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CoWIN ( Covid Vaccine Intelligence Network) is an Indian government web portal for COVID-19 vaccination registration, owned and operated by India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. It displays booking slots of COVID-19 vaccine available in the nearby areas and can be booked on the website.
On 27 August 2021, India crossed the milestone of administering more than 10 million (1 crore) doses of COVID-19 vaccine in a single day, setting a new world record. Uttar Pradesh topped the list with 2.8 million doses, followed by Karnataka with 1 million doses and Maharashtra at third with 0.98 million doses.
The Serum Institute of India was founded in 1966 in the city of Pune, India. The company set out to produce immunobiologicals, which were imported into India at high prices. Among the first products the Serum Institute of India manufactured in large quantities were the tetanus antitoxin, snake antivenom, DPT vaccine, and MMR vaccine.
The vaccine should slow the spread of COVID-19 around the world. Fewer people should get sick, and more lives can be saved. The Pfizer, Moderna, and Novavax vaccines have been shown to be at least ...
COVID-19 portal. v. t. e. ZyCoV-D is a DNA plasmid -based COVID-19 vaccine developed by Indian pharmaceutical company Cadila Healthcare, with support from the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council. It is approved for emergency use in India.
Vaccination policy. India's Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) began in 1985. The UIP covers: [1] [2] [3] BCG vaccine for Tuberculosis. DPT vaccine for Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus. OPV vaccine for Poliomyelitis. Measles vaccine / Measles and Rubella vaccine. Hepatitis B vaccine. TT vaccine.
Leader. V. K. Paul. National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC) is an expert committee constituted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), India to provide advice and guidance on all aspects of COVID-19 vaccination. The committee is also responsible for prioritisation of population groups in the country ...
The first responses of the government of India to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country involved thermal screenings of passengers arriving from China, the country from which the coronavirus disease 2019 originated, as well as of passengers arriving from other countries. As the pandemic spread worldwide, the Indian government recommended social ...