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Covid vaccination is our shield, effort to extinguish the disease: VK Paul

As India crossed the landmark of administering over 75 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses on Tuesday, Niti Aayog Member (Health) Dr VK Paul said that vaccine is a shield against the disease

Covid: China locks down city of 4.5 mn as Delta variant surges again

The latest outbreak, which has yet to escape the Fujian province, includes 103 cases in three cities thus far.

DATA STORY: India adds 25,404 cases, crosses 750 mn vaccination milestone

India has so far administered 752,238,324 vaccine doses. That is 2259.68 per cent of its total caseload, and 53.91 per cent of its population

Data shows booster Covid shots 'not appropriate' for public: Lancet

Vaccine efficacy against severe Covid-19 is so high, even for the Delta variant, that booster doses for the general population are "not appropriate" at this stage in the pandemic, a Lancet report said

Maharashtra: 249 new Covid-19 cases in Thane, 8 more deaths

Thane has reported 249 new cases of coronavirus, taking the infection tally in the Maharashtra district to 5,54,893, an official said on Tuesday.

India records 25,404 fresh coronavirus cases, 339 additional deaths

India saw a single-day rise of 25,404 new COVID cases, taking the infection tally in the country to 3,32,89,579, while the count of active cases declined to 3,62,207, according to health ministry data

71% of children in sero survey show antibodies, says PGIMER Director

PGIMER Director Dr Jagat Ram on Monday said that according to sero survey conducted by the institute among the 2,700 children shows 71 per cent of samples have developed antibodies

Over 50 million people of eligible population vaccinated in Rajasthan

Over 5 crore people of the eligible populations have been vaccinated until 4 pm on Monday, said a press release from the state health ministry.

UK medical officers give nod for coronavirus vaccines for children

The move means around 3 million children could be eligible for the jab, which is expected to be given through schools

Delta breaches China less than a month after previous outbreak

The virus quickly took off in Fujian's scho­ols and factories

Covid vaccine boosters not 'appropriate' at this stage: Lancet study

Vaccine efficacy against severe Covid-19, even for delta variant, is so high that booster doses for the general population are not appropriate at this stage in pandemic, according to a Lancet review

Bollywood seeks to move past Covid-19 with $135 million film deal

Record label and Bollywood major T-Series, along with tycoon Anil Ambani's Reliance Entertainment Ltd. have agreed to jointly develop more than 10 features over the next 36 months

Deaths in people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 rare, UK data shows

People who were fully vaccinated against Covid-19 accounted for only 1 per cent of all deaths involving coronavirus in England in the first half of this year, new official figures show on Monday

Covishield vaccdose gap relaxed for certain categories in Haryana

The Haryana government on Monday relaxed the mandatory 84-day gap required between first and second doses of Covishield vaccine for certain categories of people

IRDAI permits insurers to sell short-term Covid policies till Mar 2022

Regulator IRDAI on Monday allowed insurers to continue selling and renewing short-term Covid specific health insurance policies till March 2022.

Maha adds 2,740 new Covid-19 cases, lowest since Feb 9; tally tops 6.5 mn

The cumulative coronavirus tally in Maharashtra crossed the 6.5-mn mark on with the addition of 2,740 new cases, while 27 patients succumbed to the infection, a daily toll not seen since March 8

Coronavirus LIVE: Kerala sees 15,058 new Covid cases; 2,740 in Maharashtra

Coronavirus live updates: Kerala logs over 20,000 cases; no fresh death in Delhi. Catch all the live updates here

UK medical officers give nod for Covid-19 vaccines for children

Children aged 12 to 15 should be offered a Covid vaccine, the UK's chief medical officers (CMOs) have decided on Monday

Mumbai's Covid-19 addition below 400 for third consecutive day

Mumbai on Monday reported 347 Covid-19 cases and six deaths, taking its tally to 7,35,403 and toll to 16,028, this being third day in a row when the addition to the infection count was less than 400

Covid: WHO approval for Covaxin expected this week, says report

Covaxin was developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech in association with the Indian Council of Medical Research and the National Institute of Virology.