Coronavirus updates | Second dose of vaccines to be administered from February 13
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More than 54 lakh folks have been vaccinated towards COVID-19 within the nation, the Union Health (*13*) stated on Saturday.
Of the 54,16,849 beneficiaries inoculated, the best quantity of folks had been vaccinated in Uttar Pradesh at 6,73,542, adopted by Maharashtra at 4,34,943, Rajasthan at 4,14,422 and Karnataka at 3,60,592.
In a press release, the Health (*13*) stated India is the quickest nation to attain the 50 lakh-mark in COVID-19 vaccination in 21 days.
Here are the updates:
Second dose of vaccines to be administered from February 13
India will start to administer the second dose of COVID-19 vaccines — Covishield and Covaxin — from February 13 for individuals who had been vaccinated on January 16, in accordance to a press assertion from the Press Information Bureau quoting Rajesh Bhushan, Health Secretary.
Mr. Bhushan was addressing a convention involving prime bureaucrats, charged with well being, from all States. Both vaccines permitted in India are to be given 28 days aside, in accordance to the principles governing their dosage.
AstraZeneca thinks shot can cease extreme illness from South Africa COVID variant
British drugmaker AstraZeneca stated on Saturday it believed its COVID-19 vaccine, developed with the University of Oxford, may defend towards extreme illness attributable to the South African variant of the virus.
AstraZeneca confirmed that early knowledge from a small trial, first reported by the Financial Times, had proven restricted efficacy for the vaccine towards gentle illness primarily due to this variant.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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