With reports now showing the new UK Covid-19 strain to be not just more infectious but also associated with a higher degree of mortality, health experts have cautioned that Indians need not panic over the mutations, but the country needs to .
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) With reports now showing the new UK Covid-19 strain to be not just more infectious but also associated with a higher degree of mortality, health experts have cautioned that Indians need not panic over the mutations, but the country needs to stay vigilant.
Most beneficiaries happy to get a vaccine, but some still doubtful.
January 16, 2021
A medical professional administers the first dose of Covishield vaccine to a frontline worker at AIIMS in New Delhi on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the vaccination drive virtually - PTI
A medical professional administers the first dose of Covishield vaccine to a frontline worker at AIIMS in New Delhi on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the vaccination drive virtually - PTI×
Covishield appears the preferred vaccine, with Covixn clinical trial data not fully available, yet
As the clock ticked for Pawan Kirtani, a Delhi-based doctor, it was a question of getting the shot than whether he got Covishield or Covaxin vaccine. Kirtani is among those who got the vaccine soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the world’s largest adult immunisation drive on Saturday to fight Covid-19.
Are Covid-19 vaccinations at risk due to new virus strain?
By IANS| Published: 30th December 2020 4:25 am IST
By Gokul Bhagabati
New Delhi, Dec 29 : Just when the world breathed a bit easy after countries like the UK and the US starting the process of vaccination against Covid-19, reports of a new strain found in the UK with properties to spread much faster than the dominant strain triggered many questions including whether the new strain has the ability to evade vaccine-induced immunity.
This crucial question comes at a time when India is also expected to approve the use of a Covid-19 vaccine soon.