Vaccination
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US defence secretary orders mandatory COVID vaccination for active-duty, reserve troops
World | Aug 26, 2021, 07:16 AM ISTIn the memo, Austin directed the secretaries of military depts to "immediately" begin full vaccination of all members of the armed forces on active duty or in the reserve, including National Guard, who are not fully vaccinated against Covid.
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States asked to vaccinate all school teachers on priority before Teachers' Day
Education | Aug 25, 2021, 05:26 PM ISTUnion Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has asked states to vaccinate teachers on priority before Teachers' Day.
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India reports 25,072 new COVID cases in last 24 hours
News | Aug 23, 2021, 12:44 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 23 (ANI): India reported 25,072 new COVID cases in the last 24 hours. 389 deaths were also reported in the same duration taking the overall toll to 4,34,756. About 44,157 people got recovered from the corona virus in the past 24 hours.
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1 crore people fully vaccinated in Uttar Pradesh
India | Aug 22, 2021, 11:00 AM ISTAmong districts, Lucknow is the only one in the state where more than five lakh people are fully immunised.
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Do I need a booster if I got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine?
World | Aug 20, 2021, 11:51 AM ISTAll the vaccines used in US- including the J&J vaccine- still are doing their job of preventing hospitalizations and deaths from COVID.
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COVID: India reports 3,86,351 active cases, lowest in 140 days
News | Aug 11, 2021, 12:58 PM ISTIndia reported 38,353 new COVID cases in the last 24 hours on August 11. Active caseload is currently at 3,86,351, lowest in 140 days. The recovery rate is at 97.45% from the dreadful virus in the past 24 hours.
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Foreign nationals in India can now register via CoWIN to get vaccinated: Govt
India | Aug 09, 2021, 08:10 PM ISTThe foreign nationals can use their passport as ID for registration on CoWIN. Once they're registered on this portal, they'll get a slot for vaccination, the government informed.
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Joe Biden urges unvaccinated Americans to get a COVID jab
World | Aug 07, 2021, 10:41 AM IST"America can beat Delta variant just as we beat the original Covid," Xinhua news agency quoted the President as saying.
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COVID: Half of total US population fully vaccinated, says CDC
World | Aug 07, 2021, 08:32 AM ISTAs of Friday, 50 pc of US population had been fully vaccinated against the virus. Over 193.7 mn, or 58.4 pc of all Americans, have gotten at least 1 dose, showed the data, Xinhua news agency reported.
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COVID-19: Fully vaccinated people have 3 times lower risk of infection, says study
India | Aug 04, 2021, 06:10 PM ISTPeople who were unvaccinated had a three-fold higher prevalence than those who had received both doses of Covid vaccine, at 1.21 per cent compared to 0.4 per cent.
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Two-dose vaccination highly effective against severe Covid-19 infection
Health | Aug 02, 2021, 09:00 PM ISTThis study reflects significant vaccine efficacy of 81.3 per cent after complete dose of vaccination and protection of 76.9 per cent after at least one standard dose, against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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Conduct special vaccination sessions for destitute: Centre to states
India | Jul 31, 2021, 02:03 PM ISTThere is a need to keep the focus of Covid vaccination on the most vulnerable groups to ensure vaccination is equitable and accessible to all, a letter addressed to the Centre stated.
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COVID-19 Delta variant produces similar viral loads in vaccinated, unvaccinated: Study
World | Jul 31, 2021, 07:30 AM ISTThe CDC updated its masking recommendation on Tuesday, urging vaccinated Americans to resume wearing masks in schools and in public indoor spaces in Covid-19 hot spots across the country.
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Vaccination key to control COVID: Zambian govt
World | Jul 30, 2021, 07:46 AM ISTKennedy Malama, Permanent Secy in Ministry of Health in charge of Technical Services said that it was evident that countries that have achieved high vaccination rates have seen reductions in severe disease and deaths due to Covid, the Xinhua news agency reported.
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New Zealand provisionally approves AstraZeneca vaccine for people aged above 18
World | Jul 29, 2021, 03:00 PM ISTNew Zealand secured 7.6 mn doses of AstraZeneca vaccine, enough for 3.8 mn people, through an advance purchase agreement with the company last year, Acting Minister for Covid Response Ayesha Verrall said in a statement.
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COVID-19: Pakistan bans domestic air travel for unvaccinated people as cases cross a million mark
World | Jul 25, 2021, 04:41 PM ISTThe travel restriction, imposed by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), will be applicable from August 1 on unvaccinated people of over 18 years of age.
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Maharashtra govt considering relaxations for fully-vaccinated people: Deputy CM
India | Jul 24, 2021, 04:50 PM ISTDeputy CM Pawar said the government was mulling an extension of the timings of shops and restaurants from the current deadline of 4 pm. He said a decision on granting relaxations on the weekends is likely next week.
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NSUI protests against offline exams; demands vaccination policy for students
India | Jul 24, 2021, 06:34 AM ISTOther key demands of the protest included safely conducting examinations, compensating for the lost academic year of the students and focusing on the future course.
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COVID-19 Vaccination: All you need to know if you are pregnant
Health | Jul 22, 2021, 06:24 PM ISTBefore taking the decision of taking the vaccine it is advisable that pregnant women should talk to their gynaecologist and take their opinion whether they should take their vaccine shot or not and if yes, then which vaccine.
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Karnataka: Teachers to be vaccinated to facilitate re-opening of schools
India | Jul 22, 2021, 01:26 PM IST"The corona vaccine will be given on a priority basis to teachers and non-teaching staff of all government, aided and unaided private schools in the state for the early re-opening of schools keeping the future of children in mind," Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar said