Private hospitals see fall in demand for paid jabs after free vaccine announcement
Expects all beneficiaries aged above 18 to be inoculated by December
The government statement said age-specific infection fatality rates of US and European countries had been used to calculate excess deaths in India based on the sero-positivity in these studies
Such a move requires strengthening of information utility system: Official
Rs 90,000 cr poultry industry in a fix as curbs on sale or production of eggs and chicken could devastate its revenues
Resolution professionals (RPs) will be required to inform the adjudicating authority about avoidance transactions of a corporate debtor
Despite high seropositivity shown in data, the government has cautioned that around 400 million people in India were still vulnerable to the virus
The prime minister said that events with huge crowds had to be stopped
Uttarakhand govt cancels Kanwar Yatra for 2nd year
National Centre for Disease Control has expertise in disease surveillance and prevention, and collaborates with global agencies
Inoculation drive is a marathon, not a 100-metre sprint, says health ministry
In just over five weeks, from May 23 to July 1, the country reported 100,000 deaths from Covid even as the second wave waned
1st mRNA vax part of US-India pact; no commercial deal yet
In the eight days following the launch of the new vaccine policy on June 21, India has administered 46 million doses
Path cleared for importing foreign regulator-approved vaccines without bridging clinical studies; Moderna jab has 94.1% efficacy
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government would provide 75 per cent coverage for new projects and 50 per cent for those in expansion mode in the non-metros
According to Our World in Data, the US has given 323.33 million doses so far, covering 54 per cent of its population with at least one dose
Additional Rs 23,220 crore allocated with a primary focus on paediatric care
The government had said recently that the Delta variant was one of the major reasons for the surge in cases during the second wave
Govts, NGOs and corporations try to get fence-sitters to take the jab