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Ladakh: 1st UT to achieve 100% first dose coverage
Ladakh has become first Union Territory to vaccinate all residents and guest population; comprising of migrant labourers, hotel workers and Nepalese citizens earning their livelihood in the territory;... Cuba develops world’s first conjugate Covid-19 vaccine
Cuba has developed world’s first conjugate Covid-19 vaccine Soberana 2 (Sovereign 2). Highlights When the Soberana 2 vaccine is delivered with booster shot of Soberana Plus, it is...
Govt asks NPCI to start Electronic Vaccine Vouchers
Government has asked National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to launch platform for electronic vaccine vouchers. What are Electronic Vaccine Vouchers? These vouchers are like electronic prepaid instruments... Pregnant women now eligible for Covid vaccination
Ministry of Health has approved the recommendation of National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) for Pregnant women to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Highlights This decision empowers pregnant...
World Bank adds $8 billion more for Covid vaccines
World Bank recently added 8 billion to finance Covid-19 vaccines, which expands financing available for vaccines to 20 billion for developing countries. Key Points Earlier World Bank had... Moderna: India licenses fourth Covid vaccine
Drug regulator of India, DCGI, has allowed Mumbai-based pharmaceutical company Cipla to import Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for restricted emergency use in India. Key points Moderna’s vaccine is going...
India to provide CoWIN technology to other countries
India has decided to make CoWIN platform an open source for other countries in order to enable them to use this technology to run their own vaccination drives.... ZyCoV-D: World’s first DNA-based Vaccine
Indian pharmaceutical company Zydus Cadila is soon going to apply Central Drugs Regulator (DGCI) for emergency approval of the corona vaccine ZyCoV-D. If approved, it will be the... Summit for Vaccine Internationalism
Four-day Summit for vaccine internationalism by Progressive International was opened on June 18, 2021. Highlights Summit was opened with the goal of ending “covid-19 pandemic as quickly as... AEFI Panel confirms first Death linked to Vaccines
National AEFI (Adverse Events Following Immunisation) panel has confirmed first death linked to covid-19 vaccine. A 68-year-old person got severe allergic reaction after he was vaccinated in March... G-7 plans 1 billion extra Covid-19 shots by 2022
Group of Seven (G-7) leaders are set to vow to deliver 1 billion extra doses of vaccines by 2022 to cover 80 percent of world’s adult population. Highlights...
