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COVID-19: Centre to launch 'Har Ghar Dastak' campaign next month in districts with low vaccination rate
•Around 48 districts have been identified where the first dose coverage among eligible beneficiaries is less than 50 percent
US set to vaccinate kids aged 5-11 against COVID-19 from November
•Experts say it is essential to vaccinate children to progress towards achieving population immunity against the disease
Delta Plus not responsible for rising cases in England, not a variant of concern yet, say experts
•Professor Francois Balloux, director of University College London's Genetics Institute, said Delta Plus is nothing compared to the Alpha and Delta strains, which were 50-60 percent more transmissible
UK faces calls for ‘Plan B’ with COVID-19 cases high and rising; scientists blame waning vaccine immunity
•Studies have suggested that vaccines’ protection gradually wanes over time. Millions of people in Britain are being offered booster shots, but critics say the program is moving too slowly
Government removes export curbs on all diagnostic kits, reagents amid declining COVID-19 cases
•The export restrictions on these products were imposed in June last year and 16 August, 2021 on account of increasing COVID-19 cases
India logs 26,727 new COVID-19 cases, 277 deaths in past 24 hrs; active infections lowest in 196 days
Fp Staff •Out of 26,727 new COVID19 cases and 277 deaths across India, 15,914 cases and 122 deaths were reported from Kerala alone
India may try to find 'middle ground' for usage and export of J&J single-shot jab
News18 India •A strategy needs to be put in place where India may take a share of the monthly production of J&J’s vaccine for domestic use, said a senior government official privy to developments on this front
Long COVID: Double vaccination halves risk of developing lasting symptoms, shows study
•The COVID Symptom Study's data shows that vaccines significantly reduce the risk of catching COVID-19, with only 0.2 percent of those fully vaccinated later testing positive for the virus
India's R-value drops below 1 during mid-September
•According to the data, the R-value of Mumbai stands at 1.09, Chennai at 1.11, Kolkata at 1.04 and Bengaluru at 1.06. The Reproduction number or R refers to how many people an infected person infects on average
India administers record 2 crore COVID-19 vaccines on PM Modi’s 71st birthday
Fp Staff •The daily COVID-19 vaccinations crossed the one-crore mark for the fourth time in less than a month on Friday — the other days being 6 September, 31 August and 27 August