The chief advisor of the US Covid-19 vaccine development programme is confident that at least 100 million people would have got coronavirus shots by the end of February 2021 and… Continue reading US vax tipped to begin before Dec 15; 100mn to get shots by Feb
Health care workers and nursing home residents will be the first in the United States to get Covid-19 vaccines, a high powered government panel announced late Tuesday. A Centers for… Continue reading First vaccines will go to health care workers: US panel
America’s top public health agency – the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – on Monday released its first blueprint of a four-pronged ethical basis which will determine how… Continue reading US CDC releases blueprint for initial vaccine allocation
Amid the rise in Covid-19 cases in the NCR, particularly in the national capital, authorities in Noida have decided that people coming from Delhi to Noida will be randomly tested… Continue reading Random Covid testing at Delhi-Noida border from Wednesday
White House political affairs director Brian Jack has tested positive for coronavirus after attending the election night event held at the White House, US media reported on Wednesday. Jack tested… Continue reading White House political affairs chief Brian Jack tests positive for coronavirus
Sanofi and GSK have signed a Statement of Intent with Gavi, the legal administrator of the COVAX Facility, a global risk-sharing mechanism for pooled procurement and equitable distribution of eventual… Continue reading Sanofi, GSK to supply COVAX with 200 mn doses of COVID-19 vaccine
With a fresh spike of 43,893 coronavirus infections and 508 deaths in 24 hours, India’s tally stood at 79,90,322. The daily spike in cases as well as deaths have been… Continue reading India’s numbers touching 80L although daily spike dips
The overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 42 million mark, while the deaths have soared to 1,143,290, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Saturday morning,… Continue reading Global Covid-19 cases cross 42mn mark: Johns Hopkins
Healthcare warriors, including doctors, nurses and paramedics would be the first to get vaccinated for Covid immunity when introduced, said Karnataka Health Minister K. Sudhakar on Friday. “Healthcare workers, including… Continue reading K’taka healthcare warriors first to get Covid vaccine: Minister
Reversing the trend, 8,344 recoveries on a single day outnumbered 7,012 new Covid cases in Karnataka on Saturday. “With 8,344 discharged from various hospitals in the last 24 hours, the… Continue reading Recoveries outnumber new Covid cases in Karnataka
At least 398 people have tested positive in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday as the total number of people infected with coronavirus crossed 84,000 in the union territory, officials said.… Continue reading 398 test positive, J&K Covid-19 tally crosses 84k
Israel’s Ministry of Health reported 618 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total to 290,493. The number of death cases reached 1,980, with 39 new fatalities, while the number… Continue reading Israel registers 618 new Covid-19 cases; 290,493 in total
