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Sunday, September 29, 2024
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Topic: Health Ministry

Harsh Vardhan urges people to counter ‘vested campaigns’ on Covid vaccine misinformation

The health minister said all eminent doctors of well-known hospitals have taken the vaccines and only a handful are interested in spreading rumours and encouraging vaccine hesitancy.

‘Ethical messaging’ plan to boost vaccine confidence but politicians ‘need not set example’

Health ministry officials look for sending ‘ethical messages’ but they also say priority groups have been defined, so no reason for the PM or anyone else to take vaccines now.

India’s Covid caseload rises to 1,05,95,660, recovery rate at 96.7%

The death toll due to the disease increased to 1,52,718 in the country as 162 new fatalities were recorded in the last 24 hours.

India reports 10,064 new Covid cases, 137 fatalities in last 24 hours

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,02,28,753, pushing the national recovery rate to 96.66 per cent.

People were initially hesitant to get Covid vaccine but ‘confidence built up’ later on Day One

In a letter to states & UTs Monday, Modi govt has said data of all those vaccinated must be updated on CoWIN, and all beneficiaries individually monitored & tracked.

India’s active Covid cases fall below 2% of total caseload for first time

India's Covid caseload climbed to 1,05,57,985 Sunday with 15,144 fresh infections while recoveries surged to 1,01,96,885, pushing the national recovery rate to 96.58 per cent.

UGC seeks support from universities, colleges to spread info on Covid vaccine rollout

The UGC has sought personal intervention of Vice Chancellors and principals to raise awareness amid a health ministry request.

India’s Covid caseload climbs to 2.14 lakh with 15,968 new cases

The number of people who have recovered from the disease surged to 1,01,29,111 pushing the recovery rate to 96.51%, while the Covid case fatality rate stands at 1.44%.

Govt buys Covishield at Rs 200 and Covaxin at Rs 295 per dose, set to deliver across India

Overall, the government has placed orders for a total of 1.5 crore Covid-19 vaccines — 1.1 crore from SII and around 40 lakh doses from Bharat Biotech.

India registers 12,584 new Covid cases, lowest in 7 months

The number of people recovered from the virus surged to 1,01,11,294 pushing the national recovery rate to 96.49%, while case fatality rate stands at 1.44%.

On Camera

Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination underlines Israel’s military supremacy. Will it win peace?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of being drawn into another attritional war with Hezbollah. His commanders they are unlikely to win.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?