The first few days of the Covid-19 vaccination campaign were marked by slower uptake. This was surprising because those covered in the first phase are doctors, nurses and healthcare workers. They are
India s COVID-19 tally mounted to 1,06,89,527 with 12,689 new cases in a day. On the other hand, Maharashtra s coronavirus tally increased to 20,15,524 on Wednesday with an addition of 2,171 new cases.
Will work with private sector to increase coverage
Both COVID vaccines approved for emergency use in India Covaxin and Covishield are safe for people on blood thinners, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director General Balram Bhargav said on Thursday.
Addressing a Health Ministry press conference, he added that manufacturers of both the vaccines have approached the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for revision of this contraindication on their factsheets.
“Relative contraindications regarding blood thinners have been mentioned in the factsheets of both the vaccines and both the companies have written to the DCGI regarding revision of this. The revision will happen every soon. Blood thinners are of two categories antiplatelets and anticoagulants. For those on antiplatelets like aspirin, the vaccine causes no problem but for those on anti-coagulants, the tendency to bleed is much higher. This is also a relative contraindication and the anticoagulant can be
COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker News: Nearly 3 lakh beneficiaries receive coronavirus vaccine in India on January 27
More than 23 lakh people have so far been vaccinated for COVID-19 in India. Of these, over 2.99 lakh people received the vaccine on January 27.
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A total of 23,28,779 beneficiaries have so far been vaccinated for COVID-19 through 41,599 sessions held till the evening of January 27, the twelfth day of the immunisation drive, according to a provisional report of the Union Health Ministry.
On January 27, 2,99,299 beneficiaries were vaccinated till 7.00 pm through 5,308 vaccination sessions, the ministry said.
The ministry said 79 percent of beneficiaries vaccinated on Wednesday are from five states Karnataka, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.