Vaccination
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Vaccinated people better protected against Covid but can still transmit disease: experts
India | Apr 12, 2021, 05:47 PM ISTCOVID-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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Congress demands vaccination for all, starts social media campaign
India | Apr 12, 2021, 02:39 PM ISTRahul Gandhi said, "The country needs corona vaccine, please raise your voice as everybody has a right for secured life."
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Shop sealed for selling Remdesivir at higher price than MRP in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur
India | Apr 12, 2021, 12:59 PM ISTJabalpur administration sealed the medical shop on Sunday night after receiving a complaint against it.
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Top official admits Chinese COVID-19 vaccines have low effectiveness
World | Apr 12, 2021, 08:06 AM ISTBeijing has distributed hundreds of millions of doses abroad while trying to promote doubt about effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine made using the previously experimental messenger RNA, or mRNA, process.
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Over 27 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on first day of ‘tika utsav’: Government
India | Apr 12, 2021, 07:47 AM ISTDay-1 of the countrywide 'Tika Utsav' saw many workplace vaccination centres becoming operational.
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Vaccination to resume at 62 private hospitals in Mumbai on Monday
India | Apr 12, 2021, 12:03 AM ISTWith 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.
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PM Modi terms 'Tika Utsav' beginning of second big war against Corona
India | Apr 11, 2021, 12:36 PM ISTPrime 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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'Has he already taken vaccine during his 'undisclosed' foreign trip?' BJP hits back at Rahul Gandhi
India | Apr 09, 2021, 05:22 PM ISTIn his letter to PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi urged to “open up vaccination to everyone who needs it", and added that vaccine exports must be stopped immediately.
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Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine problems hamper US military vaccines overseas
World | Apr 09, 2021, 08:59 AM ISTThey are making up for J&J shortfall by shipping more Moderna vaccines to forces outside the country. The cold temperature and other requirements for Pfizer vaccine make it more difficult to send overseas.
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Union Health Minister should correct his statement that people are not getting vaccines: TS Singh Deo
News | Apr 08, 2021, 10:40 PM ISTAs the state is witnessing a sudden spike, COVID-19 vaccination is need of the hour. In this regard Chhattisgarh Health Minister TS Singh Deo said that Chhattisgarh comes in the top list among the states to vaccinate its people and Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan should correct his statement that people are not getting vaccines.
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Jharkhand Health Minister requests Harsh Vardhan to provide 10 lakh vaccines for 1st dose
News | Apr 09, 2021, 08:51 AM ISTWith the surge in COVID-19 cases, states across the country are facing shortage of vaccines. In this regard, Jharkhand Health Minister, Banna Gupta expressed concern and said, "We have requested Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan to immediately provide us around 10 lakh vaccines for first dose".
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Pakistan to start vaccination of all its citizens after Eid next month: Minister
World | Apr 08, 2021, 07:30 PM ISTWe will be able to vaccinate more than 125,000 people per day after Eid. China was the main provider of vaccines, Minister for Planning Asad Umar said.
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List of states showing upward trend of daily new COVID-19 cases
India | Apr 08, 2021, 06:15 PM ISTAs India seems to be moving towards witnessing another covid peak, 10 states including Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Kerala and Punjab have shown a steep rise in the daily COVID-19 cases accounting for 84.21 per cent of the 1,26,789 new infections, the health ministry said on Thursday.
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Britain's vaccination programme beginning to break link between infection and serious illness
India | Apr 08, 2021, 05:29 PM ISTBritain's COVID-19 vaccination programme is beginning to break the link between infection and serious illness or death, according to the latest results from an ongoing study of the pandemic in England.
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Centre provided Gujarat, UP, MP much more vaccine doses than us, Maharashtra health minister says
India | Apr 08, 2021, 02:22 PM ISTState Health Minister Rajesh Tope claimed that Gujarat, which has less population than Maharashtra, has been provided a much larger stock of vaccine by the Centre.
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Maharashtra COVID-19 situation 'grim', Centre has assured help: Sharad Pawar
India | Apr 08, 2021, 01:05 PM ISTPawar said the rapid spread of viral infection and rising number of active cases was a cause of concern.
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AstraZeneca legal notice to Serum Institute over delays
India | Apr 08, 2021, 09:34 AM ISTPoonawalla has mentioned that the existing production capacity to manufacture Covishield in India is under pressure due to increased demand in India.
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Stock left for only 3 days, had to shut some vaccination centres: Maharashtra sends SOS to Centre
India | Apr 07, 2021, 02:02 PM ISTMaharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday said that he has informed the Centre about the situation. The state has 14 lakh doses left which will last only three days
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Aim is to give Covid vaccine to those who need it, not to those who want it: Govt
India | Apr 06, 2021, 08:53 PM ISTUnion Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan while addressing a press conference stated that vaccinations cannot be opened for everybody at this moment.
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Central govt advises employees 45 and above to take Covid-19 vaccine
India | Apr 06, 2021, 05:44 PM ISTThe Central Government has asked all its employees aged 45 years and above to get themselves vaccinated to effectively contain the spread of COVID-19.