Omicron Cases Increase To 161 In India: Mansukh Mandaviya
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, on December 20, confirmed a 161 cases of COVID-19's variant Omicron in India. "We are monitoring the situation daily with experts," said Mandaviya, during the Rajya Sabha proceedings. He also ensured that the State Government has buffer stock of important medicines, required to handle the COVID-19 and Omicron situation in the country. He also said, states and UTs have 17 crores vaccine doses available… read-more
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Chennai's 60% People Are Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19: Health Minister
Chennai's 60% population received the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine, while 85% received their first dose, said Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian. Further, during the inspection of the 14th mega vaccination camp, the Minister informed, Chennai's second dose coverage is higher than the entire state, which is 48.95%. Subramanian added that in 13 mega vaccination… read-more
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Delhi Records Its Second Omicron Case: COVID-19
Delhi recorded its second case of COVID-19 Omicron variant on December 11 as a Zimbabwe returnee tested positive for in a 'genome sequencing' report. The Delhi Government stated that the travel history of the person claimed he also travelled to South Africa. However, the person is fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Notably, the first of Omicron was reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO) on November 25 in South Africa.
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Russia To Modify Sputnik V Vaccine For Omicron Variant
Russia's Gamaleya Institute, the developer of the Sputnik V vaccine, has started developing a modified version of the vaccine for the COVID-19 Omicron variant. It's planned to start the mass-scale production of the updated vaccine in 45 days. However, the institute also believes that Sputnik V and Sputnik Light are also effective against the new variant. Notably, the Omicron variant was first detected in South Africa last week.
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Brazil To Give Booster Shots Of COVID-19 Vaccine To All Adults
Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga on November 16 said that they've decided to give a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine to everyone who is aged above 18 years. The booster dose will be given only after five months of the second dose of the vaccine. Earlier, only people above 60 years or having a weak immunity system were receiving the booster shot. Notably, Brazil already administered 12.4 million booster shots.
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Oral Antiviral Pills May Effectively Reduce Severe Effects Of Covid-19: Experts
Oral antiviral tablets from Merck & Co and Pfizer Inc have been proven to vastly reduce the severe effects of Covid-19 if used early. Doctors advise vaccine critics not to mix the benefits of medications with the prevention provided by vaccinations. "By relying exclusively on an antiviral drug...it's going to be better than nothing, but it's a… read-more
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Hong Kong to launch Covid-19 Booster Vaccines Next Week
Hong Kong has planned to roll out its booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines from next week, as per reports by the health secretary. Reportedly, 1.86 million people are eligible for the booster shots, which they can book from November 5. As per reports, elderly citizens will be eligible for booster shots, followed by healthcare workers, cross-border truck drivers, and others categories as high risk of getting infected.
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3 Crore Citizens Vaccinated In Maharashtra; Achieves Milestone
A tweet by the Chief Minister’s office stated that the Maharashtra government has achieved a milestone by fully vaccinating more than three crore citizens, as of October 24. However, the state reported 1,201 fresh cases on October 26. Furthermore, total deaths in the state due to Coronavirus stands at crossed 1.40 lakh, while it reported 32 new deaths in the last 24 hours.… read-more
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Covishield's Dosage Interval Delays India's Vaccination Goals: Experts
AstraZeneca, also known as Covishield has a 12-16 week gap between doses, in contrast to the 8-12 week gap recommended by the World Health Organisation. Health experts are concerned that many people are "unlikely" to get their second dose by the end of 2021 as infections and deaths have fallen sharply in the past few months. "There is no scientific rationale for reducing the gap," said Chandrakant Lahariya, a physician.
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PM Modi To Address Nation Following 100 Cr Vaccination
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation on October 22 at 10 am. India achieved the target of 100 crore vaccinations in the nation on October 21. It was reported that leaders from across the globe congratulated India on the same. Also, COVID-19 manufacturers, frontline workers, and others who were involved in the vaccination drive were thanked by the PM.
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