Pilgrimage spots to be made 'beggar free' in Gujarat
India | May 21, 2022 8:51 ISTThis project will be implemented in all religious tourist places in the coming days so that no beggar can be seen in all religious tourist places in Gujarat.
This project will be implemented in all religious tourist places in the coming days so that no beggar can be seen in all religious tourist places in Gujarat.
Strap: More than 60 per cent of youngsters between 15 and 18 years of age have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced on Friday.
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Fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been offered as a spring booster for those most vulnerable in the UK, the researchers said. This has been a precautionary strategy to maintain high levels of immunity prior to the study data being available, they said.
A total of 38,476 precaution doses of the vaccines were administered to beneficiaries aged 18-59 years till 7 pm, taking the total number of such doses given in this age-group to 11,78,161, according to the ministry's data.
The research, published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, demonstrates the potential of the vaccine to work through the mucosal tissue to neutralize SARS-CoV-2, limiting infections and the spread of the active virus in airborne particles.
Similarly, COVID precaution dose administration for the age group 18-59 yrs also started from April 10, 2022, onwards, it stated.
Covovax has already been recommended by the Drugs Controller General of India for children above 12 years of age, but its administration has not been allowed yet.
China has always been notorious about revealing the actual data of new Covid cases, deaths to the world. Most of the people in China have been given the 'Made in China' vaccine like Sinopharm but this hasn't been that effective compared to other vaccines.
In India, precautionary dose of COVID-19 vaccines will be available to all aged above 18 years at private vaccination centers from April 10. Data suggest that a booster dose provides good short-term vaccine effectiveness and has a safety profile similar to the second dose of the vaccine.
Dr. Suchit Kamble, a scientist at the ICMR-National AIDS Research Institute (NARI) in Pune, informed us that the trials are underway to evaluate the efficacy and safety of two TB vaccine candidates -- VPM1002 and Immunovac -- in preventing tuberculosis in healthy household contacts of newly-diagnosed sputum positive pulmonary TB patients.
Manish Sisodia, who also holds Finance portfolio, was presenting the status report of the Delhi gov's Outcome Budget for the year 2021-21 in the House.
The vaccination campaign will also be extended to people having an immunocompromised system who were not eligible for the vaccine until now, Le Parisien reported.
Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya congratulated the nation on achieving this historic landmark milestone of 180 crore landmark.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, submitted before a bench headed by Justice MR Shah that an outer-limit may be fixed for submitting Covid death-related claims, otherwise the process will become endless.
Additionally, over 97 pc of India's adult population have also received their first dose of vaccine against COVID.
This has been achieved through 2,02,74,848 sessions, said the ministry. According to them, 23,598 patients have recovered in last 24 hours and cumulative tally of recovered patients is now at 4,22,70,482.
"With the administration of over 46.82 lakh (46,82,662) vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 172.29 Cr (1,72,29,47,688) as per provisional reports till 7 am today," the ministry said in a press release.
With proactive efforts of States/UTs, along with Govt of India, Centre has administered over 66.68 cr doses of COVID vaccine which is amongst the highest in the world.
The nationwide COVID vaccination started on January 16, 2021.The new phase of universalization of COVID vaccination commenced from June 21, 2021.
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