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]]>While earlier this rule was only applicable for arrivals from the UK, Europe and Middle East, seven more countries – South Africa, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe – have been added to the list today, according to a latest guideline by Ministry of Health.
The new variant was first detected in South Africa in May. It has since been found in China, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mauritius, England, New Zealand, Portugal and Switzerland.
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]]>A study published in the scientific journal Molecules this month found that the molecule produced by the jararacussu pit viper inhibited the virus’s ability to multiply in monkey cells by 75%.
“We were able to show this component of snake venom was able to inhibit a very important protein from the virus,” said Rafael Guido, a University of Sao Paulo professor and an author of the study.
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]]>Today’s figures on the Co-WIN website showed 1,21,99,230 doses have been administered so far in the day.
India had achieved the one-crore doses milestone for the first time on August 27 this year.
A total of over 65 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered so far across the country, the health ministry said Tuesday
Of the total 65,18,58,322 doses administered so far, 50,25,16,979 were first doses while 14,93,41,343 were second doses.
6Comments In the 60+ age group, 13.36 crore people have been vaccinated while 19.80 crore have been vaccinated in the 45-60 age group. In the 18-44 age group, 31.67 crore have been vaccinated so far.
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]]>The post Moderna’s Shot Creates Twice As Many Antibodies As Pfizer, Study Shows appeared first on The Edge Media.
]]>A study of almost 2,500 workers at a major Belgium hospital system found antibody levels among individuals who hadn’t been infected with the coronavirus before getting two doses of the Moderna vaccine averaged 2,881 units per milliliter, compared with 1,108 units/mL in an equivalent group who got two jabs of the Pfizer shot.
The results, published Monday in a letter to the Journal of the American Medical Association, suggested the differences might be explained by the:
– higher amount of active ingredient in the Moderna vaccine — 100 micrograms, versus 30 micrograms in Pfizer-BioNTech
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]]>The participants can download them through the Co-WIN portal, besides from the Aarogya Setu, Digilocker, and UMANG apps, a Press Information Bureau release has said.
“The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had received several requests from the trial participants for digital vaccination certificates through Co-WIN,” the release saidThe Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) had provided the data for 11,349 such persons, it said. The ministry had designated the medical body the nodal agency to collect the information for such participants.
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]]>The post Zydus To Produce 1 Crore Doses Per Month By October, Says Chief appeared first on The Edge Media.
]]>The company said it will produce 3-5 crore doses by December-January, adding that it will not be able to meet the government’s commitment of 5 crore doses in August.
It is in talks with some third party companies about a production alliance, and technology transfer.
The vaccine cost, said the company, will factor in new technology and delivery mechanism.
The three-dose vaccine, developed in partnership with the Department of Biotechnology, is the second home-grown shot to get emergency authorisation in India after Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin. Overall, it is the sixth vaccine authorised for use in the country.
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]]>The post Over 3.86 crore people didn’t get a second dose of covid vaccine within stipulated time : Govt. appeared first on The Edge Media.
]]>According to information on the CoWin portal, as of thursday afternoon 44,22,85,854 people have received their first dose, while 12,59,07,443 have also taken their second.
Activist Raman Sharma haad filed a query under the right to information (RTI) Act, seeking to know from the government the number of people who had received the first dose of vaccines–Covishield and Covaxin-but did not take the second within the stipulated time period. In response to the query, The Covid-19 vaccine administration cell of the Union health ministry said it is recommended the second dose of Covisheild be taken within 24-112 days after the first while in case of Covaxin the gap should be between 28-42 days.
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]]>The post Pfizer Jab Effectiveness “Declines Faster” Than AstraZeneca: Oxford Study appeared first on The Edge Media.
]]>“Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech have greater initial effectiveness against new COVID-19 infections, but this declines faster compared with two doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca,” researchers at Oxford University said.
The study, which has not been peer reviewed, is based on the results of a survey by Britain’s Office for National Statistics that carried out PCR tests from December last year to this month on randomly selected households.
It found that “the dynamics of immunity following second doses differed significantly” between Pfizer and AstraZeneca, according to the university’s Nuffield Department of Medicine.
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]]>The post Govt set for huge boost in COVID-19 vaccine supplies: J P Nadda appeared first on The Edge Media.
]]>Late last month, a senior government official told reporters that the government could only count on getting about 150 million doses in August.
Since then, India’s drug regulator has approved the Johnson & Johnson vaccine – though the company has not yet committed to a delivery schedule – and commercial production of Russia’s Sputnik V in India could start too.
Indian drugmaker Cadila Healthcare’s ZyCoV-D could also be approved soon, the health minister said this month.
Writing in a column, Jagat Prakash Nadda, president of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, credited Modi for making it easier for vaccine makers to get approval.
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]]>The post Australia’s second city ,Melbourne, enters into 6th lockdown. appeared first on The Edge Media.
]]>Andrews gave less than four hours’ notice that state would lockdown from 8 p.m he said his government had no other choice because only 20% of Australian adults had been fully vaccinated by Wednesday.
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