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Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicCovid vaccination

Topic: Covid vaccination

Pfizer, AstraZeneca shots ‘highly effective’ against Covid variant found in India: UK study

Public Health England said that while Pfizer was 88% effective against B1.617.2 variant of concern two weeks after the second dose, the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine was 60% effective.

IMF proposes $50 billion global vaccination plan

The organisation aims to cover at least 40 per cent of the global population by the end of 2021 and at least 60 per cent by the first half of 2022.

Steep fall in Covid cases by 1 July but a 3rd wave could hit in 6-8 months: Expert panel chief

Prof M. Vidyasagar of IIT Hyderabad, who heads the National Covid-19 Supermodel Committee, said cases could drop to about 15,000 a day by 1 July.

270 doctors died in Covid second wave, says IMA. Number would be higher without vaccines

Doctors say while vaccination helped in preventing mortalities, infection is continuing to spread owing to the nature of their profession.

Zero cases in 2020 to nearly 5,000 now — how Covid-free Lakshadweep got infected by virus

On 18 January, Lakshadweep reported its first Covid case. In just 4 months since, the numbers have gone up to almost 5,000 cases, over 1,200 of them active, and 14 deaths.

US to share 20 mn more Covid vaccine doses with other countries ‘by the end of June’

While Indian-Americans in US have welcomed the move, White House Press Secy Jen Psaki said decision on which countries will receive the vaccine doses will be taken in due course.

Delhi govt asks Centre to make data on vaccine allocation to states public

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Sisodia also requested the Centre to provide 3.82 lakh doses of Covid vaccine for people aged between 18-44 years.

26 potential cases of bleeding, clotting reported post Covishield vaccination in India — govt

Over 23,000 adverse events have been reported since administration of Covishield & Covaxin vaccines began and of these 700 cases were reported to be serious, the health ministry said.

Chhattisgarh changes decision to first vaccinate Antyodaya card holders, stands by logic

Owing to shortage of vaccine doses, the state had decided to inoculate the weakest economic section of society first among the 18-44 age group. After HC rap, vaccination opened to all.

UK cites variant of Indian origin as reason for decreasing gap between vaccine doses

The interval between the doses have been reduced from 12 weeks to 8 weeks. In contrast, India has increased the gap between Covishield doses to 12-16 weeks.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.