National Vaccination Day 2023: India is currently working towards getting rid of measles and rubella by vaccinating over 324 million children through MR vaccination drives.
UK COVID-19 vaccine: Social media users are claiming the UK is prohibiting any and all people under the age of 50 from getting inoculated against COVID-19.
US: Congress may consider legislation this coming week to end the mandate as a requirement to gather enough support to pass this years' defense budget, which is already two months late. Austin said he would not comment on pressure from the Hill.
SII Chief Executive Officer Adar Poonawalla said booster vaccines have no demand as there is general lethargy among people and also because they are fed up with the pandemic.
Lumpy skin disease: The disease has so far claimed the lives of 43 cattle in the state, a release from the animal husbandry said on Monday.
Covid-19: The decision was made at a meeting of the Public Health Commission, which includes members from all 17 autonomous communities of the country, Xinhua news agency reported.
Media reports also indicated the number of vaccination requests had by late Monday surpassed 600 and was still on the rise.
India crosses 200-cr vaccine doses landmark: Modi asserted that the coming generations will be proud of India's achievement in fulfilling its resolve at a time of crisis following the pandemic outbreak.
The total number of precaution doses given to the beneficiaries in the 18-59 age group has crossed 90 lakh, according to the Union health ministry. The number of vaccine doses given to the beneficiaries aged 60 years and above has gone past 2.78 crores.
The campaign will also target beneficiaries due for second Covid dose as well as those eligible for precaution dose in the 60 plus age group through door-to-door activities, officials said.
According to the official spokesman, Uttar Pradesh has so far given out over 32.70 crore total vaccine doses. Out of these, over 17,41,06,125 are first doses, while over 14,92,89,434 individuals are fully vaccinated.
The Supreme Court underlined that bodily autonomy and integrity are protected under Article 21 of the Constitution.
Similarly, COVID precaution dose administration for the age group 18-59 yrs also started from April 10, 2022, onwards, it stated.
Many Sputnik V recipients who had taken their second dose way back in July last year are unable to get the booster shot. The two doses of Sputnik V are administered at a gap of 21-30 days.
The people of the age group 15-18 years have been provided with 5,83,09,299 1st dose and 4,18,99,185 2nd dose of the coronavirus vaccine, said the ministry.
This development comes after the Subject Expert Committee discussed recommendations for the restricted emergency of Covaxin in children aged between 2-12 years.
As per the ministry, in the age group 15-18 years, 5,78,45,181 1st dose and 4,03,05,973 2nd dose have been administered.
The recommendation also includes fourth shots for those between 18–64 with moderate to severe immune deficiency, Sweden’s Public Health Agency said in a statement. "The goal is just as before to prevent serious illness and death from Covid19," Agency chief Karin Tegmark Wisell said.
Nearly 50 children in the 12-14 age group were administered vaccine doses at the Aamdara primary health centre on Mar 24, CMHO said.
The vaccination against COVID in the age group of 12-14 years started on Wednesday as the country observed National Vaccination Day, with Biological E's intramuscular vaccine Corbevax, two doses of which are to be administered 28 days apart.
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