CORONAVIRUS VACCINE TRACKER

How alarming are these covid-19 vaccine scares?

• Any new vaccine could have long-term risks, but most vaccine-related side effects tend to occur within the first two months of an inoculation

Pfizer vaccine appears effective against covid variant found in Britain: Study

• The results are based on more extensive analysis than those released by the US drugmaker last week
• Britain reported a record number of deaths from Covid-19 on Tuesday, with 1,610 people dying within 28 days of positive coronavirus test

Covaxin recipients to be followed-up for 3 months after 2nd dose: ICMR

• The ICMR has issued the key SoP for the restricted use authorisation of Covaxin under clinical trial mode
• The recipients will be followed-up for a period of three months after the second dose of vaccination, it said

These six countries will get Covid-19 vaccines from India from today

• India had earlier supplied hydroxychloroquine, remdesivir and paracetamol tablets to a large number of countries to help them deal with the pandemic
• In a tweet, PM Modi said India is deeply honoured to be a 'long-trusted' partner in meeting the healthcare needs of the global community

Covid-19 vaccination: Turn out remains low, no takers in several states

• The better performing states according to the union health ministry are Lakshadweep (89.3%) followed by Sikkim (85.7%) and Odisha (82.6%)
• The government said that in case of any AEFI, the authorities will compensate the expenditure incurred on the treatment

India announces supply of Covid vaccines to 6 countries under grant assistance

• India is seen as one of the largest manufacturers of vaccines and generic drugs in the world
• Consignments to Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Mauritius will commence after regulatory clearances from these countries come in

Co-WIN continues to face glitches for fourth day in a row

Co-WIN needs to incorporate a stronger artificial intelligence and machine learning ecosystem, say technical experts

India to supply Covid vaccines to 6 countries from 20 Jan in phased manner: MEA

MEA also said that India is awaiting confirmation of necessary regulatory clearances from Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Mauritius for supply of the vaccines

Number of people vaccinated against COVID-19 more than double number of active

• Eight states and UTs have reported 72.99 per cent of the total fatalities happened in a span of 24 hours.

'Took Covaxin and have zero side effects so far,' says NITI Aayog member

'Healthcare workers should have faith in our system,' says the official

Russia says second Covid vaccine is 100% effective post clinical trials: Report

• Russia began mass trials of EpiVacCorona in November, 2020
• Mass production of the country's second Covid vaccine, will be launched in February 2021

'Do not take Covaxin if...': Bharat Biotech issues fact sheet

• Bharat Biotech has come out with a fact sheet about the process involved and who should avoid taking Covaxin
• The company has urged the participants to disclose health-related issues to their vaccination officer

Covid vaccination in Delhi: Further slump in turnout, only 8 get jabs at AIIMS

• Under the nationwide mega vaccination drive launched on Saturday, a total of 4,319 health workers against a target of 8,117 were administered the vaccines
• The sharp fall comes after one severe and 50 minor cases were reported, following the vaccination drive on Saturday

COVID-19 vaccination drive begins on NDA premises

National Defence Academy and Military Hospital in Maharashtra commenced a COVID-19 vaccination drive for about 205 healthcare and frontline workers, a defence release said

11,280 health workers vaccinated for COVID on day 2 in Rajasthan

• A total of 16,426 health workers were to be vaccinated for COVID-19 at 167 vaccination centres in 33 districts
• There were 15 cases of AEFI (adverse event after vaccination) in the state, a government spokesperson said

Tens of thousands skip India's vaccine drive launch

• In the capital New Delhi, only 53% of people came forward for jabs, according to a health official
• These numbers will go up as confidence is strengthened. And for that, we have to tackle misinformation, Suneela Garg, a member of the coronavirus task force for Delhi said

Maha COVID-19 vaccination drive will resume on Tuesday: CM

The vaccination will take place four days a week starting Tuesday (January 19) and vaccination will be conducted on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday at 285 centres, Uddhav Thackeray said

Over 3,200 healthcare workers administered COVID vaccine in Himachal Pradesh

• Seventeen adverse events following immunization (AEFI) were reported in the state on Monday, Special Secretary (health) Nipun Jindal said
• The total number of vaccinated healthcare workers in the hill state has risen to 4,835

53,341 frontline workers in Karnataka vaccinated so far

The state had set a target of 1,08,922 beneficiaries to be vaccinated out of which 53,341 were given the shots, which worked out to 49%, the Covid-19 vaccination report said