Israel warns against Indian Covid strain, experts say Pfizer vaccine can neutralise it
Israel warns against Indian Covid strain, experts say Pfizer vaccine can neutralise it
As many as 41 cases were reported to have tested positive for the Indian variant in Israel. Five children were among the 41, of which four had been fully vaccinated.Â
Simrin Sirur 30 April, 2021 8:34 pm IST Text Size:
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New Delhi: Israelâs Ministry of Health has warned of community transmission by the double mutant strain, also known as the Indian variant or B.1.617, after it found 41 cases in the country, 17 of whom hadnât been abroad.Â
Pfizer vaccine prevents symptomatic & asymptomatic Covid infections in adults, UK study shows
A single dose of the vaccine has shown a 70% effectiveness 21 days after the dose and 85% effectiveness 7 days after two doses.
Samyak Pandey 24 April, 2021 6:18 pm IST Text Size:
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New Delhi: Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine can prevent both symptomatic and asymptomatic infection in working-age adults, a new study claims.
Officially called the BNT162b2 vaccine, the inoculation was studied among a sample population when the B1.1.7 variant of the coronavirus was dominantly circulating in the UK.
The Lancet, was conducted by Public Health England, which comes under the UK’s Department of Health and Social Care, and the National Institute for Health Research.
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New Delhi: The Covid-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc in the world. The latest count being more than 14,53,44,801 cases and 30,85,284 deaths.
We highlight some of the important stories from around the world. In Canada, Ontario’s Premier Doug Ford has been facing a backlash over his government’s coronavirus response. Israel no longer wants the AstraZeneca vaccine and is exploring options on whether the shipment could be sent elsewhere.
Canada’s Ontario facing massive third wave, premier blamed
Ontario’s Premier Doug Ford has been facing a backlash over his government’s coronavirus response. On Thursday, he resisted calls for resignation as Ontario faced a third wave of infections which critics believe could have been prevented,
Covid-19 pandemic: Israel eases mask rules, UK studies if vaccines cover Indian variant
As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.
Tenzin Zompa 19 April, 2021 2:31 pm IST Text Size:
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New Delhi: The Covid-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc around the world, with the latest count being more than 14,20,15,863 cases and over 30,32,994 deaths.
We highlight some of the important stories from around the world. With more than 50 per cent of its population inoculated with the second vaccine dose, Israel has relaxed mask wearing protocols. Meanwhile, France has imposed travel restrictions for several countries and Bali is hoping to welcome back tourists by July.
Covid vaccine supply in India possible only via govt contracts, not private players: Pfizer
Pfizer says it will supply Covid vaccine only through government contracts based on agreements with respective government authorities .
Himani Chandna 16 April, 2021 6:22 pm IST Text Size:
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New Delhi: US pharmaceutical company Pfizer will supply its Covid-19 vaccine only through government contracts and not through private procurement whenever it enters India, ThePrint has learnt.
In an email response, a spokesperson of the pharma giant said: “During this pandemic phase, Pfizer will prioritize supporting governments in their immunization programs and supply the COVID-19 vaccine only through government contracts based on agreements with respective government authorities and following regulatory authorization or approval”