Yogi's UP leads country in vaccination, record 8.1 lakh doses given in 24 hrs
India | June 23, 2021 11:47 ISTUttar Pradesh Vaccination: The state has set a new record of administering more than 8 lakh doses of the Covid-19 vaccine.
Uttar Pradesh Vaccination: The state has set a new record of administering more than 8 lakh doses of the Covid-19 vaccine.
In a statement, China's Foreign Ministry said it did not see a link between the recent outbreaks and its vaccines. It cited the World Health Organization as saying that vaccination rates in certain countries had not reached sufficient levels to prevent outbreaks and that countries needed to continue to maintain controls.
India on Tuesday administered around 53 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccines. This is a nearly 40 per cent drop from Monday’s record-breaking 88 lakh inoculations.
Fauci said the Delta variant, which was first identified in India, now makes up more than 20 per cent of all new cases in the US.
As the Covid vaccination drive is underway in the country, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla on Tuesday said that its vaccine is in the final stages to get approval in India.
According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 17,56,775 people have received their first dose in Indore, while 2,70,154 people have received the second dose so far.
Rahul Gandhi said that the purpose of white paper is not to point finger at government, but to help the nation to prepare for the third wave of Covid-19.
The Union Health Ministry has said that over 85.15 lakh vaccine doses, the highest in a single day, were administered across the country on Monday.
The United States has announced a plan to share 55 million of the 80 million Covid-19 vaccine doses promised to the world by President Joe Biden.
A report by Department said that out of the 554 samples tested for genomic sequencing to identify the Delta variant, 386 were found to have been infected by the strain.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that 6 lakh doses of vaccines will be administered daily in the state.
In a briefing on Friday, the health ministry had said states would be playing a facilitatory role by aggregating demand and vaccination capabilities of private hospitals in the state and ensure the administrations of vaccinations.
While Ambience Mall in Gurugram is providing free parking and discounted rates on shopping from different brands available in the mall to healthcare workers, various pub bar and restaurants are offering specal discounts to people who are vaccinated against COVID-19.
More than 2.58 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs and over 19,95,770 doses are in the pipeline, the Union Health Ministry said.
Sonia Gandhi has taken both doses of the Covishield vaccine, the Congress said on Thursday.
The presentation made by the health department at the meet portrayed possible scenarios in case a fresh wave of the infection hits Maharashtra.
India will revisit the dosage interval for Covishield vaccine and take appropriate action based on emerging data, NK Arora, chairperson of the working group of immunisation advisory body NTAGI, said.
The government had in May increased the gap between two doses of Covishield from four-six weeks to 12-16 weeks.
Novavax has tied up with the Serum Institute of India (SII) to manufacture its Covid-19 vaccine, namely Covovax.
Dr. Sinha said the government took the decision to increase the gap between two doses of Covishield after a study was published in a leading medical journal. He urged people to continue exercising caution against COVID-19 and not get complacent as the number of new cases have come down.
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