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Russia became the first country in the world to register a vaccine against the coronavirus, dubbed Sputnik V, in August 2020.
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The mRNA vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna contain genetic instructions for our cells to make the spike protein of the SARS-CoV-2, which the virus uses to infect and enter the human cells.
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With the delta variant, a study by British researchers found people were well protected when they got both doses of either the AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines.
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The vaccination drive, with focus on people over the age of 45 years and mothers with children under five years, began at 6 AM in more than 2,000 locations in all 13 districts of the State.
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The chief minister said there are around 650 cases of the black fungus in Delhi government hospitals but there is a shortage of drugs used to treat the disease.
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In a statement, the ministry said the allocation of supplies to states and union territories is decided on the consumption pattern, population and vaccine wastage.
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Sputnik V was registered in India under the emergency use authorization procedure on April 12, and vaccination against coronavirus with the Russian vaccine started on May 14.
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India needs to replicate US-like model and address vaccine supply challenges through rapid-fire decisions
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The Chief Minister gave a set of directions to the officials including resolving the confusion over vaccine availability, oxygen supply in districts and ICU beds, according to an official release.
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There is no scientific data available to prove the fact that it can change your menstruation cycle.
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This decision was taken at the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
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Government has already clarified that there will be no walk-in allowed for beneficiaries in the third phase.
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RDIF CEO Kirill Dmitriev in a virtual press conference recently said he expected over 50 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine to be manufactured in India by this summer.
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A total of 1,270 doses of Covishield and 440 of Covaxin were stolen from the hospital, SHO of Civil Lines police station Rajender Singh said.
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The health department has been tasked with working out the logistics of this exercise in the most populous state in the country.
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"Anyone eligible for the vaccine should get the jab, and for this the society and administration have to make full efforts," he said.
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Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy highlighted that the southern state has only 2 lakh vaccine doses currently and another 2 lakh doses were expected to be received on Friday.
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His suggestions came a day after Prime Minister Modi said vaccines will have to be prioritised due to limited supply and lamented that some people were playing politics on the issue.
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According to the ministry's data, 2,36,94,487 and 4,66,662 beneficiaries aged 45 to 60 years have been given the first and second dose respectively.
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He took the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on March 11.