Page 33 - Vaccination

Covid vaccine stock in Delhi will last for a day, claims official bulletin

The stock of anti-coronavirus vaccines in the national capital will last for a day only, claimed an official bulletin issued on Friday. The city had administered 33,186 vaccine doses on Thursday of which 21,189 were first jabs and 11,997 second. According to official data, the total number of vaccine doses administered in Delhi so far has reached 91,86,905. On Friday morning, Delhi had 2,27,600 doses of Covaxin and 1,13,900 doses of Covishield in its balance stock. This was after 1,04,150 doses of Covishield were added to the stock on Thursday. According to the Delhi government, since Covaxin stock is "limited and have irregular delivery cycle" only 20 per cent of it can be used for first dose. The vaccination programme is running at 1,374 centres with a capacity of administering 2,26,552 vaccine doses daily.

PM asks states with rising cases to act proactively to prevent 3rd wave

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged states where Covid-19 cases are rising to take proactive measures to prevent a third wave

Covid-19: California's Los Angeles county reimposes indoor mask mandate

Los Angeles County's health department said it has reimposed an indoor mask mandate regardless of individuals' vaccination status

Covid-19 pandemic: Supply issues hit vax offtake, say private hospitals

While many big hospital chains are sustaining vaccination on the leftover stock from previous orders, smaller hospitals are unable to access vaccines through any channel

Small contract manufacturers wait to take a shot at Covid vaccines

A host of lesser-known vaccine makers are eyeing contract manufacturing opportunities for global and domestic majors

Don't blame private sector

Vaccine distribution lags are because of state controls

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 188.2 mn; deaths surge to more than 4.05 mn

Overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 188.2 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.05 million and vaccinations soared to over 3.49 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University

Immunised but banned: EU says not all Covid-19 vaccines are equal

Although AstraZeneca vaccine produced in Europe has been authorised by the continent's drug regulatory agency, the same shot manufactured in India hasn't been given the green light.

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 187 mn; death toll climbs over 4.03 mn

Overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 187 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.03 million and vaccinations soared to over 3.46 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University

Covid-19 cases soar in over 40 US states amid falling vaccination rates

Covid-19 cases rose in more than 40 US states over the past week as the vaccination rate has slowed down and the highly transmissible Delta variant continues to spread

Over 15.4 mn vaccine doses available with states, pvt hospitals: Centre

More than 15.4 mn balance and unutilised Covid-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states, UTs and private hospitals to be administered, the Union Health Ministry said

Virus, variant and vaccines

The main worry is the price of vaccines, not production, says Sunita Narain

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 185.9 mn; death toll climbs over 4 mn

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 185.9 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4 million and vaccinations soared to over 3.38 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University

Sputnik to be administered at Gurugram's govt vaccination centre from today

The Gurugram health department will start administering the Russian-made vaccine against Covid-19, Sputnik V, from Saturday at the government polyclinic sector-31 without any charge

BMC suspends Friday vaccination drive at civic, govt centres in Mumbai

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Thursday announced that the Covid-19 vaccination drive in all civic and government-run vaccination centres will be suspended today due to a shortage of vaccines

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 185.5 mn; vaccinations soar to over 3.35 bn

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 185.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4 million and vaccinations soared to over 3.35 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Over 158,000 vaccine doses administered in Delhi on Thursday: CoWIN data

As many as 1,58,344 COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered in Delhi on Thursday, according to data available on CoWIN portal. The numbers saw a major increase from Wednesday's figures when only 22,360 vaccine doses were given, of which 11,789 beneficiaries received their first dose, according to data shared by the Delhi government on Thursday. Wednesday is the immunisation day for children at many government centres in Delhi. The total number of vaccine doses administered in Delhi stands at 85,20,756, including 65,54,851 first doses and 19,65,905 second doses, the government's vaccination bulletin said on Thursday. Delhi had 3,21,000 vaccine doses on the morning of July 7. The national capital has two days of vaccine stocks left, the bulletin stated. According to CoWIN portal, the total number of vaccine doses administered till Thursday stands at 86,79,194, of which 66,66,026 were first doses. Nearly 20,13,168 were second doses, which means that many people were fully vaccinated

Global Covid-19 death toll hits 4-million mark amid rush to vaccinate

The global death toll from Covid-19 eclipsed 4 million Wednesday as the crisis increasingly becomes a race between the vaccine and the highly contagious delta variant

4 million doses of Pfizer, Moderna likely through COVAX by August

Indemnity issue to be settled to bring the two US vaccines through COVAX

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 184.5 mn; deaths surge to more than 3.99 mn

Overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 184.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.99 million and vaccinations soared to over 3.25 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University