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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The United States is scheduled to begin its coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccination campaign starting Monday with doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine scheduled to reach all hospitals and other sites. The United States, which tops the list of countries most affected by the pandemic, has so far registered more than 16.7 million …
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A healthcare professional collects swab samples for Covid-19 testing at a municipal district office in Mumbai. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty) Coronavirus India Live Updates: BJP National Chairman JP Nadda has tested positive for Covid-19, he said in a tweet on Sunday. He asked those who have contacted him in …
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India’s coronavirus (Covid-19) count is approaching the 9.9 million mark with 30,254 new cases and 391 related deaths added in the past 24 hours. Amid a downward trend in active cases and an increase in the number of people recovering from the disease, states and union territories (UTs) are preparing …
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The new coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, which began nearly a year ago, has infected more than 72 million people and killed 1.6 million so far, according to worldometer figures. Several governments around the world, in collaboration with pharmaceutical companies, have carried out extensive work to develop vaccines that can eliminate this …
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India recorded 29,398 new cases and 414 deaths in the past 24 hours on Friday, bringing the overall tally and death toll to 9,796,769 and 142,186, respectively. Total active cases remained below 400,000 for the sixth day in a row, while the total number of people who recovered from the …
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Coronavirus India LIVE Updates: At Lok Nayak, the largest facility just for Covid, 1,670 of the 2,000 beds are available. (Archive) Coronavirus India LIVE updates India will carry out the largest vaccination campaign in its history in the coming year. Top government sources told The Indian Express that the vaccine …
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India is yet to discuss the price of the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine and the company’s ability to deliver the orders placed by the country, even as the Central Standard Drug Control Organization or CDSCO reviews the emergency authorization requested by the developer of the vaccine. A senior government official …
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Last week, as several installments in this column had pointed out, was going to be crucial for India in terms of how the trajectory of the coronavirus disease would unfold in the country. It was to show if India would also see the festive effect seen in almost every other …
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The Serum Institute of India on Sunday became the first indigenous company to submit an application to the Comptroller General of Drugs of India (DCGI) seeking an emergency use authorization for the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine in the country citing needs. not covered due to the pandemic and in interest. from …
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