Rumita Patel
NEW DELHI: The Union Health Ministry said Monday that nearly 81 lakh doses of vaccine were administered across the country through the evening of the first day the revised guidelines for Covid-19 vaccination came into effect. It is the highest number of doses administered in one day since the vaccination campaign began on January 16….
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NEW DELHI: The Center told the Supreme Court on Monday that it would consider granting insurance coverage on the lines of other frontline workers to those who work in crematoria and helping carry out the last rites of Covid victims, rating the topic as a “valid concern”. A special holiday bank made up of judges…
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RANCHI: Jharkhand has not reported any deaths from Covid-19 in a single day, while 138 new cases raised the count to 3,44,543, a health department bulletin said Monday. The state now has 1,596 active cases and 3.37,848 patients have recovered from the disease, it said. The death toll stands at 5,099. The recovery rate has…
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HANOI: One million doses of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine will be transferred weekly to Vietnam starting next month to fulfill its request for 30 million doses within this year, state media reported Tuesday. Vietnam, which has received around 4.4 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines so far, has relied heavily on the AstraZeneca brand for its inoculation…
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DUBAI: Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, offers tourists free Covid-19 vaccinations that were previously restricted to UAE citizens and residence visa holders. There is no indication that the change will apply to Dubai, the most populous emirate, nor to the other five emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates. Visitors…
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NEW DELHI: As the world collectively battles the Covid-19 pandemic, scientists now seek to develop a DNA vaccine that can train the human immune system to protect itself from infection even before it takes root. There are currently several safety concerns surrounding the launch of vaccines in different countries and therefore the immunological and logistical…
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NEW DELHI: India has crossed the important milestone of a Covid positivity rate of less than 5% for 15 consecutive days, in line with the WHO recommended requirement for a region to reopen, but experts are wary of declaring terminated the devastating second wave. With 42,640 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, the lowest in 91…
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NEW DELHI: Recombinant protein vaccine is another proven method against the deadly Covid-19 virus. This technology teaches the body how to develop immunity against the new coronavirus by using virus spike proteins. Used by Novavax in the development of the Covovax vaccine, these vaccines often require the addition of adjuvants to generate a stronger response…
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NEW DELHI: As the world collectively battles the Covid-19 pandemic, scientists now seek to develop a vaccine that can train the human immune system to protect itself from infection even before it takes root. There are currently several safety concerns surrounding the launch of vaccines in different countries and therefore the immunological and logistical benefits…
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NEW DELHI: India reported 42,640 new daily Covid cases on Tuesday, the lowest in more than three months, bringing the country’s total count to 29,977,861, according to data updated by the Union Ministry of Health at 9 a.m. This is the 15th consecutive day that daily new cases have remained below 1 lakh. On Monday,…
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