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The WHO was not aware of any deaths linked to the Pfizer vaccine, nor any other vaccine, she added.
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Visual from behind T1, the mini terminal inside SII, Pune.
4 Fire Engines to Douse Fire at Serum Institute | According to reports, it is not a major fire. 4 Fire engines are present at the site to douse fire. The fire has been reported at the Terminal 1 gate of Serum Institute.
Fire Breaks out at Serum Institute of India in Pune | Fire breaks out at Terminal 1 gate of Serum Institute of India in Maharashtra’s Pune, ANI reported.
Patients With Inactive Cancer Also at High Risk of Severe Covid-19 Illness: Study | Patients with inactive cancer and not currently undergoing treatments also face a significantly higher risk of severe illness from Covid-19, a new study suggests. The findings underscore the importance of Covid-19 mitigation, like social distancing and mask-wearing, and vaccinations for all patients, not just those recently diagnosed or with active disease. “Patients who have cancer need to be careful not to become exposed during this time,” said researcher Kara N. Maxwell, Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania in the US.
No Vial of Covid-19 Vaccine Wasted in Case of Absenteeism: Health Minister | Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday clarified that no vial of Covid-19 vaccine or a session is wasted in case of absenteeism and the jabs are allotted to another beneficiary. Vardhan took to Twitter on Wednesday to check misconceptions and misinformation about the Covid-19 vaccination drive. Responding to Congress leader P Chidambaram’s tweet that there is no point in wasting opened vials with unused doses, Vardhan said no vial of COVID-19 vaccine or session is wasted.
#COVID19vaccines are safe & effective.
To end this #pandemic, it’s essential for all of us to come together & allay any doubts related to the #vaccines.
Pleased to have released today, creatives made by @MoHFW_INDIA to address the important issue of vaccine hesitancy. pic.twitter.com/YvCpprAxfx
— Dr Harsh Vardhan (@drharshvardhan) January 21, 2021
English Lockdown is Helping to Relieve Pressure on Health System: Education Minister | England’s lockdown is having some impact in reducing pressure on the National Health Service, education minister Gavin Williamson said, the day after Britain recorded another record daily death toll. Asked about an prevalence survey from Imperial College London that suggested infections had not fallen in the first days of lockdown, Williamson said that the government had looked at all evidence available. “The evidence that we’ve been seeing is that it’s actually, it has been having an impact in terms of relieving some of that pressure on the NHS,” Williamson told Sky News.
Know When Will PM Modi, State CMs will Get Vaccine | A tentative prioritisation for vaccination was discussed at the meeting held between PM Modi and the state chief ministers on November 24 and has been communicated to state governments, said people familiar with the development. A 50-year plus grouping appears to be an expansion of the earlier category that was under discussion. So far, the government officials had been saying this category would comprise ‘senior citizens’ and the ‘elderly’, and it was expected that this group would consist of people over the age of 65. Read more:
Unfortunate That Some Spreading Misinformation on Vaccine: Health Minister | “The vaccination will be the last nail in the coffin of Covid-19. It is unfortunate that some people are spreading misinformation about the vaccination for political reasons. This has developed vaccine hesitancy in a small group of people,” Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said.
Covid-19 Active Caseload Further Dips to 1.81 Percent of Total Cases | The COVID-19 active caseload in the country has further reduced to1,92,308 comprising1.81 percent of the total infections, with Kerala, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and West Bengal accounting for 73 percent of the total active cases, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday. The ministry said that as on date, a total of 8,06,484 beneficiaries have received the vaccination against the virus. In a span of 24 hours, 1,31,649 people were vaccinated across 2,398 sessions. A total of 14,118 sessions have been conducted so far.
PM Modi and CMs Likely to be Vaccinated Against Covid-19 in Round 2 | Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief ministers are likely to get vaccinated against Covid-19 in the second round, sources said. The PM said in the CMs’ meet that the turn of other politicians, who are above 50, will come in next phase. After healthcare and frontline workers such as police, armed forces and municipal workers, the third category to be vaccinated is likely to be people over the age of 50, followed by those who are below 50 but suffer from co-morbidities.
Bharat Biotech Applies to Conduct Covaxin Trials in Bangladesh | Bharat Biotech has applied to conduct trials in Bangladesh for its coronavirus vaccine recently approved for emergency use at home, a senior official at Bangladesh’s main medical research body told Reuters. If allowed to go ahead, this would be the first trial of any coronavirus vaccine in Bangladesh and could give the densely-populated country of more than 160 million faster access to the shot for mass use.
Active Covid-19 Cases at 1,92,308 | “Active Covid-19 cases in Country Stand at 1,92,308 while 1,02,65,706 people have recovered from the disease,” Union Health Ministry said.
India Records 15,223 Fresh Covid-19 Cases | India’s COVID-19 caseload crossed 1.06 crore with a total of 15,223 infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries have surged to 1,02,65,706, according to the Union health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The total cases have increased to1,06,10,883. The death toll mounted to1,52,869with 151 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
India reports 15,223 new #COVID19 cases, 19,965 discharges, and 151 deaths in last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry
Total cases: 1,06,10,883
Active cases: 1,92,308
Total discharges: 1,02,65,706
Death toll: 1,52,869
Total vaccinated: 8,06,484 pic.twitter.com/PmSg60k7ib— ANI (@ANI) January 21, 2021
US Covid-19 Deaths Exceed WWII Military Toll | The number of US Covid-19 deaths on Wednesday surpassed the country’s toll of military fatalities in World War II, according to a tracker maintained by Johns Hopkins University. As of the evening, the tracker showed that 405,400 people have died from the disease caused by the new coronavirus in the United States. The total number of combat and non-combat deaths in World War II was 405,399, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Biden Looks to Galvanize Covid-19 Fight, Vaccinations as He Takes Office | President Joe Biden will attempt to jump-start the federal government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic with a string of immediate executive orders on Wednesday after his inauguration to lead a country reeling from its worst public health crisis in more than a century. Biden takes office a day after the US marked 400,000 deaths from Covid-19 while vaccination programs have lagged far behind the target. “We’re entering what may be the toughest and deadliest period of the virus and must set aside politics and finally face this pandemic as one nation,” Biden, a 78-year-old Democrat, said in his inauguration speech.
Argentine Regulator Approves Sputnik V for People Over 60 | Argentina has approved use of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccination for people over the age of 60, the government of the South American country announced in a statement on Wednesday. The National Administration of Medicines, Food and Medical Technology, or ANMAT, Argentina’s regulatory body, said in the statement that the vaccine “is within an acceptable margin of safety and efficacy for the age group over 60 years.” President Alberto Fernandez, 61, plans to get vaccinated with Sputnik V, now that it has been approved for his age group, government officials said. Some 45,832 people have died in Argentina of COVID-19 so far.
Portugal Minister Says UK Variant Spreading Rapidly Across Country | The more contagious variant of the coronavirus discovered in Britain is spreading rapidly across Portugal, pressuring the health service at a time when authorities are scrambling to tackle the country’s worst outbreak since the pandemic’s start. Around 20% of new COVID-19 cases being reported are of the more transmissible variant, Health Minister Marta Temido told broadcaster RTP late on Wednesday, warning that number could reach 60% as early as next week. Portugal’s daily COVID-19 cases rose 40% on Wednesday from the day before to a record 14,647, with the national health system on the verge of collapse without enough intensive care beds or human resources to treat coronavirus patients.
Covid Tests Crosses 1 Crore-mark in Delhi, Kejriwal Calls it ‘New Record’ | The number of tests conducted in Delhi to diagnose coronavirus has crossed the one crore-mark on Wednesday, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal hailing the milestone as a “new record”. In a tweet, Kejriwal asserted the city had “successfully contained the scale and spread” of the infection. Delhi recorded 228 more COVID-19 cases and 10 deaths, taking the infection tally to over 6.33 lakh on Wednesday, while the positivity rate stood at 0.36 per cent. The number of tests done per million as on Tuesday was over 5.29 lakh, while the total number of tests stood at 1,00,59,193, according to the Health Department.
$1.9 Trillion Covid-19 Relief Proposal Based on Specific Needs: White House | President Joe Biden’s proposal for a $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package was based on an assessment of specific needs, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Wednesday, when asked about Republican objections about the total cost. “The package wasn’t designed with the $1.9 trillion as a starting point. It was designed with the components that were necessary to give people the relief that they needed,” she told reporters during her first briefing after Biden’s inauguration. Psaki said Biden would be closely involved in negotiating with Congress about the relief package, and acknowledged that the final version of any legislation rarely looked exactly like the initial proposal.
US Covid-19 Deaths Exceed WWII Military Toll | The number of US Covid-19 deaths on Wednesday surpassed the country’s toll of military fatalities in World War II, according to a tracker maintained by Johns Hopkins University. As of the evening, the tracker showed that 405,400 people have died from the disease caused by the new coronavirus in the United States. The total number of combat and non-combat deaths in World War II was 405,399, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
UK Researchers Say Lateral Flow Tests Detect the Most Infectious COVID Cases | Rapid lateral flow tests will likely identify the most infectious Covid-19 cases with higher viral loads despite concerns over the overall sensitivity of the tests, Oxford University researchers said, as the British government eyes mass testing to ease the current lockdown. Along with the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines, the government has cited widespread testing, including lateral flow tests, as a key part of its plans to re-open the economy. Concerns about the tests’ accuracy have led some to question the plan, however. Some scientists have sounded alarm at Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plans, dubbed “Operation Moonshot”, saying mass coronavirus testing is likely to be ineffective and expensive.
Oxford Scientists Preparing Vaccine Versions to Combat Emerging Virus Variants | Oxford scientists are preparing to rapidly produce new versions of their vaccine to combat emerging more contagious COVID-19 variants discovered in the UK, South Africa and Brazil, The Telegraph reported on Wednesday. The team behind the vaccine from Oxford and AstraZeneca Plc is undertaking feasibility studies to reconfigure the technology, the newspaper said, citing a confirmation from the Oxford University. The scientists were working on estimating how quickly they could reconfigure their ChAdOx vaccine platform, the report said.
Biden Looks to Galvanize Covid-19 Fight, Vaccinations as He Takes Office | President Joe Biden will attempt to jump-start the federal government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic with a string of immediate executive orders on Wednesday after his inauguration to lead a country reeling from its worst public health crisis in more than a century. Biden takes office a day after the US marked 400,000 deaths from Covid-19 while vaccination programs have lagged far behind the target. “We’re entering what may be the toughest and deadliest period of the virus and must set aside politics and finally face this pandemic as one nation,” Biden, a 78-year-old Democrat, said in his inauguration speech.
Why India Supplying Covid-19 Vaccines to Neighbours is Strategically Relevant | India’s soft diplomacy has been on display during the Covid-19 pandemic — from supplying medicines like hydroxychloroquine, paracetamol and medical equipment to other countries, to New Delhi kick-starting the supply of Indian-manufactured coronavirus vaccines on Wednesday to neighbouring countries as a goodwill gesture. A chunk of the vaccines being dispatched to the neighbouring countries is on a grant basis. A consignment packed off from the Serum Institute of India (SII) in Pune, with 150,000 doses, was delivered to Bhutan on Wednesday. As far as Bhutan is concerned, trade of essential supplies continued to the neighbour despite Covid-19 lockdowns in 2020.
Maharashtra: Serum Institute of India’s vaccine consignment containing 10 lakh dosages to be dispatched to Kathmandu and 20 lakh dosages to Dhaka arrive at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/FD1yGadx7l
— ANI (@ANI) January 20, 2021
Madrid Begins Mass Testing Young People for Covid-19 | Health authorities in Madrid began mass testing hundreds of young people for COVID-19 at universities on Wednesday to detect asymptomatic carriers in one of the groups with the highest rates of transmission. With the country in the grip of a third wave of infection, authorities called on young people to attend makeshift medical centres at nine university campuses to take a rapid antigen test. Spain’s nationwide incidence of the virus as measured over the past 14 days reached a new high of 736 cases per 100,000 people on Wednesday and hit 790 in Madrid. That figure rose to over 1,100 cases per 100,000 people between the ages of 15 and 24.
3 Covid-19 Vaccines Under Final Review for Emergency Use: WHO | The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that three Covid-19 vaccines were in the late stages of review for possible emergency use listing, in addition to the one made by Pfizer and BioNTech already approved. An internal WHO document seen by Reuters gives timelines for the agency’s possible vaccine approvals, indicating that shots from Moderna, AstraZeneca and China’s Sinopharm and Sinovac could win emergency go-ahead in coming weeks or months. “We have one vaccine so far listed. We have 3 more in final phase to be assessed for listing, we have 2 more still submitting…In total we have 13,” Mariangela Simao, WHO assistant director-general for access to medicines, vaccines and pharmaceuticals.
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