COVID-19 vaccine drive: 2.24 lakh received jab so far; 447 cases of adverse events reported
A medical worker inoculates a colleague with a Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine
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Among the beneficiaries, 447 people reported suffering from AEFI
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A total of 17,072 beneficiaries received the Covid-19 vaccination on the second day of the inoculation drive in 553 sessions, the Union health ministry said on Sunday.
With this, the total number of people who have gotten inoculated so far has reached 2,24,301.
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The vaccination sessions were only conducted by six states on the second day of the drive.
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New Delhi:
India s drugs regulator on Sunday approved Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute, and indigenously developed Covaxin of Bharat Biotech for restricted emergency use in the country, paving the way for a massive inoculation drive.
The approval by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) was given on the basis of recommendations submitted by a COVID-19 subject expert committee (SEC) of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO). After adequate examination, CDSCO has decided to accept the recommendations of the Expert Committee and accordingly, vaccines of M/s Serum and M/s Bharat Biotech are being approved for restricted use in emergency situation, DCGI Dr VG Somani said.
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New Delhi: India has moved a step closer to getting a coronavirus vaccine as two candidates - Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech s Covaxin and the Serum Institute of India s Covishield - have been recommended by a government-appointed panel to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for emergency use in the last two days. The country has been preparing for the vaccine rollout for the last four months, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday as he reviewed the dry run in Delhi. An end-to-end mock drill on the vaccine administration was conducted in all the states and union territories on Saturday, an exercise compared by the Health Minister to holding elections. DCGI chief Dr Venugopal G Somani is expected to share details about the vaccine candidates today at 11 AM.
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Bharatiya Janata Party President JP Nadda hold a meeting with prominent leaders of Andhra Pradesh, in New Delhi on Saturday. (ANI Photo)Premium
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Nadda accused the Congress and other opposition parties of trying to cause panic among people
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri also took a swipe, saying the opposition is on a quest for permanent political marginalisation
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The BJP on Sunday hit out at the Congress after some of its leaders questioned the approval process for Bharat Biotech s Covid-19 vaccine, with party president J P Nadda alleging that whenever India achieves something commendable the opposition party comes up with wild theories to ridicule the accomplishments.
Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) Dr VG Somani on Sunday announced approved the Oxford coronavirus vaccine and Bharat Biotech s Covaxin, making it India s first vaccines against the coronavirus pandemic.