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WHO says rise in COVID cases is the tip of the iceberg
New infections jumped by 8% globally last week, compared to the...
Over 180 cr doses of COVID vaccines administered, 77,314 adverse events reported: Centre to SC
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J&J forecasts $2.5 bln in 2021 COVID-19 vaccine sales, sets lower production target
J&J estimated its vaccine price at $5 per dose in the first half of the year and said it would likely be as much as $8 by year end. The healthcare conglomerate, which promised it would not make a profit on the vaccine during the pandemic, said the fluctuating price reflected the net costs of the vaccine and production volumes. The $8 price is a bit lower than previous indications. South Africa has said it is paying $10 per dose for both the J&J and the two-shot Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines. AstraZeneca Plc is charging $3 per shot for its two-dose vaccine.
645 children lost their parents to Covid from Apr-May 28 during second wave: WCD
”The scheme, the prime minister has announced, provides support for education and health and will create a corpus of Rs 10 lakh for each child when he or she reaches 18 years of age. This corpus will be used to give a monthly financial support/ stipend form 18 years of age, for the next five years to take care of his or her personal requirements during the period of higher education and on reaching the age of 23 years, he or she will get the corpus amount as one lump-sum for personal and professional use,” Irani said.
Based on audacious assumptions: Centre dismisses studies claiming undercounting of India’s COVID deaths
“The reports assume that all the excess mortality figures are COVID deaths, which is not based on facts and totally fallacious. Excess mortality is a term used to describe an all-cause mortality figure and attributing these deaths to COVID-19 is completely misleading,” it said.
Death rates soar in Southeast Asia as virus wave spreads
A variety of factors have contributed to the recent surge in the region, including people growing weary of the pandemic and letting precautions slip low vaccination rates, and the emergence of the delta variant of the virus, which was first detected in India, said Abhishek Rimal, the Asia-Pacific emergency health coordinator for the Red Cross, who is based in Malaysia.
India reports 3,998 COVID deaths after state corrects its data
On Wednesday, the government reported 42,015 new coronavirus infections in the previous 24 hours, health ministry data showed.
US life expectancy in 2020 drops by 1.5 years due to Covid-19 pandemic
“It’s staggering and depressing,” said Noreen Goldman, a professor of demography and public affairs at Princeton University. “The U.S. lags behind virtually all high-income countries in life expectancy, and now it’s lagging further behind.”
Pandemic can have severe effect on children’s mental, physical health, says doctor
“Pandemic can have a severe effect on children’s mental and physical health. They are confined at home for more than a year. Moreover, illnesses in the family, wage losses for parents have increased stress. Children may express psychological distress (sadness) by acting out in a different way each child behaves differently. Some may become silent while others may express anger and hyperactivity,” Dr Kumar said.
IMF to keep 2021 global growth forecast at 6%-Georgieva
Georgieva, speaking at an online event sponsored by the Peterson Institute for International Economics, said that recovery will be held back unless the pace of COVID-19 vaccination picks up, adding that a goal of ending the pandemic by the end of 2022 will not be reached at the current pace.
Prevalence of COVID-19’s Delta variant among specimens sequenced over past 4 weeks exceeded 75 per cent: WHO
“According to GISAID data, as of 20 July, the prevalence of Delta among the specimens sequenced over the past 4 weeks exceeded 75 percent in many countries worldwide including Australia, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Denmark, India, Indonesia, Israel, Portugal, Russian Federation, Singapore South Africa, and the United Kingdom,” the update said.
India reports 41,383 new COVID-19 cases, deaths rise by 507
India’s daily positivity rate remained less than 3 per cent for 31 consecutive days. The positivity rate stood at 2.41 per cent.