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Tuesday, June 25, 2024
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Topic: Covishield

Over 1,700 doses of Covid vaccines stolen from govt hospital in Haryana

A total of 1,270 doses of Covishield and 440 of Covaxin were stolen from the civil hospital in Jind, SHO of Civil Lines police station Rajender Singh said.

Both Covishield & Covaxin work, only 3-4 in 10,000 infected post vaccine, Modi govt releases data

Evidence could help counter vaccine hesitancy and scepticism, and also help fight against the killer surge.

Covishield comprises over 90% of 12.76 cr Covid vaccine shots given in India: Govt data

According to the govt's CO-WIN portal, about 15 states and UTs, including Goa, Chandigarh and Jammu and Kashmir, have administered only Covishield to its beneficiaries.

Covishield to cost Rs 600/dose for private hospitals, Rs 400/dose for state govts

In a statement posted on its Twitter handle, Serum Institute of India said it will address the limited capacity by scaling up the vaccine production over the next two months.

57 doctors at Delhi’s Ganga Ram hospital & AIIMS test positive for Covid, have ‘mild symptoms’

The doctors, all in age group of 50-55 yrs, are from various departments and not just the Covid-19 ward, hospital said.

Is AstraZeneca-Covishield vaccine safe? Answers to key questions

There is a chance that the AstraZeneca vaccine is associated with an increased risk of a rare condition characterized by blood clotting coupled with a fall in platelet counts.

More Indians now willing to take vaccine after cases spike, Modi & ministers take shot: Survey

Survey by LocalCircles covering over 27,000 respondents says that 77% Indians are now open to being vaccinated as opposed to 38% in January.

Drug regulator DCGI extends shelf life of Covishield vaccine from 6 to 9 months

In a letter to the Serum Institute, Drugs Controller General of India Somani said the institute is permitted to apply the shelf life of 9 months to unlabeled vials available on hand.

Health ministry revises interval between two Covishield doses from 4-6 weeks to 4-8 weeks

This decision of revised time interval between two doses is applicable only to Covishield and not to Covaxin vaccine, the ministry said.

India orders 12 crore more doses of Covishield, Covaxin at cheaper price tag of Rs 150/shot

Currently, these vaccines cost Rs 210 per dose with taxes. The additional order could lead to the domestic vaccine market opening up.

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