By CNBCTV18.com | Mar 8, 2021 11:43 PM IST (Updated)
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homehealthcareCoronavirus news highlights: WHO says influenza like illness expected post COVID 19 vaccinations
Coronavirus news highlights: WHO says influenza-like illness expected post COVID-19 vaccinations
Live Updates
With that it's a wrap to the LIVE updates on the coronavirus pandemic for today. Do join us tomorrow for the top developments on the COVID-19 situation from India and around the world. Until then stay safe and good night.
Mar 8, 2021 11:42 PM
2.26 crore people vaccinated against COVID-19, says Health Ministry
The cumulative number of COVID19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 2.26 crore with16,96,588jabs being given till Monday evening, the Union Health Ministry said. A total 16,96,588vaccine doses were given till 9 pm on Monday, the fiftysecond day of nationwide COVID19 vaccination drive.
Mar 8, 2021 11:23 PM
India at forefront in fighting COVID-19, stands out in terms of vaccine policy, says Gita Gopinath
India has been at the forefront in fighting the coronavirus pandemic and "really stands out in terms of its vaccine policy, Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund Gita Gopinath said, as she hailed the country for playing a very important role in helping the world during the crisis by manufacturing and shipping critical doses of the COVID19 vaccines to several nations. Gopinath made the comments on Monday in an interactive session during the Inaugural Dr. Hansa Mehta Lecture organised on occasion of International Women's Day.
Mar 8, 2021 10:24 PM
COVID-19: Over 35K people vaccinated on Monday
Over 35,700 beneficiaries received shots of the COVID19 vaccine in the national capital on Monday, the highest number of people vaccinated in a single day since the start of the inoculation exercise on January 16, as per official data. In the age bracket of 60 and above, 20,123 people were vaccinated while in the 4559 years age group, 2,710 beneficiaries received the jabs, a senior official said.
Mar 8, 2021 10:23 PM
WHO says influenza-like illness post COVID-19 vaccinations expected side effect
The World Health Organisation said on Monday a subcommittee has concluded that the benefitrisk balance of the COVID19 vaccines remains favourable after reviewing reports of influenzalike illness in healthcare workers who got vaccinated.
Mar 8, 2021 10:23 PM
International Women's Day: Over 8,000 Mumbai women given COVID-19 vaccine
On the occasion of International Women's Day on Monday, over 8,000 women were given COVID19 vaccine at five centres in Mumbai, civic officials said. The centres were set up in Seven Hills hospital, and jumbo facilities in BKC, Goregaon, Mulund and Dahisar, where women who came for the inoculation were given roses and chocolates, a BMC release said.
Mar 8, 2021 9:46 PM
Unauthorised political statements on COVID-19 pandemic invokes false sense of security: IMA
Public representatives and politicians should not make unauthorised statements indicating that the COVID19 pandemic is nearing an end as such remarks invoke a "false sense of security" among the people, the Indian Medical Association said on Monday. The association's reaction came after Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday said that the country is "in the end game of the COVID19 pandemic" and Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said the coronavirus is nearing an "endemic" phase in the national capital.
Mar 8, 2021 8:57 PM
Pope defends Iraqi trip despite COVID-19 risk, says God will provide
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE: Pope Francis said on Monday that he decided to visit Iraq despite a rise in COVID-19 cases after much prayer and contemplation and suggested God would protect those who came to see him from the virus. Speaking to reporters on the plane returning from his trip, Francis also said he realised that some conservative Catholics would see his meeting with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, as "one step from heresy" but that sometimes it was necessary to take a risk in inter-religious relations.
Mar 8, 2021 8:22 PM
Serum Institute seeks govt's intervention for import of COVID vaccine raw material from US
Serum Institute of India (SII), the world's largest vaccine manufacturer by volume, has sought the central government's intervention so as to enable the firm import essential raw materials from the US for uninterrupted manufacturing and supply of COVID-19 vaccines. In a letter to Commerce Secretary Anup Wadhawan and Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla,Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs at Pune-based SII, Prakash Kumar Singh said the US government has invoked the Defence Production Act because of which the firm is facing difficulties in importing necessary products like cell culture medias, raw material, single-use tubing assemblies and some specialty chemicals from the US.
Mar 8, 2021 7:50 PM
No major report of discordant results reported by COVID-19 testing labs, says govt
Till now no "major report of discordant test results" has been reported by COVID19 testing laboratories, Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey told Rajya Sabha on Monday. He was responding to a question on whether capping the price of COVID19 tests has forced several labs to use relatively inexpensive kits raising the risk of false negative and compromising data.
Mar 8, 2021 7:48 PM
All-woman COVID-19 vaccine booth launched in Karnataka
Karnataka celebrated participation of a large number of women in the war against coronavirus by launching a Pink vaccination booth for them on Monday, coinciding with the International Womens Day. The state government has decided to set up one such vaccination booth, to be manned by women for women, in each district, authorities said.
Mar 8, 2021 7:47 PM
COVID-19 vaccination drive coverage was initially low due to issues in Co-WIN, hesitancy: Govt
At the start of the COVID-19 vaccination drive, fewer beneficiaries than planned attended inoculation sessions due to transient technical issues in the Co-WIN portal, vaccine hesitancy etc, which have progressively been addressed, Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday. The rate of vaccination coverage has subsequently increased, Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey said in a written reply.
Mar 8, 2021 7:45 PM
Local pharmacists step up in COVID-19 vaccination effort
They're just your regular neighborhood pharmacists, but some now wear superhero capes. Local pharmacy owners are filling in the gaps as federal, state and county authorities across the country struggle to ramp up vaccinations vital to crushing the COVID-19 pandemic. In some small towns across the U.S., an independent pharmacy is the only local place where residents can get a COVID-19 vaccination, AP reported.
Mar 8, 2021 6:47 PM
New Zealand to only use Pfizer vaccine
New Zealand says it will now use only the Pfizer vaccine to inoculate its population against the coronavirus, departing from earlier plans to use four different vaccines. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the strategy Monday, saying the decision was based on the Pfizer vaccine's effectiveness. She said this would make it easier and fairer for all New Zealanders to have access to the same vaccine..
Mar 8, 2021 5:39 PM
Afghanistan receives 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine from COVAX
The UN children's agency says Afghanistan has received nearly half a million coronavirus vaccine doses via the global COVAX initiative. War-torn Afghanistan received 468,000 AstraZeneca vaccines on Monday, the first shipment through COVAX, UNICEF said in a statement.
Mar 8, 2021 4:51 PM