A new guideline has been issued for 18+ vaccination in Chhattisgarh. By June 20, those who have taken the first dose of the vaccine by registering in the CG vaccine portal. They can download the first dose certificate from the same portal. From the rest, all the people will have to register in the Kovin portal itself. Because from June 21, the central government is providing the vaccine for free.
State Corona Vaccination Officer Dr Amar Singh Thakur said that the Health Department had started the CG Vaccine Portal in May for the Kovid vaccination of the age group of 18 to 44 years. In which it was easy for them to get vaccinated after registering. The central government is giving free vaccine to people of all age groups from June 21. Therefore, now registration has to be done in the Kovin portal itself.
He said that now there is no need of CG vaccine portal. Therefore, instructions were issued to close it. But those who have taken the first dose by registering in the CG Tika portal till June 20. The CG vaccine portal is being started to give them the certificate of the first dose, which will be useful at the time of their second dose of vaccine.
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Now registration for vaccination will be done in Covin portal itself, certificate of first dose will be given from CG vaccine
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Infant protection month will run from 22 January to 26 February, children will be given vitamin A and iron syrup supplements
According to the guidelines during Kovid-19, the children will be given vitamin A and iron syrup supplements as well as physical distance will also be taken care of. Time information will be given to the children in advance so that they can come easily and take vitamin A and iron syrup supplements. Iron and vitamin A supplements improve children’s nutrition star. The physical and mental development of children is not done properly by not drinking its dose. Children from nine months to one year will be given one ML vitamin A dose and children from one year to five years will be given two mL doses, while children from six months to five years will receive one mL per week of prescribed dose of iron folic syrup. Will be given Giving this information, Dr. Meera Baghel, Chief Medical and Health Officer of Raipur said, “This is a vitamin A supplement program in which vitamin A and iron syrup will be given free of cost in government health centers. During the sessions, vitamin A and iron syrup will be fed to children as well as consuming them, giving information about nutritional food, making available nutritious food services in Anganwadi centers, and identifying the severely malnourished children and getting them admitted to the Nutrition Rehabilitation Center. This time, a target of 2,306 sessions is proposed in the district, of which 312 is proposed in the development block Abhanpur, 341 in Arang, Dharsinwa 210, 330 in Tilda, 142 in Birgaon, and 971 in Raipur Urban. A target of 2.67 children has been set for vitamin A supplements, while a total of 2.91 lakh children have been targeted to drink iron syrup. Health officials and civil surgeons have been issued a guide line for the Vitamin A Supplementary Program for the month of child protection, and for this, a meeting of the district level district task force has been held through digital medium in which the Health Department, Women and Child Development Department, Education Department In coordination with other departments, an appeal was made to make this campaign successful. Cooperation of Anganwadi workers, Mitanin of the area, Mahila Arogya Samiti, Gram Panchayat, ward councilors and members of the village will be taken on the village health and urban health nutrition day in the successful operation of the campaign.
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Epivac Corona vaccine given to 150 volunteers over 60 years in Russia
In Russia, all 150 volunteers over the age of 60 have been given the first dose of the Epivaccorona vaccine, while 89 volunteers have already been given a second injection. Public health monitoring organization ‘Rospotrebnadjor’ gave this information on Tuesday.
The first five volunteers over 60 years of age in the country were vaccinated on 21 November. He was under medical supervision for 24 hours after being injected. Rospotrebnadjor said that by December 27, all 150 volunteers had been given the first dose of the Epivaccorona vaccine while 89 volunteers had been given the second dose. The organization said that a report will be submitted to the Ministry of Health in early February after the vaccine is given to senior volunteers.
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Over 6,00,000 UK Citizens Inoculated With Pfizer’s Vaccine In Largest Programme
More than 600,000 people in the UK have been administered the first dose of the Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as part of one of the largest vaccination campaign. Between December 8 and 20, an estimated 616,933 people were inoculated in the UK, 521,594 in England, 56,676 in Scotland, some 22,595 in Wales, and close to 16,068 in Northern Ireland, according to the figures published by the British Department of Health and Social Care. “UK government has procured doses on behalf of the entire UK,” the department informed.
In collaboration with the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), the Pfizer vaccines were first administered to the vulnerable and elderly nursing home residents aged 80. The health and social care teams rolled out the first batches across 500 vaccination sites in England on Wednesday, December 16. The UK government prioritized the most populous home cares with 50 to 70 beds first. This comprised of 2,900 care homes across England. The department of health staff vaccinated at least 7 care homes first in areas—Slough, Aintree, Herne Bay, Thanet, Chalfont St Peter, Droitwich, and Cheltenham, as well as Chelsea Pensioners.
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US Govt To Buy 100 Million Extra Doses Of Pfizer-BioNTech’s Vaccine
Following a new $2 billion deal with the US government, Pfizer and BioNTech will be providing the US with an additional 100 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine by mid-summer. This addition means, the US pharmaceutical company and the German drugmaker will now b delivering a total of 200 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine candidates to the United States resulting in immunisation of nearly 100 million people against the highly-infectious disease. In a statement, the companies had announced their plan on December 23 and said that all doses are expected to be delivered by July 31, 2021.
Hailing the deal Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said that following the delivery of 200 million doses, will enable the United States ‘to protect more people’ and end up controlling the COVID-19 pandemic more quickly. He also said that the company is willing to work with the US government along with healthcare providers across the nation. In a statement, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Alex Azar noted that the US securing more vaccines has further expanded the government’s supply of doses under the ‘Operation Warp Speed’ portfolio.
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US President-elect Joe Biden Joins List Of World Leaders To Receive COVID-19 Vaccine On TV
US President-elect Joe Biden received the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at a hospital in Newark, Delaware on Monday, December 21 (local time). The vaccination process was also broadcasted live on television across the 50 states. With just a month left for his White House inauguration, Biden took the opportunity to urge all Americans to get inoculated as soon as the vaccine becomes available to them.
The 77-year-old also garnered accolades from Americans as he refused to count to three before receiving the shot. “I am ready,“ he said as instructed the health care professional to inject him with the vaccine. Biden praised the health care workers and said President Donald Trump’s administration “deserves some credit getting this off the ground.”
The president-elect said that his wife Jill Biden had received her first dose earlier in the day. Biden’s running mate, Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff are expected to receive their first shots next week.
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Canada PM Says He Will ‘absolutely’ Take COVID-19 Vaccine Publicly When His Turn Comes
As Canada began inoculating its citizens with Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 shots, PM Justin Trudeau said that he will receive the jab publicly once his age group is in line to be vaccinated. In a televised interview with CBC network, Trudeau said that he will get vaccinated “enthusiastically”. He also added that he would follow the recommendations of public health experts.
Canada began vaccinating people in high-risk categories on December 14 with a relatively limited supply of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Now, the country expects to receive additional vaccine doses soon both from Pfizer and Moderna suppliers, once health officials authorise the latter. According to the government’s Health Canada, the Moderna authorisation is expected in “coming weeks”.
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COVID-19 Vaccination Should Not Be ‘some Kind Of Nationalistic Footrace’, Urges WHO
As countries across the globe are ramping up their COVID-19 vaccination plans with some of them already starting the first doses, a senior official at the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that it is ‘not a game’ and called for the nations to avoid ‘some kind of nationalistic footrace’. While answering a question during a press conference, WHO DIrector of Emergencies, Dr Mike Ryan on December 18 urged the countries to not turn COVID-19 immunisation into a race with some nations winning and others losing. Warning against comparing national approaches in a competitive fashion, Ryan called for patience, tolerance as well as solidarity.
Since the question that Ryan was asked during the regular press conference was about public concern over governments attempting to acquire certain COVID-19 vaccine candidates over the others, the WHO Director for Emergencies explained that there several properties that make some vaccines more suitable for certain settings that further influences the decision-making of governments.
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PM Hun Sen Blasts Beijing Over COVID-19 Vaccine Trials
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in a marathon speech lashed out on China by saying that Phnom Penh is “not a dustbin” for Beijing when it comes to vaccine trial. On December 15, Sen said that the first batch for COVID-19 will arrive in Cambodia from the United Nations’ (UN’s) COVAX program adding that the only doses he will trust as well as accept will be the ones approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO), reported ANI citing another media outlet.
As per media reports, Sen’s remarks came as the Cambodian government has till now collected $48 million in donations from the business tycoons allied to the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP). These funds will be reportedly directed to the much-needed $200 million essential to purchase the vaccine doses for the population. Meanwhile, as Cambodian PM refused to carry out vaccine trials for China-developed COVID-19 vaccine candidates, Indonesia has already received the first batch of ‘Sinovac’ vaccine by a Chinese firm, Sinopharm. However, there is still no word from Chian if it sent any inoculations to its “ironclad friend” that is, Cambodia even though Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in August said that the mainland Southeast Asian states would be prioritised.
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Germany, Italy, New Zealand To Begin COVID-19 Vaccinations Soon
Germany is set to begin COVID-19 vaccinations on December 27 with first doses being provided to the residents of elderly care homes, said European nation’s health minister Jens Spahn on December 26 as the European Union (EU) is aiming for all 27 member states to begin the coronavirus immunisation on the same day. In a statement, Germany’s 16 state-level health ministers reportedly said Spahn had announced that both the expected approval as well the supply of BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine with distribution will begin shortly before 2020 ends.
Because Germany currently holds the rotating EU presidency, it could also mean that December 27 could be the date immunisations begin in all 27-member-states. Spahn’s statement came after French Prime Minister Jean Castex said that the nation could begin COVID-19 vaccination “in the last week of December” only if all conditions are met. Earlier, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said that all member states could begin on the same day once Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for the novel coronavirus is approved. Meanwhile, other nations have also started eyeing COVID-19 vaccinations as early as January 2021.