Economic Survey: Vaccination critical for opening up economy, not just health response
Business | January 31, 2022 20:14 ISTThe country crossed the milestone of administrating more than 156 crore doses of vaccines on January 16, 2022.
The country crossed the milestone of administrating more than 156 crore doses of vaccines on January 16, 2022.
Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya released the postal stamp at a virtual programme, and termed India's vaccination drive as the "most successful in the world".
The vaccination drive for teenagers was started on January 3 in India.
As part of our ongoing humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people, India supplied the third batch of medical assistance consisting of two tons of essential lifesaving medicines to Afghanistan today," said the Ministry of External Affairs press release.
The southern state is followed by Himachal Pradesh, which has jabbed 37 pc of the target beneficiaries in this category with 1st dose, and Gujarat at 30.9 pc, said officials.
The registration for all potential beneficiaries on the Co-WIN portal had begun from January 1, 2022. They can also avail walk-in registration at the vaccination centres from today.
Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) has announced that BBV152 (Covaxin), its whole-virion inactivated COVID-19 vaccine candidate, has proven to be safe, well-tolerated, and immunogenic in paediatric subjects in phase II/III study.
Sources in the health dept stated that till date, the state govt has vaccinated 76 pc of the targeted population against COVID.
The Centre has ramped up door-to-door vaccination in order to achieve the target of 100 per cent vaccination of the eligible population who are supposed to receive the jab.
CM Sawant said that organisers of various events in the state would have to ensure that guests carry COVID certificates.
The initial construct and production process of vaccine antigen was developed at TCH's Centre for Vaccine Development.
The panel recommended the unusual move of giving preference to Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, and late Thursday the CDC’s director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, accepted the panel’s advice.
"If we need to have any sustainable recovery from the pandemic, it should start with vaccines," TS Tirumurti added.
The Union govt is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID vaccination throughout the country.
Paul also hoped that COVID in India is possibly moving in the direction of endemicity, where there is a low or moderate level of transmission going on.
"Globally, we have a toxic mix of low vaccine coverage, and very low testing - a recipe for breeding and amplifying variants. That's why we continue to urge countries to fully fund the ACT Accelerator, to ensure equitable access to vaccine, tests and therapeutics all over the world," Tedros said.
Hubballi-Dharwad district local questioned the administration as to who would take responsibility for his family if something happens to him after vaccination and this was the reason why he was not keen on taking a shot.
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 service could be utilised by a service provider -- private entities such as travel agencies, offices, employers, entertainment agencies or government agencies such as IRCTC -- for whom verifying a person's vaccination status is critical for facilitating a service requested by the citizen, an official said.
Additionally, starting Jan 15, certain groups of travellers, who are currently exempt from entry requirements, will only be allowed to enter Canada if they are fully vaccinated.
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