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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. Which countries to join? Countries including Vietnam, Iraq, Peru, Mexico, Dominican Republic, ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
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 world’s first DNA-based vaccine. With this, the number of vaccines available in ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
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 possible by administering and securing COVID-19 vaccines for all”. Vaccine summit brings ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
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 who died later. Key points The panel was set up to study ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
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 Ahead of G-7 summit in UK, officials put together document outlining a ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
Antibody Cocktail treatment for Covid
Doctors from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi have successfully analysed the monoclonal antibody therapy on two Covid-19 patients. This therapy resulted into fast progression of symptoms within first seven days. About the therapy Two patients were administered REGCov2 ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021