Discussion Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccination Drive Updates

[iDJ]

Asking if the booster was same as previous dose or different ?

Yes, same. It's a third dose of Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine.

 

[Bapun]

Canada on Thursday authorized Moderna Inc's bivalent COVID-19 shots for adults, adding the first Omicron-adapted vaccine to its arsenal just as falling temperatures are poised to force people indoors where the risk of infection is higher.

Canada authorizes its first Omicron-adapted vaccine for adults

Canada on Thursday authorized Moderna Inc's bivalent COVID-19 shots for adults, adding the first Omicron-adapted vaccine to its arsenal just as falling temperatures are poised to force people indoors where the risk of infection is higher.

www.reuters.com

 

[iDJ]

Coronavirus in India Live Updates: India's first nasal Covid vaccine gets DCGI nod - The Times of India

India on Tuesday reported 4,417 fresh Covid cases, a decline against the 5,910 count of previous day, as per the Union Health Ministry data. Meanwhil

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

 

[Bapun]

Serum Institute of India's owner and CEO Adar Poonawalla on Thursday said the company stopped production of the Covishield vaccine in December last year and some 100 million doses it had in stock at the time were dumped upon expiry.

No takers for boosters, 100m Covishield doses dumped: SII | India News - Times of India

India News: PUNE: Serum Institute of India's owner and CEO Adar Poonawalla on Thursday said the company stopped production of the Covishield vaccine in December l.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

 

[Bapun]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1606163010032226305

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[Bapun]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1611897866108440577

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[iDJ]

Good lord.

Govt Admits to Multiple Side-Effects of COVID-19 Vaccines | Weather.com

Covishield takes the lion's share of its after-effects on the jabbed population, as per the RTI reply. - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com

weather.com

 

[iDJ]

That's some assuring news.

'Covishield shouldn't have been rolled out': Doctor flags 'severe' side-effects

According to Dr Aseem Malhotra, the vaccine manufactured in India by the Serum Institute is ‘even worse’ than mRNA COVID-19 vaccines when it came to concerns such as heart attacks and strokes.

www.livemint.com

 

[Bapun]

Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on April 12 said it has restarted manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccine Covishield amid rising numbers of cases of the virus infection.

Serum Institute of India restarts manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccine Covishield

Adar Poonawalla said Serum Institute of India already has six million booster doses of Covovax vaccine available and adults must take the booster shot

www.thehindu.com

 

[Bapun]

U.S. Authorizes a New Round of Covid Boosters

Older Americans and those with weakened immune systems, groups still particularly vulnerable to the virus, may receive additional shots of the reformulated vaccine, federal officials said.

www.nytimes.com