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India's billion Covid-19 vaccine doses milestone hides disparity: Report

While it is likely to hit the billion-doses mark this week, the country has only given two shots to 20% of its population of about 1.4 billion

Bharat Biotech's Covaxin roll-out for children likely in phases

Vaccine performance, availability being evaluated

Long wait: Vaccine makers queue up for WHO approval, shows data

Industry insiders say typically a WHO EUL takes between two months and a year

US expected to authorise mix-and-match Covid booster shots

Federal regulators are expected to authorize the mixing and matching of Covid-19 booster doses this week in an effort to provide flexibility as the campaign for extra shots expands

Covid-19 and pregnancy: Women regret not getting the vaccine

Sometimes when she's feeding her infant daughter, Amanda Harrison is overcome with emotion and has to wipe away tears of gratitude. She is lucky to be here, holding her baby

India will soon achieve target of administering 1 bn vaccine doses: Govt

India will soon create history by achieving the target of vaccinating over 1 billion people against Covid-19, Union Minister of State for Health Bharati Pawar said here on Tuesday

Covid: Delhi records one death, 36 new cases; positivity rate 0.06%

Delhi on Tuesday recorded one death due to COVID-19 and 36 fresh cases with a positivity rate of 0.06 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department.

Total Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in country crosses 990 mn: Govt

The cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 990 million on Tuesday, the Union health ministry said

Mumbai sees 313 new Covid-19 cases, 4 fatalities, 511 recover

The financial capital on Tuesday reported 313 new coronavirus positive cases and four fatalities, taking the tally of infections to 751,494 and the death toll to 16,188, a civil official said

Kerala registers 7,643 fresh coronavirus infections, 77 deaths

As many as 82,408 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.

India delays Covid vaccine supplies to WHO-backed COVAX: Report

The world's biggest vaccine maker resumed exports of COVID-19 doses this month for the first time since April.

Covid-19: India's R-value below 1 since September, say researchers

India's R-value, which reflects how rapidly the coronavirus pandemic is spreading, has remained below 1 since September

DATA STORY: India logs 13,058 cases; 8,741,160 doses administered in 24 hrs

India has so far administered 986,769,411 vaccine doses. That is 2894.22 per cent of its total caseload, and 70.63 per cent of its population

Why Covid boosters weren't tweaked to better match variants

And that has some experts wondering if the booster campaign is a bit of a missed opportunity to target delta and its likely descendants

WHO expecting more info from Bharat Biotech for Covaxin approval

Covaxin is one of the three approved vaccines that have been used in India for the country's vaccination drive for adults.

Covid-19 pandemic: Vaccinating children not a priority for now, say experts

They say mRNA vaccines could offer best protection for vulnerable children

At 1,485, Maha logs lowest Covid cases in 17 months; 27 die, 2,078 recover

Maharashtra reported 1,485 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, the lowest daily count in more than 17 months, and 27 fresh deaths, taking the infection tally to 6,593,182 and the toll to 139,816

Over 980 million Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in country: Govt

The cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 98 crore on Monday, the Union health ministry said

15 new Covid-19 cases, zero death in Delhi; positivity rate at 0.03%

The national capital recorded 15 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest since March 28 last year, and zero death on Monday, as the positivity rate dipped to 0.03 per cent, according to the data

Kerala logs 6,676 Covid cases, 60 deaths; active cases drop to 83,184

The state has been showing a decline in the daily cases after crossing the 30,000-mark post-Onam festival in August.