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​​The Health Ministry clarification comes in the wake of media reports about the Centre writing to the states and UTs, advising them not to share the data of the Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network (eVIN) system on vaccine stocks and the temperature of vaccine storage at public forums without prior consent.

Sensitive details on storage prone to be used to manipulate market, says health ministry

The government of India has been supporting the efforts of states and UTs for an effective vaccination drive under the Whole of Government approach since January 16 this year.

In a bizarre move, centre asks states not to share data on vaccine stocks [details] Amidst sharp criticism of its Wednesday order, the center today issued a clarification in which it argued that the order was issued to prevent commercial abuse of the data by other entities. Covid treatment guidelines for children The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday issued a letter to all the states, directing against sharing eVIN data on vaccine supplies. The order, which was issued to all states and UTs, st...

India News: With Covid-19 disrupting child immunisation, children’s hospitals are now planning ahead.

India News: With Covid-19 disrupting child immunisation over the past year, children’s hospitals are now planning ahead.

Updated: Share Article AAA PMK youth wing leader Anbumani Ramadoss on Wednesday urged that the integrated vaccine complex at Chengalpattu should not be privatised. In a statement, he said reports about attempts to privatise the facility is shocking and the move is unjustifiable especially when the need for vaccines in India is increasing. Handing over the facility to the private sector would defeat the very purpose of why the complex was formed in the first place. The complex should either be ...

The value of vaccination Covid has underscored the far-reaching impact of the jab In the world of healthcare, both prevention, and cure compose of many threads. Today, the value of vaccines can’t be emphasised enough. They not only improve the health of people everywhere, but also create stronger, and more productive communities. Thanks to vaccination against various diseases, some 37 million lives were saved between 2000 and 2019 in low- and middle-income countries. With continued global co...

Highlights Dr Harsh Vardhan launched Intensified Mission Indradhanush 3.0 The Union Minister also launched the IMI 3.0 portal and released the Operational Guidelines for it The immunization drive will be conducted in two rounds starting from February 22 and March 22 New Delhi: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan launched Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 3.0 which will be conducted in two rounds starting from February 22 and March 22 across 250 districts/urban areas identified in 29 Sta...

Sheth) "The behavioral tools of choice architecture, message framing, addressing cognitive biases, and creating norms can be powerful arsenals in the policy-makers tool kit to influence pro-vaccination behavior for the COVID-19 disease." Although widespread vaccinations can help address the COVID-19 pandemic in India, multiple barriers may limit vaccine uptake. In light of the countrys goal of inoculating approximately 1.3 billion people within a year, this article applies insights from behavi...