Maharashtra MBBS student tests Covid positive after vaccine; isolating fellow hostel mates to miss exam

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MBBS student get Covid infection after second dose of Covishield. (Representative Image) Covid-19 vaccine beneficiary tests positive for the disease after two jabs. Days after an MBBS student from Maharashtra’s Sion hospital took the second ‘Covishield’ dose, he tested positive for the novel coronavirus.  Doctors however have eased the tension saying that even after getting … Read more

Covid-19 vaccine update: Who can take the jab and who are advised not to by government advisory

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n the last 13 days, 28 lakh health workers have been vaccinated. (IE Image) The Health Ministry floated a note on precautions and contraindications that beneficiaries should keep in mind before taking Covid-19 vaccine short or registering for it to the chief secretaries across states, mission directors and state immunisation directors on January 14 ahead … Read more

Covid 19 vaccines Covishield, Covaxin ‘side effects’: What we know so far

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India has undertaken Covid vaccination drive on January 16. Covid 19 Vaccines side effects in India: Serum Institute of India’s Covishield and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin are being administered as part of India’s Covid-19 vaccine drive. However, both the Serum Institute of India and Bharat biotech have released fact sheets mentioning “side effects” of their Covid-19 … Read more

Covid 19 vaccine in India: Zydus Cadila begins enrolment for Phase 3 trial of ZyCoV-D in 4 cities

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Covid-19 vaccine in India update: India has begun world’s largest Covid vaccination drive. (Image – UNICEF India Facebook) Covid 19 vaccine in India: In a major step towards having another Covid-19 vaccine after Serum Institute of India’s Covishield and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, Zydus Cadila has started enrolment for the late-stage human or clinical trial for … Read more

Covid 19 India vaccination Day 3 LIVE update: India vaccinates record number of people, 3 hospitalised

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Covid 19 Vaccine India update: The Day 2 of Covid 19 vaccination in India witnessed 17,072 beneficiaries being vaccinated in six states (Image- UNICEF India) Covid 19 Vaccine India update: Covid-19 vaccination in India enters the third day and so far 2.24 lakh individuals have been administered Coronavirus vaccines Covidshield and Covaxin against the highly … Read more

Focus needs to stay on tracking virus behaviour and on ramping up vaccine supplies: WHO’s Dr Swaminathan

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Dr Swaminathan points out that variants of a virus are always going to arise. There will be many mutations over time and genomic data needs to be analysed temporally as there is little value in a one-time snapshot.” (Photo: The Indian Express) The container carrying the first instalment of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine travelled more swiftly … Read more

Covid-19 Vaccine India Update: 1st shot of Coronavirus vaccine at SSKM hospital, here is how Bengal is gearing up

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It has been learned that as many as 10,000 doctors, nurses, and Group-D staff of the SSKM hospital will be administered the Serum Institute of India’s version of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine ‘Covishield’ in a phase-wise manner. (IE image) Bengal Covid-19 Vaccination Update: West Bengal is gearing up for the Covid vaccination drive as the first … Read more

Covid vaccination in India: 1st batch of Covaxin reaches Delhi, lakhs of Covishield doses received at states, UTs

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India Covid-19 Vaccination Update: The Government of India is procuring 110 lakh doses of Covishield from the Serum Institute of India at the cost of 200 per dose. (IE image) India Covid-19 Vaccination Update: India has begun transportation of Covid vaccines – Covishield and Covaxin- ahead of the World’s biggest vaccination drive. While transportation of … Read more

Covid vaccine roll out in Bengal: Vaccination likely to begin by next Thursday, read details

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In Kolkata, the final vaccination trial is going on at NRS Medical College, SSKM Hospital, and Kolkata Municipal Corporation health center. Covid vaccination in West Bengal is likely to begin by next Thursday. West Bengal health department has revealed that initial doses of the Covid-19 vaccine are likely to be administered to health workers by … Read more

Covid vaccine roll out in India: Centre unveils mega plan ahead of next week’s vaccination drive

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Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has already disclosed that the first Covid-19 vaccine shots are likely on January 13. (IE image) As India gears up to commence the world’s largest Covid-19 vaccination drive, the Central government is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that the preparations for the roll-out of Coronavirus vaccines are on track. … Read more