Covid Vaccine
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Delhi govt received about 1.5 lakh fresh doses of Covishield: Satyendar Jain
India | Jul 13, 2021, 04:12 PM ISTInteracting with reporters, he also urged people not to lower the guard, and reiterated that experts have already cautioned about the chance of a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Delhi runs out of Covishield stock
India | Jul 12, 2021, 09:04 PM ISTRaising the issue of shortage of Covid vaccines in the city, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia tweeted, "Vaccines have run out in Delhi again.
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Maharashtra needs 3 crore anti Covid-19 vaccine doses per month: Rajesh Tope
India | Jul 12, 2021, 12:43 PM ISTHealth Minister Rajesh Tope said the state's capacity is to vaccinate 15 lakh people daily, but as of now only two to three lakh people are being inoculated in a day because of the "shortage of vaccine doses"
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Over 1.54 crore unutilised COVID-19 vaccine doses available with states, private hospitals: Centre
India | Jul 12, 2021, 11:15 AM ISTMore than 1.54 crore balance and unutilised COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states, UTs and private hospitals to be administered.
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Only a day's stock of COVID-19 vaccines left in Delhi: Official data
India | Jul 10, 2021, 11:25 PM ISTAccording to CoWIN portal, 79,626 vaccine doses were administered on Saturday, taking the total number of doses administered in the national capital to 88,90,766, of which 20,76,571 were second doses.
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Over 37.57 crore vaccine doses administered in India so far
India | Jul 10, 2021, 10:49 PM ISTOver 37.57 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the country till now, with more than 34 lakh (34,01,696) jabs given on Saturday, the Union health ministry said.
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Study shows why second dose of Covid vaccine is important
World | Jul 10, 2021, 06:47 PM ISTA new study of antibodies produced in saliva after Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine shows both importance of second vaccine dose and updating vaccines to combat new variants of concern.
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Decision on Emergency Use Listing of Covaxin likely in August first week: WHO
India | Jul 10, 2021, 04:33 PM ISTSpeaking at a webinar organised by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Friday, Soumya Swaminathan said the WHO is reviewing Covaxin as its manufacturer Bharat Biotech is now uploading its entire data on the health body’s portal.
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In Mumbai, no COVID-19 vaccination on Saturday too due to dose shortage
India | Jul 09, 2021, 11:36 PM ISTAccording to a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) statement, the inoculation drive will remain suspended on Saturday due to a shortage of vaccines, while it will be closed on Sunday because of weekly off.
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COVID: 37 crore inoculated across India after 175 days of vaccine drive
India | Jul 09, 2021, 10:56 PM ISTCumulatively, 10,98,62,585 persons in the age group of 18-44 years across 37 states/UTs have received their first dose, while 35,08,932 persons have received their second dose since the start of the Phase-3 of the vaccination drive.
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Vaccinated teachers and students don’t need masks, CDC says
World | Jul 09, 2021, 09:59 PM ISTThe changes come amid a national vaccination campaign in which children as young as 12 are eligible to get shots, as well as a general decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths.
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Pfizer to seek OK for 3rd vaccine dose; shots still protect
World | Jul 09, 2021, 07:10 AM ISTResearch from multiple countries shows the Pfizer shot and other widely used COVID-19 vaccines offer strong protection against the highly contagious delta variant, which is spreading rapidly around the world and now accounts for most new U.S. infections.
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Scientists find how immune system reacts to COVID variants
Health | Jul 08, 2021, 03:05 PM ISTBody's natural immune response following Covid infection is sustained for up to seven months, but these antibodies are not sufficient against contemporary variants of the virus, finds a study suggesting the importance of vaccines against the infectious disease.
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Delhi govt has run out of Covid vaccine stock: Manish Sisodia
India | Jul 06, 2021, 10:25 PM ISTAccording to the vaccination bulletin issued on Tuesday, 80,841 doses were administered on July 5, while 84,63,689 doses have been given in total since the start of the inoculation exercise.
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Ensure people in mental health homes tested for COVID-19, vaccinated: SC to Centre
India | Jul 06, 2021, 01:34 PM ISTThe Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Centre to ensure that people lodged in mental health establishments are tested for COVID-19 and are completely vaccinated at the earliest.
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Vaccine drive in Tamil Nadu to be affected by shortage
India | Jul 06, 2021, 10:41 AM ISTThe vaccination drive in many districts of Tamil Nadu is likely to be affected due to the shortage of vaccines.
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Delta variant 8 times less sensitive to vaccine antibodies: Study
India | Jul 05, 2021, 09:38 PM ISTThe study, which was conducted on more than 100 healthcare workers (HCWs) at three centres in India including Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH), found that the B.1.617.2 Delta variant not only dominates vaccine-breakthrough infections with higher respiratory viral loads compared to no
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Pfizer Covid vaccine induces 'good' immune response against coronavirus variants
World | Jul 05, 2021, 03:53 PM ISTThe research, published in the journal Nature Communications on June 28, found that the immune response was as strong against the Alpha variant first identified in the UK, as against the original virus found in Wuhan, China in 2019.
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UK rules out plans to reduce gap between Covid jabs
World | Jul 05, 2021, 12:58 PM ISTThe UK government has ruled out plans to decrease the gaps between two doses of Covid-19 vaccinations, even as infections driven by the Delta variant are surging in the country.
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SIT raids office of main accused in Kolkata vaccine scam
India | Jul 04, 2021, 08:51 AM ISTAt least three people, including Deb and two of his employees Indrajit Shaw and security personnel Arbinda Baidya have been arrested in connection with the case so far.