The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported more than 10,000 post-vaccination COVID-19 cases. These so-called breakthrough cases came from 46 U.S. states and territories that [.]
US colleges, universities ask Indian students inoculated with Covaxin, Sputnik V to revaccinate
There are many colleges and universities in US that are asking students to be revaccinated if they have received vaccines like Sputnik V and Covaxin that have not received WHO approval. They are citing a lack of data on efficacy and safety of these vaccines
BusinessToday.In | June 4, 2021 | Updated 22:44 IST
India sends about 2 lakh international students to the US colleges every year
Indian students who have received Covaxin or Russia s Sputnik V vaccine are being asked to inoculate again across the US colleges and universities. Both of these vaccines are yet to be approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO), which is why students are being asked to inoculate with different vaccines before the start of the Autumn semester in the US colleges and universities.
A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention underscores the importance of vaccinations for adolescents aged 12 to 17, agency director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Friday.