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TopicCovid vaccination

Topic: Covid vaccination

Indemnity issue still holding up US vaccines for India as doses reach Pakistan, Bangladesh

India’s neighbours, including Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, have received millions of doses of American vaccines over the past few days.

India expects EU to recognise CoWIN vaccination certificate for travel, says MEA

MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said EU has instituted a 'digital Covid certificate' for exempting travel restrictions & expects Indians with CoWIN certificates to be treated at par.

Pregnant women now eligible for Covid vaccination, can walk-in to nearest centre

The matter has been examined by experts based on evidence that indicate that pregnant women are at an increased risk for severe illness from Covid compared to non-pregnant women.

Confined to your bed? In this Pune satellite town, the vaccine will come to you

Administration of Pimpri-Chinchwad last month started door-to-door vaccinations for those with mobility issues and has already administered doses to about a 100 such people.

‘Covishield’ labels, cash payment, no photos — inside Mumbai’s ‘fake’ vaccination camps

According to police, about 2,685 people were duped in such camps between 25 May and 6 June. While most haven't received vaccination certificates, those who have complain of wrong details.

Maharashtra will start home vaccination for those bedridden on trial basis, govt tells HC

Maharashtra state advocate general Ashutosh Kumbhakoni told the bench the trial will start in Pune and further noted that the state govt won't wait for the Centre's approval.

How Indore transgenders are helping govt tackle vaccine hesitancy, one door at a time

It all began in May, when Sandhya Gharvi, an Indore-based transgender activist, began noticing that not many members of the community had been vaccinated yet.

Fake IAS officer behind Kolkata Covid vaccine ‘scam’ under lens for fake raids, tenders too

Accused Debanjan Deb is believed to have once harboured IAS ambitions, driven by his father who retired as a deputy director of the excise department.

US epidemiologist flags Covid uptick in 4 Indian states, warns against full unlock

Bhramar Mukherjee, Professor of Biostatistics & Epidemiology at University of Michigan, says India needs to vaccinate 1 crore people every day or face trouble.

86 lakh on 21 June, 17 lakh on 27 June — why India’s vaccination numbers fluctuate so wildly

Supplies are still a problem as are weekends, local holidays, officials say. Around 12 crore doses expected to be available in July and an average of 27 crore doses from August.

On Camera

Why India fell off the global middle-class map

A stunted middle class may be a direct result of extreme inequality. Folks at the top don’t see teeming masses as a meaningful market, except for utilities, soap, short videos, and personal loans.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.