India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 115.73 crore, with the administration of more than 46 lakh vaccine doses till 7 pm today: Health ministry
Canada approves Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for young children
EU begins review of Pfizer’s Covid-19 pill
The European Union’s drug regulator said on Friday it has started reviewing data on Pfizer’s Covid-19 pill to help member states with possible emergency use, days after the drugmaker sought approval from authorities in the United States.
Iran reports 5,784 daily Covid-19 cases, 6,069,559 in total
Iran’s Health Ministry on Friday reported 5,784 new Covid-19 cases, taking the country’s total infection to 6,069,559. The pandemic also claimed 100 lives in the past 24 hours, taking the overall tally, since its outbreak in February 2020, to 128,734, said the update by Iran’s Ministry of Health and Medical Education
Kerala reports 5,754 new Covid-19 cases
Kerala logged 5,754 fresh Coivd-19 cases, including 37 health workers, and 49 deaths on Friday, taking the total affected in the state to 50,89,849 and the toll to 37,051. Among the districts, Ernakulam reported the highest number of cases on Friday–1,109, followed by Thiruvananthapuram with 929 and Kozhikode with 600 cases, the health department said in a release.
Canada authorizes Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children
Canada on Friday said Pfizer and partner BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine was authorized for use in children aged 5 to 11, making it the first shot for young children in the country.
Will write to PM for Covid-19 booster shots: Gehlot
Mumbai records 238 Covid-19 cases, two deaths
Mumbai on Friday reported 238 new Covid-19 cases and two deaths, a civic official said. It took the infection tally of the metropolis to 7,60,738 and death toll to 16,302. With 272 people discharged from hospitals, the recovery count rose to 7,39,075, which is 97 per cent of the caseload. It left the country’s financial capital with 2,808 active cases, the official said. As many as 33,273 samples were examined for coronavirus infection since Thursday evening, raising the number of tests conducted so far in Mumbai to 1,20,71,185.
Biden Administration looks to expand access to Covid-19 antiviral pills
US expands Covid boosters to all adults, final hurdle ahead
Pfizer and Moderna announced Friday the Food and Drug Administration’s decision after at least 10 states already had started offering boosters to all adults
Moderna Inc said on Friday the US Food and Drug Administration has extended the emergency use authorization of a booster dose of its Covid-19 vaccine to all adults aged 18 and older
FDA authorizes Moderna vaccine booster shots for all adults
Discontinued due to Covid-19, Railways to resume serving cooked food in trains
Moderna says US regulators have expanded its Covid-19 booster shot to all adults; final hurdle to come Friday
Nashik adds 57 new Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths
The Covid-19 count in Nashik district of Maharashtra rose to 4,11,835 with an addition of 57 new cases on Friday, while two more patients succumbed to the infection, a health department official said. The virus claimed two more lives in the last 24 hours, which took the death toll in the district to 8,700, he said. Also, 32 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day, pushing the number of recovered cases to 4,02,664, the official said. As many as 28,16,569 swab samples have been tested so far in the district, of which 4,154 were examined in the last 24 hours, he added.
UK to add booster doses to Covid vaccine pass for travel
Travellers who have had a booster jab, or a third top-up dose, of a Covid-19 vaccine will now be able to demonstrate their fully updated vaccine status through the National Health Service (NHS) Covid Pass, the UK government announced on Friday.
Talking about the challenges, Jaishankar said that at the time of pandemic India had only two companies that were assembling ventilators and also lacked mask producer
He also shared India’s challenges during the pandemic and how strongly the country rebounded
It’s interesting, one of the initiatives under Quad (Australia, India, Japan and US) to jointly produce and distribute vaccines, which would be an American vaccine, made in India, Japanese will come in with a lot of financial support and Australians with a lot of logistics support
EAM Jaishankar
India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 115.73 crore, with the administration of more than 46 lakh vaccine doses till 7 pm today: Health ministryCanada approves Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for young childrenEU begins review of Pfizer’s Covid-19 pillThe European Union’s drug regulator said on Friday it has started reviewing data on Pfizer’s Covid-19 pill to help member states with possible emergency use, days after the drugmaker sought approval from authorities in the United States.Iran reports 5,784 daily Covid-19 cases, 6,069,559 in totalIran’s Health Ministry on Friday reported 5,784 new Covid-19 cases, taking the country’s total infection to 6,069,559. The pandemic also claimed 100 lives in the past 24 hours, taking the overall tally, since its outbreak in February 2020, to 128,734, said the update by Iran’s Ministry of Health and Medical EducationKerala reports 5,754 new Covid-19 casesKerala logged 5,754 fresh Coivd-19 cases, including 37 health workers, and 49 deaths on Friday, taking the total affected in the state to 50,89,849 and the toll to 37,051. Among the districts, Ernakulam reported the highest number of cases on Friday–1,109, followed by Thiruvananthapuram with 929 and Kozhikode with 600 cases, the health department said in a release.Canada authorizes Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for childrenCanada on Friday said Pfizer and partner BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine was authorized for use in children aged 5 to 11, making it the first shot for young children in the country.Will write to PM for Covid-19 booster shots: GehlotMumbai records 238 Covid-19 cases, two deathsMumbai on Friday reported 238 new Covid-19 cases and two deaths, a civic official said. It took the infection tally of the metropolis to 7,60,738 and death toll to 16,302. With 272 people discharged from hospitals, the recovery count rose to 7,39,075, which is 97 per cent of the caseload. It left the country’s financial capital with 2,808 active cases, the official said. As many as 33,273 samples were examined for coronavirus infection since Thursday evening, raising the number of tests conducted so far in Mumbai to 1,20,71,185.Biden Administration looks to expand access to Covid-19 antiviral pillsUS expands Covid boosters to all adults, final hurdle aheadPfizer and Moderna announced Friday the Food and Drug Administration’s decision after at least 10 states already had started offering boosters to all adultsModerna Inc said on Friday the US Food and Drug Administration has extended the emergency use authorization of a booster dose of its Covid-19 vaccine to all adults aged 18 and olderFDA authorizes Moderna vaccine booster shots for all adultsDiscontinued due to Covid-19, Railways to resume serving cooked food in trainsModerna says US regulators have expanded its Covid-19 booster shot to all adults; final hurdle to come FridayNashik adds 57 new Covid-19 cases, 2 deathsThe Covid-19 count in Nashik district of Maharashtra rose to 4,11,835 with an addition of 57 new cases on Friday, while two more patients succumbed to the infection, a health department official said. The virus claimed two more lives in the last 24 hours, which took the death toll in the district to 8,700, he said. Also, 32 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day, pushing the number of recovered cases to 4,02,664, the official said. As many as 28,16,569 swab samples have been tested so far in the district, of which 4,154 were examined in the last 24 hours, he added.UK to add booster doses to Covid vaccine pass for travelTravellers who have had a booster jab, or a third top-up dose, of a Covid-19 vaccine will now be able to demonstrate their fully updated vaccine status through the National Health Service (NHS) Covid Pass, the UK government announced on Friday.Talking about the challenges, Jaishankar said that at the time of pandemic India had only two companies that were assembling ventilators and also lacked mask producerHe also shared India’s challenges during the pandemic and how strongly the country reboundedIt’s interesting, one of the initiatives under Quad (Australia, India, Japan and US) to jointly produce and distribute vaccines, which would be an American vaccine, made in India, Japanese will come in with a lot of financial support and Australians with a lot of logistics supportEAM Jaishankar