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08 Apr

Covid booster dose for all adults from Sunday at private vaccine centres: Health Ministry

On Friday the government announced that precaution doses of COVID vaccines will be made available to all adults at private vaccination centres from 10th April (Sunday).

A statement from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said, “The administration of Precaution Dose to 18+ population through Private Vaccination Centres would start from 10th April (Sunday), 2022.”

According to the statement people all those who are more than 18 years of age and have completed 9 months after the administration of second dose, would be eligible for Precaution Dose. This facility would be available in all Private Vaccination Centres.

India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 185.38 Cr (1,85,38,88,663) as per provisional reports till 7 am on Friday.

Precaution dose have been given to 2,40,48,124 people so far. Of these, 45,15,341were given to healthcare workers, 69,77,654 to frontline workers and 1,25,55,129 to people above the age of 60 years.

COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 2.11 Cr (2,11,28,977) adolescents have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

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06 Apr

Over 2 crore children 12-14 years age-group administered Covid vaccine first dose: Mansukh Mandaviya

Over 2 crore children have been administered the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, informed Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday. He congratulated all children who got vaccinated and said that Another golden feather is added to the world’s largest vaccination drive.

“Another golden feather in the cap of world’s largest & most successful vaccination drive! Over 2,00,00,000 children between 12-14 age group have received 1st dose of #COVID19 vaccine. Congratulations to all my young friends who got vaccinated,” tweeted Mansukh Madaviya.

COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022.

India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 185.04 Cr (1,85,04,11,569) as per provisional reports till 7 am Wednesday.

More than 2.37 crore (2,37,72,909) precaution doses have been administered to healthcare workers, frontline workers and those aged above 60 so far, the ministry said.

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30 Mar

Covid-19: India’s active caseload falls below 15,000 after 707 days

According to the Union health ministry’s updated data on Wednesday morning, India have reported 1,233 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours.

There has been a sustained fall in the weekly and daily Positivity Rates. The weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 0.25% and the Daily Positivity rate is also reported to be 0.20%.

In a significant development, India’s Active Caseload (14,704) has declined to less than the 15,000 mark after 707 days. Active cases now constitute 0.03% of the country’s total Positive Cases. The caseload on 21st April 2020 was 14,759 Active Cases.

31 Covid-19 deaths were also reported in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s death toll up to 5,21,070.

Meanwhile, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 183.82 crores.  Vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March 2022. So far, more than 1.50 crore (1,50,55,291) children have been administered with the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Precaution doses have been given to more than 2.28 Crore (2,28,71,399) people so far.

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20 Mar

India’s daily COVID-19 cases drop below 2,000 mark

India continues to witness a declining trend with daily infections dropping below the 2,000 mark on Sunday. According to the Union health ministry’s updated data on Sunday morning, India has reported 1,761 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours.

There has been a sustained fall in the weekly and daily Positivity Rates too. The weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 0.41% and the daily positivity rate is also reported to be 0.41%.

The active caseload declined to 26,240. Total 3,196 people recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours, increasing the total number to 4,24,65,122. The recovery rate has also improved to 98.74 per cent.

Meanwhile, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 181.21 crores.  Vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 17 lakh (17,36,464) adolescents have been administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

Precaution doses have been given to 2,17,33,502 people so far. Of these, 43,58,282 were given to healthcare workers, 66,63,768 to frontline workers, and 1,07,11,452 to people above the age of 60 years.

In the age group of 15-18 years, 5,62,03,581 children have taken the first dose and 3,54,81,792 have taken the second dose of vaccination.

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20 Mar

‘Pandemic Not Over’: WHO Warns Against ‘Huge Amount of Misinformation’ Around COVID-19

The World Health Organization on Saturday expressed concern about the spread of misinformation about the pandemic. They said that the misinformation about the pandemic is creating confusion among people. The concern comes as in the last week there was an 8% increase in cases.

WHO’s COVID-19 Technical Lead Maria Van Kerkhove said that there are misinformations that the pandemic is over or that Omicron is the last variant of Covid-19 that we will have to deal with.

“We have huge amounts of misinformation that’s out there. The misinformation that Omicron is mild. Misinformation that the pandemic is over. Misinformation that this is the last variant that we will have to deal with. This is really causing a lot of confusion,” said Ms. Kerkhove.

Talking about Omicron she said that COVID-19 vaccines remain incredibly effective at preventing severe disease and death, including against Omicron.

She further said that with a huge number of Covid cases there will be an increase in hospitalizations and that will result in increased deaths, primarily in people not vaccinated.

“We do not see changes in severity of BA.2 compared to BA.1 at population levels. However, with huge numbers of cases, you will see an increase in hospitalizations & that in turn has translated into increased deaths… primarily in people not vaxxed or partially vaxxed,” she said.

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17 Mar

India’s strategies ensured better management of Omicron surge than many countries: Mansukh Mandaviya

Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Mansukh Mandaviya delivered the keynote address at a webinar with NITI Aayog and more than 200 NGOs and Civil Society Organizations that have worked at the grassroots during the pandemic. The webinar was titled “India’s Public Health Response to manage COVID-19”.

“The management of the COVID19 pandemic, and especially the recent Omicron surge, has strongly demonstrated to the world the power of strong political will, self-reliance through Atma Nirbharta, innovation powered by technology, shared goals and collaborative efforts through a “Whole of Government” and “Whole of Society” approach,” said Mandaviya.

The Union Minister emphasized that “India’s strategies of public health response have resulted in better management of Omicron surge compared to many other countries”.

At a time when many countries are reporting an increase in a number of daily COVID cases, India’s daily cases have reported a substantial decrease, combined with an increased recovery rate, and high levels of vaccination.

Emphasising the Indian Philosophy of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ and ‘Shubh Laabh’, he said, “India has not only produced quality and affordable vaccines, we have exported medicines  to more than 150 countries on humanitarian grounds. The Vaccine Maitri program of the Government has been lauded globally.”

Dr Mandaviya expressed deep gratitude to all the grassroots NGOs, stakeholders and CSOs who have worked tirelessly among the communities during the pandemic to support them in various ways. “I seek your continued partnership for connecting with the communities to take healthcare services to them. Your work will be pivotal in enhancing awareness and accelerating uptake of e-health services (such as eSanjeevani, and tele-health) among the masses”, he stated.

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17 Mar

Over 3 lakh children in 12-14 age group vaccinated on first day

According to the Union health ministry’s updated data on Thursday morning over 3 lakh children between 12 and 14 years have received their first shot of Covid vaccine taking the total doses administered in the country to over 180.80 crores.

The vaccination started on Wednesday and the vaccine which is being administered to the 12 and 14 years children is Corbevax two doses of which are to be administered 28 days apart.

More than 1.05 crore precaution doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to those aged above 60 years.

On Monday (14 March) the Health Ministry announced plans to expand the programme further to include the 12-14-year age group. The centre also announced that it has decided to remove the condition of co-morbidity for COVID19 Precaution Dose for population over 60 years. With this the entire population above 60 years of age will be eligible for precaution doses of COVID19 vaccine.

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16 Mar

‘Important day for India’: PM Modi as COVID-19 vaccination for 12-14 age group starts

On Wednesday Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged youngsters in the 12-14 age group and all those above 60 to get vaccinated.

“Today is an important day in India’s efforts to vaccinate our citizens. Now onwards, youngsters in the 12-14 age group are eligible for vaccines and all those above 60 are eligible for precaution doses. I urge people in these age groups to get vaccinated.” PM tweeted.

The children in the said age group will be administered Corbevax vaccine manufactured by Hyderabad-based Biological E.

This statement comes after government announced that vaccination for children aged 12 to 14 years starts from today and changed the condition of booster dose to include everyone above the age of 60. Earlier, the administration of precaution dose was restricted to those above 60 years of age with comorbidities, frontline workers, and healthcare workers.

Modi also appreciated state governments for their support towards India’s vaccination drive.

“I would like to appreciate our state governments for their support towards India’s vaccination drive. Several states, especially the hill states and those where tourism is important, have achieved near total vaccination coverage and several big states have also done well,” tweeted Modi.

In another tweet, he also emphasized India’s efforts in the global fight against the Covid-19 disease.

“In line with India’s ethos of caring for the entire planet, we sent vaccines to several nations under the Vaccine Maitri programme. I am glad that India’s vaccination efforts have made the global fight against COVID-19 stronger,” he tweeted.

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28 Jun

विदेश जाने की तैयारी करने वाले यात्रियों की चिंता बढ़ी

नई दिल्ली । देश में कोरोना संक्रमण पर काबू पाने के लिए तेजी से कोविड टीकाकरण अभियान चल रहा है। देश में अधिकतर लोगों को कोविशील्ड वैक्सीन दी जा रही है, लेकिन इससे जुड़ी एक खबर ने विदेश जाने की तैयारी करने वाले यात्रियों की चिंता बढ़ा दी है। दरअसल, कोविशील्ड को अभी कई देशों ने अपने यहां मान्यता नहीं दी है। वहीं कोविशील्ड वैक्सीन लगवाने वाले यात्रियों को यूरोपीय संघ के देश अपने यहां आने की इजाजत नहीं देंगे। यूरोपीय संघ के कई सदस्य देशों ने डिजिटल वैक्सीन पासपोर्ट जारी करना शुरू कर दिया है, जो यूरोपीय लोगों को काम या पर्यटन के लिए स्वतंत्र रूप से आने-जाने की अनुमति देगा। वैक्सीन पासपोर्ट इस बात के प्रमाण के रूप में काम करेगा कि किसी व्यक्ति को कोरोना वायरस से प्रतिरक्षा देने वाला टीका लग गया है। यूरोपीय संघ ने पहले कहा था कि सदस्य देशों को कोविड-19 वैक्सीन के प्रकार की परवाह किए बिना प्रमाण पत्र जारी करना चाहिए, लेकिन ‘ग्रीन पास’ की तकनीकी विशिष्टताओं से संकेत मिल रहे हैं कि यह ईयू-व्यापी विपणन प्राधिकरण से प्राप्त करने वाले कोविड टीकों तक ही सीमित होगा।

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