New Delhi [India], August 30 (ANI): India registered 5,439 new cases in the last 24 hours, informed the Union Ministry Of Health and Family Welfares on Tuesday.

New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): More than 20.16 crore balance and unutilized COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with States and Union Territories (UTs) to be administered, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in its official statement on Thursday.

New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): More than 18.03 crore balanced and unutilized COVID vaccine doses are still available with states and Union Territories (UTs), informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in its official statement on Monday.

New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): As many as 3,907 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered to beneficiaries aged between 12-14 years in the national capital till 7:30 PM on Thursday.

New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): Stating that COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in mortality prevention has been measured, the Union Health Ministry informed on Thursday that one dose is 98.9 per cent effective and if both doses are administered then its efficacy increases to 99.3 per cent.

Patna Feb 25 PTI Governor Phagu Chauhan on Friday appreciated the Bihar Governments handling of the pandemic the ongoing vaccination drive and various other initiatives taken by it to fight COVID-19 Addressing a joint session of the state legislature Chauhan said the government did its best to handle and mitigate the adverse impact of COVID-19 Vaccine is a protective shield against Coronavirus and the Bihar government is working on a mission mode to expedite inoculation drive in the state Besides tests for detecting COVID-19 cases and vaccinations are being done on a large scale in the state Around 1188 crore people have so far been vaccinated in the state the governor said The month long budget session of Bihar Legislative assembly commenced on Friday with the Governors address He further said the top priority of the state government had been to establish rule of law Speaking on the state governments vision document Saat Nischay the governor said it is a roadmap of what the state government aims to achieve in sectors including health infrastructure employment and empowerment of women in the coming years On prohibition he said laws against liquor are being strictly enforced in the state The state government will also continue with its campaign against social evils like dowry and child marriage the governor said CPIML MLA Satyadeo Ram protesting against the Governors address read his own speech With the support of his party members Ram kept on raising issues pertaining to farmers labourers and law and order in the state After the governors speech both Houses met separately and made obituary references to those who had recently passed away including legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar and former Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat PTI PKD RG RG

Pune Feb 25 PTI Vaccine hesitancy is a worldwide phenomenon and peoples reservations must be allayed by convincing them that vaccines are highly protective experts said here on Friday Speaking on Indias Contribution in Reducing Global Vaccine Inequity at Asia Economic Dialogue a geo-economic conference organized by Pune International Centre jointly with the Ministry of External Affairs these experts sought for greater engagement of the government with vaccine manufacturers as well as the involvement of civil society in educating communities about the need for vaccination While Dr Raman Gangakhedkar former head of Epidemiology ICMR Indian Council of Medical Research chaired the discussion participants included Dr Stanley Plotkin Emeritus Professor at University of Pennsylvania and Adjunct Professor John Hopkins University Dr Umesh Shaligram Director RD Serum Institute of India Dr Krishna Ella Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Biotech International Ltd and eminent virologist Dr Gagandeep Kang Lauding Indias position as the worlds biggest vaccine manufacturer as well as a major supplier of doses to the world Dr Plotkin said research of 20-odd years helped develop vaccines against COVID-19 in a short period of time Indian vaccine producers reacted rapidly to the need to develop and make available the vaccine but what is noteworthy is that the regulatory authorities demonstrated the capability to process huge amount of data and give the necessary clearances said Dr Plotkin Dr Kang said there was a need to reduce the gap between variant-specific vaccines and a variant proof vaccine that will be broadly protective She said vaccination is as important as developing vaccines and in addition to government efforts involving civil society in the drive can fetch greater results The pandemic has led to a greater trust of government in vaccine manufacturers and it is now open to working with manufacturers India should create a strong network for clinical trials which can be used for fast recruitment of patients for trials in a short time Dr Kang said Dr Shaligram of Serum Institute said the vaccine supplied by them was very cost-effective and saved millions of lives adding it was receiving approvals for its vaccine from more countries We are now engaged in adopting new technologies in a short time he said Dr Ella of Bharat Biotech said nature has been giving signals about possible threats in future and all should be prepared to work on five or six predictable diseases so that vaccines to treat them can be produced in a very short time India took lead in creating huge capacities for producing COVID-19 vaccine but has to think about how these capacities will be utilized once the pandemics pressure reduces he said PTI SPK BNM BNM BNM

Pathankot (Punjab) [India], February 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party government followed the footsteps of Sant Ravidas and ensured that everyone has food during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pennsylvania [US], February 7 (ANI): Nearly four decades after its discovery, HIV has killed 36.3 million people, with no vaccine in sight. And many people are still not open in talking about it due to the stigma attached to it. However, a new study by researchers at The Wistar Institute has taken a promising step in the direction of developing an HIV vaccine.

Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) [US], February 2 (ANI): The first generation of COVID-19 vaccines have been highly effective and have encouraged more people to get vaccinated. But they also have limitations: their efficacy can wane without a booster shot, and they may be less effective against some variants. A recent study, however, has some positive news.