Very good move : Poonawalla on longer gap between Covishield jabs
Health ministry has accepted recommendations of Covid-19 working group of National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation and National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid-19 to administer second jab after 12-16 weeks after the first one
BusinessToday.In | May 14, 2021 | Updated 10:38 IST
Serum Institute of India chief executive Adar Poonawalla
Serum Institute of India chief executive Adar Poonawalla has hailed the government decision to increase the gap between two Covishield doses to 12-16 weeks from the current gap of 6-8 weeks.
The health ministry on Thursday accepted the recommendations of the Covid working group of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) and the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid-19 (NEGVAC) to administer the second jab after 12-16 weeks of the first one.
Centre asks Pfizer, Moderna and J&J to supply COVID-19 vaccines to India
Dr VK Paul, head of India s Covid-19 Task Force said, We have contacted manufacturers and sought information on the availability of vaccine for August-December.
BusinessToday.In | May 14, 2021 | Updated 12:33 IST
COVID-19 in India: Centre reaches out to vaccine makers
The Centre has said that it is in talks with three global manufacturers including Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson to supply coronavirus vaccines in the country. However, the manufacturers have said that they would be able to open discussions only in Q3 2021. The government said that nevertheless, over 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines would be available in India between August and December this year as per estimates given by the manufacturers.
COVID-19: Walk-in vaccination at Delhi government schools for people above 45 years
The Delhi government has already set up vaccination sites in schools for those between 18 to 44 years but slots have to be booked on the CoWIN portal. Vaccination facility in Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya, C block, Naraina Vihar (Image Source: Twitter/@raghav chadha)
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Updated: May 14, 2021, 03:01 PM IST
The Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi on Thursday decided to allow walk-in vaccinations for COVID-19 to those above the age of 45-years and also said that vaccination centres for this category will be shifted to schools. The decision was taken after Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia chaired a review meeting on the ongoing vaccination drive in the city.
Extension of gap between Covishield doses reasonable approach , says Dr Fauci When you are in a very difficult situation, the way you are in India, you have to try and figure out ways to get as many people vaccinated as quickly as you can, said Dr Fauci
BusinessToday.In | May 14, 2021 | Updated 18:09 IST
Amid the furore over the extension of the gap between two doses of Covishield, White House chief medical adviser Dr Anthony Fauci said that it is a reasonable approach . He said that if one is in a situation that India finds itself in currently, then one would have to try and figure out other ways to get as many as possible vaccinated.