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  • India’s Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan Nominated To Global Vaccine Alliance GAVI’s Board

    According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has been nominated to be a board member at the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI). Dr Harsh Vardhan will be representing the South East Area Regional Office (SEARO)/ Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO) constituency on the GAVI Board from January 1, 2021 until December 31, 2023. At present, the seat is held by Myint Htwe of Myanmar.

    The GAVI Board holds an annual retreat, in March or April and generally meets twice a year, that is in June and November/December. All of these meetings are normally to be attended in person. Dr Ngozi Okonjo-iweala presently serves as Chair of the GAVI Alliance Board. 

    The GAVI Board provides a forum for balanced strategic decision making, innovation and partner collaboration with membership drawn from a range of partner organisations, as well as experts from the private sector. The board is responsible for the strategic direction and policy-making oversees the operations of the Vaccine Alliance and monitors programme implementation.

  • Air India Says ‘no Decision’ Made On Flights To UK As New COVID-19 Strain Spreads Rapidly

    Following the drastic spread of COVID-19 variant in the UK, Air India official on December 21 said that “no decision has been made” regarding the flights from the foreign nation as several European nations, Canada among others have banned flights from Britain in the wake of the “out of control” situation. France has halted all travels from the UK where the new virus strain can be found across the nation except Northern Ireland. Most recently, a traveller from the UK led Italy to detect the first case of the COVID-19 variant. Germany has also banned the trave from the foreign nation and is slated to last until December 31.

    As the recent surge of cases of new coronavirus strain in UK has caused a stir across the world, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on December 21 informed that “the government is alert” and that “there is no need to panic”. Over 1,000 cases of the coronavirus variant have been discovered in the past few days in England and majorly in the south of the country where British Health Secretary Matt Hancock had said can be connected to a surge in the cases.

  • Vaccine hesitancy issues will be addressed through education, govt will educate people: Harsh Vardhan

    The coronavirus vaccine cannot be forced upon anyone but the government will educate and give the right information to people about it, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday.

    “Vaccine hesitancy issues will be addressed through education. The government will spread awareness and educate people about the vaccine that this is for their own good and benefit,” Harsh Vardhan said in an interview with ANI.

    He also said that the government had prioritised who will get the vaccines after observing international trends and keeping in mind the guidelines of the World Health Organisation.

    “The ideal time would be when we reach a point where everyone can be vaccinated. But if there is a limited number of vaccines, it is important to prioritise how who will be the first to get it. Before taking a decision, the government consulted experts, those in the ministries, people in the state governments, and those involved in making vaccines. These decisions have been made while observing international trends and WHO guidelines,” the Union Minister said.

    He said the first one crore people to be vaccinated will be the health workers in the private and public sector, while the next two crores to be vaccinated will be frontline workers, sanitation staff, police, and other frontline workers, followed by people over the age of 50.

    “Over 80 percent of the people who died due to Covid-19 have been over 50 years. There are about 26 crore people in this category. After that, people below 50 with health issues like BP, heart and kidney problems will be vaccinated,” he said.

  • 2021 will be better for the countrymen, decisive success will be found in the war against Kovid: Dr. One who increases Joy

    The number of patients infected with Coronovirus has now crossed 10 million in the country. On Saturday, once again there is an increase in new cases coming up every day. Let us tell you that after America only one crore cases have been reported in India. In the last 24 hours, 25,153 new cases of Kovid-19 have been reported in the country. Meanwhile, Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan has expressed hope that the coming new year will be much better for the people. He predicts that the people of India will soon have decisive success in the war against Corona. At the 22nd meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on corona virus, Dr. Harsh Vardhan said that, today the 22nd meeting of the Group of Ministers was held. India’s recovery rate is the highest in the world at 95.46%. Our death rate is one of the lowest in the world, at 1.45%.

    The Union Minister further stated that, “More than 16 crore tests have been conducted all over India. We will be in a position to give vaccines to about 300 million people within the next 6-7 months. ” He said with confidence that “We are confident that the year of 2021 will be better for the countrymen and the people of India will get decisive success in the war against Kovid.”

  • Harsh Vardhan Addresses DST-CII Tech Summit 2020; Says ‘science Has Been Mankind’s Savior’

    Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday addressed 26th edition of DST-CII Technology Summit. The DST-CII Technology Summit 2020 was organised by the Department of Science & technology (DST), Government of India and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). from December 7 to 9. During his addresses, the Union Health Minister said that over 100 startups have provided innovative products and solutions to overcome challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Stating that it was an honour to inaugurate the 26th edition of DST-CII Technology Summit with Portugal as the partner country, the Union Minister said this summit has helped foster India’s vibrant tech ecosystem and forge partnerships with other countries. Vardhan also said that during the COVID-19 pandemic, science has been mankind’s savior. “I am sure deliberations at the Summit on critical areas of healthcare, water, agriculture, food processing and IT will provide novel ideas for harnessing the power of STI for greater social good and achieving SDGs,” he added.

     Speaking about India’s battle against Coronavirus, the Union Minister said that India’s fight against the pandemic has been aided by exceptional efforts of our scientists. Highlighting the support from the government, he said, “We are also leading vaccine development efforts.”

  • Harsh Vardhan gave big information on Corona vaccine, told when and who will get the first vaccine

    Coronavirus pandemic is once again in India. 44,059 new cases of corona have been reported in the country in the last 24 hours on Monday. With this, the total number of infected has increased to 91,39,866. At the same time 511 people died due to corona, taking the total figure of those who died to 1,33,738. The total active cases have been 4,43,486. Meanwhile, Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan (Health Minister Harsh Vardhan), while sharing a special conversation with a news channel, has shared a lot of information about the corona. In the interview, he gave a big relief news to the countrymen, and by how long the corona vaccine will be available in the country. He also told that who will be given the corona vaccine first.

    Along with this, in this special conversation, he also gave great information that after all, who will be given the corona vaccine first. He told that the first health worker will be given the Kovid vaccine. After this, vaccines will be provided to the front line workers, police and the palamitory force. After this, people above 65 years of age will get the Corona vaccine. Then more than 50 years will be given to the group and then to patients with comorbidity.

  • There will be 5 seats in MBBS for the children of Covid Warriors- Health Minister

    Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has made a big announcement for Kovid Warriors fighting the Corona virus in the front line in the country. He has said that five seats will be reserved for the children of Corona Warriors in the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery i.e. MBBS. According to the government news service Prasar Bharati, the Health Minister also told who will come under the ambit of Kovid Warriors.

    Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has announced that 5 seats in MBBS seats in Medical College will be reserved for the children of Kovid Warrior. The Union Minister said that Kovid Warriors are ‘ASHA workers working on the ground and nurses or doctors working in the hospital. 5 seats have been reserved for their children in the national quota. He will be nominated on the basis of merit.

    The Health Ministry has approved the new category for the selection and nomination of ‘Ward of Covid Warriors’ candidates for 2020-21 under the Central Pool MBBS / BDS seats. Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan said that it is our commitment to all those COVID warriors who served the country selflessly.

    It was informed that five central pool MBBS seats have been reserved for this category for the academic year 2020-21. The Union Minister made this announcement during a program of FICCI Ladies Organization.

  • With 44,878 new COVID19 infections, India’s total cases surge to 87,28,795

     With 44,878 new COVID-19 infections reported in the last 24 hours, India’s total cases surged to 87,28,795, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on Friday.

    With 547 new deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the toll has mounted to 1,28,688.

    The total number of active cases in the country stands at 4,84,547 after a decrease of 4,747 in the last 24 hours. Total cured cases are 81,15,580 with 49,079 new discharges in the last 24 hours.

    According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a total of 12,31,01,739 samples have been tested for COVID-19 up to 12th November, of these 11,39,230 samples were tested yesterday.

    Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday said that India’s COVID-19 response approach has been pre-emptive, proactive and graded, keeping in mind the large population of the country.

    “India’s COVID-19 response approach is pre-emptive, proactive and graded. India has curated its response keeping in mind the large population size,” Dr Harsh Vardhan said during a meeting of BRICS Ministers of Health held via video conferencing on Wednesday.

  • India’s COVID-19 active cases dips below 6 per cent of the total cases: Health Ministry

    India’s COVID-19 active cases have fallen below 6 per cent of the total cases, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday.

    In a tweet, the Health Ministry said, “Demonstrating a landmark achievement, India’s Active Cases have fallen below 6% of the Total Cases. The Recovered Cases have leaped past 92% of the cumulative cases.”

    In another tweet, it said, “Calibrated and effective strategy of the Centre focused on high levels of testing for early identification combined with timely tracing, isolation and hospitalisation for the severe cases have resulted in a manageable number of active cases and continuously rising number of recoveries.”

    On Monday, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan held a virtual meeting with Health Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana, and West Bengal to review the COVID-19 situation.

    With 45,903 new COVID-19 infections reported in the last 24 hours, India’s total cases surged to 85,53,657, the MoHFW said on Monday.

    With 490 new deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the death toll has mounted to 1,26,611.

    The total number of active cases stands at 5,09,673 in the last 24 hours while the total cured cases are at 79,17,373.