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One of the most successful public health interventions in contemporary human history, vaccinations have aided the world in eradicating multiple diseases and brought many others to the brink of elimination. It saves 2 to 3 million lives each year from diseases such as tetanus, influenza, measles and diphtheria. Not only are vaccines critical for preventing infectious diseases, but also for controlling the severity and spread of such diseases. The pandemics of the past have taught us the rarity of a vaccine to be developed in less than five years. Nevertheless, in 2020, the world found itself i...

The government also brought private hospitals, which are empanelled under various central and state government health schemes, into the vaccination programme. Those eligible would pay up to Rs 250 per dose to get vaccinated at these private hospitals or get vaccinated at a government facility free of charge. Until March 1, Covid-19 vaccinations were only open to healthcare and other frontline workers. Photo credit: Amit Dave/ Reuters Along with this scaling up of Covid-19 vaccination infrastructure come concerns about how well adverse events following immunisation are being tracked, reporte...

Mar 09 2021, 5:29 PM March 09 2021, 11:26 AM March 09 2021, 5:29 PM This January, soon after the central government began its Covid-19 vaccination programme, a 37-year-old anganwadi worker in Andhra Pradesh received her first shot of a two-dose vaccine. A few days later, she developed a skin allergy and bleeding in her gums, and her platelet count dropped, according to her cousin Ankaiah Pallala. This January, soon after the central government began its Covid-19 vaccination programme, a 37-year-old anganwadi worker in Andhra Pradesh received her first shot of a two-dose vaccine. A few days la...

‘Vaccine production, jabs core part of health stimulus’ March 05, 2021 FinMin report also says GVA is a better metric to track economy than GDP Rapid production and deployment of Covid-19 vaccination will be critical in taking forward the health stimulus deep into FY22 (FY 22), a report prepared by the Finance Ministry’s Economic Affairs Department said on Friday. This remark has come at a time when the country is going through the second phase of vaccination that aims to cover 30 crore people by August. The government has provided over ₹2.34-lakh crore for health and well-being in ...