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India’s shortage of Covid-19 vaccines that precludes immediate inoculation for all adults is rooted in the Narendra Modi government’s lack of funding for key vaccines under development and evaluation, experts have said. The experts, who have tracked global vaccine efforts, said the Indian government’s lack of investments contrasted with the actions of many countries, including America and Britain, that provided advance funding to vaccine makers and signed purchase pacts with them. The Centre had last November announced a Rs 900-crore project, coordinated by the Union science ministry�...

Vaccinate teachers on priority basis to enable school opening in July ​ By IANS | ​ 1 Views Vaccinate teachers on priority basis to enable school opening in July. Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, April 18 : Recommending priority vaccination of teachers and school staff, a Covid task force has said that a safe opening for the education sector can be done by July. The Lancet COVID-19 Commission India Task Force said in a report, "We strongly recommend that teachers and school staff are vaccinated on a priority basis." "We recognize that in states with high rates of infections, it will n...

Recommending priority vaccination of teachers and school staff, a Covid task force has said that a safe opening for the education sector can be done by July. The Lancet COVID-19 Commission India Task Force said in a report, "We strongly recommend that teachers and school staff are vaccinated on a priority basis." "We recognize that in states with high rates of infections, it will not be possible to open schools immediately, especially in the context of clusters of infections in and around hostels. However, we believe that the next two months can be used to prepare the education sector for ...

94.4% of Bengaluru’s patients have no symptoms BySridhar VivanSridhar Vivan / Updated: Apr 18, 2021, 06:00 IST Bengaluru is reporting a lion’s share of covid cases in the state, there is some consolation. According to the reports, a maximum number of the asymptomatic cases in the State are also from the city. The State covid war room data shows that 99.4 per cent of Bengaluru’s covid patients are asymptomatic, while 95.9 per cent of Karnataka’s patients are asymptomatic. Uttara Kannada district had the highest number of symptomatic cases at 28.02 per cent. Even medical journal La...

Several cases of infections have been reported after taking Covid vaccinations across the country. The observation may explain some of that, according to Lancet India Task Force.