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Covid Threat Not Over But India In Better Situation Now: PM Modi

weeraApril 28, 20220

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 27, said that Covid threat was not over yet in India and people of the country were still required to follow all precautions against the disease. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, April 27, said that Covid threat in the country was not yet over and country men are still required to follow all the precautions against the disease. Speaking at a meeting with chief ministers of various states, he said that despite the threat, India is in a better situation now. We have seen how Omicron and its sub-variants created havoc in Europe. In the last few months, many countries have seen a surge in Covid cases, due to these sub-variants. Compared to other nations, India has kept the situation under control," he said. At the same time, ci...

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Booster Dose Maybe Necessary For All Adults: ICMR

Sonia SolankiApril 2, 20220

Booster Dose for all adults might be a reality soon. As the ICMR's National Institute of Virology (NIV) Director Priya Abraham said, "Eventually all adults in India may get booster dose but a decision may be taken after evaluation of relevant data by the expert groups and factoring in issues like availability of vaccines." This observation comes after the study of the effect of vaccination post first and second dose. As the antibodies count decreases post the second dose in a time span of eight months. So, a booster dose can give that extra immunity cover to a person against variants of coronavirus. The booster dose is very effective against the Omicron variant too. Why Booster Dose Is Necessary? Every covid vaccine has a tendency to produce antibodies against the virus. But the e...

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India Begins Booster Doses For Health Workers, Frontline Warriors And Senior Citizens!

Sonia SolankiJanuary 11, 20220

India has started administering the booster doses against COVID-19 on the 10th January. This phase of the vaccination programme includes the health workers, the front line warriors and senior citizens. India Starts Precautionary Dose to curb the surge of Omicron Variant PM Modi had announced the inoculation of a precautionary dose on December 25 last year amid the surge of Omicron variant. The decision will surely help increase the safety net for those who are at higher risk. The health ministry states the CoWIN app will be sending notifications to the eligible candidates. In addition to that eligible people can directly go to the centre to have a jab too. More than 9 lakh precautionary doses were administered on the very first day. There are nearly one crore health workers ...