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TopicCovid vaccines

Topic: Covid vaccines

43 cr doses done since July, but govt yet to release report on adverse effects of vaccines

Having data on Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) is significant to understanding how the incidence of side effects and deaths, if any, could be causally related to vaccines.

WHO, partners aim to get Africa 30% of its required Covid vaccines by February 2022

To date, less than 4% of Africans have been fully immunised and most of the 5.7 billion vaccine doses administered around the world have been given in just 10 rich countries.

1 cr/day target achieved, Modi govt looks to administer 100 cr Covid vaccines in next 3 months

If projections of all four vaccine companies in India — SII, Zydus Cadila, Bharat Biotech and Biological E — are met, India is likely to acquire 100 crore more doses between October and December 2021.

20 years of ‘war on terror’ & rich nations ‘bathing in surplus vaccine doses’

The best international cartoons of the week, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

India registers 43,263 new Covid infections, active cases rise to 3.93 lakh

As many as 338 deaths were also reported in the last 24 hours, of which 181 fatalities were from Kerala and 65 from Maharashtra, according to the Union health ministry data.

72% Indians confident Covid vaccines effective, 60% trust Indian shots, new survey finds

Conducted by social media platform Public App, the poll revealed that 8.8% respondents expressed clear hesitancy towards Covid vaccines while 4% expressed a strong distrust.

Health ministry issues guidelines for states & UTs to identify fake Covid vaccines

These guidelines come in the backdrop of concerns flagged by the WHO over counterfeit/falsified Covishield vaccine being identified in South-East Asia and Africa regions.

Monoclonal antibodies, the non-vaccines that promise to boost Covid immunity

Vaccines often require boosters, but they aren’t our only option & in some cases may not even be our best. Fortunately, there’s another promising option: monoclonal antibody treatment.

States to get over 2 cr vaccine doses, should inoculate teachers on priority, Mandaviya says

According to the Union health minister, the additional doses will be made available in August and all states have been asked to vaccinate all school teachers before Teachers' Day.

Covid vaccine efficacy dropped to 66% as delta variant became dominant, says US CDC

Observational study which tracked over 4,000 healthcare workers echoes evidence from Israel & UK suggesting Covid vaccines lost some potency in preventing infections as delta variant spread.

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Africa’s blue economy is booming. What it can learn from Asia

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in Africa, offering significant returns on investment for all involved and achieving the continent’s goals for food security, dignified livelihoods and economic growth.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.