NEW DELHI: Existing guidelines from the home ministry for surveillance, containment and the warning against Covid-19 were extended on Monday until January 31, 2021 even when the ministry asked the states and territories of the Union to maintain a “strict surveillance” to avoid a new wave in cases as a …
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With more than 10 million infections in all, India will conduct a trial starting tomorrow for the largest and most ambitious mass immunization program in its history. The mock vaccination exercise, which will continue for two days, will take place in two districts in each of these four states – …
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A small shopping basket filled with vials labeled “COVID-19 – Coronavirus Vaccine” and medical sryinges are placed on an AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken on November 29, 2020. (REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / Illustration) The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, which is currently under evaluation by Britain’s independent drug regulator, provides “100 …
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With preparations underway for a possible January launch of the vaccine, India’s drug regulator is looking into the UK, which sources say may give the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine its go-ahead next week, ahead of decide to grant emergency use authorization to the Serum Institute. who is manufacturing the shots here. …
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A Boston doctor with a shellfish allergy developed a severe allergic reaction after recently receiving the Covid-19 vaccine from Moderna. New York Times reported, citing the doctor. Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh, a geriatric oncology fellow at Boston Medical Center, stated that he had a severe reaction almost immediately after being vaccinated, …
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The lead scientist for the world’s first approved coronavirus vaccine has warned that the lethal virus will be here for several years. Wion reported. Ugur Sahin, Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine Principal Investigator and CEO of BioNTech, said: “The virus will stay with us for the next 10 years. We have to …
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The two-day activity is scheduled for December 28 and 29. A trial for the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine has been planned in four states of the country next week, according to a statement issued by the Union government on Friday. The four states include Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, and …
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The Telangana Health Department is tracking those who were in contact with these seven people. Up to seven returnees from the United Kingdom (UK) to Telangana have tested positive for the coronavirus, state health officials said on Thursday. Following concerns about a new strain of the coronavirus, their samples have …
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Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech has applied for the Emergency Use Authorization of its COVID-19 COVAXIN vaccine again with the Comptroller General of Drugs of India (DCGI), sources told News18 on Wednesday. COVAXIN, an inactivated candidate vaccine, is currently in phase III human clinical trials with 26,000 volunteers at 25 centers in …
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Congressional Leader Rahul Gandhi criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for failing to implement coronavirus vaccines in the country despite other countries starting their respective vaccination campaigns. “23 lakh people in the world have already received Covid vaccines. China, USA, UK, Russia have started. India ka number kab ayegaa, Modi ji? …
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