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Harsh Vardhan Assures Vax For All Adults By Year-end, Red-flags NE Situation
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday reviewed the public health response to Covid-19 and progress of vaccination with West Bengal and the eight northeastern states, and expressed concern about the situation there. ....
Yogi Government Won't Impose Lockdown In 5 Cities As Ordered By Allahabad High Court
The Yogi Adityanath government will not implement the lockdown in five cities as ordered by the Allahabad High Court on Monday. ....
Pfizer, AstraZeneca Covid Jabs Highly Effective Against Delta Variant
Two doses of Pfizer and AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccines are highly effective against hospitalisation from the Delta (B16172) variant, according to new analysis from Public Health England (PHE). ....
'Uncertainty Over Third Wave': SC Grills Andhra Govt Over Holding Class 12 Exams Physically
The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up the Andhra Pradesh government for insisting on holding physical Class 12 state board exams amid the Covid situation, and expressed discontent with the mechanism adopted by it to conduct the examination. ....
Pfizer Says Its Covid Vaccine Highly Effective Against Delta Variant
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is highly effective against the Delta variant of COVID-19, a Pfizer official in Israel said on Thursday. First identified in India, Delta is becoming the globally dominant variant of the coronavirus, according to the World Health Organization.....
Delhi Reports 85 New Covid Cases, Lowest Since April 19 Last Year
The national capital on Saturday reported 85 new Covid-19 cases, the lowest since April 19 last year, with a positivity rate of 0.12 per cent, while nine people fell prey to the virus in the last 24 hours. ....
'Transmission Potential Of Delta Plus Variant Seems Low, Needs More Research'
The nature of subsequent Covid-19 outbreaks will depend on the new variants of the virus as one more strain called Delta Plus has emerged in a few states, said N.K. Arora, a member of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). ....
Fauci Warns Of ‘two Americas’ As Delta Variant Cases Rise In US
Top US infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci on Wednesday warned about the potential emergence of “two Americas” amid the spread of the Delta variant of Sars-CoV-2. Speaking to CNN, Fauci highlighted the disparity in vaccination rates in different regions of the United States to express his concern over the spike in coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases.....
Final Phase-3 Results Of Covaxin Show Efficacy Of 77.8% Against Covid
Efficacy analysis demonstrates Covaxin to be 77.8 per cent effective against symptomatic COVID-19, through evaluation of 130 confirmed cases, with 24 observed in the vaccine group versus 106 in the placebo group. ....
Modi Cabinet Reshuffle: 43 Ministers To Be Inducted; Harsh Vardhan Resigns As Health Minister
The first Union Cabinet reshuffle of Modi government 2.0 is all set to take place at 6 pm today. Sources said the new cabinet will be young, and have proper representation of all the communities, while some non-performing ministers will be dropped as PM Modi has personally reviewed performance of the present ministers. BJP leaders Sarbananda Sonowal, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Narayan Rane, all of whom are being seen as probables for induction as ministers in the Modi government, arrived in the national capital yesterday. Alliance partners will a....
