The Cambridge, Massachusetts, company said that the vaccine-induced immune responses among children were comparable to those seen in a study of adults last year, a finding that could clear the way for a second shot for use in adolescents after Pfizer-BioNTech
According to the health officials, the drive will begin at 11 a.m. and 100 free slots will be available without any registration. The vaccine will be administered on a first come first serve basis.
Moderna said Tuesday its COVID-19 vaccine strongly protects kids as young as 12, a step that could put the shot on track to become the second option for that age group in the U.S.
AAP MLA Atishi Marlena has informed that Delhi on Monday received nearly 1.5 lakh doses of Covishield for the 45 plus age group.
Over 15 lakh people were vaccinated against Covid-19 in India on May 22. The government has revised the gap between the two doses for Covishield,to 12-16 weeks. However, the interval for the second dose of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin remains unchanged.
India has administered more than one crore vaccine doses in the 18-44 age group, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday.
Roche's Antibody Cocktail is now available in India at Rs 59,750 per dose for the treatment of mild to moderate Covid patients.
According to the health ministry, a total of 19,60,51,962 vaccine doses have been administered through 28,16,725 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today.
From June 1, people in the age group of 18 to 44 will be vaccinated in all districts. The chief minister said that 10.50 lakh people in the age group of 18 to 44 have been vaccinated in the state.
On May 10, the vaccination drive was expanded to 17 district headquarters having municipal corporations and Gautam Buddh Nagar district. In the third phase, the number of districts was increased to 23, he added.
Bharat Biotech may commence paediatric trials of its Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin from June, a senior company official said. The vaccine maker has already received permission to carry out trials on children aged 2-18 years.
The CM said "unpleasant decisions" like lockdown had to be taken to contain the outbreak and asked people to get treated immediately if they are experiencing COVID-19 like symptoms.
Under the agreement, the biotech unit of Samsung Group will provide the US drugmaker with contract manufacturing organization (CMO) services for its mRNA vaccine. It means that some of the Moderna vaccine would be produced in South Korea.
Two doses from either the Oxford/AstraZeneca or the Pfizer vaccine are over 80 per cent effective in preventing infection from the B1.617.2 variant of COVID-19, first discovered in India, a new UK government study has reportedly found.
The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country stands at 19,32,97,222, according to the provisional report updated till 8 pm.
Delay in giving second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine by 12 weeks increases antibody response in older people by three-and-a-half times compared to those who receive it at a three-week interval, according to a study conducted in the UK.
To address the shortage of COVID-19 jabs in the country, the government is exploring the possibility of boosting production of vaccines, including identifying manufacturing sites for indigenously developed Covaxin outside India, sources said.
Two doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine have shown to prevent around 85 to 90 per cent of symptomatic COVID-19 infections, the first real-world data from Public Health England (PHE) has found.
About 150 Covid vaccination sites have been shut in Delhi from today due to shortage of vaccine.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has cautioned against Covid vaccine wastage, saying even single dose going waste denies someone protection shield.
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