Page 119 - Coronavirus Vaccine

Chhattisgarh records 5,625 Covid cases, 9 deaths; active tally at 32,021

The state's positivity rate was 10.30 per cent, down from 11.17 per cent a day ago

Pune sees 12,633 new Covid-19 cases, 885 more than a day ago; 12 die

The district's positivity rate, or cases detected per 100 tests, is over 30 per cent

Covid-19: Global vaccine program COVAX low on funds, seeks $5.2 billion

The UN-backed programme known as COVAX has delivered just over 1 billion doses since shipments started nearly a year ago

Govt panel calls for regular market approval for Covishield, Covaxin

During last week's meeting, the govt expert pandel had sought more data and information from the two companies

Will lift Covid-19 curbs as Omicron is past its peak: Boris Johnson

This means people in England will no longer be told to work from home where possible

Yash Dhull, 5 others test Covid positive, miss U19-WC game against Ireland

While skipper Dhull and Rasheed featured in the opening game against South Africa, Aardhya was not part of that game

Covid-19 pandemic: Telangana sees 3,557 new cases, three deaths

The active caseload stood at 24,253

Covid-19 pandemic: West Bengal logs 11,447 fresh cases, 38 deaths

The state has 151,702 active cases

Covid-19 pandemic: Tripura logs 1,242 new cases, 4 more deaths

Tripura now has 7,050 active cases

40,499 Covid cases recorded in Karnataka, 24,135 from Bengaluru alone

The total number of active cases across the state is now 267,650

Covid-19 pandemic: Mumbai logs 6,032 new cases and 12 deaths

Mumbai has 31,856 active Covid cases

Covid-19 pandemic: Over 1.59 billion jabs administered till date, says govt

The government rolled out the countrywide vaccination drive on January 16 last year with healthcare workers getting jabbed in the first phase

Over 50% of total 322 Covid positive SC employees recovered: Report

Sources termed as alarmist some news reports that out of around 1500 staff in the apex court and as many as 400 have tested positive to Covid in the third wave

Covid LIVE: Karnataka sees 40,499 new cases, revises quarantine guidelines

For general population, patients in home isolation shall be released after at least 7 days have passed from testing positive and no fever seen for 3 preceding and successive days

J-K sees Jan's highest single-day spike with 5,818 Covid cases, 4 deaths

There are 26,236 active cases in the union territory

Beijing grapples with Delta, Omicron infections ahead of Winter Olympics

The city which is bracing to host the Winter Olympics from February 4 reported first case of Omicron variant on January 16

WHO counts 18 million coronavirus cases last week as omicron slows

The number of new coronavirus cases globally rose by 20 per cent last week to more than 18 million, marking a slowdown in the surge caused by the omicron variant's spread

30% individuals lose Covid vaccine-acquired immunity 6 months: Study

As much as 30 per cent individuals lose vaccine-acquired immunity after six months, according to a study conducted by AIG Hospitals along with the Asian Healthcare Foundation on Vaccine Immunity. The study was conducted on 1,636 healthcare workers who were fully vaccinated against COVID-19, a press release from AIG Hospitals said. "Our study results were at par with other global studies where we found that almost 30 per cent individuals had antibody levels below protective immunity level of 100 AU/ml after six months. These individuals were majorly above 40 years with co-morbidities like hypertension and diabetes. Out of the total, 6 per cent did not develop any immune protection at all," Dr D Nageshwar Reddy, Chairman, AIG Hospitals said. The results clearly indicated that with age, immunity waning is directly proportional which means that younger people have more sustained antibody levels than the elderly population. One of the most important results of the study showed that peop

Young, youthful India is showing the way on Covid vaccination: PM Modi

With over half of youngsters in the 15-18 age group having received their first dose of Covid vaccine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that young and youthful India is showing the way. He also stressed that it was important to observe all COVID-19 related protocols. Modi tweeted, "Young and youthful India showing the way! This is encouraging news. Let us keep the momentum. It is important to vaccinate and observe all COVID-19 related protocols. Together, we will fight this pandemic." He was reacting to Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya's tweet on Tuesday which said it was a "big day" for India's fight against the pandemic as over 50 per cent of youngsters between 15 and 18 years have received their first dose of vaccine.

Data story: India logs 282,970 cases; 1.83 million cases added in 7 days

India has so far administered 1,588,847,554 vaccine doses. That is 4192.07 per cent of its total caseload, and 113.58 per cent of its population