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Covid-19 pandemic: Gujarat reports 16 cases, tally rises to 12,24,374

So far, 12,13,320 persons have been discharged post recovery, including 27 during the day, leaving the state with 111 active cases, a state health department official said

SII's Covovax vaccine now available for 12-17 age group at private centres

A dose of Covovax will cost Rs 900 plus GST, in addition to hospital service charge of Rs 150, official sources told PTI

Maharashtra sees 92 new Covid-19 cases, 1 death; active tally at 1,016

Of the 92 new cases, 65 were from the Mumbai administrative circle, which covers the entire metropolitan region, including 56 from the country's financial capital

NTAGI to review Covid-19 vaccine data for children aged 5-12: Report

The COVID-19 working group of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) will review the data of COVID-19 vaccines for the children aged 5 to 12 years on May 4, said sources

Centre to host 3-day 'Health Summit' at Gujarat's Kevadia from May 5-7

Sources aware of the development told ANI that there has been an overall study of how certain states were able to keep the Covid numbers in check and also how they managed to boost vaccination drive

Amazon ends 14 days of paid time-off for Covid-infected employees

Starting from Monday, Amazon will offer up to five days of "unpaid, excused leave", reports CNBC

Non-Covid drugs and vaccines likely to get fast-track approval too

A senior CDSCO official confirmed that there are plans to adopt the best practices used during the Covid-19 pandemic for non-Covid19 drugs too

Omicron BA.4, BA.5 can dodge immunity from infection, Covid vax: Study

Omicron sub variants BA.4 and BA.5 have the ability to avoid immunity induced by both previous Covid infection and vaccination, according to a new study not yet peer-reviewed.

Madhya Pradesh reports 31 fresh Covid cases, no fatalities in last 24 hours

The death toll remained unchanged at 10,735, a health official said, adding that the state's positivity rate stood at 0.3 per cent

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Covid vaccine not linked to spike in child hepatitis cases, says report

Social media platforms have falsely linked the Covid vaccine with the recent spike in unexplained hepatitis in children across several countries, including the UK, the US and many others.

Malaysia reports 2,107 fresh Covid-19 infections, records 5 more deaths

Malaysia reported 2,107 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Saturday, bringing the national total to 4,448,004, according to the health ministry.

Covid-19: India reports 3,324 fresh cases, 40 deaths reported so far

India on Sunday reported 3,324 fresh Covid-19 cases, a marginal decline against the 3,688 infections registered the previous day, the Union Health Ministry said.

Over 1.89 bn Covid vaccine doses administered in India so far, says govt

The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India crossed 189 crore on Saturday, the Union Health Ministry said. Over 23 lakh vaccine doses were administered on Saturday till 7 pm. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late at the night. A total of 78,565 precaution doses of COVID-19 vaccine were administered to those aged 18-59 years on Saturday till 7 pm. The total number of precaution doses given in this age group has reached 7,47,648, according to Health Ministry data. India began administering precaution doses of COVID-19 vaccines to all aged above 18 years at private vaccination centres on April 10. Those in this age group who have completed nine months after the second dose are eligible for the precaution dose. The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 last year with healthcare workers getting inoculated in the first phase. Vaccination of frontline workers started from Febr

NTAGI allows 1st dose as booster for those vaccinated with Sputnik: Report

Currently, there is no policy decision on providing a precaution dose to those inoculated with the Russian vaccine

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Covid-19: With 13 new cases, IIT Madras cluster grows to 196

The Covid-19 cluster at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) has increased to 196, after 13 new cases were registered on Saturday.

Covid-19: Delhi records 1,607 new cases, 2 deaths in 24 hours

Delhi recorded 1,607 new Covid-19 cases and two deaths amid an ongoing spike in the number of single-day infections, according to a health authorities on Saturday.

India reports 3,688 new Covid-19 cases, 50 deaths in last 24 hours

The weekly positivity rate stood at 0.66 per cent, the daily positivity rate reported a marginal rise at 0.74 per cent.

Moderna to build Covid-19 vaccine facility in Canada: PM Justin Trudeau

Construction is set to start this year and the facility is expected to be operational in 2024 at the earliest, subject to planning and regulatory approvals, Trudeau said on Friday in a press release