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Vaccinated people better protected against Covid but can still transmit disease: experts

India | Apr 12, 2021, 05:47 PM IST

COVID-19 vaccines protect against serious illness but transmissibility can still continue and inoculated people can pass on the infection to others, say scientists, warning against complacency in those who stop maintaining protocol after they get their jabs.

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Amazon India to cover COVID-19 vaccine cost for over 10 lakh people, to include employees, sellers

Business | Apr 12, 2021, 04:50 PM IST

Amazon on Monday said it will cover the COVID-19 vaccination cost for all its India employees and associates as well as those in partner network ecosystem.

Expert panel approves emergency use of Sputnik V vaccine in India

News | Apr 12, 2021, 04:40 PM IST

Dr Reddy's, which has collaborated with Russia's sovereign fund RDIF, conducted the bridge trial for Sputnik V and has applied for emergency use. If approved by the DCGI, this will be the third vaccine to be available in India. India is currently using Serum Institute of India's Covishield and Bharat Biotech's Covaxin.

COVID-19: Russia's Sputnik V vaccine approved by government panel for emergency use

India | Apr 13, 2021, 12:01 AM IST

An expert committee of the government has approved the Russian Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V for emergency use in India.

COVID vaccine is need of country, everyone has right to safe life: Rahul Gandhi

India | Apr 12, 2021, 01:30 PM IST

Batting for coronavirus vaccine for all, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said it is the need of the country as everyone has the right to a safe life.

Amid rising COVID-19 cases, Delhi CM Kejriwal, Maharashtra CM Thackeray will hold a meeting today

News | Apr 12, 2021, 12:40 PM IST

Amid rising COVID-19 cases, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray will hold a meeting today. 10,774 new cases and 48 deaths were reported in the national capital in the last 24 hours while Maharashtra reported around 63 thousand new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours.

Vaccination to resume at 62 private hospitals in Mumbai on Monday

India | Apr 12, 2021, 12:03 AM IST

With the fresh stock of anti-COVID 19 vaccines being made available by the Mumbai civic body, the halted vaccination drive will resume at 62 of the 71designated private hospitals in the megapolis from April 12, municipal commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal said on Sunday.

China approves new Covid vaccine for clinical trials

World | Apr 11, 2021, 01:39 PM IST

A new Covid-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinopharm has recently been approved for clinical trials.

PM Modi terms 'Tika Utsav' beginning of second big war against Corona

India | Apr 11, 2021, 12:36 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called the 'Tika Utsav', Covid-19 mass vaccination festival, the beginning of the second big war against Corona and emphasised social hygiene along with personal hygiene.

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India records 1,52,879 new COVID cases, 839 deaths; biggest single-day spike so far

India | Apr 11, 2021, 10:42 AM IST

A total of 90,584 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, taking the number of recoveries to 1,20,81,443 with a recovery rate of 90.80 per cent.

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'Tika Utsav' from today; maximum eligible people to be vaccinated against COVID-19

India | Apr 11, 2021, 10:55 AM IST

In his interaction with chief ministers to discuss the COVID-19 situation and the ongoing vaccination drive on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had urged them to focus on vaccinating all those who are above 45 years of age in high caseload districts.

Shocking imbalance in COVID-19 shot distribution: WHO

World | Apr 11, 2021, 07:12 AM IST

The chief further said that COVAX has delivered more than 38 million doses of vaccine to more than 100 countries and economies in the past six weeks.

No lockdown, new restrictions will be imposed soon: Delhi CM

News | Apr 10, 2021, 02:59 PM IST

Speaking on the COVID situation and the vaccination process in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on April 10 said we need to remove age criteria and scale up vaccination.

Janssen's COVID-19 vaccine under EU review over blood clots

World | Apr 10, 2021, 09:18 AM IST

The single-dose Janssen vaccine is currently only administered in the US under an emergency use authorization. The jab was authorized in the European Union (EU) in March, but the rollout has not started yet in any EU member state.

IMF, World Bank urged to ensure timely delivery of COVID-19 vaccines across nations

World | Apr 10, 2021, 07:39 AM IST

Inflation and depleted incomes have raised household indebtedness and food insecurity, it said, urging the IMF and the World Bank to scale up its work to address rising levels of food insecurity and to support countries in achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2 and nutrition for all.

Rajasthan has insufficient stock of COVID-19 vaccine: CM Gehlot

India | Apr 10, 2021, 07:00 AM IST

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said the number of COVID-19 doses available in the state is insufficient to carry on vaccination and due to this, inoculation will have to be stopped in many districts tomorrow.

Kurukshetra: Political Tussle over the Covid 19 Vaccine intensifies, Watch Full Debate

Kurukshetra | Apr 09, 2021, 08:20 PM IST

A political fight between the Union government and opposition over an alleged shortage of vaccines is intensifies. Rahul Gandhi In his letter to PM Modi, urged to “open up vaccination to everyone who needs it", and added that vaccine exports must be stopped immediately.

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