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Thursday, July 31, 2025
TopicCovid-19 vaccine

Topic: Covid-19 vaccine

How effective are Covid vaccines? Delhi centres to test for antibodies before & after shot

Several institutes and experts advocate see this as an efficacy trial that could help boost confidence in vaccines, especially Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin that is in phase-3 trials.

Even if Covaxin doesn’t meet efficacy mark, govt has no plan to re-vaccinate those taking it

Health ministry officials say there is no precedent for using a second vaccine, even as efficacy data is awaited on Bharat Biotech’s indigenous shot.

China is ramping up its vaccine diplomacy as WHO fumes at Western drugmakers

China’s vaccines have received some high-profile endorsements. Indonesian President Joko Widodo received Sinovac shot on live TV, Brazil has begun distributing Sinovac doses.

States need to address doubts & confusions to tackle vaccine hesitancy, says health ministry

The government also said that none of the post-vaccination deaths in Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka have been causally related to the Covid vaccine.

Why India will not see a big second wave of Covid-19

Last August, I estimated that Covid-19 will end its epidemic phase in India by January 2021. It appears that this prediction was not too far off the mark.

People were initially hesitant to get Covid vaccine but ‘confidence built up’ later on Day One

In a letter to states & UTs Monday, Modi govt has said data of all those vaccinated must be updated on CoWIN, and all beneficiaries individually monitored & tracked.

Around 3,500 armed forces’ doctors, health workers receive Covid vaccine on Day One 

While 3,129 healthcare personnel from the Army got the vaccine, the number stood at about 250 for the Navy. The figure for IAF is yet to be ascertained.

Relief, excitement, jitters grip vaccine beneficiaries as India begins its immunisation drive

In Maharashtra, 28,500 frontline workers are expected to be vaccinated on the first day, while in UP, over 31,700 health workers are likely to get the shot. 

India’s vaccination program driven by ‘humanitarian concerns’, says PM Modi

PM Modi on Saturday launched India's vaccination drive and asserted that the vaccines being rolled out will ensure a 'decisive victory' for the country over the pandemic.

4,000 soldiers posted in Leh to get Covid vaccine starting Saturday

As more doses of the vaccine are produced, plan is to eventually cover every soldier in Ladakh, including those facing off with Chinese troops at LAC.

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Big win for Delhi factories as MCD scraps an extra layer of red tape for ease of doing business

Until now, units operating even in recognised industrial areas needed a separate factory licence. The move is expected to especially give a boost to small and medium enterprises.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

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.