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  Covid-19: For now, Covaxin likely to be only vaccine available for children of 15-18 yrs

  India | December 26, 2021 23:20 IST

  The healthcare and frontline workers and citizens above 60 years of age with comorbidities would be administered the third dose of the same vaccine they had been given before.

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  Covid boosters will be norm 'every 6 months for many years'

  World | December 23, 2021 21:48 IST

  According to Trent Twomey, National President of the Pharmacy Guild, if modelling shows that it's best for people to get a Covid jab "every six months", then people should do so, Sky News reported.

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  No evidence to suggest that existing vaccines don't work on Omicron: Govt to Rajya Sabha

  India | December 21, 2021 18:29 IST

  Union Health Minister was responding to a question on whether the vaccinations that are given in the country are effective to develop immunity for this variant.

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  CDC recommends Pfizer, Moderna COVID shots over Johnson & Johnson vaccine

  World | December 17, 2021 7:56 IST

  The panel recommended the unusual move of giving preference to Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, and late Thursday the CDC’s director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, accepted the panel’s advice.

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  COVID: Over 16.42 crore vaccine doses available with states, UTs

  India | December 16, 2021 10:52 IST

  The Union govt is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID vaccination throughout the country.

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  Ahmedabad: 552 Covid cases in last 74 days, 75% of them fully vaccinated had very mild symptoms

  India | December 15, 2021 0:08 IST

  According to Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, it's worth noting that those people who got both doses of vaccine and were infected with corona had very mild symptoms.

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  Covid-19 prevention drug, Astrazeneca's Evusheld, in touch with Indian authorities for approval

  India | December 09, 2021 23:58 IST

  Evusheld is a combination of two long-acting monoclonal antibodies and is the only antibody therapy authorised in the US for COVID-19 pre-exposure prophylaxis. It is delivered as an intramuscular dose, the company said.

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  Will current vaccines remain effective against Omicron? Drugmakers explain

  India | December 02, 2021 16:52 IST

  With Omicron raising concerns about Covid vaccines' efficacy, drugmakers are stress-testing existing jabs while also racing to prepare new formulas.

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  Merriam-Webster chooses 'vaccine' as 2021 word of the year

  World | November 29, 2021 23:55 IST

  The selection follows “vax” as word of the year from the folks who publish the Oxford English Dictionary. And it comes after Merriam-Webster chose “pandemic” as tops in lookups last year on its online site.

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  Policy on booster doses for Covid19 in next two weeks: Govt

  India | November 29, 2021 17:53 IST

  Last week on Thursday, The Delhi High Court directed the Centre to clarify its stand on administering a booster dose to those who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, saying it does not want a second-wave-like situation on account of being conservative.

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  What top health experts have to say about booster dose of Covid vaccine

  India | November 21, 2021 22:02 IST

  Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that a decision on booster dose would be taken based on the expert recommendation only, adding that, the priority is to complete the adult vaccination programme with both doses at the earliest.

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  No vaccine, no ration: Madhya Pradesh govt's push to encourage vaccination

  India | November 17, 2021 16:45 IST

  It is mandatory for all ration card holders to get both their shots and it is also the responsibility of the seller to check whether the customer has followed these protocols, MP government's new order said.

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  Over 18.53 crore unutilized COVID vaccine doses available with States, UTs: Centre

  India | November 13, 2021 11:31 IST

  The health ministry further said that so far 1,23,19,12,030 vaccine doses have been provided to States, UTs through free of cost channel and through the direct state procurement category.

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  Russia: 83% of Covid hospital beds occupied amid surge

  World | November 10, 2021 20:24 IST

  Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova told a government meeting Wednesday that 82.8 per cent of 301,500 hospital beds reserved for coronavirus patients were filled as of Tuesday morning.

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  Over 109 crore Covid vaccine doses administered in country so far: Mansukh Mandaviya

  India | November 09, 2021 17:24 IST

  The Union Health Minister also informed that under 'Har ghar dastak', healthcare workers are going to all houses to carry out the vaccination drive. 96 countries have recognised Covaxin & Covishield. People can see the list via CoWIN app.

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  Over 15.77 crore balance, unutilised vaccine doses still available with states: Centre

  India | November 07, 2021 14:25 IST

  As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Indian Govt has been supporting the states, UTs by providing them COVID vaccines free of cost.

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  COVID: Over 107.63 crore vaccine doses administered so far in India

  India | November 04, 2021 12:11 IST

  Active cases account for less than one per cent of total cases, currently at 0.43 per cent, lowest since March 2020.

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  India logs 13,451 COVID cases, over 14,000 recoveries in 24 hrs; active cases decline to 1.62 lakh

  India | October 27, 2021 10:35 IST

  The total active cases of COVID in India slightly dipped to 1,62,661, the health ministry data showed.

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  World watching India's feat, says PM Modi on India's 100-crore jabs milestone

  India | October 22, 2021 11:00 IST

  "This achievement belongs to every individual in the country. I congratulate every citizen for this feat," the Prime Minister said in his address to the nation day after India accomplished the target of administering 100 jabs

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  Worst is not yet over, 100 crore vaccinations is a safety net: VK Paul

  India | October 22, 2021 9:41 IST

  We've created a safety net of 100 crore vaccines around us, but those who have not been vaccinated yet should come ahead to get vaccinated and complete this safety net.