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Centre reclaims Covid vaccine procurement from states, to supply jabs free of cost for all adults
- Centre had issued a revised vaccine procurement policy in May
- No state government will have to spend anything on vaccines: PM Narendra Modi
- States had demanded decentralisation of vaccine procurement, PM Modi said
Centre reclaims Covid vaccine procurement from states, to supply jabs free of cost for all adults
Centre has decided to take over the procurement of 25 per cent of Covid-19 vaccines earlier handed over to states, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation on Monday.
Here in Quebec they have started to prepond the second dose appointments :
COVID-19 vaccination
Information on making an appointment for the COVID-19 vaccination as well as on vaccinations and instructions for certain groups.
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India administers over 82 lakh Covid-19 vaccine doses on day one of free shots
Madhya Pradesh topped the charts by administering over 15.98 lakh vaccines on Monday
Sagar Kulkarni
Sagar Kulkarni, DHNS, New Delhi,
JUN 21 2021, 19:06 IST UPDATED: JUN 21 2021, 21:26 IST
A medic administers a dose of Covid-19 vaccine to a woman, at Civil hospital in Lucknow. Credit: PTI File Photo
India administered a record 82.7 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccines in a single day on Monday, as the Centre started providing free vaccines to all above 18 years as part of the liberalised immunisation drive.
According to the Co-Win dashboard, 82,70,212 doses of vaccines were administered at 67,839 vaccination sites across the country till 9:00 pm on Monday.
Madhya Pradesh topped the charts by administering over 15.98 lakh vaccines on Monday, followed by Karnataka which administered more than 10.86 lakh shots to beneficiaries. A total of 28.33 crore doses of vaccines have been administered since the drive began on January 16.
“Today’s record-breaking vaccine numbers are gladdening. The vaccine remains our strongest weapon to fight Covid-19. Congratulations to those who got vaccinated and kudos to all frontline warriors working hard to ensure so many citizens got the vaccine. Well done India,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.
Monday’s vaccination numbers are the highest for a single day since the immunisation drive against Covid-19 began on January 16. The previous highest single-day vaccination was 43 lakh on April 5.
According to the revised guidelines, vaccine doses provided free of cost by the Centre will be allocated to states and UTs based on criteria such as population, disease burden and the progress of vaccination, and all above the age of 18 will be eligible for the free jabs.
Any wastage of the vaccine will affect the allocation negatively, they said.
The Centre will now procure 75 per cent of the vaccines being produced by the manufacturers in the country, leaving the balance 25 per cent for the private sector.
“The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain,” the health ministry said.
In May, more than 7.9 crore vaccines were available for the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive, the ministry said, adding that these were ramped up to 11.78 crore in June.
The opposition had targeted the government over the slow pace of the Covid-19 vaccination drive and claimed that 80 lakh doses of vaccines would be required to be administered daily to ensure coverage of the entire population by December this year.
Madhya Pradesh topped the charts by administering over 15.98 lakh vaccines on Monday
Sagar Kulkarni
Sagar Kulkarni, DHNS, New Delhi,
JUN 21 2021, 19:06 IST UPDATED: JUN 21 2021, 21:26 IST
A medic administers a dose of Covid-19 vaccine to a woman, at Civil hospital in Lucknow. Credit: PTI File Photo
India administered a record 82.7 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccines in a single day on Monday, as the Centre started providing free vaccines to all above 18 years as part of the liberalised immunisation drive.
According to the Co-Win dashboard, 82,70,212 doses of vaccines were administered at 67,839 vaccination sites across the country till 9:00 pm on Monday.
Madhya Pradesh topped the charts by administering over 15.98 lakh vaccines on Monday, followed by Karnataka which administered more than 10.86 lakh shots to beneficiaries. A total of 28.33 crore doses of vaccines have been administered since the drive began on January 16.
“Today’s record-breaking vaccine numbers are gladdening. The vaccine remains our strongest weapon to fight Covid-19. Congratulations to those who got vaccinated and kudos to all frontline warriors working hard to ensure so many citizens got the vaccine. Well done India,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.
Monday’s vaccination numbers are the highest for a single day since the immunisation drive against Covid-19 began on January 16. The previous highest single-day vaccination was 43 lakh on April 5.
According to the revised guidelines, vaccine doses provided free of cost by the Centre will be allocated to states and UTs based on criteria such as population, disease burden and the progress of vaccination, and all above the age of 18 will be eligible for the free jabs.
Any wastage of the vaccine will affect the allocation negatively, they said.
The Centre will now procure 75 per cent of the vaccines being produced by the manufacturers in the country, leaving the balance 25 per cent for the private sector.
“The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain,” the health ministry said.
In May, more than 7.9 crore vaccines were available for the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive, the ministry said, adding that these were ramped up to 11.78 crore in June.
The opposition had targeted the government over the slow pace of the Covid-19 vaccination drive and claimed that 80 lakh doses of vaccines would be required to be administered daily to ensure coverage of the entire population by December this year.
India administers record 85 lakh Covid-19 vaccine doses on day one of free shots
India administered a record 85 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccines on Monday, as the Centre started providing free vaccines to all above 18 years as part of the liberalised immunisation drive.
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This saga should continue,it would ensure that third wave never comes and even if it comes it wouldn't be deadly
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Covaxin 'effectively neutralises' Alpha, Delta Covid-19 variants, says US National Institute of Health
According to NIH, the US' primary health agency, the observation is based on results of two studies of blood serum from people who received a Covaxin shot.
Covaxin 'effectively neutralises' Alpha, Delta Covid-19 variants, says US National Institute of Health
According to NIH, the US' primary health agency, the observation is based on results of two studies of blood serum from people who received a Covaxin shot.The US National Institute of Health has said Covaxin “effectively neutralises” both Alpha and Delta variants of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in what is a major endorsement of the anti-Covid vaccine developed by India’s Bharat Biotech International Limited.
"Results of two studies of blood serum from people who received Covaxin suggest that the vaccine generates antibodies which effectively neutralise the Alpha and Delta variants of SARS-CoV-2," NIH, the top American health institute, said of Bharat Biotech's shot, developed in collaboration with the government-run Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
Alpha or the B.1.1.7 variant was first detected in the UK, while Delta, or the B1.617 variant was first found in India.
"Unpublished interim results from phase 3 trials indicate that Covaxin is 78% efficient against symptomatic disease while its efficacy against severe Covid-19 is 100%. Further, it has shown 70% efficacy against asymptomatic infection with Sars-CoV-2, the Covid-19 causing virus," NIH noted, stressing that the vaccine is "safe and well tolerated." The vaccine makers recently submitted phase 3 trial data to an expert panel which found it to be 77.8% effective against symptomatic Covid-19, in line with the interim trial analysis.
NIH further said an adjuvant developed with funding from it has contributed to Covaxin's success, describing the shot as "highly efficacious." An adjuvant is a substance formulated as part of a vaccine to boost immune responses and enhance its effectiveness.
Covaxin, along with the Oxford University-Astrazeneca shot, has been used since the beginning of India's nationwide vaccine drive against the viral disease on January 16. Russia's Sputnik V was given emergency use authorisation (EUA) in April, while US pharmaceutical firm Moderna's mRNA-based vaccine on Tuesday received approval to be used here. In the coming days, Pfizer and Ahmedabad-based Zydus Cadila could also be approved. If approved, the Zydus Cadila shot will be India's second indigenous anti-Covid vaccine after Covaxin.
Biggest problem has been its availability. I would have preferred Covaxin but just couldn't get it. They have roped in Haffkine Institute to make more doses but obviously it takes time to start an assembly line.
That is correct. Even those who got Its first dose are now finding difficult to get slot for second dose in various locations.
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Disturbing how low WB, TN and MH are...considering they are more developed than say UP, Bihar overall...
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India approves world's first DNA Covid vaccine
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India's drug regulator has approved the world's first DNA vaccine against Covid-19 for emergency use.
The three-dose ZyCoV-D vaccine prevented symptomatic disease in 66% of those vaccinated, according to an interim study quoted by the vaccine maker Cadila Healthcare.
The firm plans to make up to 120 million doses of India's second home-grown vaccine every year.
Previous DNA vaccines have worked well in animals but not humans.
India has so far given more than 570 million doses of three previously approved vaccines - Covishield, Covaxin and Sputnik V.
About 13% of adults have been fully vaccinated and 47% have received at least one shot since the beginning of the drive in January.
Zydus Cadila: India approves world's first DNA Covid vaccine
ZyCoV-D prevents symptomatic disease in 66% of those vaccinated, the vaccine maker says.
www.bbc.com
India's drug regulator has approved the world's first DNA vaccine against Covid-19 for emergency use.
The three-dose ZyCoV-D vaccine prevented symptomatic disease in 66% of those vaccinated, according to an interim study quoted by the vaccine maker Cadila Healthcare.
The firm plans to make up to 120 million doses of India's second home-grown vaccine every year.
Previous DNA vaccines have worked well in animals but not humans.
India has so far given more than 570 million doses of three previously approved vaccines - Covishield, Covaxin and Sputnik V.
About 13% of adults have been fully vaccinated and 47% have received at least one shot since the beginning of the drive in January.
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Coronavirus live updates: Delhi records zero deaths, 36 new cases - The Times of India
India on Monday reported 30,941 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry. Stay with TOI for all updates on Covid-19 from India and around the world
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