Tag: Vaccine

Two out of seven Covid-19 vaccine beneficiaries who had developed severe adverse symptoms after being immunized have died. So far, India has immunized over 3.81 lakh health care workers, out of which 580 people developed adverse event following immunization (AEFI).

The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) on Saturday gave emergency use authorization to Oxford-Astrazeneca’s AZD1222 in Pakistan following recommendations by a six-member panel of health experts. A private firm has been allowed to import the COVID-19 vaccine in the country.

President-elect Joe Biden’s goal of delivering 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine within the first 100 days of his presidency “is absolutely a doable thing,” Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on Sunday.

In the UK, the first person to receive a COVID-19 vaccine outside trial conditions was a 90-year-old pensioner. In Canada, the first recipient was only marginally younger at 89. In Germany, a 101-year-old nursing home resident was first in line.

Indian carrier Spicejet carried a large consignment of COVID-19 vaccines from the city of Pune to the capital New Delhi on Tuesday in preparation for what it called the world’s biggest ever inoculation drive.

China will provide COVID-19 vaccines free of charge once they become available to general public, government authorities said on Saturday.

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine appeared to work against a key mutation in the highly transmissible new variants of the coronavirus discovered in Britain and South Africa, according to a laboratory study conducted by the U.S. drugmaker.

A second nationwide drill to test the country’s preparedness for conducting a mammoth vaccination drive is set to be conducted on Friday across 737 districts in 33 states and Union Territories, days after India’s drug regulator gave its clearance for two Covid-19 vaccines.

Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar and Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa discussed Eastern Container Terminal also.

The Health Ministry has decided on a priority list of recipients of the coronavirus vaccine which consists of vulnerable groups. Among the recipients identified are people above 60 years of age, frontline workers and others.