in Mumbai’s Kandivali area claim they were the victims of an elaborate “vaccination scam”, in which they were given fake Covid-19 shots. As part of a vaccination camp at Hiranandani Heritage Society on May 30, around 390 people received Covishield vaccines inside the society premises. Residents stated that a facilitator, Rajesh Pandey, got in touch …

Society Vaccination Hospital Covid Vaccine Society Members Scam Suspect
Covaxin to be given only to second dose beneficiaries in 18-44 age group: Delhi govt
3 years, 7 months ago

Covaxin to be given only to second dose beneficiaries in 18-44 age group: Delhi govt

India Today  

As the shortage of Covid-19 vaccines continues in the national capital, the Delhi government has ordered that Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin will only be administered to second dose beneficiaries in the 18-44 age group. In an order dated June 6, 2021, Delhi chief secretary Vijay Dev directed government-run vaccination centres in Delhi to give shots of Covaxin “only to those people …

Delhi Age Covid Group Vaccine Second Dose Covaxin
Over 9 million Covid vaccine shots given in Netherlands; Covid hospital total falls further
3 years, 7 months ago

Over 9 million Covid vaccine shots given in Netherlands; Covid hospital total falls further

NL Times  

Healthcare workers in the Netherlands administered the nine millionth Covid-19 vaccine injection on Friday, according to Health Minister Hugo de Jonge. Earlier in the day, De Jonge said it was possible that many people's first vaccine injection could be delayed beyond his deadline of the beginning of July due to production problems with the Janssen Vaccine. There were 1,439 people …

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Yogi govt orders media professionals be given priority in vaccination drive, free inoculation at workplace
3 years, 8 months ago

Yogi govt orders media professionals be given priority in vaccination drive, free inoculation at workplace

India TV News  

The Uttar Pradesh government has decided that media officials will be given priority during the vaccination drive against Covid-19. Notably, several states have declared journalists as ‘frontline workers’ and decided to give priority in the vaccination drive as the second wave of pandemic rages across the country. The state government's decision came after News Broadcasters Association president and India TV …

Media Family Members State Yogi Media Professionals Vaccination Drive Given Vaccine
Over six Covid-19 vaccines in offing in India: Harsh Vardhan
3 years, 9 months ago

Over six Covid-19 vaccines in offing in India: Harsh Vardhan

Hindustan Times  

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday announced that more than six coronavirus vaccines will come up in India. He also said that 1.84 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered to people so far, while 23 crore tests have been conducted. "Till Saturday morning, 1.84 crore vaccine shots have been given in the country and 20 lakh people were …

India Vaccines Vaccine Vardhan
26,500 care workers given second dose of Covid-19 vaccine
3 years, 11 months ago

26,500 care workers given second dose of Covid-19 vaccine

NL Times  

Hospitals gave a total of 26,500 acute care workers their second dose of the coronavirus vaccine by Monday evening. These healthcare workers are now fully inoculated against Covid-19, the national acute care network LNAZ announced, NU.nl reports. Over 40 thousand acute care workers received the first injection, which means that some 14 thousand still have to get the second dose. …

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How safe is the new Covid vaccine? What we know so far
4 years ago

How safe is the new Covid vaccine? What we know so far

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. For example, much of the literature about the swine flu vaccine was misleading and didn’t …

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MLS concerned after COVID-19 takes bite out of 2020 revenue
4 years, 1 month ago

MLS concerned after COVID-19 takes bite out of 2020 revenue

The Hindu  

Major League Soccer suffered nearly one billion USD revenue hit compared to last year due to COVID-19 but is hopeful 2021 will bring a reprieve as it plans to launch its new season on schedule next March, Commissioner Don Garber said on Tuesday. “We are concerned about what this will look like leading into 2021 and are working at figuring …

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Studies suggest AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine safe, effective
4 years, 1 month ago

Studies suggest AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine safe, effective

Associated Press  

New results on a possible COVID-19 vaccine from Oxford University and AstraZeneca suggest it is safe and about 70% effective, but questions remain about how well it may help protect those over 55 — a key concern for a vaccine that health officials hope to rely on around the world because of its low cost, availability and ease of use. …

Results Vaccine Oxford Doses Astrazeneca
Fortune or foresight? AstraZeneca and Oxford's stories clash on coronavirus vaccine
4 years, 1 month ago

Fortune or foresight? AstraZeneca and Oxford's stories clash on coronavirus vaccine

India Today  

AstraZeneca and Oxford University have given conflicting accounts of how they came upon the most effective dosing pattern for their coronavirus vaccine, a rare instance of public dissension between major institutions collaborating on a pivotal project. AstraZeneca's research chief told Reuters 10 days ago, when interim trial data was released, the half-dose was given inadvertently as a first shot to …

University Reuters Vaccine Oxford Given Astrazeneca Interim
Rushing a Covid-19 vaccine before we get full data would be an enormous mistake (opinion)
4 years, 4 months ago

Rushing a Covid-19 vaccine before we get full data would be an enormous mistake (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Kent Sepkowitz is a CNN medical analyst and a physician and infection control expert at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. CNN — On Monday, the Financial Times reported that the White House may bypass standard Food and Drug Administration regulations to fast-track the use of the so-called Oxford coronavirus vaccine. There is a predictable problem …

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