Hyderabad-based Biological E has priced its vaccine at Rs 990 in the private market. For the government, however, the vaccine is at just Rs 145, making it very affordable.
Daily Covid-19 cases have been recorded at less than one lakh for the last 11 consecutive days, while the recovery rate crossed 98% for the first time since 5 January.
By Monday, 1,73,29,125 precaution doses had been administered, including to over 80 lakh senior citizens. Govt has made multiple public appeals to take precaution dose.
The study published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also found that fewer hospitalised patients died due to Omicron compared to when Delta variant was dominant.
Researchers noted that the protection against infection seems to be diminished by seven months after the second dose but at different speed depending on the type of vaccine used.
Daily positivity rate was recorded at 5.02 per cent while the weekly positivity rate stood at 8.30 per cent. Active cases have declined to 9,94,891, according to health ministry.
The top court was informed by health ministry that one of nine identity documents including passport, driving licence, PAN card, voter's card, ration card can be produced for vaccination.
Sputnik Light is second Covid vaccine to be made available in India by Dr. Reddy’s. In April 2021, DCGI granted approval to two-dose Sputnik V vaccine for restricted use in India.
The number of active cases in the country declined further to 11,08,938, comprising 2.62% of the total infections. The national Covid-19 recovery rate improved to 96.19%.
Vivek Rae committee highlighted the deficiencies that persist even today: Fragmented authority, weak accountability, and the absence of dedicated acquisition cadres.
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