Sri Jayewardenepura University, have found that China's Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine is highly efficient against the Delta variant which has become the dominant variant across the world.
On the availability of Moderna vaccine in the country, NITI Aayog member (Health) Dr. VK Paul had recently said the government is working actively with Moderna to see how its vaccine can be imported and made available in the country.
Sri Lanka's health authorities administered the highest number of Covid-19 vaccines in a single day with nearly 400,000 people inoculated.
Apart from Delhi, few other states such as Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha are also experiencing a vaccine shortage.
The new study examined whether a single dose would achieve greater public health benefit than two doses by allowing protection of a larger population more quickly.
The Biden Administration has announced to share 80 million doses from its domestic stockpile with countries around the world, including India.
Noting that there is "uneven access" to these tools, especially vaccines, around the world and within countries, the UN chief said that "a global vaccination gap threatens us all" because as the virus mutates, it could become even more transmissible, or even more deadly.
PM Narendra Modi will interact with the CMs of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha, Maharashtra and Kerala on July 16 to review COVID-19 situation.
PM Narendra Modi told CMs of North-East states that stricter steps are needed at micro-level to check virus spread as he called for greater emphasis on micro-containment zones.
The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Gurugram, Virender Yadav, said that the vaccination drive will be stated at 12.00 at the government polyclinic sector-31 and 50 doses will be available on the first day.
In terms of total numbers, that amounts to just under 157 million people (47.3 per cent) in the US being fully vaccinated, and more than 182 million (54.9 per cent) having had at least one dose.
India's cumulative vaccination coverage increased to 34.46 crores, according to the Union Health Ministry on Saturday.
The report noted that innovative measures currently being tried in India like establishing satellite vaccination centres closer to hamlets in rural settings and resident welfare associations in urban areas.
Gaurav Bhatia said that the Congress leaders are indulging in politicisation and are missing from providing relief to people facing hardships due to the pandemic.
Zydus Cadila seeks Emergency Use Authorisation for its DNA vaccine, ZyCoV-D, for 12 years and above in India.
Two doses of CoronaVac, a Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by Chinese firm Sinovac, are safe and produce a strong antibody response among children and adolescents aged 3-17 years, according to a results of phase 1/2 clinical trial published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.
A Thane-based woman has claimed that she was vaccinated thrice against Covid-19 in a row on a single day.
Moderna seeks regulatory approval for its COVID-19 vaccine in India. Cipla has also applied for authorisation to import and marketing of Moderna jabs in the country.
This study, published on the Lancet pre-print server, means all possible vaccination schedules involving the Oxford-AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines could potentially be used against COVID-19.
The Union Ministry has advised all pregnant women to register themselves on the Co-WIN portal or get themselves registered on-site at the COVID-19 vaccination centre.
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