COVID Vaccine

	Short supply? TN Covid vaccine lines getting longer Queues get longer at health centres even as health officials try to allay public concerns published on : 17th April 2021
	Centre rushes to raise Covaxin production as second Covid wave hits India hard The government is looking to ensure that at least 2 crore Covaxin doses per month are available by May-June and 6-7 crore doses of Covaxin are produced per month by July-August published on : 16th April 2021
	Vaccination not shield against COVID, can reduce severity, lower fatality: Experts They have also said that "no causal link has been established" yet between vaccination and the complications suffered thereafter by a person through any clinical or epidemiological studies. published on : 16th April 2021
	Odisha seeks more vaccine doses as over 50 percent of session sites run out of stock Health officials said Odisha required more doses of Covishield as the vaccine has been approved for the entire state while Covaxin has been allowed for Bhubaneswar only. published on : 16th April 2021
	Shortage of doses affects Covid vaccine drive Uncertainty is looming large over the future of mega Covid vaccination camps in the district as vaccine doses are in short supply. published on : 16th April 2021
	Social influencers urged to allay fears on Covid vaccination Vaccines will at least reduce infection severity, Siddha & Ayurveda meds are all secondary, says actor Vivek who took the jab on Thursday published on : 16th April 2021
	As Covid cases rise, vaccination of industrial workers underway “A total of 5000 workers are employed in 240 industrial units in the estate. Of this, 1350 workers who are above the age of 45 years have registered to for vaccination. published on : 16th April 2021
	Mumbai-based Haffkine institute gets permission to produce COVID-19 vaccines The central government has given the permission for one year for the purpose of production of vaccines. published on : 16th April 2021
	In bid to allay concerns, Russia says Sputnik V COVID vaccine does not cause blood clots Like the Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca vaccines, Russia's Sputnik V jab uses adapted strains of the adenovirus that causes the common cold. published on : 15th April 2021
	Need to create environment for quick scaling up of global COVID vaccine production: Piyush Goyal He said that India and South Africa along with 57 other WTO members have co-sponsored a proposal for temporary and limited-scope waiver from certain provisions of the TRIPS. published on : 15th April 2021
	Explainer: What is a 'COVID-19 vaccine passport' and will you need one? The certificates are still being developed, and how and whether they'll be used could vary widely around the world. published on : 15th April 2021
	COVID-19: 18,000 AAI employees not taking vaccine jabs due to fear, confusion AAEU General Secretary Balraj Singh Ahlawat has appealed to his employees several times to come forward and get vaccinated. published on : 15th April 2021
	US remains non-committal on India's move to get TRIPS waiver for COVID vaccines at WTO The move by India, South Africa and several other countries has been supported by more than 60 top American lawmakers, most of whom are progressives. published on : 15th April 2021
	Tech Mahindra to start COVID-19 vaccination drive for employees, their families The company will start an exclusive COVID-19 vaccination drive for its employees and dependent family members from April 15 in the national capital. published on : 15th April 2021
	South Africans anxious over pause in use of Johnson & Johnson vaccines South Africa has more than 1.5 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, including at least 53,000 deaths, representing more than 30% of all the confirmed cases in Africa's 54 countries. published on : 15th April 2021