A head nurse at a hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee, caused a brief scare Thursday when she fainted shortly after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech, according to reports. Read also | Alaska Healthcare Worker Suffers Allergic Reaction To Covid-19 Vaccine, Pfizer Assesses Report Nursing director Tiffany Dover had been giving …
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India’s first indigenous Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin, developed by Bharat Biotech in partnership with the Medical Research Council of India, was found to be “well tolerated in all dose groups with no serious vaccine-related adverse events “stated the interim findings from the phase 1 trial of Covaxin. The data also indicate …
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HYDERABAD: According to estimates of potential Covid-19 vaccine recipients in each state, Telangana is ranked 13th out of the 20 major states in the country, while Andhra Pradesh ranks 10th. Although the initial number of doses delivered to each state will depend on these numbers, there is no clarity as …
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The Center expects a “good decision” on the Covid-19 vaccine soon and has asked states to identify at least one adverse event management center in each block to monitor the safety and efficacy aspects of the jabs. “When we undertake a universal immunization program, we see some adverse effects in …
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India has bucked the global trend and is showing sustained improvement in containing the Covid-19 outbreak, senior government officials said Tuesday, but cautioned that trends in other countries are also a strong reminder of how the situation may quickly get out of control even if a spike is contained. Speaking …
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Reporting that India’s Comptroller General of Medicines has granted authorization for clinical trials of one more candidate vaccine from India, NITI Aayog (Health) member Dr. VK Paul said Tuesday that six vaccines are currently in in clinical trials in the country. “This week, the Comptroller General of Drugs of India …
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Health Ministry Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said that 29,000 cold chain points, 240 refrigerators, 70 freezers, 45,000 ice-lined refrigerators, 41,000 freezers and 300 solar refrigerators will be used for the storage of the Covid-19 vaccine. “All the necessary vaccination resources have been delivered to the states,” he added. To be sure, …
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A healthcare professional collects swab samples for Covid testing (File / Express Photo: Amit Mehra) Vaccinating 100 to 200 people in each session per day, monitoring them for 30 minutes after giving the injections to detect any adverse events and allowing only one recipient at a time are some of …
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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 14, 2020 9:21:07 pm More than 75 percent of new cases are seen in 10 states and union territories. (Representative) India reported just 27,000 new cases on Monday, even as the Center issued guidelines for the Covid-19 vaccination campaign, which …
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India has published detailed guidelines for the massive COVID-19 vaccination campaign that will start soon. The central government plans to vaccinate nearly 30 million people during the first vaccination phase. Pfizer, Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech have applied for marketing authorization for their vaccines. The vaccination campaign will …
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