U.K.'s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency on Wednesday said that no corners were cut to give an approval of Pfizer-BioNTech's&nbsp;Covid-19 vaccine.&nb

No corners cut for Pfizer vaccine approval: UK's drug regulator

U.K.'s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency on Wednesday said that no corners were cut to give an approval of Pfizer-BioNTech's&nbsp;Covid-19 vaccine.&nbsp;Dr June Raine, the chief of MHRA&nbsp;said that UK had given the vaccine an emergency use authorisation because&nbsp;strict tests were done and all guidelines were complied with. Immunisations are set to begin in the UK as early as next week, according to Health Secretary Matt Hancock. Residents in care homes for older adults and care home workers will be the highest priority.&nbsp;

U.K.'s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency on Wednesday said that no corners were cut to give an approval of Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine. Dr June Raine, the chief of MHRA said that UK had given the vaccine an emergency use authorisation because strict tests were done and all guidelines were complied with. Immunisations are set to begin in the UK as early as next week, according to Health Secretary Matt Hancock. Residents in care homes for older adults and care home workers will be the highest priority.

Less than 50 per cent of the targeted beneficiaries turned up for coronavirus vaccination in Andhra Pradesh on the second day on Sunday, but that was the highest in the

Less than 50 per cent of the targeted beneficiaries turned up for coronavirus vaccination in Andhra Pradesh on the second day on Sunday, but that was the highest in the country.
According to data released by the Health Department, only 13,041 healthcare workers got the Covid-19 vaccine administered across the state against the targeted 27,233 for the day.
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At least 13 Israelis suffered mild facial paralysis as a side effect after receiving the first Covid vaccine jabs, the Health Ministry said, adding that the count could

At least 13 Israelis suffered mild facial paralysis as a side effect after receiving the first Covid vaccine jabs, the Health Ministry said, adding that the count could be higher.
The officials have raised questions on whether or not to administer the second dose to these individuals the Health Ministry had recommended for the second dose, reported the Jerusalem Post.
"For at least 28 hours, I walked around with it (facial paralysis)," one person who had the side effect told Ynet.

A total of 17,072 beneficiaries were vaccinated on the second day of the Covid-19 inoculation drive taking the total number of people vaccinated to&nbsp;2,24,301, the U

A total of 17,072 people were vaccinated on the second day of the Covid-19 inoculation drive taking the total number of people vaccinated to&nbsp;2,24,301, the Union Health Ministry said. Vaccinations were conducted only in&nbsp;Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur and Tamil Nadu as it was a Sunday.&nbsp;
The ministry also said that 447 cases of adverse effects after immunisation have been reported so far across the country and only three of them required hospitalisation. Most of those with side-effects reported minor&nbsp;fever, headache, nausea, the Health Ministry added.&nbsp;

51 mild adverse reactions and 1 serious complication have been reported in Delhi after the first day of Covid-19 vaccination drive, Delhi Health Minister Satyender&nbsp

51 mild adverse reactions and 1 serious complication have been reported in Delhi after the first day of Covid-19 vaccination drive, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar&nbsp;Jain said on Sunday. A 22-year-old security guard who works at AIIMS&nbsp;had to be admitted to the hospital due to severe adverse effects after taking the jab, he is reported to be stable now.
Jain said that the mild side-effects experience by 51 health workers were observed only for a short while. 4,000 health workers were vaccinated in the national capital yesterday. Except&nbsp;for Centre-run hospitals like AIIMS&nbsp;all hospitals in Delhi were given Oxford's Covishield. The 6 Central hospitals were given Bharat&nbsp;Biotech's&nbsp;Covaxin.&nbsp;

The novel coronavirus has been detected in some ice cream samples in northern China, forcing authorities to seize the potentially contaminated products.
As per a repor

The novel coronavirus has been detected in some ice cream samples in northern China, forcing authorities to seize the potentially contaminated products.
As per a report in Sky News, authorities are now tracking the source of the infection, and isolating those who may have come in contact with the infected ice cream.
The report says all products by the ice cream company have been sealed temporarily, adding that some of the ingredients used, like milk powder etc were imported.
Over 1600 employees of the ice cream maker have been quarantined following the news and a probe is underway.

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan once again sought to assure citizens on Sunday that the Covid-19 vaccines rolled out in India went under best possible scientific

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan once again sought to assure citizens on Sunday that the Covid-19 vaccines rolled out in India went under best possible scientific scrutiny and people should not believe in 'misinformation' that is being spread. He asked people to take the vaccine 'fearlessly'. Harsh Vardhan added that some people are raising a political problem and the govt is responding to them as well. Congress leader Manish Tewari had raised questions over the emergency use approval given to Covaxin.

Teachers and essential services workers in the US states of New Jersey and Mississippi are upset after the state administrations decided to prioritise smokers for the C

Teachers and essential services workers in the US states of New Jersey and Mississippi are upset after the state administrations decided to prioritise smokers for the Covid-19 vaccine over them, according to reports. The US CDC earlier this month listed smoking among the conditions that place individuals at a high risk of contracting "severe COVID-19-associated illness", making persons falling in this category eligible for the vaccine in early phases. New Jersey and Mississippi have rolled out vaccines to smokers below 65 years of age. Several other states in the US, however, have listed smokers in the later phases.

Charter flights carrying tennis players, coaches and officials arrived in Melbourne ahead of the Australian Open.

3 Covid-19 cases have been detected among charter flights carrying tennis players, coaches and officials to Melbourne ahead of the Australian Open, health authorities and tournament organizers said on&nbsp; Saturday. A total of 47 players from the two affected flights, arriving from Los Angeles and Abu Dhabi,&nbsp;are now in a strictly enforced 14-day quarantine without the ability to leave their hotel rooms even to practice. The cases from Los Angeles involved an aircrew member and a passenger who was not a player. The third positive test, also not a player, was from a flight from Abu Dhabi. The Australian Open is scheduled to start on February 8.

The first Covid-19 vaccine shots in India were given on Saturday to nearly two lakh frontline healthcare and sanitary workers as Prime Minister Narendra Modi rolled out

The first Covid-19 vaccine shots in India were given on Saturday to nearly two lakh frontline healthcare and sanitary workers as Prime Minister Narendra Modi rolled out the world's largest inoculation drive against the pandemic that has caused over 1.5 lakh deaths and upended millions of lives in the country. Over 1.91 lakh beneficiaries were inoculated with Covid-19 jabs at 3,351 session sites across the country and no case of post-inoculation hospitalisation has been reported so far, the government said. In a virtual address, the PM Modi&nbsp;paid tribute&nbsp;to scientists and healthcare workers, who have been on the frontlines of the&nbsp;pandemic.

Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Uttar Pradesh Mahesh Sharma and Trinamool Congress MLA from Bengal Rabindranath Chatterjee were the first from the political class to get

Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Uttar Pradesh Mahesh Sharma and Trinamool Congress MLA from Bengal Rabindranath Chatterjee were the first from the political class to get the Covid-19 shots on Saturday.&nbsp;Sharma, who is a doctor by profession, got the shot at a hospital in Noida Sector 27 whereas&nbsp;Trinamool Congress MLA from Bardhaman districtl&nbsp;also got the shot since he is a member of a patients&rsquo; welfare committee.
During a meeting with state chief&nbsp;ministers, prime minister Narendra Modi asked the political class to not to rush for getting the jab and wait for their turn.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday urged people not to believe in rumours and listen to experts who say COVID-19 vaccines are safe.
Kejriwal&nbsp;who ins

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday urged people not to believe in rumours and listen to experts who say COVID-19 vaccines are safe.
Kejriwal&nbsp;who inspected the Covid-19 vaccination campaign at the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, interacted with some health workers who received the shot and lauded their contribution in fighting the pandemic.
The vaccination drive has started at 81 centres in Delhi.&nbsp;

The Resident Doctors&rsquo; Association of Delhi's Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital on Saturday requested the medical superintendent to vaccinate them with Oxford COVID-19 va

The Resident Doctors&rsquo; Association of Delhi's Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital on Saturday requested the medical superintendent to vaccinate them with Oxford vaccine Covishield, rather than Covaxin.&nbsp;In a letter to the medical superintendent of the hospital, the association said the resident doctors are apprehensive about the lack of complete trial in case of Covaxin and might not participate in huge numbers, thus defeating the purpose of vaccination. Covaxin's phase 3 trial results have not been made public&nbsp;yet.

As India began its Covid-19 vaccination drive on Saturday there were several calls for Prime Minister Modi&nbsp;to be vaccinated first to assure people of its safety. T

As India began its Covid-19 vaccination drive on Saturday there were several calls for Prime Minister Modi&nbsp;to be vaccinated first to assure people of its safety. The Prime Minister though argued that politicians will not be considered in the priority group.&nbsp;
World over however there have been several leaders who volunteered to receive the first jabs in their country to build confidence in the people about the drug.&nbsp;
US President-elect Joe Biden received his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine live on television last month and got his second dose earlier this week
A week later, his running mate US Vice President-elect&nbsp;Kamala&nbsp;Harris received the first shot of the Moderna&nbsp;vaccine in front of the media.&nbsp;
US Vice-President Mike Pence too got himself vaccinated&nbsp;at White House on live TV in December.&nbsp;
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu&nbsp;was&nbsp;given the first shot of Pfizer's vaccine live on television on December 20 as part of the country-wide inoculation exercise.
In Vatican, Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict were first one who receive the vaccine.&nbsp;
Indonesian President Joko Widodo&nbsp;received the first jab of China's Sinovac&nbsp;on Wednesday to kick off a mass vaccination drive.&nbsp;
UK's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, Saudi Arabia's King Salman&nbsp;have also been vaccinated but they received their doses close to 3 weeks after the vaccine drive started in their countries.&nbsp;

India began its vaccination drive against coronavirus as Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the roll out of two Covid vaccines. A sanitation worker becam

India began its vaccination drive against coronavirus as Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the roll out of two Covid vaccines. A sanitation worker became the first person to receive the Covid-19 vaccine jab at Delhi's AIIMS. AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria also received COVID-19 Vaccine jab in Delhi. Union health minister Harsh Vardhan who was also present on the occasion showed a dose of COVAXIN developed by Bharat Biotech at AIIMS as the first phase of vaccination began across the country

As India enters the 1st phase of its vaccination drive, Congress continues to raise alarm over the safety of Bharat Biotech&rsquo;s Covaxin, a drug approved by DCGI eve

As India enters the 1st phase of its vaccination drive, Congress continues to raise alarm over the safety of Bharat Biotech&rsquo;s Covaxin, a drug approved by DCGI even though it has not revealed the mandatory Phase 3 trials results. Concerned over not having the option to choose between Covaxin and Covishield, senior party leader Manish Tewari&nbsp;said, "If the vaccine is so safe &amp; reliable &amp; efficacy of the vaccine is beyond question then how is it that not a single functionary of the government has stepped forward to get themselves vaccinated as it has happened in other countries around the world?" Congress has raised objection over the approval of Covaxin and its subsequent roll out. Though the Congress ruled states have joined the vaccination drive, barring Chhattisgarh, the states have left the onus of the safety of the vaccines on the Centre. Chhattisgarh will administer only Oxford-AstraZeneca&rsquo;s Covishield to its populace.

As the nation gears up to receive vaccine in a phased out manner, Bharat Biotech has released a &lsquo;consent form&rsquo; which promises to pay for compensation in cas

As the nation began receiving Covid-19 vaccine in a phased manner, Bharat Biotech has released a &lsquo;consent form&rsquo; which promises to pay compensation in case any person has any adverse effect. Covaxin, Bharat Biotech&rsquo;s Covid-19 vaccine, will be administered only when the consent form is agreed upon. The pharma giant said, compensation will only be given in case it is proven that adverse effects were caused only due to the vaccine.

Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawalla was given the first dose of the Covishield coronavirus vaccine on Saturday afternoon, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched In

Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawalla was given the first dose of the Covishield coronavirus vaccine on Saturday afternoon, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched India's nationwide vaccination drive. Poonawalla&rsquo;s company is manufacturing the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University. He posted a video on Twitter, in which he is sitting on a couch as a man wearing a face mask injects the drug into his arm. He said he was taking the vaccine - which is right now reserved for frontline workers and healthcare staff to "endorse its safety and efficacy". PM had in his address at the launch of the vaccination drive hailed the Indian scientific community for its work in developing the vaccines and warned people against falling for propaganda or rumours about the safety or efficacy of the vaccines.

Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering put up a Facebbok post to congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of India for the launch of nationwide Covid-19 v

Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering put up a Facebbok post to congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of India for the launch of nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive on Saturday. Prime Minister Modi kicked off the vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus via video conferencing. Deemed as the world's largest vaccination program, , the drive aims to first inoculate millions of its healthcare and frontline workers and reach an estimated 3 crore people by the end of its first phase.

Telangana Health Minister Eatala Rajender, who had declared he would take the first Cocid vaccine shot on Saturday, did not do so today citing Prime Minister Narendra M

Telangana Health Minister Eatala Rajender, who had declared he would take the first Cocid vaccine shot on Saturday, did not do so today citing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "strict instruction" that health workers should be first in line. The minister had said he would take the first shot to instill confidence among people who still had apprehensions regarding safety of the vaccine. The PMO reiterated on Saturday that politicians should not jump the queue and must wait their turn even if they were only trying to inspire confidence.

As India begins its mass vaccination drive, Norway has said that Covid-19 vaccines may be too risky for people who are very old and terminally ill.&nbsp;
Norway offici

As India begins its mass vaccination drive, Norway has said that Covid-19 vaccines may be too risky for people who are very old and terminally ill.&nbsp;
Norway officials&nbsp;have reported deaths of 23 patients shortly after receiving the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine.
13 of the deaths have been investigated where it was that common adverse reaction&nbsp;of mRNA vaccines, such as fever, nausea, and diarrhoea may have contributed to fatal outcomes in some of the frail patients.&nbsp;
'There is no certain connection between these deaths and the vaccine,' Norway's medical chief told The British Medical Journal (BMJ).
Norway has administered over&nbsp;20,000 doses of the vaccine in the past few weeks and over 400 deaths per week are a normal occurrence&nbsp;among care home residents, reports The BMJ.&nbsp;

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