Vaccination
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COVID jab: Over 2.6 lakh doses of 'Corbevax' administered to children in 12-14 age group on Day 1
India | Mar 17, 2022, 08:04 AM ISTThe 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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COVID vaccination of 12-14 age group to begin in Madhya Pradesh after March 22
India | Mar 16, 2022, 07:59 AM ISTAlso, necessary changes will be carried out in the CoWIN portal, said National Health Mission director Santosh Shukla in a statement.
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COVID: France to start administering 4th vaccine dose
World | Mar 13, 2022, 01:02 PM ISTThe vaccination campaign will also be extended to people having an immunocompromised system who were not eligible for the vaccine until now, Le Parisien reported.
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COVID: India's vaccination coverage crosses 180 crore landmark
India | Mar 13, 2022, 08:32 AM ISTHealth Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya congratulated the nation on achieving this historic landmark milestone of 180 crore landmark.
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People with heart defects may be at higher risk for severe Covid: Study
World | Mar 07, 2022, 05:26 PM ISTThe researchers found that among those at the highest risk for the most severe COVID-19 illness were patients who had a heart defect and another health condition, were 50 years and older, or were men.
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COVID: Over 2 crore precaution doses administered among eligible beneficiaries, says Mandaviya
India | Mar 04, 2022, 02:19 PM ISTAdditionally, over 97 pc of India's adult population have also received their first dose of vaccine against COVID.
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COVID shots unlikely to prompt rare inflammation in kids
World | Feb 23, 2022, 09:35 AM ISTThe condition, formally known as multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, involves fever plus symptoms affecting at least 2 organs and often includes stomach pain, skin rash or bloodshot eyes. It’s a rare complication in kids who have had COVID-19, and very rarely affects adults.
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COVID pandemic: India's vaccination coverage crosses 172.29 crores
India | Feb 12, 2022, 02:33 PM IST"With the administration of over 46.82 lakh (46,82,662) vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 172.29 Cr (1,72,29,47,688) as per provisional reports till 7 am today," the ministry said in a press release.
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'There may be need for yet again another dose': Dr Antony Fauci on 4th COVID booster shot
World | Feb 10, 2022, 12:15 PM IST"There may be need for yet again another boost- in this case, a 4th-dose boost for an individual receiving mRNA- that could be based on age, as well as underlying conditions," Dr Fauci said.
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Government panel recommends emergency use authorisation for single-dose COVID jab Sputnik Light
India | Feb 05, 2022, 12:19 PM ISTThe interim data of the efficacy trial from Russia has shown an efficacy of 65.4 per cent against COVID-19, 21 days after immunisation.
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Triple vaccinated can fight Omicron variant efficiently: Study
World | Feb 04, 2022, 05:02 PM ISTThe researchers from Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Germany found that a total of three exposures to the viral spike protein lead to production of virus neutralising antibodies that are high in quantity as well as quality.
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COVID: 65% of vaccination beneficiaries in 15-18 age group jabbed with 1st dose in one month
India | Feb 04, 2022, 12:55 PM ISTHealth Minister Mansukh Mandaviya today informed that in just one month, about 65 pc of children aged 15-18 years received the 1st dose of the vaccine.
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COVID: Centre requests States, UTs to accelerate 2nd dose coverage among 15-18 age group
India | Feb 02, 2022, 02:52 PM ISTWith proactive efforts of States/UTs, along with Govt of India, Centre has administered over 66.68 cr doses of COVID vaccine which is amongst the highest in the world.
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Economic Survey: Vaccination critical for opening up economy, not just health response
Business | Jan 31, 2022, 08:14 PM ISTThe country crossed the milestone of administrating more than 156 crore doses of vaccines on January 16, 2022.
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Centre issues postal stamp to mark 1 year of Covid vaccine drive
India | Jan 16, 2022, 07:30 PM ISTHealth Minister Mansukh Mandaviya released the postal stamp at a virtual programme, and termed India's vaccination drive as the "most successful in the world".
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COVID pandemic: Over 3 crore teenagers receives first dose of vaccine
India | Jan 13, 2022, 02:41 PM ISTThe vaccination drive for teenagers was started on January 3 in India.
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India sends third batch of medical assistance to Afghanistan
India | Jan 07, 2022, 05:10 PM ISTAs part of our ongoing humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people, India supplied the third batch of medical assistance consisting of two tons of essential lifesaving medicines to Afghanistan today," said the Ministry of External Affairs press release.
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COVID vaccine: Andhra Pradesh tops list with 39.8 pc of 15-17 years administered first dose
India | Jan 05, 2022, 12:40 PM ISTThe southern state is followed by Himachal Pradesh, which has jabbed 37 pc of the target beneficiaries in this category with 1st dose, and Gujarat at 30.9 pc, said officials.
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Vaccine drive day 1: Over 40 lakh children aged 15-18 yrs receive first dose of Covid vaccine
India | Jan 03, 2022, 11:24 PM ISTThe registration for all potential beneficiaries on the Co-WIN portal had begun from January 1, 2022. They can also avail walk-in registration at the vaccination centres from today.
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Vaccination for children aged 15-18 years to begin from Monday | 10 points
India | Jan 02, 2022, 08:35 PM ISTBharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) has announced that BBV152 (Covaxin), its whole-virion inactivated COVID-19 vaccine candidate, has proven to be safe, well-tolerated, and immunogenic in paediatric subjects in phase II/III study.