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  • 320 doses of Covaxin stolen from Jaipur hospital, FIR lodged

    Amid a surge within the coronavirus an infection, over 300 doses of anti-Covid vaccine have been stolen from a hospital in Jaipur, prompting authorities to lodge a felony case towards the theft.
    A complete of 320 doses of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin went lacking from the Kanwatiya authorities hospital in Shastri Nagar, an official stated on Wednesday.
    The hospital authorities knowledgeable the Jaipur chief medical and well being officer concerning the theft on Tuesday night time following which an FIR was lodged on Wednesday.
    “I was informed last night that the doses have been stolen. It is surprising. A police case has been registered in this regard,” Dr Narottam Sharma, Jaipur CMHO, informed PTI.
    The vaccines have been stolen apparently on Monday, he stated, including the case was registered by the hospital superintendent, Dr L Harshvardhan, on Wednesday.
    Sharma stated a departmental probe too has been ordered into the theft.

    “An FIR was registered about the theft of 32 vials of corona vaccine from storage. One vial has 10 doses,” Shastri Nagar police station’s SHO Dilip Singh stated.
    He stated the case was registered towards unidentified individuals underneath IPC sections and the matter is being investigated.
    The Opposition BJP, in the meantime, focused the state authorities over the difficulty.
    Party state president Satish Poonia stated it’s large negligence on the a part of the state authorities.
    The anti-Covid vaccines getting stolen exposes the well being preparations of the state authorities, he added.

  • Plea in SC difficult Centre’s determination on vaccination for all above 45 years

    A plea has been filed within the Supreme Court difficult the Centre’s determination on COVID-19 vaccination solely to �prioritized age teams� above 45 years and sought doses for all residents.
    The plea filed by political activist and columnist Tehseen Poonawalla stated there was a steep enhance in every day COVID-19 instances within the nation, with 1.31 lakh new instances as of April 9.
    This has necessitated an ever-increasing want to permit vaccination for COVID-19 to all age teams and particularly to all individuals with co-morbidities equivalent to respiratory sicknesses and terminal sickness, who, regardless of being weak to the virus, haven’t been given the choice to be protected by the vaccine.
    “This arbitrary bar on the age-groups coupled with the sudden rise in the number of infections due to COVID-19 disease…necessitates immediate steps to be taken to ensure that vaccination is not only available to persons aged above 45 years but to all such persons, even below the age of 45-years, who are employed in work that requires them to go outside every day as well as all persons with any of the co-morbid conditions as vulnerable groups,” the plea stated.

    “The bar on availability of approved vaccines to persons below the age of 45 years, despite having co-morbid conditions, is arbitrary, unreasonable and ultra vires Article 21, which guarantees a right to life, not being a mere animal existence but including within it the right to dignity and appropriate healthcare as well as Article 14, which envisages a right to equality to all the citizens,” it stated.

    The petition has sought instructions to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to make efficient modifications in its coverage to make sure vaccination for COVID-19 to all residents of the nation.
    The Drugs Controller General of India had accepted using two vaccines for immunization — Serum Institute of India’s (SII) Covishield and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin.
    In a lift to India’s vaccine drive, the Centre had eased the age restrict on vaccination, permitting all these above 45 years in age to get the pictures from April 1.

    The vaccination phases in India have thus far coated all folks above the age of 60, these above 45 with comorbidities, medical professionals and frontline staff.

  • Third US vaccine may elevate query: Which photographs are greatest?

    The nation is poised to get a 3rd vaccine in opposition to COVID-19, however as a result of at first look the Johnson & Johnson shot might not be seen as equal to different choices, well being officers are girding for the query: Which one is greatest?
    If cleared for emergency use, the J&J vaccine would provide a one-dose choice that would assist velocity vaccinations, tamp down a pandemic that has killed greater than 500,000 individuals within the U.S. and keep forward of a mutating virus.

    “I think it’s going to be huge,” stated Dr. Virginia Caine, director of the general public well being division in Marion County, Indiana, which incorporates Indianapolis. She expects the easier-to-use vaccine will give native officers extra flexibility for cell vaccination clinics or pop-up occasions.
    The problem will probably be explaining how protecting the J&J shot is after the astounding success of the primary U.S. vaccines.

    Two doses of the Pfizer and Moderna photographs had been discovered to be about 95% efficient in opposition to symptomatic COVID-19. The numbers from J&J’s examine should not that top, however they don’t seem to be an apples-to-apples comparability. One dose of the J&J vaccine was 85% protecting in opposition to probably the most extreme COVID-19. After including in average instances, the entire effectiveness dropped to about 66%.
    “I don’t think it’s a second-tier vaccine, but we’ve got to avoid that perception,” stated Dr. Thomas Balcezak of Yale New Haven Health System.
    The J&J shot was examined within the U.S., Latin America and South Africa at a time when extra contagious mutated variations of the virus had been spreading. That wasn’t the case final fall, when Pfizer and Moderna had been wrapping up testing, and it’s not clear if their numbers would maintain in opposition to probably the most worrisome of these variants.

    Importantly, the Food and Drug Administration reported this week that, identical to its predecessors, the J&J shot provides sturdy safety in opposition to the worst outcomes. By 28 days after the injection, there have been no hospitalizations or deaths in examine volunteers given the J&J shot, in contrast with 16 hospitalizations and 7 deaths in these given a dummy shot.
    Independent advisers to the FDA will advocate Friday if there’s sufficient proof to permit widespread use of J&J’s vaccine, setting the stage for a ultimate resolution inside days.
    If it rolls out subsequent week, U.S. officers count on to have only some million doses to divide between states in preliminary shipments. But by the tip of March, J&J has stated it may provide sufficient to vaccinate 20 million individuals — a much-needed increase to stretched provides.
    The backside line: “Whatever vaccine is being offered is what you want,” stated University of Pennsylvania immunologist E. John Wherry.
    Still, the nuances of the vaccines elevate moral questions.
    At Yale, Balcezak is scuffling with tips on how to make the very best use of the J&J shot’s benefits with out showing to focus on it to underserved populations. For instance, it’s a logical alternative for homeless shelters the place individuals might have moved on earlier than their second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.
    “I’m very worried about how that would be perceived,” Balcezak stated.
    The J&J vaccine can also be simpler to deal with, lasting three months within the fridge in comparison with the Pfizer and Moderna choices, which have to be frozen.

    Balcezak stated the Yale system has been working with pastors and different “cultural ambassadors” to reply vaccine questions from minority communities, and likewise will talk about the J&J shot’s potentialities.
    In Washington state, well being officers see some clear want for one-and-done vaccinations — together with sailors within the maritime trade, who can spend months on cargo and fishing vessels.
    “This is the ideal vaccine for them,” stated Dr. Scott Lindquist of the Washington State Department of Health. With the two-dose vaccines, the state “had to send second doses onward to the next port of call.”
    Other elements of the world already are dealing with which-is-best challenges. AstraZeneca’s vaccine, for example, is cleared to be used in Britain and Europe after knowledge steered it was about 70% efficient. Italy’s authorities lately determined to order Pfizer and Moderna photographs for the aged and designate the AstraZeneca vaccine for youthful, at-risk staff, sparking protest from the nation’s fundamental academics’ union.
    In the U.S., well being officers say it’s vital for the federal government to ship a transparent message.
    “Right now, it’s not vaccine against vaccine, it’s vaccine against virus,” stated Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

  • Corona Vaccine: Yogi at Hunar Haat said- ‘Had India been earlier than, it will have been wandering for vaccine’

    Highlights: CM Yogi strongly praised PM Modi on the administration of Corona, stated that if there had been an earlier India, he would have been wandering for the vaccine- PM Modi’s imaginative and prescient has additionally been praised by the US for Yogi’s Hunar Haat in Awadh Shilp Gram, Lucknow Inaugurated Lucknow Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the corona vaccine. CM Yogi launched Hunar Haat at Awadh Shilp Gram, Lucknow. During this time, the UP CM stated that if there had been an earlier India, Corona would have been wandering for the vaccine. Today Modi ji’s imaginative and prescient is being praised on the planet and America has additionally thought-about it ironic. Remember, if India had been like earlier than, this nation would have been wandering for the Corona vaccine. Today it’s essential to have seen the tweet within the morning. The President of Brazil has thanked Prime Minister Modi as a result of India has additionally despatched the vaccine to Brazil. I congratulate Prime Minister Modi for sending a vaccine to Brazil to make him notice the ability of a self-reliant India. Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’s conventional recognition of India can be as soon as once more stamped by self-sufficient India. ‘ ‘America praised PM Modi’s imaginative and prescient’ CM Yogi additional stated in his handle, ‘This is India. This is the brand new India. This is what New India is. We can even give vaccine to Bhutan, have additionally given vaccine to Nepal. Bangladesh has additionally been vaccinated. The vaccine has additionally been given to Maldives and has additionally reached India for Mauritius. Today, America has additionally praised India that the readiness with which India has supported the nations of South-East Asia is commendable. In reality it’s a tribute to the imaginative and prescient of PM Modi ji. His imaginative and prescient of a self-reliant India is like getting world recognition. PM Modi Corona Vaccination: Know when PM Modi will really feel the profitable job of managing the Corona vaccine: India: Yogi CM Yogi referring to India’s struggle with Corona stated, ‘This is what self-reliance does. The largest democracy on the planet, India is the one nation, however with the most important democracy, India has accomplished probably the most profitable work on the planet below the administration of Corona, respecting public sentiment and public religion. But India is the one nation on the planet that has managed to deliver two vaccines to its residents with the most effective administration of Kovid. ‘Coronavirus Vaccination in UP: Hear the message of the docs who received the primary vaccination of Corona on this event. Welfare Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi was additionally current. The Chief Minister, whereas addressing the 1000’s of Hunarmand who had been current there, stated, ‘Remember in March 2020 when the value of 100 ML sanitizer reached Rs 600. We then exported it to 27 states. 500 artisans from 31 states of the nation at Hunar Haat at Hunar Haat, Lucknow in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Ladakh, Central About 500 expert masters are becoming a member of 31 states and union territories, together with Uttar Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal. Yogi on Corona Vaccination: Yogi lashes out at opponents of Corona vaccine – after we come to the ultimate victory… some individuals on this occasion, the artisans and artisans of the nation, Azarik, artwork steel ware, tiger print, Banarasi saree, Bandhej, Bastar herbs, black pottery, block prints, cane-bamboo merchandise, chikankari, copper bells, dry flowers, khadi merchandise have been put in. Apart from this, stalls of indigenous handicrafts together with Kota silk, lac bangles, leather-based, Pashmina shawls, Rampuri violin, wood-iron toys, kantha embroidery, brass brass merchandise, crystal glass objects and sandalwood artifacts had been put up for show and sale. Huh. .

  • Who shouldn’t get Covaxin? Bharat Biotech points reality sheet, warns of doable negative effects

    Image Source : PTI (FILE) Bharat Biotech warns individuals with medical circumstances in opposition to taking Covaxin shot
    Bharat Biotech, the producer of Covaxin, has issued a reality sheet on who ought to keep away from taking the drug to keep away from doable negative effects. According to the corporate’s web site, these with a historical past of allergy symptoms, affected by fever, bleeding dysfunction, pregnant or breastfeeding, severe health-related points shouldn’t be injected with Covaxin amongst different circumstances. 

    The firm stated that beneficiaries ought to first take recommendation from their physician or vaccine supplier earlier than taking Covaxin.  It warned recipients of extreme allergic response which will embrace issue in respiration, swelling of the face and throat, quick heart-beat, rashes all around the physique, dizziness and weak point.

    “You should not get Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin if you have any history of allergies. Have high fever. Have bleeding disorder or are a blood thinner. Immune compromised or are a medicine that affects your immune system. Are pregnant. Are breast feeding. Have received another COVID-19 vaccine. Any other serious health related issues, as determined by the vaccinator/Officer supervising vaccination,” the actual fact sheet stated.

    Those receiving jabs, Bharat Biotech stated, are urged to reveal their medical circumstances, medicines they’re taking and allergy symptoms.

    Covaxin is likely one of the two medicine permitted for emergency use in India. It is India’s completely indigenous COVID-19 vaccine developed in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research and National Institute of Virology. The different being Covishield which is developed by the University of Oxford together with British pharmaceutical main AstraZeneca. The Serum Institute of India (SII), Pune has partnered with the Oxford University to fabricate their Covid-19 vaccine in India. The SII is the world’s largest vaccine producer when it comes to numbers.

    Who ought to keep away from Covaxin?

    Image Source : COVAXIN WEBSITE Who shouldn’t get Covaxin

    India on Saturday began vaccinating its healthwaorkers utilizing two Covid vaccines . According to the federal government knowledge, over 3.8 lakh individuals have been inoculated and greater than  500 adversarial occasions following immunisation have been reported. The Union Health Ministry additionally knowledgeable about two deaths in Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka publish the vaccination. But the deaths are unrelated to the vaccine.

    The vaccine maker within the reality sheet on Covaxin, posted in its web site, stated the scientific efficacy of the vaccine is but to be established and is being studied in Phase 3 scientific trial and therefore it is very important recognize that receiving the vaccine doesn’t imply different precautions associated to COVID-19 needn’t be adopted.

    Image Source : COVAXIN WEBSITE What to say earlier than taking Covaxin

    It stated that an ongoing scientific trial of Covaxin has proven to generate immunity following two doses given 4 weeks aside.

    The firm added that Covaxin is a extremely purified and inactivated two-dose SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, manufactured in a Vero cell manufacturing platform with a superb security observe file of greater than 300 million doses. The inactivated vaccine is developed and manufactured in Bharat Biotech’s BSL-3 (Bio-Safety Level 3) biocontainment facility, considered one of its sort on the earth.

    READ MORE: India’s vaccination drive: 3,81,305 individuals jabbed; 2 post-vaccination deaths in UP, Karnataka

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  • India’s vaccination drive: 3,81,305 individuals jabbed; 2 post-vaccination deaths in UP, Karnataka | Key Points

    Image Source : AP India’s vaccination drive: 3,81,305 individuals jabbed; 2 post-vaccination deaths in UP, Karnataka | Key Points
    Over 3.8 lakh individuals have been inoculated for coronavirus within the nation to date. More than  500 opposed occasions following immunisation had been reported, accorrding to Union Health Ministry’s newest information offered Monday evening. The ministry additionally knowledgeable about two deaths in Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka submit the vaccination. India on Saturday, January 16, gave the primary COVID-19 vaccine photographs to almost two lakh frontline healthcare and sanitary staff as Prime Minister Narendra Modi rolled out the world’s largest inoculation drive towards the pandemic that has prompted 1,52,093 deaths and upended thousands and thousands of lives within the nation.

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    At a press briefing, Additional Secretary within the ministry, Manohar Agnani, stated as many as 1,48,266 beneficiaries had been vaccinated throughout 25 states and Union Territories until 5 pm on Monday. 
    A complete of three,81,305 beneficiaries have to date been vaccinated (until 5 pm on Monday) as per provisional report, he stated. 
    Statewise breakout of vaccinations on Monday: 8,656 had been from Bihar, 1,822 from Assam, 36,888 from Karnataka, 7,070 from Kerala, 6,665 from Madhya Pradesh, 7,628 from Tamil Nadu, 10,352 from Telangana, 11,588 from West Bengal and 311 had been from Delhi.
    He stated a cumulative 580 opposed occasions following immunization (AEFIs) and 7 hospitalizations have to date been reported within the nation for the reason that nationwide COVID inoculation drive which started on January 16.
    READ MORE: India’s vaccination drive: 2,24,301 individuals inoculated to date; 447 opposed occasions reported

    In Uttarakhand, one of many beneficiaries is steady and beneath statement at AIIMS Rishikesh, the official said.
    In Chhattisgarh, one beneficiary is beneath statement, whereas in Karnataka, two circumstances of hospitalizations had been reported, he stated.
    Two deaths have been reported submit administering of the vaccine in Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka. The loss of life of the UP resident shouldn’t be associated to vaccination, the ministry stated, including that submit mortem was deliberate for the second deceased. 
    Two individuals died after taking COVID-19 vaccine in UP & Karnataka. Death of the UP resident shouldn’t be associated to vaccination; submit mortem is deliberate at the moment for the second particular person: Union Health Ministry pic.twitter.com/HjDDsazEUs

    — ANI (@ANI) January 18, 2021

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  • Africa secures near 300 million Covid vaccine doses: report

    The African Union has secured near 300 million Covid-19 vaccine doses within the largest such settlement but for Africa, a continental official stated Tuesday.
    Nicaise Ndembi, senior science adviser for the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, informed The Associated Press in an interview that the present AU chair, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, is predicted to announce the information on Wednesday.
    The 300 million doses are being secured independently of the worldwide COVAX effort geared toward distributing Covid-19 vaccines to lower-income international locations, Ndembi stated.
    “We have reached the final stage of our deals,” he stated, referring questions on who will probably be offering the vaccines and at what value to the upcoming announcement.
    The information comes as coronavirus infections spike once more in elements of Africa, particularly South Africa, the place a quickly spreading variant of the coronavirus now makes up a lot of the new instances.
    The continent over the weekend surpassed 3 million confirmed instances because the begin of the pandemic, with greater than 1.2 million in South Africa.
    “We plan to have these by the end of the first quarter” of 2021, Ndembi stated of the almost 300 million doses, which will probably be allotted on the continental platform the AU arrange final yr to make it simpler for Africa’s 54 international locations to pool their buying energy and purchase pandemic provides in bulk.
    “We’re expecting 600 million doses from the COVAX facility,” he stated, however African officers are nonetheless ready on the small print, so “we’re happy we have alternative solutions”.
    Ndembi stated African officers have approached a minimum of 10 vaccine producers and builders because the continent seeks to vaccinate 60 per cent of its inhabitants of 1.3 billion folks, or about 780 million folks.

    The Africa CDC has stated round 1.5 billion doses are wanted for that, assuming two doses per individual. It estimates the trouble will value round USD 10 billion.
    Ndembi has stated he’s very optimistic that may be achieved inside two years. The Africa CDC has warned that taking for much longer than that dangers having the virus develop into endemic in elements of the African continent.
    In an deal with to South Africans on Monday night time, Ramaphosa introduced the nation had secured 20 million vaccine doses “to be delivered mainly in the first half of the year”. He gave no additional particulars however stated “we will make further announcements as we conclude our negotiations with vaccine manufacturers”.

    Africa has scrambled on a number of fronts to acquire vaccine provides. Ramaphosa stated the African Vaccine Acquisition Task Team not too long ago created below the AU “has done tremendous work to secure vaccine doses” by what he known as intensive engagement with producers.
    “The South African government has also been engaging directly with several vaccine manufacturers for over six months,” he stated. “Given the massive global demand for vaccines and the vastly greater purchasing power of wealthier countries, we are exploring all avenues to get as many vaccine doses as soon as possible,” Ramaphosa stated. (AP) RDM RDM