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TopicCovid-19 vaccine

Topic: Covid-19 vaccine

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.

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, wife receive first dose of Covid vaccine

Vardhan Monday had appealed to all aged 60 & above, and aged 45 & above having specified co-morbidities to immediately take the vaccine.

Roald Dahl would want you to get vaccinated — he told me himself

After the death of his daughter, Roald Dahl had become a passionate vaccine advocate.

Are you above 45? Here are the 20 comorbidities that qualify you for Covid vaccine

Govt has said people aged above 60 years & those above 45 years with comorbidities will be inoculated in the phase 2 of immunisation drive, which will start from 1 March.

Why an efficient vaccine is not the same thing as a safe vaccine

In ‘Covid-19: Separating fact from fiction’, Anirban Mahapatra chronicles the scientific progress made in understanding how Covid infects us & how we fight back.

Bharat Biotech signs deal to supply 20 million doses of Covaxin to Brazil

A press release Friday stated that several countries have expressed strong interest in Covaxin and the company was fully committed to ensuring supplies promptly and efficiently.

Private sector can be govt’s useful ally in Covid vaccination, not an adversary

At around 300,000 per day, the current vaccination rate is only a quarter of the 1.3 million per day that was estimated by the Modi govt in January.

Chile has ordered enough doses to fully vaccinate its population against Covid twice

Chile has become an unlikely winner in the Covid-19 vaccine race.

No emergency use nod to any more Covid vaccines ‘for a few months’ — NITI Aayog’s VK Paul

Govt’s priority is to vaccinate 30 crore people identified as vulnerable, so no private sales before sufficient stockpile is available, says Dr V.K. Paul.

Bangladesh healthcare workers get first Covid vaccine shots as nationwide drive begins

On 21 January, Bangladesh received 2 million doses of AstraZeneca-Oxford University vaccine manufactured by Pune-based Serum Institute as a gift from India.

On Camera

No one should have to choose between a roof and two meals. But India’s migrants do, every day

India’s policymakers need to ensure that labourers, and milk and newspaper delivery workers, do not have to sacrifice food just to keep a roof over their heads.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India’s air defence system foiled 1,000 Pakistani drone attacks on 9 May—Modi tells Parliament

New Delhi: India’s air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 1,000 drones and missiles launched by Pakistan on 9 May during Op Sindoor, Prime Minister...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.