The Oxford–AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, a version of which is also being used in India, is made from an adenovirus isolated from chimpanzee poop, which has been genetically changed so that it is impossible for it to grow in humans.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine in Lucknow.
Vaccination started for healthcare workers on January 16, followed by vaccinations for frontline workers from February 2. Later, persons aged 60 years and above and those aged 45-59 years with identified 20 co-morbidities were covered from March 1, 2021.
In a major goof-up, an auxiliary nursing midwife (ANM) was on a phone call as she administered two shots of COVID-19 vaccine to a woman at a primary health centre in Akbarpur area of Kanpur Dehat district, officials said on Saturday.
As the Covid second wave is getting stronger in India, the percentage of citizens willing to take the vaccine has gone up to 77 percent, as per a LocalCircles survey.
The cumulative number of coronavirus vaccine doses administered in the country crossed seven crores with 12,76,191 doses given till 8 pm on Friday
According to the CDC, more than 100 million people in the U.S. — or about 30 per cent of the population — have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. A person is considered fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving the last required dose.
A Chinese border city hit by a fresh outbreak of COVID-19 began a five-day drive Friday to vaccinate its entire population of 300,000 people.
Cumulatively, more than 6.87 crore (6,87,89,138) vaccine doses have been administered through 11,37,456 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am on Friday.
European nations' immunisation campaigns against COVID-19 are “unacceptably slow” and risk prolonging the pandemic, a senior World Health Organisation official said Thursday.
The third phase of Covid-19 vaccination drive will include those who are above 45 years. People can book an appointment for COVID-19 vaccination via CoWIN. Beneficiaries can also go for on-site registration.
Sputnik V is a two dose vaccine. If approved, Sputnik V will be third vaccine in India against coronavirus.
The vaccine manufacturers in India, Dr Reddy's, have already submitted the safety and immunogenicity data of the third phase trials.
DCGI has extended the shelf life of Covishield, the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, from 6 to 9 months.
Delhi Airport Covid-19 Testing: Passengers who are found positive for Covid-19 at Delhi airport will be mandatorily quarantined.
Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn and the 16 state health ministers came to the decision in an emergency meeting, after authorities in the cities of Berlin and Munich decided to suspend the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine for people under the age of 60.
The vaccination was done as part of India's second phase of inoculation for those above 60 years of age, and people between 45 and 59 years of age with specific comorbidities.
US President Joe Biden has announced that 90 per cent of the adults in the US would be eligible for COVID-19 vaccination by April 19 and the final 10 percent no later than May 1.
The study by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) evaluated the vaccines' ability to protect against infection, including infections that did not cause symptoms.
Canada is expected to receive 1.5 million does of AstraZeneca from the U.S. this week.
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