Accelerating covid surge points to urgent need for booster shots
Debananda S Ningthoujam15 Apr 2023
WE must remember the world is still not free from the clutches of SARS-CoV-2 virus.
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WE must remember the world is still not free from the clutches of SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Manipur Health department urged people in the state to get complete Covid vaccine doses and follow Covid appropriate behavior, as infection due to new variant continues to surge in other parts of the world.
No person tested COVID-19 positive and not a single person died of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours from any part of Manipur on Monday.
COVID vaccines in stock are about to expire as people in 18-59 years age group are not coming forward for the third or precautionary dose of COVID vaccine, which are to be administered in private hospitals, Health director Dr Rajo said.
Manipur now has 11 COVID-19 active cases, according to a release issued by the state COVID-19 Common Control Room.
A total of 27,986,138 people have received have been vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccine in India so far.
Among 60 years and above population in the country, 79,94,610 total beneficiaries have recieved the precaution vaccine as of Sunday.
TNWL general secretary Kaphaoleng Angkang stated that healthcare workers have been so far religiously performing their tasks beyond the call of duty since the beginning of the pandemic, so that no life is lost.
Manipur Governor La Ganesan interacted with the doctors, nurses, frontline workers and other related officials of RIMS and health department on Thursday, and distributed COVID-19 vaccination certificates, pens and badges to those persons who have been vaccinated with the second dose.
The Churachandpur Health department informed the Imphal Free Press that Kaihlam villagers will be administered the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday.
In all, 18,795 new COVID-19 cases were reported from across the country on Monday-Tuesday.
The country’s COVID-19 active cases account for less than one per cent of total cases, currently at 0.89 per cent.
A total of 1,03,66,108 HCW have been administered the first dose of the vaccine so far under the Nationwide Vaccination Drive programme.
Two boxes with COVID-19 medicines to be transported to Myanmar through Moreh were seized by a team of NAB-Police Station and Singjamei Police Station at Canchipur area near Heijingang Super Market along NH-2.
The high number of cases and deaths are not just occurring in low-vaccinated countries but even in high-vaccinated nations such as UK, US, Japan and Brazil.
Expressing serious concern over the gap in vaccine coverage between the genders, NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma said there is an urgent need to increase the proportion of women coming to vaccination booths for receiving the vaccine.
In this column, the author dwells on the issues of booster doses, approval of the fifth vaccine, vaccines in the pipeline, and the scenario for children's vaccines in India
The Friends series actress has been vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccine. However, she has been reportedly socially distancing herself from friends who have refused to get the Covid jab.
Each vaccinated LGBTQ/PLHIV person was handed Rs 1,000 during the special vaccination drive conducted exclusively for people from LGBTQ and PLHIV communities in Imphal East.
Modi also announced that 80 crore people will continue to get decided amount of free food grain every month till Diwali under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojna.