There has been rampant vaccine wastage in Rajasthan. Over 500 vials with around 2500 doses still left in them. However the state government has been denying wastage.
Nitish Kumar said a total of 718 vaccine express vans are moving around in the villages and similarly 121 such vehicles will start taking rounds of different localities of urban areas to help people get the jab at their doorsteps.
The 'vaccination on wheels' initiative was launched by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Thursday in cooperation with the Health and Transport departments of the West Bengal government, minister Firhad Hakim said
Pfizer and Moderna have fueled booster questions by estimating that people might need yearly shots, just like with flu vaccinations, and the companies are working to have some candidates ready this fall. But companies will not decide when boosters get used
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) on June 02 announced the approval of the Russian single-dose Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine by the Mauritius Health Ministry.
Globally available Covid 19 vaccines can now be launched in India without the requirement of post approval clinical trials and testing every batch of the vaccine.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has slammed the Centre over its vaccine policy saying inoculating everyone before December 2021 is just a hoax adding the government says baseless things.
WHO recommends that countries using the Sinovac vaccine in older age groups conduct safety and effectiveness monitoring to verify the expected impact and contribute to making the recommendation more robust for all countries.
Pakistan on Tuesday launched its homemade Covid-19 vaccine named "PakVac" which it developed with the help of its ally China in order to vaccinate people in the country and bring under control the spread of coronavirus cases in the nation.
Getting people to take COVID-19 vaccine shots in some parts of rural areas is proving to be a tough ask for officials allegedly due to a range of misconceptions circulating about their side-effects.
The BHU research has come amid reports that the government is mulling to tweak its vaccination strategy.
"One man and his arrogance + One virus and its mutants," Gandhi said in another tweet
Airtel has partnered with Apollo Hospitals to vaccinate its employees and their dependent family members. The programme is already underway, with camps being set up in 35 cities across India
WHO South-East Asia Regional Director Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh on May 30 said that it's hard to predict the next surge but it can be prevented which is a must.
The Centre has allocated vaccine quotas to states for June to bring clarity on how many doses they will get. According to the information big states such as Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal will get at least 40 million doses in June.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on May 28 in Washington DC said that supply chain is working more smoothly due to interventions by US Ambassador in last 2-3 weeks. EAM S Jaishankar said, "This was something I'd discussed in some detail with Secretary Blinken when we were in London.
Both Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bharat Biotech would be ramping up production of Covid vaccines in India from July. SII is manufacturing Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine called Covishield in India, while Bharat Biotech is producing Covaxin.
In order to ramp up vaccine production as the country battles the second wave of coronavirus, the Centre has decided to support some PSU companies with grants under 'Mission COVID Suraksha'.
The incident took place on May 14 at the primary health centre in Barhni. Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Sandeep Chaudhary has admitted departmental negligence on their part and suspended Auxiliary Nursing Midwife (ANM) Kalavati in this regard.
The Govt of India has so far provided, both through the free of cost category and through direct state procurement category, 22,16,11,940 doses to States/UTs.
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