The highest daily rate of vaccinations in India was 4.87 million, achieved on May 20. It underscores that, so long as we have sufficient supply, it is not wholly impossible to administer five million shots per day. So, how many days would it take to create this 80% herd immunity? The accompanying table tells it all.
Delta variant of SARS-CoV2 drove surge in the COVID-19 cases in last 2 months
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Last Updated: Jun 04, 2021, 06:43 PM IST
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According to INSACOG, the B.1.1.7 lineage of the virus, which was first identified in the United Kingdom is declining in proportion across India in the last one and half month. The B.1.1.7 variant of the coronavirus has been named Alpha .
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The B.1.617 lineage of SARS CoV-2 was first reported from Maharashtra but it is now seen in other states such as West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat, Telangana.
The surge of COVID-19 cases in the country in the last two months shows a correlation with the rise in B.1.617 variant of the SARS-CoV-2, according to INSACOG, a grouping of 10 national laboratories. April and May witnessed a deadly second wave of coronavirus cases that swept through the country stretching the healthcare infrastructure to its limits.
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The plea submitted that to increase the domestic production of the vaccines the government has to utilise the unused Public sector units particularly, HLL Biotech Limited (HBL) which is a 100 per cent subsidiary of HLL Lifecare Limited, a Government of India (GOI) Enterprise under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.