The new coronavirus variant found in S.Africa is said to be even more dangerous than the Delta variants. It is said that B.1.1.529 has more than 30 mutations -- the most ever recorded in a variant and twice as many as Delta.
The results of the first real-world assessment of Covaxin published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal on Wednesday showed that two doses of the vaccine, also known as BBV152, are 50 per cent effective against the symptomatic disease.
It is the first time the European Medicines Agency has cleared a COVID-19 vaccine for use in young children.
Russian officials have said the task force only includes deaths for which COVID-19 was the main cause, and uses data from medical facilities.
The next phase of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from March 1 for people over 60 years of age and those aged 45 and above with specified co-morbid conditions.
The MoU, between the health ministries of the two countries, is a significant step in easing travel for fully COVID-19 vaccinated travelers of both countries.
Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that a decision on booster dose would be taken based on the expert recommendation only, adding that, the priority is to complete the adult vaccination programme with both doses at the earliest.
Angered by her death, a large number the woman's family members went to the Sadar hospital and allegedly damaged some properties, besides assaulting the medical staff including two doctors -- Vikash Kumar, deputy CMO, and Amrit Kumar.
According to the 7 pm provisional report, more than 46 lakh doses were administered on Friday.
The Centre aims to vaccinate the entire population of the country by at least the first dose of the Covid-19 jab by December 31.
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has come forward to spread awareness about covid 19 vaccination. He has urged one and all to get vaccinated against coronavirus and help the country be free from COVID 19.
The health ministry has given a go ahead to initiate the preparatory work for the inclusion of the indigenously-developed, needle-free jab in the national Covid inoculation drive and it can be introduced in the programme anytime soon.
Pfizer released preliminary results Friday of its study of 775 adults. Patients taking the company's drug along with another antiviral had an 89% reduction in their combined rate of hospitalization or death after a month, compared to patients taking
The vaccines work by training your body to recognize and fight the spike protein that coats the coronavirus and helps it invade the body's cells. Delta's mutations fortunately weren't different enough to escape detection.
In a tweet, Bharat Biotech said, "The CDSCO has approved the extension of shelf life of Covaxin up to 12 months, from the date of manufacture. This approval of shelf life extension is based on the availability of additional stability data, which was submitted to CDSCO."
According to the 7 pm provisional report, more than 37 lakh (37,38,574) doses were administered on Tuesday.
Raju Singh, who received dog-bite injuries in Naudiha village on Saturday, had already taken two doses of the Covid vaccine, a senior official said.
More than 13 crore balance and unutilised vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs for inoculation, it said.
The Ahmedabad-based pharma company earlier had proposed a price of Rs 1,900 for its three-dose regimen, a source had said.
The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 with healthcare workers getting inoculated in the first phase. The vaccination of frontline workers started from February 2.
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