When to take Covid vaccine second dose? Experts view
News | May 13, 2021 21:40 ISTWatch experts recommendation on when to take the second dose of coronavirus vaccine.
Watch experts recommendation on when to take the second dose of coronavirus vaccine.
The present gap between the two doses of Covishield vaccine is 6-8 weeks.
The Maharashtra state cabinet held a meeting on Wednesday to discuss the Covid management.
It has also suggested that pregnant women may be offered the choice to take any COVID-19 vaccine and that lactating women can be inoculated any time after delivery.
Due to the shortage of vaccines, the vaccination drive in Mumbai has been badly hit since the last one month.
The Uttar Pradesh government has made arrangements to provide doses free of cost to everyone and assured that the state is receiving enough vaccines with the help of the Centre.
The WHO has said that several religious and political mass gathering events in India led to the rise in Covid-19 transmission.
Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech have submitted to the Centre that they can ramp up production of Covishield and Covaxin to 10 crore and 7.8 crore doses, respectively, by August.
BIBCOL will manufacture 2 crore doses of Covaxin every month at its Bulandshahar plant in Uttar Pradesh.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan will chair a meeting with Health Ministers of states to review the vaccination drive.
Over 2,600 people between 18-44 years got vaccinated for COVID-19 in Gautam Buddh Nagar on Monday, as the inoculation for the age category officially began in the western Uttar Pradesh district.
The minister's remarks came a day after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal urged the Centre to direct manufacturers to increase vaccine supplies to the capital between May and July.
A total of 1,80,88,042 people have so far received COVID-19 vaccine doses in Maharashtra, the state government said on Monday.
Serum Institute of India is supplying Covishield to the Centre for Rs 150 a dose while to states for Rs 300 a dose. Private Hospitals are getting it at double the state's price at Rs 600.
Anurag Thakur's remarks came in response to Mallikarjun Kharge's letter to PM Narendra Modi urging him to use Rs 35,000 crore allocated in the Union Budget to ensure free vaccine.
COVID-19 vaccines for people in the 18-44 age group in Bengaluru, which has almost half the number of cases and deaths in Karnataka, would be available from May10
Seventy percent of the available stock of Covishield in Karnataka would be utilized to vaccinate people above 45 years of age due for second dose
More than 90 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs and they will receive over 10 lakh more vaccine doses within the next three days
Across the globe medical professionals advise one should get the vaccine as soon as possible. Read on to find common queries answered so that you no longer hesitate to get the shot.
PIL in the Delhi High Court on Friday urged it to direct the Centre and Delhi government to vaccinate all class 10 and 12 students who would be appearing for board exams in the 2020-21 session.
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