Covid-19: ‘Delta variant may breach vaccine shield’
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Despite the Covishield injection, hospital officials disclosed, nearly 10% of the employees tested positive for Covid. The infection rate was significantly higher in doctors and nurses than in other hospital staff, possibly due to higher exposure.
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Vaccination of the hospital’s 1800 employees began on January 16, the first day of India’s inoculation campaign, and by April-end had administered the jab to nearly 1,600.
(This story originally appeared in on Jun 27, 2021)The Delta variant of the Covid-19 coronavirus has been found to be a major factor for breakthrough infections Covid infection in persons who have received one or both doses of the vaccine among healthcare workers at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences in south Delhi.
Kejriwal announced the setting up of a paediatric task force and two genome sequencing labs as well as a plan to ramp up oxygen capacity to deal better with a possible third wave. Besides, the government will also create a buffer stock of important medicines, Kejriwal said.
India s gift of 1.5 million vaccine doses to reach Myanmar on Friday
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Myanmar is an important land and maritime neighbour of India with which India shares close historical, civilisational, cultural, religious, linguistic and ethnic ties. Myanmar is a vital component of India’s “Neighbourhood First” and “Act East” policies.
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India has continued with assistance through ITEC programmes during the lock-down.
New Delhi: A consignment containing 1.5 million doses of COVISHEILD vaccines will reach Yangon on Friday. Myanmar is one of the first countries to receive India’s gift of the “Make in India” COVIDSHIELD vaccines, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India.