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The number of new infections in the country is 4.7% lower than yesterday. New Delhi: India has reported 18,177 new infections in the past 24 hours, 4.7% less than yesterday, bringing total coronavirus cases to 1.03,23,965 on Sunday, government data showed this morning. With 217 deaths related to the highly …

NEW DELHI: Will the vaccine be given to everyone simultaneously? When will antibodies develop? How will a vaccine be chosen for administration?With India ready to roll out the Covid-19 vaccine, the government tweeted a three-part video series on Sunday to answer several frequently asked questions about the vaccination process. In …

NEW DELHI: Comments by Samajwadi Party Chairperson (SP) and former Uttar Pradesh Prime Minister Akhilesh Yadav calling Covid-19 vaccines ‘BJP vaccine’ have sparked strong reactions not only from the BJP but also from the opposition . On Saturday, Yadav had said that he would not trust the COVID-19 vaccine and …

India has approved two COVID-19 vaccines – Covishield ‘from the Serum Institute of India and’ Covaxin ‘from Bharat Biotech – for emergency restricted use, regulatory body DCGI said on Sunday. Both vaccines should be given in two doses and should be stored at 2-8 ° C. Also read: Why people …

Adar Poonawalla, executive director of the Serum Institute, said on Sunday that the Pune-based vaccine manufacturing company obtained authorization from the drug regulator for 50 million doses of the Covishield vaccine, which will be sold at 1,000 rupees to the public and 200 rupees to the public. government. Noting that …

AIIMS director Randeep Guleria said on Sunday that India will use only Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines in the first phase of COVID-19 Bharat Biotech’s vaccination and Covaxin are just a backup in case the more infectious UK variant of the virus gets out of control. Both vaccines have received approval for emergency …

Congressional Senior Leader Shashi Tharoor said on Sunday that emergency approval for the Covid-19 – Covaxin vaccine is premature and could be dangerous as it is still in phase 3 testing. He urged the Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan to wait until full trials of the vaccine are completed. …

CHENNAI: A Covid-19 vaccine for vulnerable older people in Tamil Nadu and people with comorbidities could be available in early May if all goes well, public health officials estimate. On Saturday, at the end of the trial for the first stage of vaccination, officials said it would take almost a …

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday welcomed India’s decision to authorize the emergency use of Covid-19 vaccines. Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director of the WHO South-East Asia Region, said: “The World Health Organization welcomes India’s decision to authorize the emergency use of Covid-19 vaccines.” “The use of the …

The approval paves the way for the deployment of at least two vaccines in India in the coming days. New Delhi: The World Health Organization welcomed India’s decision to authorize the emergency use of two COVID-19 vaccines on Sunday, saying it will “help intensify and strengthen the fight against the …