China approves inhaled Covid vaccine

Madhya Pradesh Covid-19: Thirty India students vaccinated with one syringe

JULY 28: The incident took place in a school in Sagar district where children were being given Covid-19 vaccines. India's health ministry mandates a "one needle, one syringe, only one time" protocol for Covid-19 vaccines. India has administered over 2.03bn Covid-19 vaccines so far. Single-use disposable syringes are widely used in India to avoid the spread of deadly diseases like HIV. However, there have been multiple incidents in the past where a single syringe has been reused in hospitals due to a shortage of equipment. Jitendra Rai, who was vaccinating the children, told the media that he was only given one syringe by the health department and he was just following orders. Parents who had accompanied their children spotted the issue and reported it to the school authorities. When state officials reached the school, Mr Rai was missing from the school and his phone was turned off. The state's health department has registered a case of negligence against him. Meanwhile, it has also started an inquiry against the official responsible for dispatching equipment for the vaccination drive. A spokesperson from the opposition Congress party has demanded that the state's health minister should resign over the incident. India is the second country after China to have crossed the two-billion Covid vaccines mark. In July, the government announced a 75-day free Covid booster dose programme for all adults to mark India's 75th independence anniversary. According to India's health ministry, 98% of adults have received at least one dose of the Covid vaccine, while 90% have been fully vaccinated. On Wednesday, the country reported 18,313 daily cases for the past 24 hours and 57 Covid-related deaths. With inputs from BBC.

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Nepal receives 4 million doses of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine

Nepal received 4 million doses of Sinovac-CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccine from China

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Third China city in lockdown on anniversary of first Covid death

Jan 12: Residents in a third Chinese city woke up Tuesday confined to their homes as the country battled several outbreaks two years to the day it reported the first death from the disease that came to be known as Covid-19. Since January 11, 2020, known fatalities in the pandemic have soared to nearly 5.5 million and the emergence of the fast-spreading Omicron variant has forced the reimposition of curbs from Japan to Italy. China largely tamed its initial outbreak with a mix of lockdowns, border closures and mass testing, but flare-ups in some major cities are testing that Zero Covid strategy just weeks before the Beijing Winter Olympics. The city of Anyang in Henan province on Monday night told its five million residents to not leave their homes or drive cars on the roads, China's official Xinhua news agency said. Last week, the one million people in Yuzhou -- also a city in Henan -- were told to stay at home. Xi'an, home to 13 million people, is in its third week of lockdown. China reported 110 new local virus cases Tuesday, a tiny figure compared with the hundreds of thousands emerging daily in global hotspots such as the United States. But they are a cause of alarm for Chinese authorities as they prepare to host the Winter Games in Beijing, with the event already expected to have tight coronavirus safety protocols. Hong Kong, which already has some of the toughest coronavirus border restrictions in the world, also ramped up its curbs Tuesday to fight an Omicron outbreak, shutting kindergartens and primary schools until early February. The same day, Japan extended until the end of next month its strict Covid border policy that bars almost all new foreign arrivals. Japanese authorities also announced the reopening of mass vaccination centres as they fight an Omicron-fuelled surge. - 'Pretty angry' - Health experts maintain vaccines are among the most potent tools available against the pandemic. But the deep scepticism and often violent opposition to jabs in many countries dramatically came into focus last week when Australia cancelled the visa of the world's top men's tennis player over Covid shot requirements. The unjabbed, vaccine-sceptic Novak Djokovic won a legal challenge against the government on Monday, however, and is looking to defend his Australian Open title despite an outpouring of anger in the country over his exemption. "I can imagine some people will be pretty angry about it," said 22-year-old fan Harrison Denicolo, who felt Djokovic should be allowed to play. In Italy, however, Prime Minister Mario Draghi urged people to get shots as new restrictions came into force Monday, barring the unvaccinated from a large number of public transport and venues such as restaurants, gyms and cinemas. "Most of the problems we are facing today depend on the fact that there are unvaccinated people," he said. The known Covid death toll in Poland, where the government has also urged people to get vaccinated, crossed 100,000, Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said Tuesday. Earlier on Monday, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced that he has Covid-19 for a second time and was experiencing mild symptoms. - Omicron vaccine - As the virus surges worldwide, governments are once again being forced to make the difficult choice between coronavirus restrictions and keeping their economies and societies open. France on Monday said Covid rules would be eased for schools as record-high case numbers shut down thousands of classes and sparked concern among parents and teachers. Under the first change, from Tuesday, parents will no longer be obliged to pick up their child immediately for Covid testing if he or she is a contact case. There was some good news on Monday as Pfizer announced that it expects a vaccine targeting the Omicron variant to be ready by March. And the European Union's drug regulator said Monday it could decide within weeks whether to approve the company's Covid pill, after the pharma giant formally applied for authorisation.

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800,000 doses of anti Covid-19 vaccine - Vero Cell arrives

KATHMANDU, August 19: As many as 800,000 doses of anti Covid-19 vaccine - Vero Cell- has arrived in the country Wednesday evening. According to the spokesperson at the Ministry of Health and Population Dr Krishna Prasad Poudel, the vaccines were ferried from China via a wide body aircraft of Nepal Airlines. Of total 1.6 million doses of vaccines recently purchased by Nepal, 800,000 were brought in this lot while remaining 800,000 doses will be reached here this evening. According to Spokesperson, 600,000 doses of AstraZeneca granted by Japan will also be arrived here till coming Saturday. The Ministry has notified that the anti COVID-19 vaccines would be administered to the people following priority to the targeted age groups. So far, Nepal has received 11.6 million doses of vaccines from different countries. Meanwhile, the government has set a goal of ensuring anti COVID-19 vaccines to targeted 33 percent people by the end of September and to targeted all by April 2022. According to Ministry record, 4,795,902 individuals have received first dose of the vaccine while 3649,760 have received complete dose.

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NAC aircraft to fly to China to ferry another lot of Vero cell vaccine

A Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) aircraft is flying to Beijing, China to ferry back another lot of the Vero cell Covid-19 vaccine, this evening.

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One age group people to be vaccinated a day to avoid congestion

KATHMANDU, June 8: The Kathmandu Metropolis today is providing the first dose of the China-manufactured vaccine against Covid-19 to those people reaching the age of 64. The inoculation campaign kicked off from 10:00 am today at all 32 wards of the metropolis. The eligible people for receiving the vaccine are required to possess an official biometric identity card or a recommendation letter from the respective ward offices when going to get the vaccine. The local government said it decided to administer vaccine to a single age group in a day so as to avoid the possibility of formation of a crowd in the vaccination centers. As per the vaccine schedule unveiled by the Department of Urban Health, today or June 8 is for the people of 64 years of age, June 9 is for 63 years-old-people, June 10 for 62-years-old , June 11 for 61-years-old and June 12 is for the people reaching the 60 years of age. People who were infected earlier have been advised to seek the jab only if they completed the one month of the infection. The eligible population have been urged to properly follow the vaccine schedule and visit the center just for the first dose.

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Booster dose of Vero Cell vaccine from today

KATHMANDU, May 16: The government has started providing the second dose of Vero Cell vaccine against Covid-19 in Kathmandu from today. The District Office, Kathmandu earlier issued a public notice, urging the people belonging to 18-59 age group who had got the first-dose shots to get the second one. The vaccine is available at all 11 municipalities in the district till May 28 and the beneficiaries of the first-dose could visit nearby vaccination centers for the booster dose, said Office Public Health Administrator Buddhi Bahadur Khadka. Those who were vaccinated within April 7-10 could get inoculated today while those who were administered the vaccine within April 11-12 could get their second dose on May 17. Similarly, May 18 is slated for those who received the vaccine within April 13 to 15 and those who got inoculated on within April 16 to 17 could get vaccinated on May 19. Likewise, May 20 is slated for those receiving vaccine within April 18 to 19 while May 21 for those getting vaccinated within April 20-23. Those receiving vaccine within April 24-25 can get their booster dose on May 22. May 23 is slated for those vaccinated on April 26. May 24 is scheduled to give second dose to those getting their first one on April 27 and May 25 is for those getting their first dose on April 28. The first dose of the China-manufactured Vero Cell was administered within April 7-28.

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Inoculation against Covid-19 with China-made 'Vero Cell' to continue till April 18

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Govt starts inoculation with China-donated Covid-19 vaccine 'Vero Cell' from today

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Govt of Nepal approves China's Vero Cell vaccine for emergency use against Covid-19

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China approves inhaled Covid vaccine

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Nepal received 4 million doses of Sinovac-CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccine from China

A Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) aircraft is flying to Beijing, China to ferry back another lot of the Vero cell Covid-19 vaccine, this evening.