As India''s drugs regulator approved restricted use of Bharat Biotech''s Covid-19 vaccine and Oxford Covid-19 vaccine Covishield, the Kerala government on Sunday said the state was rea
Kerala Govt Will Use Covid-19 Vaccine as Instructed by Centre, Says State Health Minister
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As India s drugs regulator approved restricted use of Bharat Biotech s COVID-19 vaccine and Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, the Kerala government on Sunday said the state was ready to distribute it once the Centre gave the nod. Meanwhile, senior Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor criticised the approval for Covaxin and said it was premature and dangerous. The Covaxin has not yet had Phase 3 trials. Approval was premature and could be dangerous. @drharshvardhanshould please clarify. Its use should be avoided till full trials are over. India can start with the AstraZeneca vaccine in the meantime, Tharoor tweeted. The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) approved Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute, and indigenously developed Covaxin of Bharat Biotech for restricted emergency use in the country, paving the way fo
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December 23, 2020
He entered the scene at a time when utter chaos was prevailing in the State as to who should take a lead to contain COVID-19 pandemic. Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa had tried and tested a couple of Ministers by making in-charge to check pandemic but nothing worked out. A big drama unfolded when Health Department portfolio was taken away from Ballari mining baron B. Sriramulu and given to Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar, a MBBS degree holder. But the storm in a tea cup became calm only after intervention by the CM.
The COVID-19 situation gradually improved, thanks to daily monitoring of situation and interaction with district-level health officers by Dr. Sudhakar. Non-working officials were shown the door and were replaced with young and energetic officers. Ramping up RT-PCR test across the State not only helped to bring down Corona positive cases but also the casualty rate. Despite his busy schedule, Dr. Sudhakar spoke to Star
BMC prepares blueprint for COVID-19 vaccine administration, distribution and storage plan ANI | Updated: Dec 22, 2020 11:11 IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 22 (ANI): As India may begin its COVID-19 vaccination drive as early as January 2021, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has prepared a vaccine administration, distribution and storage plan.
The BMC initially aims to train its staff for vaccination by January 7 and around eight BMC hospitals have started preparations for the same. Till now 80 thousand health workers have registered on COVID portal in Mumbai, the BMC informed on Monday.
In order to combat the COVID-19 surge, the Maharashtra government has imposed a night curfew between 11 pm to 6 am in the state in all municipal corporations from December 22, 2020, to January 5, 2021.
Pune gears up for COVID-19 vaccination drive ANI | Updated: Dec 22, 2020 08:35 IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], December 22 (ANI): Pune district administration is gearing up to vaccinate the front line workers as soon as the vaccine is made available following government guidelines.
According to data available with the district collector office over 1.10 lakh front-line workers including doctors and aasha workers. have been identified for vaccination in the first round of programme as per government instruction. I have held two different meetings with officials and we are ready with required infrastructure as well as facilities to go for the first round of vaccination as soon as the vaccine is made available , said Rajesh Deshmukh, district collector of Pune.