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Amid Vaccination Drive, Centre Likely To Issue School Reopening Advisory
Amid ongoing vaccination drive, which is underway for children, the Centre is likely to issue an advisory pertaining to reopening of schools throughout the country. As per sources, National Expert Group were asked to suggest ways and modalities to open schools across India, as schools mostly remained closed since the outbreak of pandemic. It is being said that Centre wants to reopen schools under strict adherence to COVID-19 guidelines.
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Himachal Pradesh Becomes 1st State To Vaccinate 100% Adults: COVID-19
Himachal Pradesh became the first state in India to fully vaccinate 100% of its eligible population against COVID-19. Reportedly, it was also the first state to achieve 100% vaccination of its eligible citizens of the first dose of the vaccine, while around 53,86,393 individuals were vaccinated with the second dose. Besides, a special function was also organized to celebrate the milestone at the AIIMS, Bilaspur on December 5.
Tags: Himachal Pradesh, Covid-19, Vaccination, Corona Virus Vaccine, India
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Jharkhand Records 7 New Covid-19 Cases In 24 Hours
Jharkhand recorded seven new Coronavirus cases in the state on November 2, as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Reportedly, no deaths have been reported and the active case load remains at 97 with a recovery rate of 98.49 per cent. Moreover, 1,59,85,878 Covid-19 tests were conducted in the state which include 36,704 tests done in the last 24 hours, further added the… read-more
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Australia Recognises India's Covishield Vaccine
Australian PM Scott Morrison released a statement on 1 October, recognising India's Covishield Vaccine. It has put India's Serum Institute manufactured Covid-19 vaccine under its list of 'recognised vaccines'. Yet, it is still unclear if this decision will at all help the Indian tourists and students as they're still asked to present vaccination certificates by the Australian authorities. Unvaccinated travellers will be asked to quarantine at… read-more
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Third Wave Likely To Hit India In 6 To 8 Weeks, Says AIIMS Chief
The COVID-19 third wave in India is inevitable and might hit in the next six to eight weeks according to AIIMS Chief, Dr Randeep Guleria. The unlock and the lack of COVID appropriate behaviour among people have caused a major concern including the newly emerged Delta-Plus variant. Vaccination of people is a major challenge in the country along with proper surveillance, he added.
Tags: 3rd wave, COVID-19 outbreak, AIIMS, Corona Virus Vaccine
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On-Site Registration For People Above 18 At Govt Vaccination Centres
The Centre on May 24 announced that people between the age group of 18-44 years can now make on-site registrations and book appointment on the CoWin platform. However, the new facility can be availed only at Government COVID Vaccination Centers (CVCs). The decision aims to minimize the wastage of vaccines as, sometimes, people who have made the online booking… read-more
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Senior Congress Leader Shashi Tharoor Tests COVID Positive
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, along with his 85-year-old mother and sister, has tested positive for coronavirus on April 21. The 65-year-old Kerala MP took to Twitter to share that he and his family were fully vaccinated before contracting the virus and are currently resting. "Hoping to deal with it in a 'positive' frame of mind, with rest, steam and plenty of fluids," tweeted the MP.
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Govt To Soon Approve J&J's Single Dose COVID Jabs At Reasonable Price
India’s principal scientific advisor and co-chair of COVID-19 vaccine task force, K Vijay Raghavan has expected that Centre will soon approve the Johnson and Johnson’s COVID vaccine. Assuring that the pricing and availability will be made transparent, Raghavan hoped the vaccine’s capacity to increases exponentially as Centre looks to boost manufacturing and export of vaccines. J&J recently applied to conduct phase-III clinical trials of… read-more
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Telangana Government Plans To Vaccinate 3 Crore People In One Month
The Telangana government plans to administer Oxford's Covishield and India's Covaxin to about three crore people in one month. Making arrangements, the government cleared that 1.5 crore doses will be stored at the state’s vaccination centre and another 1.5 crore doses at ten other locations. Informing about the 1crore storage capacity at the hospitals, the state health minister claimed that it has trained personnel to administer vaccine to 10… read-more
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Indigenously Developed 'Covaxin' Gets Nod From Expert Panel
An expert panel of the Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO) has recommended the restricted emergency-use of the indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine - 'Covaxin'. It got the panel’s nod a day after Oxford’s 'Covishield' secured approval. Developed by Bharat Biotech, 'Covaxin' now awaits the final approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI). Bharat Biotech had earlier stated that ‘Covaxin’ would be effective… read-more
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