TopicCovid vaccine

Topic: Covid vaccine

77 lakh without ID cards administered 1st vaccine dose, 14.55 lakh given 2nd dose: Govt to SC

PTI - 3 February, 2022

The three-judge bench asked law officer, appearing for Centre, to update figures on the affidavit and queried as to why the Delhi govt has not filed any affidavit in the matter.

India reports 1.67 lakh fresh Covid cases, 1,192 fatalities in last 24 hours

PTI - 1 February, 2022

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 11.69 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate was 15.25 per cent, according to the health ministry.

‘Nobody’s losing anything’: Centre tells SC on job loss claims due to Covid vaccine mandates

PTI - 31 January, 2022

Advocate Prashant Bhushan said the aspect of Covid vaccine mandates that are being issued by several states and other authorities is urgent as people are losing their jobs.

India reports 2.09 lakh fresh Covid-19 cases, 959 fatalities in last 24 hours

PTI - 31 January, 2022

Active cases decreased by 53,669 to reach 18,31,268 and comprise 4.43% of the total infections, while the country's recovery rate stands at 94.37%, according to the health ministry.

India reports over 2.34 lakh Covid cases, 893 fatalities in last 24 hours

PTI - 30 January, 2022

Active cases decreased by 1,19,396 to reach 18,84,937, comprising 4.59% of the total infections and the country's recovery rate stands at 93.89%, the health ministry said.

Bharat Biotech gets DCGI’s nod to conduct clinical trials of intranasal Covid vaccine BBV154

ANI - 28 January, 2022

The dosage form of the vaccine is liquid, containing 0.5ml/per dose for the intranasal route of administration. The trials will take place at nine different sites of the country.

World has taken over 10 billion Covid vaccine doses, rich nations used 71%: Bloomberg tracker

Drew Armstrong - 26 January, 2022

The remaining 29% of doses have been taken by less wealthy countries such as India, much of Africa and parts of Asia, which together make up almost half the people on Earth.

India records 2.55 lakh fresh Covid cases, 614 deaths in last 24 hours

PTI - 25 January, 2022

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 15.52 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was 17.17 per cent, according to the health ministry.

One shot vaccine to protect against all Covid variants is within reach. Here’s how to grab it

Lisa Jarvis - 20 January, 2022

Many vaccine scientists are already working on the development of pan-coronavirus vaccines, capable of quashing any variant that exists or might emerge.