Tag: Covid vaccination
How 'chimpanzee Poop' Is Helping Prevent COVID-19
The Oxford–AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, a version of which is also being used in India, is made from an adenovirus isolated from chimpanzee poop, which has been genetically changed so that it is impossible for it to grow in humans. ....
Gurugram Police Constable Mops Covid Vaccination Centre Floor
A police constable, Vinod Kumar, who is also a frontline Covid warrior posted at a vaccination centre in Fazilpur village, has set an example while performing his duty during the Covid-19 crisis. ....
Alia Bhatt Backs Series Educating People About Covid Vaccine
Actress Alia Bhatt is backing a five-part series that aims to educate people about the necessity of Covid vaccination and addresses rumours and myths surrounding the vaccine. The series starts from Thursday and is backed by Alia's newly-launched production house Eternal Sunshine Productions. ....
India Reports Over 54K New Covid Cases In 24 Hours
India recorded 54,069 new Covid-19 cases and 1,321 deaths in the last 24 hours taking the country's total caseload to 3,00,82,778, according to data released by the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Thursday. ....
Israel To Vaccinate Elderly With 3rd Pfizer Dose
Israel is expected to start vaccinating the country's elderly citizens against Covid-19 with a third dose of the Pfizer jab, the Ministry of Health said in a statement on Thursday. ....
Vaccine Injustice Is A Shame On All Humanity: WHO
Vaccine nationalism by developed countries would prolong the Covid-19 pandemic, when it could be ended in a matter of months by sharing doses and scaling up manufacturing equitably, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. ....
Covid May Be Endemic But Has Not 'ended' In India: Experts
Covid-19 is endemic in India, but it does not mean "the end" of the deadly infectious disease, say experts emphasising the need to continue with Covid appropriate behaviour and vaccination. ....
WHO Congratulates India For Administering 75 Crore Vaccine Doses
India's Covid vaccination coverage under the mass vaccination drive crossed the landmark of 75 crore doses on Monday. ....
Australia Hits 70% Covid Vaccination Target
Australia's Covid-19 vaccine rollout has hit a major milestone, with 70 per cent of the adult population fully inoculated against the virus, Minister of Health Greg Hunt said. ....
Bangladesh Reaches Milestone Of 100 Million Covid Vaccines
Bangladesh's Covid-19 vaccination drive has achieved a historic milestone of administering more than 100 million vaccine doses, officials said. ....
