It is a big day for India as today it achieved the historic milestone of completing 1 billion (100 crores) doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, nine months after it launched “the world’s biggest vaccination drive”.

India celebrates historic milestone, hits 1 billion Covid-19 vaccine milestone

On October 21 (Thursday), overall coverage for India's COVID-19 vaccination drive exceeded the 1 billion mark, marking a watershed moment. According to the CoWIN site, the digital platform used to manage immunisation records, a total of 1 billion vaccination doses had been provided to eligible recipients at 9:47 am today.

India crosses historic one billion COVID-19 vaccine milestone

India reported 14,623 fresh Covid cases on Wednesday, 12 per cent higher than Tuesday and registered 197 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry data.

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The number of COVID-19 vaccination doses delivered in India is set to surpass one billion. India has already provided more vaccination doses than any other country in the globe, with the exception of China.

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India is set to cross an important milestone of administering a billion vaccine doses by the third week of October. After this, the nation will take a call on the resumption of export of locally-made vaccines against the deadly coronavirus, said Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya.

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The World Health Organization on Monday said that it expects Bharat Biotech to provide more information on its COVID-19 vaccine. This comes in a further setback to the Indian company's hopes of getting an emergency-use listing for the shot.

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People who received a first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine followed by an mRNA vaccine shot had a lower risk of infection compared to those immunised with both doses of the AstraZeneca preventive, according to a nationwide study in Sweden.

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India's vaccination campaign has slowed despite amassing record stockpiles of vaccine, health ministry data showed on Monday, as authorities maintain a wider-than-usual gap between doses in a strategy that has boosted coverage.

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The head of the US International Development Finance Corporation would be visiting India later this month as part of the Quad's efforts to boost vaccine manufacturing.

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About 400 Australian koalas will be vaccinated against chlamydia as part of a trial that researchers say they hope could play a significant role in the longer-term survival of the animals.

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India will have a vaccine capacity of 28 crore doses this month, which includes 22 crore Serum Institute of India's Covishield and 6 crore doses of Bharat Biotech Biotech's Covaxin and production of 60 lakh Zydus Cadila's ZyCoV-D doses are also ready, said government sources.

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Isolated populations in India are vulnerable to Covid-19, says a joint study by researchers from the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), the Banaras Hindu University and some other universities.

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In a new analysis, the Food and Drug Administration questioned the strength of evidence that Johnson & Johnson provided in its application for booster shots. A key test used by the company was likely not sensitive enough, the agency suggested, adding that it did not have enough time to independently review much of the raw data from the trials.

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Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott, responding to what he called "bullying" by the Biden Administration, on Monday barred all COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the state by any entity, including private employers.

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Thailand is planning to fully re-open to vaccinated tourists travelling by air from countries deemed low risk from November 1, Premier Prayut Chan-O-Cha said. Before the pandemic, the kingdom attracted nearly 40 million visitors a year as tourism made up almost 20 per cent of its national income.

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In the southwestern Brazilian city of Toledo, you won’t find much vaccine skepticism. About 98% of eligible residents there have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to municipal officials.

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Moderna, whose coronavirus vaccine appears to be the world’s best defense against COVID-19, has been supplying its shots almost exclusively to wealthy nations, keeping poorer countries waiting and earning billions in profit.

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Just a day after President Joe Biden visited Chicago to plead for vaccine mandates, saying they were the only way to defeat the coronavirus, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Friday that public workers could opt out of the city’s mandate until the end of the year by getting regularly tested.

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Moderna said Thursday that it planned to build a vaccine manufacturing facility in Africa, news that was welcome for the long term but that does not address the continent’s immediate need for COVID-19 vaccines.

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WHO has recommended World's first Malaria vaccine for Children. Malaria has been killing humans since Mesopotamian civilisation. Why did it take so long to develop a vaccine? Is it because Malaria mostly affects Africa and not the West? Listen in to Palki Sharma

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When babies are born in western Kenya, where malaria is rife, many mothers are sent home from the hospital with one all-important baby gift: a bed net treated with insecticide.

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US President Joe Biden has pushed for the importance of COVID-19 vaccine mandates for public safety as well as economic sustainability. Speaking at an event on the importance of COVID-19 vaccination requirements on friday, President Biden mentioned various paths to battle the pandemic.

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The world has gained a new weapon in the war on malaria, among the oldest known and deadliest of infectious diseases: the first vaccine shown to help prevent the disease.Watch this report to know more.

WHO recommends use of first malaria jab

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved the first malaria vaccine RTS, S/AS01 in the world. It will start from African countries that are affected the most.

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