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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Forget comparing it with classics like Hrithik’s Ek Pal Ka Jeena or the slick title track of Dhoom 2, Janaab-e-Aali does not even come close to Ghungroo.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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