"We believe clearly that the data does not indicate that boosters are needed," Swaminathan said at a news conference in Geneva. She expressed more understanding for a recent U.S. decision to administer boosters to people with weaker immune systems.
The delta variant has complicated the question of when to give boosters because it is so much more contagious and much of the data gathered about vaccine performance is from before the delta variant was widely circulating.
The total active cases of COVID in India have now mounted to 3,67,415, the data showed.
Curfew timings have been relaxed and inter-district movement of passengers allowed, except to and from Kamrup Metropolitan district in Assam.
New Zealand's government took drastic action Tuesday by putting the entire nation into a strict lockdown after detecting just a single community case of the coronavirus.
In his Independence Day speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort, PM Modi said India takes pride in having the world's largest vaccination programme, and over 54 crore people have already taken the COVID vaccines.
According to the government release, over 73 lakh vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours.
Mansukh Mandaviya is also likely to visit Guwahati in Assam on August 17 for holding a review meeting, sources said.
The late-night announcement by the Food and Drug Administration applies to several million Americans who are especially vulnerable because of organ transplants, certain cancers or other disorders.
The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have now mounted to 3,85,227, the data showed.
Tam told a press conference that the country's national case count has taken a turn for the worse since late July, the Xinhua news agency reported.
The total active cases of COVID in India have now mounted to 3,87,987, the data showed.
Over 2.25 cr balance and unutilised COVID vaccine doses are still available with the states, UTs and private hospitals to be administered, the ministry said.
What is more concerning is around one-third of the new locally acquired cases were in the community while infectious, the Xinhua news agency reported.
The total active cases of COVID in India have now mounted to 3,86,351, which is lowest in 140 days, the data showed.
The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain now stands at 130,503.
A total of 51,45,00,268 people are vaccinated in the country as of Health Ministry's data on Tuesday.
"The present rate of COVID-19 vaccine supply," will take another year for all to get vaccinated, says the Delhi health department.
Covid cases, hospitalisations, and deaths have continued to increase in most parts of the country, especially in communities with lower vaccination coverage, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Accordingly, wedding attendees at places where the capacity is over 500 will be limited to 150 guests while the places of less than 500 capacity will be limited to 100 guests.
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