In the space for glass vials needed for the vaccines, companies have been expanding capacities and ramping up supplies. (AP image/Representational picture) Deliverance in the new year will come encased in glass vials stored in cooled boxes. As all hopes hinge on the first wave of COVID-19 vaccines, it is the vials that will carry … Read more
India’s Case Fatality Rate (CFR) is 1.45 per cent, whereas globally it is 2.26 per cent, Bhushan avered, adding that India’s CFR is among the lowest in the world. (Representational image; AP photo) Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday said that adverse events cannot be denied when the Covid-19 vaccination drive kicks off in … Read more
In the early days of the pandemic, reams were being written about how Covid-19 was the great equaliser. Here was something the rich could not insulate themselves from; in fact, the well-heeled globetrotter was more likely to be a carrier than anyone else. Everyone had to jolly well hunker down at home and, for the … Read more
Commenting on cold chain capacity for storage of Covid-19 vaccines, the health secretary said the existing capacity can store adequate vaccine doses for administration to three crore health workers and frontline workers. The National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration (NEGVAC) has recommended that 1 crore health workers be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccination. In addition, NEGVAC … Read more
The central government has stated that 1 crore healthcare workers across India will be administered the first dose of vaccine. (Reuters image) Coronavirus Covid-19 Vaccination: Delhi is all set to get a Coronavirus vaccine storage centre in the premises of Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital. There is a three-storey building in the Rajiv Gandhi Super … Read more
Maharashtra still tops the Covid hit states in the country and is witnessing a surge in cases after a brief period of the drop in cases with Pune, Mumbai and Thane seeing a spike in cases. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday appointed a task force to manage the distribution of Covid-19 vaccination in … Read more
Coronavirus Covid-19 vaccination in India: Along with frontline workers database, augmentation of cold-chain, training of medical, and nursing students, the availability of syringes, needles will be pivotal during Covid-19 vaccination program in India. (Reuters image) Coronavirus Covid-19 vaccination in India: In a major boost to the Central Government’s ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ initiative, All India Syringe and … Read more
SYDNEY: Australia’s Qantas will insist in future that international travelers have a COVID-19 vaccination before they fly, describing the move as “a necessity”. “We are looking at changing our terms and conditions to say, for international travelers, that we will ask people to have a vaccination before they can get on the aircraft,” Chief Executive … Read more
The coronavirus vaccine might be ready by the first quarter of 2021, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday. “While no date has been fixed for the vaccine launch, it may be ready by the first quarter of 2021,” he said. Harsh Vardhan also said that the government is considering emergency … Read more