Covid-19: The decision was made at a meeting of the Public Health Commission, which includes members from all 17 autonomous communities of the country, Xinhua news agency reported.
Covid vaccine Amrit Mahotsav campaign: This includes an additional 9.6 crore precaution doses which were administered during the campaign, the Union Health Ministry said.
Covid Vaccination in India: The drive 'Covid Vaccination Amrit Mahotsava’ aimed at boosting the uptake of Covid precaution doses among the eligible population, is being held as part of the government's Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to celebrate the 75th anniversary of India's Independence.
Covid-19 vaccines in India: The data showed that 82 per cent of adolescents aged 15 to 18 years have also been vaccinated with the first dose since the vaccination for this age group began on January 3 while 68 per cent have got both the first and second dose.
COVID-19 vaccine: This special vaccination drive is a part of the celebration for 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' and aims to provide free precaution dose for all adults (18 years and above) eligible population at Government COVID Vaccination Centres.
COVID-19: For now, the FDA authorized Novavax’s initial two-dose series for people 18 and older.
In addition, the scientists tested the ability of 19 monoclonal antibody treatments to neutralise the variants and found that only one of the available antibody treatments remained highly effective against both Omicron sub-variants BA.2.12.1 and BA.4/5.
Krishna was in Paris as a speaker at Viva Technology 2022 where India was declared country of the year.
A total of 1,15,656 precaution doses of Covid vaccines were administered among those aged 18-59 years till 7pm on Tuesday, taking the tally of such jabs given in this age group to 39,00,663, according to the Health Ministry data.
WTO Director-General Nzogi Okonjo-Iweala, after a pair of sleepless nights in rugged negotiations, concluded the WTO’s first ministerial conference in 4-1/2 years by trumpeting a new sense of cooperation at a time when the world has faced crises like growing food insecurity, war in Ukraine and a once-in-a-century pandemic that has taken millions of lives.
The findings of the study have been published on Tuesday on bioRxiv, a pre-print server and have not been peer-reviewed.
This means that any adult can take the booster shot after two doses of Covishield or Covaxin.
The COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on March 16 and so far more than 3.30 crore adolescents in this age group have been administered the first dose.
Strap: More than 60 per cent of youngsters between 15 and 18 years of age have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced on Friday.
Previously, in private vaccination centres the overall cost to end users of the vaccine was Rs 990 a dose, including taxes and administration charges, it added.
A total of 38,476 precaution doses of the vaccines were administered to beneficiaries aged 18-59 years till 7 pm, taking the total number of such doses given in this age-group to 11,78,161, according to the ministry's data.
COVID19: Scientist says that instead of trying to make a vaccine each time a new variant emerges, it is best to develop something that can curb the spread and not harm people.
Serum Institute of India (SII) Director for Government and Regulatory Affairs Prakash Kumar Singh had written to the Union Health Ministry recently, requesting for Covovax's inclusion in the immunisation drive for children aged 12 to 17 years.
Chief Medical Officer of Lakhimpur Kheri Dr Shailendra Bhatnagar said the dose Shivam Jaiswal received would serve as a "precautionary dose against rabies".
India's Active Caseload currently stands at 15,873 and the active cases now constitute 0.04 per cent of the country's total positive cases.
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