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“No Evidence Third Wave will Hit Children More:” Study

June 12, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, June 12: There appears to be no substantial evidence to suggest that children will be more affected or have greater illness severity in the anticipated Coronavirus third wave. The Lancet COVID-19 Commission India Task Force prepared the report after convening an experts group comprising leading paediatricians from the country to examine the issue […]

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Covid-19: With herd immunity in place, USFDA not giving new EUA, says Bharat Biotech

June 12, 2021 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: After the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) asking Bharat Biotech to provide more data for approval of Covaxin, the Hyderabad-based company has said that with herd immunity developed and successful mass vaccination, the US is no longer giving the emergency use approval (EUA) to any new vaccine. So far, Covaxin, […]

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Paytm, Infosys, MMT Offer to Provide Online Vaccine Bookings

June 11, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, June 11: As India’s huge population finding it tough to book online vaccination for the people above 18 years of age, Paytm, Infosys and MakeMyTrip companies are seeking approval from the government to provide online vaccine bookings. The government relaxed rules last month to potentially allow third-party apps to offer vaccine bookings and has […]

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Two Doses of Vaccines Offer High Protection: Study

June 11, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, June 11: A study carried out at CMC Vellore has found that two doses of Coronavirus vaccines offer high protection against infection and hospitalisation even among health-care workers who have a high risk of being infected. While the study found vaccination to be protective, it did not investigate the proportion of cases caused […]

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Covid-19: Delta variant may ‘take hold of Europe’, warns WHO

June 11, 2021 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The United Kingdom (UK), which is preparing to phase out from June 14 to 21 the restrictions imposed as part of the lockdown, may have to rethink: the Delta variant (B.1.617.2) of the coronavirus is likely to assault the country soon. “Let us not make that mistake again,” a senior WHO […]

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Covid-19: India to get a share of 80 mn US vaccine doses through COVAX

June 10, 2021 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Until March, India was exporting vaccines to nearly 70 countries under different categories as part of the global fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. Now it will receive a share of the 80 million unused vaccine doses through the UN-based COVAX global vaccine-sharing program. By announcing to share oversupplied American vaccines with […]

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Self-Correction Feature Added in CoWIN Platform

June 9, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, June 9: Beneficiaries will now be able to correct mistakes in their covid vaccination certificates via the Co-WIN digital platform. A newly added feature on the portal allows beneficiaries to correct their name, year of birth, and gender etc., on vaccination certificates by logging in to http://cowin.gov.in, and raising an issue. “New citizen friendly […]

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Covid-19: Centre to handle all vaccination; PM extends free ration for poor until Nov

June 7, 2021 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The Centre on Monday decided to handle the entire vaccination programme across India, once again, from June 21, and announced to continue the supply of food-grain free-of-cost to the poor and ration card holders until November, which will benefit 80 crore people. In his ninth Address to the Nation since March […]

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Covid-19: ‘Non-BJP govts wasting, profiteering from vaccines’ says Puri

June 5, 2021 virendra pandit

New Delhi: Responding to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi relentlessly taking potshots at the NDA Government on the Covid-19 vaccine-related issues, Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said the Opposition-ruled states are not only wasting vaccine doses but also profiteering on the procurement of vaccines by selling at higher prices. Addressing a press conference, he […]

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Covid-19: After devastating India, Delta variant threatens UK’s unlock from June 14

June 4, 2021 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: After leaving a trail of deaths and devastation in India’s second wave of Covid-19, the Delta variant of Covid-19, or the B1.617.2 highly transmissible Variant of Concern (VoC) first identified in the South Asian nation, has now become the dominant VoC in the United Kingdom, threatening its reopening from June 14. […]