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Richer countries administer most of world’s vaccinations
As of Thursday, 40 per cent of the Covid-19 vaccines administered globally have gone to people in 27 wealthy nations that represent 11 per cent of the global population.
Countries making up the least-wealthy 11 per cent have gotten just 1.6 per cent of Covid-19 vaccines administered so far, according to an analysis of data collected by the Bloomberg Vaccine Tracker.
J&J says in talks with Indian govt for trial of single-dose vaccine
India currently has two approved vaccines in use, one developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca and the other, a shot from local player Bharat Biotech. There are other vaccine candidates in trials in India including Russia’s Sputnik-V and a shot developed by Cadila Healthcare Ltd.
India reports a record 131,968 new COVID-19 infections
Harsh Vardhan said on Thursday there was no shortage of shots for the groups eligible for vaccination, with more than 43 million doses in stock or in the pipeline. India has been inoculating about 4 million people a day.
He informed that 0.46 per cent of active COVID-19 patients are on ventilators and 2.31 per cent are in ICU.
Odisha makes COVID-19 negative report mandatory for entry into state
”The people coming without such a report shall have to undergo 7-day mandatory Home/ Institutional quarantine. This will be effective from April 12 (Monday),” Special Relief Commissioner P K Jena said quoting the order.
Covid: New Zealand suspends entry for travellers from India starting Apr 11
“We are temporarily suspending entry into New Zealand for travellers from India,” Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said in a news conference in Auckland.
The move comes after New Zealand recorded 23 new positive coronavirus cases at its border on Thursday, of which 17 were from India.
IMF sees evidence of normalisation of India’s economic activity, projects 12.5 pc growth in 2021
“The evidence we were getting in the last couple of months in terms of the normalisation of economic activity,” said IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath
India’s record COVID-19 surge continues, vaccines run short
Healthcare workers outside a government hospital in Mumbai city – India’s financial capital – were seen turning people away, asking them to call a helpline number set up by the municipal authorities. “We don’t know when the vaccine will be back in stock. It could be available later today or maybe tomorrow,” one of them said.
Notices saying “vaccine out of stock” were plastered outside a centre in a neighbouring suburb, along with helpline numbers. In two other districts in Maharashtra, local officials said inoculation efforts had been stopped and centres were closed.
One in ten suffer long-term effects 8 months following mild Covid-19: Study
“Fatigue and respiratory problems are also more common among participants who have had COVID-19 but do not occur to the same extent,” Thalin said.
A third of Covid-19 survivors suffer neurological, mental disorders: Study
Post-COVID cases of stroke, dementia and other neurological disorders were rarer, the researchers said, but were still significant, especially in those who had severe COVID-19.
“Although the individual risks for most disorders are small, the effect across the whole population may be substantial,” said Paul Harrison, a professor of psychiatry at Oxford University who co-led the work.
Indian PM rejects calls to widen vaccine access as infections hit record
“It’s not that you can set up these big vaccine factories overnight,” Modi said addressing chief ministers of states via video conference. “Whatever production we have got, we will have to prioritise.”
Many states including Maharashtra, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Punjab have crossed the first wave of peak in terms of COVID-19 cases. This is a serious concern. People have become complacent. In most states administration has also become relaxed,” he said.