ToplineIndia’s federal government has not yet placed fresh orders for Covid-19 vaccines, with the country’s two vaccine manufacturers despite several vaccination centers across the country reporting shortages, the Business Standard reported, a development that comes after one of the manufacturers warned the country will continue to face a vaccine shortage till July. Key Facts According to the Business Standard, the government last placed an order for 100 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine and 20 million doses of the locally-developed Covaxin shot back in March. The two manufacturers of those shots—Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bharat Biotech—are readmore
ToplineIsrael clocked just 13 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday—the lowest number of daily cases in 14 months—as the country continues to reap the benefits of its world-leading vaccine rollout. Key Facts The Israeli Health Ministry reported Sunday morning that a record low of the over 9,236 tests carried out Saturday came back positive. This brings the country’s overall test positivity rate to just over 0.1%, the lowest since the start of the pandemic last March. The U.S., by contrast, saw nearly 4% of its over 1.1 million tests given on Saturday come back positive, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, readmore
ToplineIndia, the current epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, has reported more than 2 million new cases and 18,000 Covid-related deaths this week alone, as a catastrophic second wave continues throughout the country, pushing hospitals and crematoriums past their breaking point. Key Facts India's Health Ministry on Saturday reported 401,993 new infections, the highest number of new cases reported yet in a single country in a 24-hour span. Hospitals throughout the country continue to plead for medical supplies, especially oxygen. Despite being the world's leading producer of vaccines, only 2% of India's population has been vaccinated. A crematorium worker takes a momentary readmore
ToplineWashington and Oregon are grappling with upticks in coronavirus infections, bucking a national trend of declining case counts, a surge some experts and local officials are interpreting as a signal that the risk of Covid-19 is still lingering even as vaccinations soar. Key Facts Case counts in Oregon have more than doubled over the last month, from a weekly average of 419 cases per day in early April to 873 as of Friday, though the state still is far off its peak of over 1,500 cases per day in late November, according to figures compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Meanwhile in Washington, average readmore
ToplineA Houston-area nurse is the latest health-care worker to claim she lost her job over refusing to get a Covid vaccine—an issue that could grow more common across industries as offices reopen and employers start mandating vaccinations. Key Facts Former Houston Methodist nurse Michelle Fuentes told KRIV-TV she was fired and escorted out of the hospital after refusing to meet the hospital's deadline to get vaccinated. Fuentes said she was waiting for a "little bit more research to be done" on the vaccines and had turned in her two-week’s notice after refusing to get one, readmore
ToplineRussia has produced a batch of the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine for animals, the country’s agriculture regulator announced Friday, which could help prevent dangerous mutations emerging, protect vulnerable animals and support animal-driven industries, such as mink fur farming, that have been crippled by the pandemic. Key Facts 17,000 doses of the Carnivac-Cov vaccine have been produced at Russia’s Federal Center for Animal Health, the agriculture regulator said Friday. The initial batch will be distributed across several Russian regions, it said, with companies from countries including Germany, Poland, Kazakhstan, Thailand and South Korea having expressed interest in purchasing future readmore
AstraZeneca said its COVID-19 vaccine sales were $275 million in the first-quarter and it is on track to deliver 200 million doses a month from April, as better-than-expected results and a second-half growth forecast boosted its shares. Chief Executive Pascal Soriot again defended the vaccine rollout on Friday, saying that Anglo-Swedish drugmaker had not overpromised on its ability to supply shots, as he defended big cuts in deliveries that prompted a European Union lawsuit.READ MORE: ‘Demand is outstripping the supply’ — Is Canada running out of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines?AstraZeneca, which has said it will not make a profit from the shot readmore
Following months of public pressure prompted by a surge in COVID-19 cases, the Ontario government has finally announced its paid sick leave program. The Ontario COVID-19 Worker Income Protection Program is retroactive, beginning April 19 and ending on Sept. 25. It includes access to three paid sick days, and the province has agreed to reimburse employers 100 per cent of the employee’s wage for up to $200 a day. Read more: Ontario’s COVID-19 paid sick leave program to include 3 days for workers For some, the announcement marks a victory for employees that has been a long time coming.“It’s a breakthrough readmore
ToplineNearly three quarters of Americans are unwilling to get vaccinated against Covid-19 using Johnson & Johnson’s shot after the CDC and FDA recommended a “pause” while they examined reports of rare blood clotting, a new poll suggests, underscoring widespread reports of plummeting trust in the shot amid persistent vaccine hesitancy and falling vaccination rates across the country. Key Facts Less than half of the U.S. adults surveyed by the Washington Post and ABC News thought the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is safe after officials halted the vaccine’s use in order to investigate a small number of very readmore
Dr. Anand Parekh, chief medical advisor for the Bipartisan Policy Center, discusses three key strategies for boosting vaccination rates among hesitant and hard-to-reach populations. The U.S. Covid-19 vaccination program has made tremendous progress over the last 90 days - a quarter of the population is fully vaccinated and half of adults, including 80% of seniors, have received one shot. Campaigns focused on meeting people where they are and tailoring messages to subpopulations—including communities of color, young Americans, rural Americans, and conservatives—are up and running. However, with supply beginning to eclipse demand in some areas, the next phase for vaccinations readmore
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