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Thursday, November 7, 2024
TopicCovid-19 vaccine

Topic: Covid-19 vaccine

No blood donation for 2 months after first Covid shot, says National Blood Transfusion Council

The Covid vaccines being administered in India require recipients to take two shots, 28 days apart. NBTC has advised a further wait of 28 days before blood can be donated.

From next week, all of Delhi’s 260 dispensaries to operate as Covid-19 vaccination centres

The Delhi government has also decided to strictly enforce challans on those flouting Covid norms, in view of the spike in cases.  

Ludhiana makes teachers, bankers, judges & journalists ‘frontline workers’ for vaccination

Deputy commissioner of Ludhiana says he has listed workers from categories which have been active since the lockdown, and need the vaccine immediately.

8,200 syringes/min — how this Indian firm is helping in vaccinating the world against Covid

Haryana-based Hindustan Syringes & Medical Devices has been looking to meet the world's demand for syringes amid the global Covid-19 vaccination drive. 

Reasons behind Maharashtra’s disastrous Covid showing dragging the India story down

Maharashtra has 56% of India’s active Covid cases, but just 9.3% vaccinations and 7.6% tests. Experts say need of the hour is to prioritise high-burden districts for vaccinations.

‘Liberals block’ Modi govt’s drive uphill & Mamata’s campaign on wheelchair

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India’s win has many positives. But for World Test Championship final, Top Five will be key

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Between Rahul Gandhi in Kerala and Modi in AIIMS, TV saw the battle of biceps

News channels this week didn’t focus on Mumbai’s cyber attack, Bengal elections or the Hathras case, but the muscular politics of PM Modi and Rahul Gandhi.

Centre asks for report after Karnataka Agriculture Minister gets Covid vaccine at home

Despite facing flak from various quarters including Karnataka Health Minister, Agriculture Minister B C Patil said there was nothing wrong in getting inoculated at home.

Brazil’s record jump in single-day deaths, vaccine a must for Hajj and other Covid-19 news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

On Camera

Trump has called Delhi a big abuser of tariffs. India-US economic ties are about to change

How Trump responds to the growing Russia-China alliance and their anti-American diatribes will require some strategising among the Indian foreign policy and national security mandarins.

How Adani halving power supply to Bangladesh could land the country in ‘dire straits’

Bangladesh is already reeling from low coal-fired power production & inability to import enough coal, gas. Now, Adani has cut supplies over unpaid dues. However, this could hurt Adani too.

India, Bangladesh Army chiefs discuss issues of ‘mutual interest’

Video call between two Army heads is their first interaction after political upheaval in Bangladesh forced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to flee to India in August.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.