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Gap Between 2nd Covid Jab, Booster Reduced On Immunisation Group Advice: Centre
Based on the recommendations made by the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI), the interval between the second and the precaution dose of Covid vaccines was revised from nine months to six months for all beneficiaries.
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"No Time To Lose": EU's Nod To 2nd Covid Booster Jab For People Over 60
The EU's health and medicine agencies said Monday they were recommending a second booster shot of a Covid vaccine for people over 60 years old, as infections rise again.
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Gap Between Second Covid Jab And Booster Dose Reduced From 9 To 6 Months
In view of the evolving scientific evidence and global practices, the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday revised the duration between the second COVID vaccine dose and precautionary dose from the existing 9 months to 6 months.
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On Covid Deaths, Arvind Kejriwal's "Crematorium" Jab At Yogi Adityanath
Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal ripped into the Yogi Adityanath government today, accusing it of acute mismanagement during the second wave of the pandemic and being responsible for the huge number of deaths in Uttar Pradesh.
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SMS To Family Says UP Man, Dead In June, Got Covid Vaccine Jab Last Week: Report
Months after the death of an 80-year-old man in UP's Siddharthnagar, his family has received an SMS saying he was given his second COVID-19 vaccine dose on November 16.
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Lucky Draw Among Strategies To Boost Covid Vaccine Coverage: Report
Weekly or monthly lucky draw programmes for those fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are among the strategies planned by the government to encourage people yet to take the first dose and those overdue for the second jab to get inoculated, sources said
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UK Cuts Gap Between Second Covid Jab And Booster Shots For Vulnerable Groups
Covid booster shots can now be administered sooner than six months after the second dose to certain vulnerable groups for operational reasons, the UK government has announced.
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Second Dose Of Covid Vaccine Overdue For Around 11 Crore People: Centre
Around 11 crore people who have taken the first shot of COVID-19 vaccine have not got themselves jabbed with the second dose even after the expiry of the prescribed interval between two doses, according to government data.
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Phones, Scooter, TV: See What You Can Win For Taking Second Jab Here
Dehradun will now reward beneficiaries who get their second dose of the Covid vaccine at the "vaccination mela" which is being organised from October 18 to November 2 in coordination with the State Health Department and Smart City Project Limited.
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Centre Challenges Court Order To Cut Gap In Covishield Doses, Says It Will Derail Jab Policy
The Centre today filed an appeal in the Kerala High Court against its order allowing the second Covishield dose after four weeks from the first for those who want to take it earlier than the present suggested gap of 84 days
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As UK Rollouts Jabs For Children, A Study To Test Mixed Dose Schedules
A British study will look into the immune responses of children to mixed schedules of different COVID-19 vaccines as officials try to determine the best approach to second doses in adolescents given a small risk of heart inflammation.
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80% Covid Immunity Lost In 6 Months In Some After Pfizer Jab: US Study
COVID-19 antibodies produced by the Pfizer vaccine decreased more than 80 per cent in senior nursing home residents and their caregivers six months after receiving their second dose, a US study has found.
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Mumbai Local Trains Open From August 15 To Fully Vaccinated People
Mumbai's arterial suburban train network will be open from August 15 to fully vaccinated people 14 days after their second jab, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced on Sunday.
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Hit Hard In 2nd Covid Wave, 1% Of Assam Tea Workers Have Got Both Jabs
The drive to vaccinate tea garden workers in Assam, which is among the groups hardest hit in the second wave of Covid infections in the state, is progressing at a slow pace.
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Expedite Second Vaccine Jab To Healthcare Workers: Centre To States
The national average of first-dose coverage is 85 per cent for frontliners, but for the second dose, it is only 47 per cent, the statement said.
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Gap Between 2nd Covid Jab, Booster Reduced On Immunisation Group Advice: Centre
Based on the recommendations made by the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI), the interval between the second and the precaution dose of Covid vaccines was revised from nine months to six months for all beneficiaries.
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"No Time To Lose": EU's Nod To 2nd Covid Booster Jab For People Over 60
The EU's health and medicine agencies said Monday they were recommending a second booster shot of a Covid vaccine for people over 60 years old, as infections rise again.
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Gap Between Second Covid Jab And Booster Dose Reduced From 9 To 6 Months
In view of the evolving scientific evidence and global practices, the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday revised the duration between the second COVID vaccine dose and precautionary dose from the existing 9 months to 6 months.
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On Covid Deaths, Arvind Kejriwal's "Crematorium" Jab At Yogi Adityanath
Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal ripped into the Yogi Adityanath government today, accusing it of acute mismanagement during the second wave of the pandemic and being responsible for the huge number of deaths in Uttar Pradesh.
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SMS To Family Says UP Man, Dead In June, Got Covid Vaccine Jab Last Week: Report
Months after the death of an 80-year-old man in UP's Siddharthnagar, his family has received an SMS saying he was given his second COVID-19 vaccine dose on November 16.
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Lucky Draw Among Strategies To Boost Covid Vaccine Coverage: Report
Weekly or monthly lucky draw programmes for those fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are among the strategies planned by the government to encourage people yet to take the first dose and those overdue for the second jab to get inoculated, sources said
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UK Cuts Gap Between Second Covid Jab And Booster Shots For Vulnerable Groups
Covid booster shots can now be administered sooner than six months after the second dose to certain vulnerable groups for operational reasons, the UK government has announced.
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Second Dose Of Covid Vaccine Overdue For Around 11 Crore People: Centre
Around 11 crore people who have taken the first shot of COVID-19 vaccine have not got themselves jabbed with the second dose even after the expiry of the prescribed interval between two doses, according to government data.
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Phones, Scooter, TV: See What You Can Win For Taking Second Jab Here
Dehradun will now reward beneficiaries who get their second dose of the Covid vaccine at the "vaccination mela" which is being organised from October 18 to November 2 in coordination with the State Health Department and Smart City Project Limited.
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Centre Challenges Court Order To Cut Gap In Covishield Doses, Says It Will Derail Jab Policy
The Centre today filed an appeal in the Kerala High Court against its order allowing the second Covishield dose after four weeks from the first for those who want to take it earlier than the present suggested gap of 84 days
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As UK Rollouts Jabs For Children, A Study To Test Mixed Dose Schedules
A British study will look into the immune responses of children to mixed schedules of different COVID-19 vaccines as officials try to determine the best approach to second doses in adolescents given a small risk of heart inflammation.
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80% Covid Immunity Lost In 6 Months In Some After Pfizer Jab: US Study
COVID-19 antibodies produced by the Pfizer vaccine decreased more than 80 per cent in senior nursing home residents and their caregivers six months after receiving their second dose, a US study has found.
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Mumbai Local Trains Open From August 15 To Fully Vaccinated People
Mumbai's arterial suburban train network will be open from August 15 to fully vaccinated people 14 days after their second jab, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced on Sunday.
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Hit Hard In 2nd Covid Wave, 1% Of Assam Tea Workers Have Got Both Jabs
The drive to vaccinate tea garden workers in Assam, which is among the groups hardest hit in the second wave of Covid infections in the state, is progressing at a slow pace.
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Expedite Second Vaccine Jab To Healthcare Workers: Centre To States
The national average of first-dose coverage is 85 per cent for frontliners, but for the second dose, it is only 47 per cent, the statement said.
