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Historic vaccine rollout hampered by misinformation?

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India’s historic vaccine rollout seeking to inoculate its 1.3 billion+ population against the novel coronavirus launched last Saturday. However, there is some reluctance among those prioritised to receive the jab in the first phase.  Rollout of India’s vaccination campaign against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 – …

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Two million COVID-19 fatalities; vaccine rollout in India begins

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In what UN Secretary-General António Guterres described as “a heart-wrenching milestone”, the world surpassed two million COVID-19 fatalities in recent days. The “vicious virus”, as Guterres described the novel coronavirus which causes COVID-19, has claimed 2,041,232 lives since the pandemic began at the time of writing. “Behind this staggering number are names and faces: the …

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Google launches US$3 million fund to fight misinformation about COVID vaccines

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Running in parallel with the COVID-19 pandemic has been an ‘infodemic’. The spread of misinformation related to the novel coronavirus and vaccines, particularly online, has alarmed many commentators. To address this, Google has announced a US$3 million fund to back fact-checking initiatives in order to counter fake news about COVID-19 vaccines. The California-based tech giant …

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Vaccine shipments to states, cities begin

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States are beginning to receive COVID-19 vaccine shipments ahead of the rollout of a mass inoculation campaign officials anticipate to be the world’s biggest. Officials hope that the coming six to eight months will witness 300 million inoculated against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the novel coronavirus which causes COVID-19. The cohort …

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COVID-19 vaccine supplies imminent, states and UTs told

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India’s states and union territories (UTs) can expect to receive COVID-19 vaccine supplies soon and should be prepared, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has said. A communique from Dr Pradeep Halder, an advisor on reproductive and child health in the Ministry reportedly said “all the states and UTs are likely to receive …

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Experts underscore uncertainty about AstraZeneca’s dosage and efficacy

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This weekend’s approval of AstraZeneca’s vaccine by the Drugs Controller General of India has stirred some controversy in the public and the scientific community. Apart from the most obvious point – the vaccine, developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University showed only 62.1 percent efficacy, much lower than other major vaccines already approved for use in …

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The cost of the COVID-19 vaccine

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The cost of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca will total US$3-4 per dose for the Government and US$6-8 for the private sector. This is according to Adar Poonawalla, the chief executive officer of the Serum Institute of India (SII) – the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer. Poonawalla said “we want …

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India’s COVID-19 vaccination programme to be the largest in the world, Modi says – but concerns linger

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India’s COVID-19 vaccination programme is set to be the world’s largest, according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Nonetheless, concerns remain over the quick speed of the approval process. Modi’s remarks came in the wake of a national trial of India’s COVID-19 vaccination programme on Saturday, as well as in the wake of emergency use authorisation …

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Vaccine hoarding a concern

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Numerous international organisations have alleged vaccine hoarding by high-income nations, to the detriment of lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The People’s Vaccine Alliance – a coalition of organisations including Amnesty International, Free the Vaccine, the Yunus Centre, Frontline AIDS, Oxfam, SumofUs and UNAIDS – said wealthier nations possess enough vaccines to immunise their populations almost …

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Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine safe and effective, research suggests

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Research published yesterday in The Lancet suggests that the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is safe and effective against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes the disease COVID-19. The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine – ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 – is approximately seventy percent effective in protecting against COVID-19. Analysing data from four ongoing clinical trials, researchers found …

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