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10 Jul

central government caps 20% of Covaxin supply for first dose beneficiaries

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Easing the restriction over immunisation by Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin, the central government has now allowed the vaccination centres to administer the vaccine’s first dose to all the age group although with a cap of 20 per cent. As per the officials, the capping of 20 per cent is in place considering the limited supply of Covaxin. “The government vaccination centres may restart administration of the first dose of Covaxin. However, considering the limited vaccine supply, to begin with, the first dose slots may be limited to up to 20% of the total session capacity,” the order read. The…

10 Jul

ICMR notified Corona Virus will stay forever

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The Corona virus will not get easily,after a while, just like influenza, and vulnerable populations may have to take the vaccine shot annually. On friday , Head, Division of Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases, ICMR, Covid-19, is expected to gradually become an endemic. According to Head Division of Epidemiology Centre Samiran Panda said 100 years ago the influenza changed as pandemic. There should minor changes in the vaccine formulations simultaneously. Experiments at the ICMR have proved that the vaccines presently available in India are effective against the new Covid variants as well. However, the efficacy may differ for different strains.

09 Jul

Covaxin’s Phase 3 Trial Data Looks Good, Says Chief Scientist As Bharat Biotech Awaits WHO Approval

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WHO Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan on Thursday said data on Bharat Biotech’s vaccine Covaxin looks good. As Covaxin awaits WHO approval, Swaminathan said the pre-submission meeting was held on June 23 and the data packet is being assembled. The Phase-3 trial data looks good, they’ve looked at the variants too, she said in an interview to CNBC-TV18. “The overall efficacy is quite high. The vaccine efficacy against the Delta variant is low but it is still quite good," she said. The safety profile so far meets the WHO benchmarks, the scientist said. “We keep a close eye on all…

08 Jul

Covid-19 vaccine slots through Vi App

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Getting vaccinated is the most important thing one can do in the present situation to protect themselves, their families and society from the spread of Covid 19. To simplify the process of scheduling their vaccination appointment, Vi has integrated the CoWin App’s slot finder on the Vi App for its customers. Vi users can search for available vaccine slots and set notification alerts on the Vi App itself. Vi customers will now not need to look beyond their phone to schedule a Covid-19 vaccination appointment. Vi customers can filter their search by age group, Vaccine names (Covishield, Covaxin, Sputnik V),…

06 Jul

Pfizer’s vaccine ‘less effective against Delta variant: Israel

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Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine was less effective in stopping people from getting infected with the Delta variant of coronavirus in the country in recent weeks, the Israeli government has said. According to Bloomberg, data from Israel’s health ministry showed the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine protected 64 per cent of the country’s people against the virus between June 6 and early July, down from the earlier 94 per cent. This decline has been observed amid the emergence and rise in cases of Delta variant in the country, the data revealed. Moreover, the surge in Delta variant cases also coincided with the lifting of…

05 Jul

Mega vaccination camp in siliguri helps over 600 people to get their jab

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Over 600 people were vaccinated at the Mega vaccination camp organised by the Rotary Club of Siliguri. The camp was inaugurated by RK Jain and Dr. Rajeev Trehan. They said to the media that more and more people should get vaccinated very soon at this difficult hour. Subhomoy Mitra from Neotia Getwel said they are glad to give vaccination to the common people at places that are near their homes. Rotary Club members Rakesh Garg, Sanjay Sharma, Rajesh Agarwal along with other members were present to make the camp a successful one. After the disastrous effect of covid-19, we had…

03 Jul

Bengal Govt fixes medical test rates for private labs and hospitals

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On Friday, West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission (WBCERC) fixed the charges on five radiological tests and 15 pathological tests which are conducted by private hospitals. The health department has issued an order that all private hospitals with more than 150 beds would follow the order. Among pathological tests, the Procalcitonin test cannot cost more than Rs 4,000, the upper limit for the IL-6 test has been fixed at Rs 3,500, for D-dimer, it is Rs 2,300. According to the commission, Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, many had complained about exorbitant rates of tests at private hospitals. The commission said it has…

03 Jul

Union health ministry decided would set up two oxygen plants at north Bengal hospitals

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The Union health ministry has assigned two central agencies to set up two oxygen plants at the district hospitals of Darjeeling and Kalimpong and decided conduct the projects. On Friday,the BJP MP of Darjeeling Raju Bista said that Pressure Swing Adsorption i.e. medical oxygen generator plants which would be irst-of-its-kind facility in the hills,would be available at the hospitals very soon. The MP, Raju Bista has said that I had written a letter to the Prime Minister , mentioning that and requested him for oxygen plants, one each in these two places and another in Siliguri where patients from all…

02 Jul

Health Ministry partnered with social media platform to spread awareness of Covid vax

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The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHWF) partnered with Indic language social media platform, ShareChat and short video app Moj to organise a webinar to spread awareness about Covid appropriate behaviour and the world’s largest vaccination drive. The webinar aimed to make influencers act as catalysts, and to educate and share reliable information with their community of followers. The webinar encouraged the social influencers to act as advocates to amplify and share accurate and credible information on Covid-19, counter vaccine hesitancy and misinformation. ShareChat and Moj’s Chief Commercial Officer Ajit Varghese said: “We are excited to work with the…

01 Jul

Third-wave may not come if COVID norms are followed

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If people are careful and India is able to vaccinate a large population, then the third wave of COVID-19 pandemic may not even come, said All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director Dr Randeep Guleria on Thursday. "That depends on how we behave, if we are careful and we have a good vaccination coverage, then the third wave may not come, or it will be very little," Guleria told ANI while talking about the third wave of COVID-19. Sharing his view on the mixing of vaccines, the AIIMS director said, "More data is needed on the mixing of doses.…