Global Milestone: 1 Billionth COVID Vaccination

April 25, 2021 – Less than five months after the first needle went into the first arm to deliver the first COVID-19 vaccine to a 90-year-old grandmother in the United Kingdom, the world celebrated the 1 billionth dose of coronavirus-blocking vaccine this weekend. , While it’s not clear who received the 1 billionth dose, … Read more

COVID-19: Can India salvage the situation? Here’s what it is doing

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One way, to check the sliding of the moderately sick into serious illness is by focusing on the role that oxygen concentrators or mini oxygen generators can play. In the third week of April, faced with a worryingly high and rising COVID-19 caseload – staying at over 3 lakh new cases a day, concerns over … Read more

Feds Lift Pause of J&J COVID Vaccine, Add New Warning

This story was updated at 7:55 p.m.  April 23, 2021 — Use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine should resume in the United States for all adults, the FDA and CDC said Friday, although health care providers should warn patients of the risk of developing the rare and serious blood clots that … Read more

Covid-19 vaccine: Centre has not contracted all SII production

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MoHFW refuted reports that as SII had contracted all its production to the Centre till May 25, the states would not be able to procure vaccines from it. The new vaccine policy comes into force from May 1. The ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW) on Thursday clarified that Serum Institute of India (SII) … Read more

Covid-19: Post-vaccination infection not significant, says govt

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The second wave had also contributed a small per cent to the infection but it was not more that two to four persons per 10,000. Health department officials cleared doubts about rising post-vaccination infection cases in the country and said this was not significant so people should continue vaccination as it offered protection against severe … Read more

CoWIN to be scaled up to track every vaccine: RS Sharma – ET HealthWorld

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The Centre’s CoWIN platform will be scaled up rapidly to service the third phase of the Covid-19 expanded vaccination drive starting May 1 under the new policy, National Health Authority chairman RS Sharma told ET on Tuesday, adding that it will continue to keep track of each vaccine administered and issue certificates. “The software (CoWIN) … Read more

Covaxin production capacity ramped up to 700 million doses per annum, says Bharat Biotech

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It is to note that Covaxin is an inactivated vaccine which is highly safe but complex and expensive when it comes to manufacturing. As COVID-19 cases rise sharply and vaccination drive is being accelerated, Bharat Biotech is increasing its manufacturing capacity of COVID-19 vaccine- Covaxin to 700 million doses per annum. According to an official … Read more

From May 1st, everyone above 18 will be eligible for Coronavirus vaccine, announces Modi govt

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People wait to get tested for COVID-19 upon arrival at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai. The May 1st Phase, if executed successfully, will cover the most mobile section of the population in India. (AP Photo) From May 1st, every India above the age of 18 years will be eligible for taking the vaccine against … Read more

How the tiny kingdom of Bhutan out-vaccinated most of the world

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The Lunana area of Bhutan is remote even by the standards of an isolated Himalayan kingdom: It covers an area about twice the size of New York City, borders far western China, includes glacial lakes and some of the world’s highest peaks, and is inaccessible by car. Still, most people living there have already received … Read more

Manmohan Singh offers 5-point guide to help Modi deal with the pandemic

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Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the COVID-19 crisis, stressing that ramping up vaccination was the key to battling the pandemic. In a letter to the prime minister, the veteran Congress leader said one must not look at absolute numbers but the total percentage of population vaccinated. … Read more