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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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