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Can't Take Nasal Vaccine After Booster: Covid Task Force Chief To NDTV
India's nasal vaccine cannot be administered to those who have taken a precaution or booster dose, the head of the country's vaccine task force told NDTV today in an exclusive interview.
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"Hybrid, Not Herd Immunity, Keeps India Safe": Covid Panel Chief Dr NK Arora To NDTV
India's fight against COVID-19 is shaping up much better than neighbouring China due to robust "hybrid immunity", the head of the country's vaccine task force told NDTV today in an exclusive interview.
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Test For Tuberculosis If Cough Persists: New Covid Treatment Guidelines
Doctors should avoid giving steroids to COVID-19 patients and advise tuberculosis tests if their cough persists, the government has said in its revised clinical guidelines for coronavirus treatment, days after its task force chief expressed regret fo
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Covaxin Shelf-Life Extension Not A Problem: Covid Task Force Chief
It is absolutely safe, underlined the head of the India's vaccine task force chief on the vexing question of extending the shelf life of Covid vaccine, Covaxin, being given to teenagers (15-18) under the national Covid immunisation programme.
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"Domain Of Election Body": Covid Task Force Chief On Political Rallies
The Centre has said controlling the rampant Covid safety guidelines at political rallies is the responsibility of the Election Commission while advising states to take immediate measures to control a rapid Covid surge in cities.
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Maharashtra Chief Minister To Meet Covid Task Force Today Amid Omicron Threat
In view of rising cases of COVID-19 and Omicron variant in the state, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackrey will hold a meeting with the COVID-19 task force on Thursday at 10:00 pm via video conferencing, as per Chief Minister's Secretariat.
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"14 Lakh Cases Daily": Centre Warns On Omicron Spread With UK Parallel
Omicron is spreading at a very fast pace in India and the scale of infections in the UK and France could translate to lakhs of cases a day in the country, the government's Covid task force chief said today.
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"Potential Scenario Vaccines May Get Ineffective If...": Covid Panel Chief
Amid concerns over the Omicron variant of coronavirus, Covid Task Force chief Dr VK Paul on Tuesday said India should have vaccine platforms that are "adaptable quickly" with changing nature of the variants.
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Booster Dose Policy For Special Cases Soon: Covid Panel Chief To NDTV
A comprehensive policy on additional Covid vaccine doses for immunocompromised people will be drawn up over the next two weeks, Dr NK Arora, chairman of the country's Covid Task Force, has told NDTV.
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Vaccines For At-Risk Children Next Month: Covid Panel Chief To NDTV
Vaccination for children with comorbities will begin in December and that will be followed by the vaccine rollout for healthy children, somewhere in the first quarter of next year, Dr NK Arora, chairman of the country's Covid Task Force, told NDTV.
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Plan To Vaccinate Over 44 Crore Children Ready, Says Covid Panel Chief
With the emergency of new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron', COVID-19 task force chairman Dr N K Arora said that a comprehensive policy on the booster and additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be announced in two weeks.
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Children Vaccination Decision To Be Based On Scientific Rationale: Centre
The government will take a final decision on vaccinating children and adolescents against coronavirus on the basis of overall scientific rationale as well as the supply situation of vaccines, COVID Task Force chief VK Paul said on Sunday.
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War Against Covid Not Over, It Can Come Back With Vengeance: AIIMS Task Force Chief
Dr Navneet Wig, Chairperson of the Covid Task Force in AIIMS Delhi, on Saturday said that the war against Covid is still not easy as the pandemic can come back with a vengeance while asserting the need for the people to be cautious.
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"No Greater Fraud": Manish Sisodia On Centre Refusing Oxygen Deaths Panel
Citing Supreme Court's task force to refuse to form a probe panel for oxygen-related deaths is a fraud played by the Centre, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister said today. He requested the Union government to probe the matter of the deaths.
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"PM Has Given Us A Target - No Third Wave": Health Ministry
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set the country and his government an ambitious target - to stop a potential third wave of COVID-19 cases in India before it even begins - Dr VK Paul, chief of India's Covid task force, said during a press briefing.
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Can't Take Nasal Vaccine After Booster: Covid Task Force Chief To NDTV
India's nasal vaccine cannot be administered to those who have taken a precaution or booster dose, the head of the country's vaccine task force told NDTV today in an exclusive interview.
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"Hybrid, Not Herd Immunity, Keeps India Safe": Covid Panel Chief Dr NK Arora To NDTV
India's fight against COVID-19 is shaping up much better than neighbouring China due to robust "hybrid immunity", the head of the country's vaccine task force told NDTV today in an exclusive interview.
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Test For Tuberculosis If Cough Persists: New Covid Treatment Guidelines
Doctors should avoid giving steroids to COVID-19 patients and advise tuberculosis tests if their cough persists, the government has said in its revised clinical guidelines for coronavirus treatment, days after its task force chief expressed regret fo
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Covaxin Shelf-Life Extension Not A Problem: Covid Task Force Chief
It is absolutely safe, underlined the head of the India's vaccine task force chief on the vexing question of extending the shelf life of Covid vaccine, Covaxin, being given to teenagers (15-18) under the national Covid immunisation programme.
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"Domain Of Election Body": Covid Task Force Chief On Political Rallies
The Centre has said controlling the rampant Covid safety guidelines at political rallies is the responsibility of the Election Commission while advising states to take immediate measures to control a rapid Covid surge in cities.
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Maharashtra Chief Minister To Meet Covid Task Force Today Amid Omicron Threat
In view of rising cases of COVID-19 and Omicron variant in the state, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackrey will hold a meeting with the COVID-19 task force on Thursday at 10:00 pm via video conferencing, as per Chief Minister's Secretariat.
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"14 Lakh Cases Daily": Centre Warns On Omicron Spread With UK Parallel
Omicron is spreading at a very fast pace in India and the scale of infections in the UK and France could translate to lakhs of cases a day in the country, the government's Covid task force chief said today.
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"Potential Scenario Vaccines May Get Ineffective If...": Covid Panel Chief
Amid concerns over the Omicron variant of coronavirus, Covid Task Force chief Dr VK Paul on Tuesday said India should have vaccine platforms that are "adaptable quickly" with changing nature of the variants.
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Booster Dose Policy For Special Cases Soon: Covid Panel Chief To NDTV
A comprehensive policy on additional Covid vaccine doses for immunocompromised people will be drawn up over the next two weeks, Dr NK Arora, chairman of the country's Covid Task Force, has told NDTV.
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Vaccines For At-Risk Children Next Month: Covid Panel Chief To NDTV
Vaccination for children with comorbities will begin in December and that will be followed by the vaccine rollout for healthy children, somewhere in the first quarter of next year, Dr NK Arora, chairman of the country's Covid Task Force, told NDTV.
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Plan To Vaccinate Over 44 Crore Children Ready, Says Covid Panel Chief
With the emergency of new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron', COVID-19 task force chairman Dr N K Arora said that a comprehensive policy on the booster and additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be announced in two weeks.
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Children Vaccination Decision To Be Based On Scientific Rationale: Centre
The government will take a final decision on vaccinating children and adolescents against coronavirus on the basis of overall scientific rationale as well as the supply situation of vaccines, COVID Task Force chief VK Paul said on Sunday.
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War Against Covid Not Over, It Can Come Back With Vengeance: AIIMS Task Force Chief
Dr Navneet Wig, Chairperson of the Covid Task Force in AIIMS Delhi, on Saturday said that the war against Covid is still not easy as the pandemic can come back with a vengeance while asserting the need for the people to be cautious.
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"No Greater Fraud": Manish Sisodia On Centre Refusing Oxygen Deaths Panel
Citing Supreme Court's task force to refuse to form a probe panel for oxygen-related deaths is a fraud played by the Centre, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister said today. He requested the Union government to probe the matter of the deaths.
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"PM Has Given Us A Target - No Third Wave": Health Ministry
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set the country and his government an ambitious target - to stop a potential third wave of COVID-19 cases in India before it even begins - Dr VK Paul, chief of India's Covid task force, said during a press briefing.
