Govt runs Covid vaccine mock drill in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Punjab & Gujarat
The dry run is to test functionality of Co-WIN, the website for monitoring vaccine delivery, deployment of teams, cold storage, transportation and other protocols.
India’s daily Covid deaths fall below 300 after 6 months, testing dips under 8 lakh since June
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India registers over 20,000 new Covid cases in a day, caseload rises to over 1.02 crore
The number of people who have recuperated from the virus surged to 97,82,669, pushing the national recovery rate to 95.83%, while the Covid case fatality rate stands at 1.45%.
Covid protection with placebo too? Bharat Biotech’s pitch for volunteers raises concerns
Bharat Biotech has asked Covaxin trial sites to offer Covid protection as an incentive to draw volunteers. Experts say it is unethical.
Daily cases in India drop below 19,000 for the first time since July
Health ministry says India's total active caseload has fallen to 2.78 lakh — 'lowest after 170 days'. Delhi reported 655 cases in last 24 hrs — lowest since mid-August.
‘State of emergency’ in Beijing as it records 13 Covid cases since 14 Dec after 134-day lull
Local authorities have said Beijing requires 'all districts, departments and companies to enter a state of emergency' and adopt more stringent measures to check Covid spread.
Can I get vaccinated if pregnant or breastfeeding? An immunologist answers
Covid-19 is more severe during pregnancy. A US study showed pregnant women were 3 times more likely to end up in the ICU.
India’s Covid tally climbs to 1,01,87,850, recovery rate 95.82%
The death toll rose to 1,47,622 with 279 new fatalities in a span of 24 hours in the country, according to Health Ministry data.
Comorbidities linked to 6.26% lower risk of mortality in India compared to England — study
Study by Stanford & Johns Hopkins University was done to understand how Covid comorbidities affect mortality in lower-middle-income country like India, compared to high-income England.
New study could point to critical windows in pregnancy when Covid vaccination most desirable
Scientists find evidence of lower than expected transfer of protective antibodies against Covid via the placenta from mothers who are infected in the third trimester.