As per health ministry, with the administration of 41,54,476 vaccine doses in last 24 hours, India's COVID vaccination coverage reached 1,73,86,81,675 doses, as per provisional reports on Feb 16.
"With the administration of over 46.82 lakh (46,82,662) vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 172.29 Cr (1,72,29,47,688) as per provisional reports till 7 am today," the ministry said in a press release.
The total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 6,97,802 the health ministry data showed today.
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On Friday, the national capital had reported 2,272 fresh COVID-19 cases and 20 deaths, while the positivity rate was at 3.85 per cent.
The educational institutions were closed in wake of coronavirus pandemic in the state.
With proactive efforts of States/UTs, along with Govt of India, Centre has administered over 66.68 cr doses of COVID vaccine which is amongst the highest in the world.
According to Health Ministry, "More than 164.89 cr vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt of India (free of cost channel) and through direct state procurement category."
The research, published in the journal Nature on Jan 31, demonstrated that the vaccines induce this protection through cellular immunity or the production of protective immune cells, such as so-called killer and memory cells.
The total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 17,43,059 the health ministry data showed today.
The action by the Food and Drug Administration means the agency has completed the same rigorous, time-consuming review of Moderna’s shot as dozens of other long-established vaccines.
PM Trudeau said two of his children have COVID and a test on Jan 31 revealed that he has been infected as well.
Some parked on the grounds of the National War Memorial and danced on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, others carried signs and flags with swastikas and some used the statue of Canadian hero Terry Fox to display an anti-vaccine statement, sparking widespread condemnation.
Markets, other business establishments in the state, will now be able to stay open till 10:00 pm, while Sunday's public discipline curfew has been abolished.
Officials tested each returning passenger three times in nearby Fiji, required that they be vaccinated, and put them in quarantine with additional testing when they arrived home.
Delta variant, which drove the ferocious 2nd wave of COVID infections in April and May last year, was found in 13.70 pc of the 2,503 samples sequenced during the period.
"The individuals infected with Omicron have significant immune response which could neutralize not only the Omicron but also the other VOCs including most prevalent Delta variant," a study by ICMR has revealed.
The total active cases of COVID in India have rose to 22,23,018 the health ministry data showed today.
A total of 10,603,034 child Covid cases had been reported across the country as of Jan 20, and children represented 18.4 pc of all confirmed cases, according to the report published late Monday.
This version of coronavirus, which scientists call BA.2, is widely considered stealthier than the original version of omicron because particular genetic traits make it somewhat harder to detect.
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