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104-year-old man born months before Spanish Flu outbreak gets first dose of COVID vaccine
”I urge everyone, who is eligible, to come forward and take the COVID vaccine. It is totally safe,” Chawla was quoted as saying in the statement issued by the hospital.Even at this age, he leads an ”active life and does not suffer from any major comorbidities,” the hospital claimed.
”He was successfully vaccinated, and without any adverse effects later,” the statement said.
We are in the endgame of Covid-19 pandemic in India: Harsh Vardhan
“Unlike most other countries, we have a steady supply of Covid-19 vaccines that are safe with proven immunogenicity and efficacy. Based on the initial results, these Made in India vaccines have shown some of the lowest adverse events following immunization (AEFI) anywhere in the world,” he said.
India records 18,327 new COVID-19 infections, active cases rise again
The 108 new fatalities include 53 from Maharashtra, 16 from Kerala, and 11 from Punjab.
The health ministry stressed that more than 70 percent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.
Nearly 15 lakh people were inoculated against coronavirus on March 5, the highest in a day so far, taking the total number of vaccine doses administered in the country to over 1.94 crores, official sources said on Saturday.
Pandemic fatigue, absence of fear of disease leading to spike in cases in Maharashtra: Centre
”Don’t let the guard down. Stay to basics of surveillance, contact tracing and testing. Micro plan and ensure strict compliance of protocols. Strengthen teams to ensure meticulous home quarantine, do focused testing of 100 per cent population in hotspot areas repeated at five days, and isolate positives to check spread,” it said.
Speedy variants power virus surge sweeping Europe
Genetic analysis confirmed what officials already suspected: The highly contagious coronavirus variant first identified in England was racing through the community, a densely packed city of nearly 40,000 with a chemical plant and Pirelli bicycle tire factory a 15-minute drive from the heart of Milan.
COVID-19: India records 18,711 new cases, highest in nearly 2 months
The active cases registered an increase for the fifth consecutive day and the COVID-19 active caseload increased to 1,84,523 which now comprises 1.65 per cent of the total infections.
Examine measures in pending legislation for regulation of online health service aggregators: HC to Delhi govt
“Besides, these online aggregators are not accredited by any accreditation agency. The existence of such illegal online diagnostic aggregators are posing serious health challenges as a large number of people are falling prey to the attractive health packages being offered by these illegal online aggregators,” read the plea.
World no closer to answer on COVID-19 origins despite WHO probe: Expert
In January, a team of scientists picked by the World Health Organization (WHO) visited hospitals and research institutes in Wuhan, the central Chinese city where the coronavirus was identified, in search of clues about the origins of COVID-19.
But the mission has come under fire, with critics accusing the WHO of relying too much on politically compromised Chinese fieldwork and data.
Over 1.8 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India: Centre
Six sates, Maharashtra, Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat, MP and Delhi, have reported high daily new cases in a span of 24 hours, the ministry said underlining 84.44 per cent of the new cases reported in a span of 24 hours (16,838) are from these six states.
‘When will it end?’: How a changing virus is reshaping scientists’ views on COVID-19
The scientists now believe that SARS-CoV-2 will not only remain with us as an endemic virus, continuing to circulate in communities, but will likely cause a significant burden of illness and death for years to come.