A day before meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Covid-19, several states on Monday issued instructions to collect data from frontline workers and vulnerable groups, and create a cold chain infrastructure to transport vaccines. The first batch of the Covid-19 vaccine being developed by the Serum Institute of India (SII) …
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Vaccine developers have been racing against time to find a vaccine that offers immunity against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). Oxford University announced Monday that its viral disease vaccine was up to 90% effective in preventing infections, Pfizer Inc. applied for an emergency use authorization in the US for its vaccine …
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On Sunday, high-level core teams were dispatched to Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to support them in the response and management of Covid-19. These states have been reporting an increase in the number of active cases, those who are hospitalized or in home isolation under medical supervision, or demonstrating …
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India will take the top priority for the delivery of the AstraZeneca / Oxford vaccine after its British developers claimed success after massive testing, the world’s largest vaccine maker by volume said Monday. Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla said the manufacturer has already produced 40 million doses of …
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Even if a vaccine against coronavirus is available early next year, healthy adults, without any underlying disease, are unlikely to receive it before 2022, according to a new book ‘Till We Win: India’s Fight Against The COVID-19 Pandemic’. The book is co-authored by AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria, Public Policy and …
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Much of India is heading into a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Delhi is already in the middle of its third. With infections on the rise and reports that the medical infrastructure is under pressure in many places, the conversation about re-imposing restrictions on mobility has begun to circulate. …
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It was an oath ceremony that took everyone by surprise last year, and now it’s a memory that’s just as hard to erase. Exactly one year ago, BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis was sworn as MaharashtraChief Minister at a very silent swearing-in ceremony at the Raj Bhavan with NCP Ajit pawar as …
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Mumbai: Maharashtra Principal Vice Minister Ajit pawar on Sunday he said the state will announce a decision on whether another lockdown will be imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic, in the next 8 to 10 days. Pawar said the government is reviewing the COVID-19 situation after large crowds flocked to …
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Coronavirus: Karnataka’s chief minister said that all schools will remain closed until the end of December. (Archive) Bangalore: The Karnataka government has decided to keep state and pre-university schools, or PU universities, equivalent to classes 11 and 12 closed, at least until the end of December in view of the …
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New Delhi: Hours after the promising results of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine were released, the executive director of the Serum Institute Of India said Monday that the company can supply up to 400 million doses of the vaccine by July 2021. Adar Poonawalla told a trade news channel that the …
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