To understand where we stand in our fight against coronavirus and Omicron two years on, Financial Express Online spoke to several doctors. Two years of COVID-19: It has been two years since the coronavirus emerged, and since then, the way the world functions has been changed. Masks, sanitisers and gloves have become a part of … Read more
The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late night, the ministry said.The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 with healthcare workers (HCWs) getting inoculated in the first phase. The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed … Read more
The officials told the Indian Express that the vaccination will be completed with a renewed force post Diwali including the house-to-house vaccination drive. Even as the number of Coronavirus vaccine beneficiaries is increasing at a constant pace, the large number of people who are yet to get their second shot is becoming a huge challenge. … Read more
The central government as well as the state governments have indicated that special awareness programmes and initiatives will be taken to vaccinate people with the second dose of the vaccine. Even as the country is ecstatic after achieving the milestone of 100 crore Coronavirus vaccine doses, it is vital to tone down the euphoria a … Read more
Another 23.83 crore doses would be needed for administering at least the first dose to the unvaccinated adults. If children are included, the country would need another 25 crore doses for its 12 crore children. The country crossed the 99-crore vaccination mark on Tuesday and will be reaching the one billion milestones soon. Despite this … Read more
National Health Authority (NHA) updated the certification to make it compliant with the specifications detailed in WHO’s Digital Documentation of Covid-19 Certificates The UK recently announced that it will continue to engage with India to expand recognition of its Covid-19 vaccine certificate after India decided to impose reciprocal quarantine measures on British nationals arriving in … Read more
The Centre had recently accepted the suggestion of expert groups and said that pregnant women could get COVID-19 vaccine administered. Vaccination for pregnant women: The southern state of Kerala has ramped up its coronavirus vaccination drive by launching a special vaccination programme called “Mathru Kavacham” for inoculation of pregnant women. Under the programme, which began … Read more
About the side effects that could be possible due to the vaccine, the ministry said that the vaccine is safe and protective Coronavirus vaccine for pregnant women: There has been a lot of speculation and discussion around whether pregnant women can get vaccinated against coronavirus or not, with experts trying to weigh in on the … Read more
Hyderabad-based manufacturer Biological E has already received an advanced payment of Rs 1,500 crore from the Centre Coronavirus vaccines in India: When the country faced a shortage of vaccine supply last month, the government had said that it would procure more than 200 crore vaccine doses in the period between April and December this year. … Read more
He talked about several issues related to the vaccination, including the dosing interval. Coronavirus vaccine: As the vaccination drive in India is continuing on somehow amid the shortage of doses, there are still a lot of questions that surround the vaccination. While the government is, on its end, using various measures to address the vaccine … Read more