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Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine gets approval for restricted emergency use, confirms Centre
Fp Staff •Earlier news agency PTI had reported that the DCGI has granted permission to Cipla to import Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for restricted emergency use in the country.
How rural India fuelled country's aggressive vaccination drive against COVID-19 on 21 June
Fp Staff •Vaccination drive: Out of total vaccine doses administered on the day, 56.09 lakh vaccines were given from rural vaccination centres
What Delta-plus variant is and why India is not worried about it yet
Kenneth Kumar Mohanty •The Delta-plus variant has been found to exhibit the K417N mutation and is believed to have made its origins in Nepal
ICMR will conduct fourth national serosurvey across 21 states in June, says Centre
•VK Paul, head of the national COVID-19 task force, also called on states and UTs to conduct serosurveys, saying that the country can't depend on one national serosurvey alone
COVID Updates: Daily cases decline by 78% decline since May peak; ICMR to start national sero survey
Fp Staff •Citing the sustained decline in daily coronavirus cases, the Centre said the COVID-19 situation in the country 'appears to be stabilising'
Centre says no decision on granting indemnity to COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers yet
•NITI Aayog's VK Paul said the issue has come up in the context of foreign companies, specifically Pfizer, and that the Centre is discussing the issue with the company
Pfizer, Centre working together for earliest possible import of vaccines: NITI Aayog
•VK Paul, the head of India's COVID-19 task force, refuted the notion that the Centre is not doing enough to ramp-up vaccine production
COVID-19 situation 'stabilising' claims Centre even as daily cases rise; TN, Mizoram, JK extend lockdown
Fp Staff •The situation of vaccination seemed grim in Delhi, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal stating that the inoculation drive for people between the ages of 18-45 will be shut due to a paucity of doses
COVID-19 situation stabilising in country; positivity rate, daily cases, reducing, says Centre
•The COVID-19 positivity rate has declined from 24.83 percent on 10 May to 12.45 percent on 22 May, the Union health ministry said on Saturday
COVID-19 news: Don't panic, adequate stock of oxygen available, says Centre; India records 3.5 lakh new cases
Fp Staff •The statement came on a day that India recorded 3,52,991 new COVID-19 cases and 2,812 new deaths, according to the Health Ministry's 8 am update.