The decision was taken in view of the increase in near- and medium-term supply of available vaccines, even when vaccine equity remains an important challenge to be addressed, the statement said. Taking into account the global epidemiological situation, widespread spread of the Omicron variant of SARs-CoV-2 and replacing other circulating variant as the dominant variant-of … Read more
By Raviteja Dodda The rapid adoption of technology, driven by the Covid-19 pandemic, is proving to be a big ‘booster dose’ for the country’s healthcare ecosystem, steering it towards unprecedented digital transformation and innovation. For long, the healthcare industry has been focused on offering treatment after the onset of a disease or when complications arise. … Read more
There are more than 10 crore people in India over the age of 60 years and over 70% of them have been double-vaccinated against Covid-19. Covid-19 vaccination: The pace of vaccination among children between the age group of 15-18 has slowed down considerably after reaching a 60 per cent mark. As per the data, in … Read more
The court was hearing a plea seeking formulation of a policy on urgent door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination for bed-ridden senior citizens here. Observing that the COVID-19 outbreak is now being called as an epidemic of the unvaccinated, the Delhi High Court Thursday said the government must vaccinate at the earliest those people who are old and … Read more
As many as 6,083 people aged above 60 and 9,172 frontline workers also got their third dose. A total of 22,265 people, including 7,010 healthcare workers, got their “precautionary dose” of COVID-19 vaccine in the national capital on Tuesday, according to government data. As many as 6,083 people aged above 60 and 9,172 frontline workers … Read more
There would be no mix-and-match of vaccines for the precaution dose. The beneficiaries would be given the same vaccine as their previous two jabs. India will start administering the precaution dose of Covid vaccine to healthcare and frontline workers, and comorbid people aged 60 and above from Monday in a bid to stymie the coronavirus … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently announced the third dose of Covid-19 vaccine for healthcare and frontline workers and ‘precautionary dose’ for those above the age of 60 years Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently announced the third dose of Covid-19 vaccine for healthcare and frontline workers and ‘precautionary dose’ for those above the age of 60 … Read more
Hot on the heels of Israel, Germany has announced the roll out of a fourth Covid booster to tackle the new vaccine evading Omicron variant of coronavirus. Britain is also mulling for the fourth dose, as cases mount. German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach on Wednesday warned that a fourth dose will be necessary to tackle … Read more
The former union minister said the time has also come now to allow the use of other approved vaccines like Pfizer’s and Moderna’s. Congress leader P Chidambaram Wednesday called for allowing the booster Covid vaccine shot, saying the government alone must bear the blame if a third wave strikes and infects a large number of … Read more
Dr V K Paul, Member, Health, NITI Aayog recently said that completing the task of vaccinating all adults with two doses would yield the best dividend at this moment. In a significant finding, a randomised booster shot trial published in the Lancet journal has found that seven Coronavirus vaccines are safe and trigger strong immune … Read more