New Zealand has decided to include two anti-Covid-19 vaccines — Covishield, developed by the Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin in the list of eight recognised vaccines. Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, India’s High Commissioner to New Zealand Muktesh Pardeshi wrote, “In a positive decision, NZ includes Covishield and Covaxin in the … Read more
India crossed the milestone of 100-crore vaccine administration on October 21. (File) Ninety-six countries have agreed to Mutual Acceptance of Vaccination Certificates, reflecting the worldwide acceptance of India’s Covid-19 vaccines and vaccination process, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said today. The recent emergency-use listing of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin has taken the number of approved vaccines … Read more
The update includes mainly displaying the vaccinated person’s birth date on the certificate. (File) The National Health Authority (NHA) has made vaccine certificates compliant with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) specifications, detailed in its Digital Documentation of Covid-19 Certificates: Vaccination Status. The move comes after British authorities raised doubts over the format of India’s vaccination … Read more
The data shows that while the protection against the infection has been declining (especially in Israel and USA), the protection against the hospitalisation from COVID still remains high (Reuters Photo) The recent data shows that effectiveness of covid-19 vaccines has been on the decline. To simply put, the covid-19 vaccine effectiveness is seen declining and … Read more
From October 4, the UK will have only one list of countries — red. (File) The UK’s updated Covid-19 travel rules place Indians inoculated with Covishield in the ‘unvaccinated’ category. While the country has relaxed the regulations for those with two doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab, the same version being manufactured in India Serum Institute … Read more
These camps will be functional between 4 pm and 8 pm. (File) The Gurgaon administration has set up camps in three market areas in an effort to increase Covid-19 vaccination coverage in the district. The camps have come up near Galleria market, near Hanuman Mandir in Sadar Bazaar, and Fawara Chowk bus stand. These camps … Read more
Great day for India, both on the vaccination cricket front: PM Modi The country on Monday achieved yet another feat by administering more than 1 crore vaccine doses for the third time in the last 11 days. On Monday, a total of 1,05,76,911 doses were administered, the officials stated. They also added that the figure … Read more
Government advisory on how to identify fake vaccines The Centre shared with the states a list of parameters to identify the authenticity of the Covid vaccines being used in the country. The Health Ministry said in a letter written to the states, that it has prepared the parameters with information from the vaccine manufacturing companies … Read more
Singapore has established VTLs with two jurisdictions as of now, Germany and Brunei Darussalam (Reuters Photo) Vaccinated Travel Lane: International travel was no longer an easy affair after covid-19 hit the world. Countries across the world experimented and came up with various concepts to ensure passenger’s safe movement and travel between different nations. Some of … Read more
WHO supports studies based on neutralizing antibody tests as they are critical for understanding infection’s extent and risk factors. By Jatin Mahajan, US Centre for Disease Control has recommended a 3rd dose of the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for developing adequate antibodies amongst immunocompromised people. Some experts recommend a 3rd dose of Covishield six … Read more