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TopicCovid vaccination

Topic: Covid vaccination

Covid vaccination for 12-18 age group to start soon, says Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

Zydus Cadila is likely to soon apply to the DGCI for emergency use authorisation for its Covid vaccine ZyCoV-D, which it claims can be given to both adults and children.

Why 25-50% of vaccine side-effects are ‘anxiety-related and not a result of Covid jab’

Anxiety-related reactions comprise symptoms such as vasovagal reaction, when a stressful trigger — the sight of blood or syringe — causes someone to feel dizzy or faint.

People aged 20 or younger make up 11% of all Covid cases reported in India, govt says

MoS for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar, in Lok Sabha reply, says the national regulator CDSCO has granted permission to conduct clinical trials of Covid-19 vaccines in children aged 2 to 18 years.

Indian system of having separate ODI/Test teams works. All we need is a fast-bowling all-rounder

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

UK achieves its July-end vaccination goal, govt says all adults offered one jab

British Prime Minister had set targets to offer a vaccine to all adults & to inoculate 2 in 3 adults with both doses by July 19. The health department said both targets have been met.

Bombay High Court asks Centre about manner, method of Covid vaccine allocation to states

A division bench passed this direction while hearing a PIL that raised concerns over issues faced by the public in obtaining Covid-19 vaccination appointments through the CoWin portal.

1 in 4 Himachal adults fully vaccinated, against India’s 1 in 18 — here’s how hill state did it

The tiny hill state of Himachal Pradesh, with a total eligible population of 58 lakh, is aiming to achieve 100% first-dose coverage by 15 August.

Daily vaccinations drop in July after a record high in June, Modi govt blames states

As of 11 July, daily vaccination average is down to 33,88,751 doses from 39,88,979 doses in June. Health ministry officials blame lack of planning by states and vaccine hesitancy.

‘Supply shortage, hesitancy, reluctance to pay’ — why Punjab did poorly on Covid vaccination

As of 23 June, Punjab had fully vaccinated just 4.3 per cent (8.9 lakh people) of its population, while 57 lakh people (28.2 per cent) had got the first dose.

New Covid vaccine could make copies of itself in your body, protect you at very low doses

saRNA vaccines function similar to mRNA vaccines with the additional benefit of lowering dose requirements and making production more scalable.

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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.

India’s financial reforms target a wave of foreign money

Up to 100% foreign ownership of insurance firms, and overhauled rules for banks, pension funds and capital markets aim to shift savings from idle assets toward equities, bonds and long-term investments.

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.