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Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicCovid-19 vaccine

Topic: Covid-19 vaccine

Dry run for Covid-19 vaccination conducted across all states & UTs in India on Saturday

In a meeting on Friday, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said that just like elections, each member of the Covid vaccination team should be trained responsibly.

70 lakh healthcare workers to receive Covid vaccine first, govt to use ‘poll booth strategy’

Government has asked states to identify specific days for vaccination, adequate number of potential vaccinators and other support staff.

Can I get vaccinated if pregnant or breastfeeding? An immunologist answers

Covid-19 is more severe during pregnancy. A US study showed pregnant women were 3 times more likely to end up in the ICU.

For vaccination success, govt must form adverse event monitoring units, involve local people

A universal vaccination programme requires mobilisation at an unprecedented scale. A battle-weary govt system will be under tremendous pressure to do it alone.

Covaxin Phase I trial results show vaccine is safe, generates immune response

In a preprint paper, researchers from Bharat Biotech, ICMR, AIIMS have reported the results of the trial on 375 participants. 

Trump ‘absolutely open’ to taking Covid vaccine but hasn’t decided when

Trump wants to send a ‘parallel message’ that the vaccine is safe & front-line workers, long-term care residents should be first to receive it, White House press secretary said.

China’s Covid vaccines are already being distributed. But what about trials?

China is developing at least five Covid vaccines from four producers. It’s too early to say if they are safe.

With freezers in tow, US employers rush to fill vaccine void

As health authorities near emergency approvals for the first Covid vaccines, several industries are lobbying to get their workers near the front of the line.

Biden vows to distribute 100 million doses of Covid vaccine in first 100 days

Joe Biden said getting coronavirus vaccines to most Americans would be a costly challenge & called on Congress to designate funds for getting vaccine to the people who need it.

Approval, pricing, distribution — 5 questions India faces before rolling out Covid vaccine

3 firms have applied for emergency use approval, but no clarity yet on if people will get to choose a vaccine, or what the state’s role in procurement will be.

On Camera

Carnatic musicians indulged TM Krishna for too long. Boycott is just a start

Krishna has slandered an entire community in the name of freedom of speech. But Brahmin musicians numerically dominate the field due to a complex mix of socio-economic factors, not casteism.

Why Tamil Nadu’s women make up nearly half of India’s female factory workforce

With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.