2 men die in Japan after being administered Moderna vax
World | August 29, 2021 14:25 ISTTwo men in Japan died after they received two shots of Moderna Inc.'s Covid-19 vaccine.
Two men in Japan died after they received two shots of Moderna Inc.'s Covid-19 vaccine.
Vaccination and ration distribution centres to be set up in schools in the national capital will still be operational after they reopen for classes 9 to 12.
Extending the ongoing COVID-19 guidelines for one more month till September 30, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said the overall pandemic situation now appears to be largely stable at the national level, except for the localised spread observed in a few states.
The health ministry said contamination was reported from multiple vaccination sites. Some doses might have been administered, but no adverse health effects have been reported so far, officials said.
Twitterati slammed actress Pooja Bedi for her anti-vaxxer behaviour. They have been sharing hilarious memes and compared her tweets to Whatsapp forwards and even asked her to 'shut up'.
Fu Cong, a Foreign Ministry DG, said at a briefing for foreign journalists that “scapegoating China cannot whitewash the U.S.”
In the memo, Austin directed the secretaries of military depts to "immediately" begin full vaccination of all members of the armed forces on active duty or in the reserve, including National Guard, who are not fully vaccinated against Covid.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has asked states to vaccinate teachers on priority before Teachers' Day.
New Delhi, Aug 23 (ANI): India reported 25,072 new COVID cases in the last 24 hours. 389 deaths were also reported in the same duration taking the overall toll to 4,34,756. About 44,157 people got recovered from the corona virus in the past 24 hours.
Among districts, Lucknow is the only one in the state where more than five lakh people are fully immunised.
All the vaccines used in US- including the J&J vaccine- still are doing their job of preventing hospitalizations and deaths from COVID.
India reported 38,353 new COVID cases in the last 24 hours on August 11. Active caseload is currently at 3,86,351, lowest in 140 days. The recovery rate is at 97.45% from the dreadful virus in the past 24 hours.
The foreign nationals can use their passport as ID for registration on CoWIN. Once they're registered on this portal, they'll get a slot for vaccination, the government informed.
"America can beat Delta variant just as we beat the original Covid," Xinhua news agency quoted the President as saying.
As of Friday, 50 pc of US population had been fully vaccinated against the virus. Over 193.7 mn, or 58.4 pc of all Americans, have gotten at least 1 dose, showed the data, Xinhua news agency reported.
People who were unvaccinated had a three-fold higher prevalence than those who had received both doses of Covid vaccine, at 1.21 per cent compared to 0.4 per cent.
This study reflects significant vaccine efficacy of 81.3 per cent after complete dose of vaccination and protection of 76.9 per cent after at least one standard dose, against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection.
There is a need to keep the focus of Covid vaccination on the most vulnerable groups to ensure vaccination is equitable and accessible to all, a letter addressed to the Centre stated.
The CDC updated its masking recommendation on Tuesday, urging vaccinated Americans to resume wearing masks in schools and in public indoor spaces in Covid-19 hot spots across the country.
Kennedy Malama, Permanent Secy in Ministry of Health in charge of Technical Services said that it was evident that countries that have achieved high vaccination rates have seen reductions in severe disease and deaths due to Covid, the Xinhua news agency reported.
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