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TopicCovid vaccination

Topic: Covid vaccination

Warning about slow vaccination pace causing third Covid wave is a timely wake-up call

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3rd wave could be worse than 2nd if vaccinations don’t pick up, bring 6L cases/day, govt warned

National Institute of Disaster Management under MHA says vaccination for children, especially those with comorbidities, should be an immediate priority.

Breakthrough infections no surprise, vaccines are only to prevent serious illness: ICMR doctor

ICMR's head of epidemiology and communicable diseases Dr Samiran Panda stresses on the need to maintain Covid-appropriate behaviour even after vaccination.

1.4 lakh deaths, 30 lakh cases — what early Covid vaccinations helped prevent in US

Study in Health Affairs journal estimates number of lives that were saved during the first 5 months of the vaccination campaign in each of America's 50 states and Washington DC.

PM Justin Trudeau calls election in Canada, voting to take place on 20 September

Trudeau, who became Canada's second youngest PM when first elected with a majority in 2015, isn’t as popular anymore, but his govt's handling of Covid is widely viewed a success.

13 states reply to Modi govt query on oxygen deaths, only 1 reports ‘suspected deaths’

Govt says in some states such as Himachal, UP and Punjab the R-value is going up. Also, 37 districts are currently reporting increasing daily trend in Covid infections, of which 11 are in Kerala.

Govt allows foreign nationals to register for Covid vaccine in India through CoWin

Foreigners can use their passports as identity proof for registration. Govt said the initiative will counter possibility of Covid spread in metropolitan areas, where foreigners reside.

‘Record vaccination to Olympics wins’ — Modi lauds developments as ‘Amruta Mahotsav’ begins

PM Modi said he was optimistic that 130 crore Indians will continue to work hard to achieve new heights as the country prepares to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Independence.

India registers 41,831 new Covid cases, 541 deaths in last 24 hours

Registering an increase for the fifth consecutive cases, the active cases have climbed to 4,10,952 while the national Covid recovery rate was recorded at 97.36%,

Mamata’s meeting signals her intent for a larger role. Promises exciting times ahead

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On Camera

Why district judges almost never make it to India’s Supreme Court

Indian judiciary has a corrosive imbalance between the bar and the bench. Those who supervise the district judiciary do so without the lived experience that is essential for meaningful reform.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

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.