The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has dismissed a study published in Science Advances, citing significant methodological flaws and inaccuracies in its assessment of life expectancy during the COVID-19 pandemic in India.
The one-year follow-up study, involving 926 participants, highlighted the long-term safety of the BBV152 vaccine, with serious adverse events like stroke and Guillain-Barre syndrome reported in one percent of recipients.
The Gujarat Congress has urged for compensation for families affected by alleged Covishield-related deaths, citing neglect of WHO guidelines by the BJP-led central government. BJP-affiliated doctors deny a direct link between the vaccine and adverse events.
In 2023, Mizoram experienced a surge in tourism, welcoming over 1,96,000 visitors, as per the state tourism department. Domestic tourists constituted the majority, with 1,93,445 arrivals, while 3,435 were foreigners, indicating Mizoram's growing appeal internationally.
The rise of JN.1 sub-variant cases is a reminder that the pandemic is far from over. While there is currently limited data on JN.1, it is important to continue monitoring its spread and meanwhile, we must all continue to do our part in preventing the spread.
New Covid variant EG.5, compared to its parent XBB.1.9.2, has one extra mutation to its spike, at position 465.
Noticing that the government will satisfy all the poll promises, Siddaramaiah expressed, implementation of Congress' five guarantees will cost Rs 59,000 crore a year to the exchequer, and there is a marginally higher weight on the administration this year.
The fifth vaccine, GEMCOVAC-OM, was developed with assistance from Mission COVID Suraksha, which was carried out by DBT and BIRAC as part of Atmanirbhar Bharat 3.0, the government's package to accelerate the development of COVID-19 vaccines.
Covid-19 Update: India on Tuesday logged 36 fresh COVID-19 cases, the lowest since March 2020.
WHO Chief Scientist Jeremy Farrar, who is attending the third G20 Health Working Group meeting in Hyderabad, praised India for the way it has hosted the G20 presidency despite complications and tensions around the world.
Covid-19 cases in India: The death toll has increased to 5,31,832 with eight deaths which incorporates two deaths accommodated by Kerala, the information refreshed at 8 am stated.
Covid19: The death toll has climbed to 5,31,753 with 12 fatalities which include those reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The country's tally of COVID-19 cases now stands at 4.49 crore (4,49,76,599). India currently has 19,613 active cases which comprise 0.04 per cent of the total infections.
Covid-19 update: The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.49 crore. The active cases now comprise 0.07 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.74 pc, the health ministry said.
Covid-19 Updates: India in the last 24 hours recorded 7,533 new coronavirus cases. However, the number of active cases decreased to 53,852.
Delhi witnessed a further dip in coronavirus cases as it registered 865 fresh cases in the last 24 hours.
COVID-19: The daily positivity rate has been recorded at 5.38 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 5.61 per cent. The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.49 crore.
Covid update: The death toll has increased to 5,31,369 with 24 deaths, which includes nine reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.
COVID-19: The tally of Covid cases was recorded at 4,48,81,877. The active cases account for 0.15 per cent of the total caseload, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.66 per cent.
Covid-19 Alert: Delhi on Wednesday recorded 1,757 new covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 28.63 percent. Whereas, Maharashtra logged 1,100 new coronavirus cases.
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