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Topic: COVID-19

Modi talks to districts with low Covid vaccination, says every household needs to be reached

At an online review meeting, PM Narendra Modi also advised states to create micro strategies, rather than looking at targets at the state and district levels.

PM Modi holds review meeting with DMs of over 40 districts with low Covid vaccine coverage

The virtual meeting includes districts, across Jharkhand, Manipur, Nagaland & Maharashtra among others, with less than 50% coverage of the first jab & low coverage of second dose.

Novavax’s Covid vaccine, made by Serum Institute of India, gets emergency use nod in Indonesia

Serum Institute of India, world's largest vaccine manufacturer, will market the nanoparticle protein-based vaccine in Indonesia under the brand name Covovax.

India records 10,423 new Covid infections, lowest daily caseload in 259 days

The daily rise in new Covid infections has been below 20,000 for 25 straight days and less than 50,000 daily new cases for 128 consecutive days, the health ministry said.

US scientists suggest link between J&J vaccine and brain blood clots, but warn against panic

Researchers noted that the risk of blood clots should be considered in context of the vaccine’s efficacy, saying it is effective in offering protection from severe Covid-19.

Zydus Cadila agrees to reduce Covid vaccine price but final deal yet to be reached: Sources

New Delhi: Zydus Cadila has agreed to bring down the price of its COVID-19 vaccine to Rs 265 a dose following persistent negotiations by the...

India records 12,830 new Covid cases, 446 deaths in last 24 hours

Active Covid-19 cases in India have declined to 1,59,272, the lowest in 247 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Sunday.

India registers 14,313 new Covid cases, 549 deaths in last 24 hours

The active cases comprise 0.47% of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020, while the national Covid recovery rate was recorded at 98.19%.

WHO-Covaxin-Modi govt is a triangle of confusion. No one knows what’s going on

The fact that it’s taken so long for Covaxin to get approval casts doubt on not only Bharat Biotech, but also the regulatory process in India.

Bharat Biotech’s partner Ocugen files request with US FDA for Covaxin trials

The proposed trial can be on people who either have not been vaccinated or who already received two doses of an mRNA vaccine at least six months earlier in the US.

On Camera

Make it a Fundamental Right of every religionist to propagate, convert: TT Krishnamachari

On 6 December 1948, TT Krishnamachari spoke in the Constituent Assembly during a debate on Article 19, supporting it as it is, including how it's framed in the matter of religion.

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

Iran’s Shahab-3, India’s Agni-1 to US’s Minuteman III—ballistic missile arsenals, who has what

Iran used Shahab-3, along with Fattah-1 hypersonic missiles, to attack Israel after the killing of Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah in air strikes on Lebanon's Beirut.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?