Page 39 - Vaccination

Explained: What if the Covid-19 virus was leaked from a laboratory

A paper published by the WHO on March 30, 2021 claimed manmade origin of the virus was "extremely unlikely". This view is now being challenged

Parents, school staff must be vaccinated for children's safety: Jacob John

John says that the world needs to start talking about eradicating Covid

Students going abroad for studies to get Covid-19 vaccines in Mumbai

Covid-19 vaccine will available for such students at Kasturba, Rajawadi and Cooper hospitals

For a Covid-19 vaccine, journey from lab to jab can take up to 4 months

Manufacturing alone takes 40-120 days

Covid-19 crisis: Govt will vaccinate all by December, says Javadekar

The BJP has claimed that the Congress is behind it, a charge the opposition party has rejected. It has instead blamed the BJP and sought police probe into the matter.

How to raise Covid-19 vaccine uptake and cut vaccine hesitancy among young

Ending the coronavirus pandemic rests partly on a large uptake of Covid-19 vaccines, with the goal of reaching herd immunity

Working to import Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine at the earliest, says govt

Pfizer's indemnity request is also being looked into by the government

Antibody test post-vaccination not needed, says Niti Aayog's V K Paul

In the medium to long term, it is a "cell-mediated" immune response of the vaccine that is more critical and requires sophisticated systems of testing, Paul said

Govt issues guidelines on vaccinating elderly, differently-abled near home

Vaccination sessions could be organised at community centres, resident welfare association centres, panchayat ghar, school buildings or old age homes, among others

Haven't abandoned states on Covid-19 vaccine: Niti Aayog's V K Paul

Companies, including Moderna and Pfizer, have said they will deal only with the Centre and not state governments

Shortage of transparency

Govt, companies must end opacity on vaccine supplies

Delhi govt has procured only 13% vaccine doses directly, says Centre

Delhi has procured only 13 per cent Covid vaccine doses directly and the rest have been given by the Centre, the Union health ministry said on Thursday. Responding to a question at a press conference, health ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said according to available data, Delhi has been given 45.46 lakh doses by the Centre free of cost. Under direct procurement, Delhi has procured 8.17 lakh and private hospitals have procured 9.04 lakh and a total 52.25 lakh doses have been administered so far, he said. "Also, as per CoWIN data, 3.8 per cent wastage has been noted. Of the total doses only 13 per cent has been procured at state level, rest were given by the government," he said.

Best of BS Opinion: Storm over social media, Covid-19 vaccination & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Thursday

Our vaccine highly effective on Covid-19 variant prevalent in India: Pfizer

Suitable for 12 yrs and above, Pfizer tells govt

India starts preparation to make Covid-19 care safe for children

Treatment protocols, wards with space for parents, and specially trained staff are some measures

Vaccination: The $5 trillion question

The answer to the question of how to vaccinate a billion Indians is perhaps to be found in basic economics

Retain infra built against Covid-19 till vaccination of majority: Expert

The country should retain the medical infrastructure built to combat the COVID-19 pandemic till the large majority of the population is vaccinated, a medical expert said on Wednesday.

Team India must come together to fight Covid-19, says Arvind Kejriwal

Citing "massive" vaccine shortage in the country, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said India will lose the COVID battle if the Centre and states fail to combat the fatal virus together

India a dysfunctional anarchy?

It is the people who lost as the government scored self-goals

Best of BS Opinion: Tough audit rules, Myanmar's great leap back & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Wednesday