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Congress spreading lies about Covaxin saying it has new born calf serum

https://indianexpress.com/article/india ... h-7361648/

Extremely irresponsible and is an attempt either to discredit Modi or he is under part of Pfizer and other vaccines.
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At this point in time, INC, has fallen so low that it is not really possible to trust any statement which comes from them. But for the resistance it is absolutely justified.
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DGHS drops Ivermectin, Doxycycline from Covid-19 treatment; ICMR rules unchanged
The revised guidelines have also dropped drugs such as hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin, doxycycline, zinc and multivitamins, that were earlier prescribed by doctors to treat asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic Covid-19 patients.
...

What are Indian doctors supposed to follow? DGHS or ICMR ?

Repurposing existing drugs, especially those that are off patent is the most affordable way of treating patients, provided they are shown to be effective and with no/tolerable side effects.

Of course, Big Pharma won't like it.
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Day151 https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1727351
Day 152: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1727728

Day 152 - day 151 = 26,53,17,472 - 26,17,40,273 = 35,77,199

3.58 million on Wednesday. Two weeks in a row where Wednesday is no not a soft day.

Not counting Sundays (or more accurately, counting Sun+Mon as one number), the last day when daily vaccinations were well below 3m was June 3. Every day since, the number is at the threshold of 3m or well above.
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ANNOUNCEMENT FROM BHARAT BIOTECH
New born calf serum is used in the manufacturing of viral vaccines. It is used for the growth of cells, but neither used in growth of SARS CoV2 virus nor in the final formulation. COVAXIN® is highly purified to contain only the inactivated virus components by removing all other impurities.

Bovine serum is widely used in the manufacture of vaccines globally for several decades. The usage of new born calf serum was transparently documented in the following publications since the last 9 months.

Hamster Efficacy Study --- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2021.102054
Non-Human Primate Efficacy Study --- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21639-w
Preclinical Safety and Immunogenicity --- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2021.102298
Neutralization of UK Variant (B.1.1.7) --- https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taab051
Neutralization of South Africa Variant (B.1.351) and Delta Variant (B.1.617.2) ---https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.06.05.447177
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sanjayc wrote:
ANNOUNCEMENT FROM BHARAT BIOTECH
New born calf serum is used in the manufacturing of viral vaccines. It is used for the growth of cells, but neither used in growth of SARS CoV2 virus nor in the final formulation. COVAXIN® is highly purified to contain only the inactivated virus components by removing all other impurities.

Bovine serum is widely used in the manufacture of vaccines globally for several decades. The usage of new born calf serum was transparently documented in the following publications since the last 9 months.

Hamster Efficacy Study --- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2021.102054
Non-Human Primate Efficacy Study --- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21639-w
Preclinical Safety and Immunogenicity --- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2021.102298
Neutralization of UK Variant (B.1.1.7) --- https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taab051
Neutralization of South Africa Variant (B.1.351) and Delta Variant (B.1.617.2) ---https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.06.05.447177
These attempts to sabotage vaccination campaign show the frustration of demagogues. They know that India is on its way to one of the most successful vaccination campaign, given the size of the population. They will try their hardest to derail it.

I believe each one of us has a responsibility to counter such misinformation be it through social media, or personal persuasion. We can't let our guards down.
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Covaxin's 3rd phase trial data submitted for WHO approval https://twitter.com/TimesNow/status/140 ... 52962?s=20
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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cit ... 524292.cms
DRDO’s 2-DG shields from all variants

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With private participation in vaccination drive, we are now seeing slots available for whoever is willing to spend Rs1000 on the vaccine shot.
For this reason it is imperative for Govt to provide more vaccine doses to private sector. Employers are taking care of the cost (especially large ones).
This is true in Hyderabad, don't know about other cities.
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Day 152: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1727728
Day 153: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1728000

Day 153 - day 152 = 26,86,65,914 - 26,53,17,472 = 33,48,442
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I generally try to avoid vaccine related news/information, which is borderline political, but I wanted to highlight something just to remind how terrific job India is doing in case there was any doubt.

For business reasons, I had an opportunity to travel South America. The situation is so dire there because these countries are relying on donor countries on vaccine. Countries like Peru have have less than 5% of country vaccinated. 60+ Groups are not yet fully vaccinated. Because of this government is demanding that people double mask and put on face shield. Can you imagine if India had to rely on foreign donation of vaccine? These countries look nice, posh, and all that. But they can’t create effing vaccine. India and GoI rocks.
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chetak wrote:This guy is still peddling his woke tripe, while vaccine hesitancy is endangering one and all.

Prashant Bhushan nandi droppings
Other headlines from the site he posted include
A Trump Supporter Is Being Fined $500 PER DAY for ‘Disrespecting President Biden’

Tucker Carlson Drops Bomb — Suggests Capitol Riot Was Planned By FBI Operatives

Fox Whistleblower Releases Damning Tape Of Boss Ordering Censorship Of Hydroxychloroquine Stories

Clinton Whistleblower ‘Feared for His Life’ Shortly Before Being Found Dead Of Supposed Suicide

Wells Fargo Shuts Down Trump-Supporting Candidate’s Account, Leaving Her Homeless With No Money

Jan 6 Protestors Speak Out On ‘Beatings’ And ‘Torture’ Being Inflicted On Them In Jail

Biden Spreading Fear That New COVID Variant Is Attacking Young People
Some news about India
Indian Police Caught Hammering Nails Into Hands and Feet of Anti-Mask Citizens

Indian Villagers Flee Homes, Jump Into River To Avoid Covid-19 Vaccination
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Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V to be available in 9 more cities across India
Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V will be available in nine more cities across India, including Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Baddi, Kolhapur and Miryalaguda, informed the official twitter handle of Sputnik V.

The Russian vaccine's local distribution partner Dr Reddy's had also issued a statement on Wednesday saying that the project launch of Russian Covid vaccine Sputnik V has now been extended to nine other cities. Initially, it was launched only in Hyderabad.

In its statement, the pharmaceutical company had said the pilot launch is in its final leg and necessary arrangements are being made to ensure the availability of both doses.

The first phase of the Sputnik V rollout by Apollo Hospitals and Dr Reddy's Laboratories had started on a pilot basis on May 17 in Hyderabad and on May 18 in Visakhapatnam.

Besides Apollo Hospitals, the vaccine is also available in Hyderabad at Continental Hospitals.The price per dose of Sputnik V at private hospitals as per the pricing schedule issued by the central government has been capped at Rs 1,145.
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chanakyaa wrote:I generally try to avoid vaccine related news/information, which is borderline political, but I wanted to highlight something just to remind how terrific job India is doing in case there was any doubt.

For business reasons, I had an opportunity to travel South America. The situation is so dire there because these countries are relying on donor countries on vaccine. Countries like Peru have have less than 5% of country vaccinated. 60+ Groups are not yet fully vaccinated. Because of this government is demanding that people double mask and put on face shield. Can you imagine if India had to rely on foreign donation of vaccine? These countries look nice, posh, and all that. But they can’t create effing vaccine. India and GoI rocks.
Even a first world country like NZ, with its much hyped PM, and a population less than an Indian city, has under 10% of its population vaccinated. Australia is only slightly better. Russia, which is badly hit and has an excellent basic healthcare system has only 14% with at least 1 dose.
Japan is at 16% (same as India). South East Asia is in single digits. Pak and B'desh under 5%.
No EU country has crossed 50% (1 dose) and their % of over 60 vaccinated, is roughly the same as India.
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Anujan wrote:
chetak wrote:This guy is still peddling his woke tripe, while vaccine hesitancy is endangering one and all.
Other headlines from the site he posted include
A Trump Supporter Is Being Fined $500 PER DAY for ‘Disrespecting President Biden’
Tucker Carlson Drops Bomb — Suggests Capitol Riot Was Planned By FBI Operatives
Fox Whistleblower Releases Damning Tape Of Boss Ordering Censorship Of Hydroxychloroquine Stories
Clinton Whistleblower ‘Feared for His Life’ Shortly Before Being Found Dead Of Supposed Suicide
Wells Fargo Shuts Down Trump-Supporting Candidate’s Account, Leaving Her Homeless With No Money
Jan 6 Protestors Speak Out On ‘Beatings’ And ‘Torture’ Being Inflicted On Them In Jail
Biden Spreading Fear That New COVID Variant Is Attacking Young People
Some news about India
Indian Police Caught Hammering Nails Into Hands and Feet of Anti-Mask Citizens
Indian Villagers Flee Homes, Jump Into River To Avoid Covid-19 Vaccination
Okay, Can these things be real.. I check the above website:
(en-Volve)

En-volve.com has this disclaimer on its “Website Terms of Use” page:
“The information presented on or through the Website is made available solely for general information and entertainment purposes. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the Website, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.”
LOL!
The site is registered through 1&1 Internet, a company that hides the identity and location of the owner of the website.
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^^ When you got nothing, you start scraping the bottom of the barrel. That's what self-appointed eminences like Prashant Bhushan are reduced to these days. :lol:

('you' is not personal 'you')
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Day 153: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1728000
Day 154: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1728325


Day 154 - day 153 = 27,20,72,645 - 26,86,65,914 = 34,06,731
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The best way to describe this week's performance so far is 'steady'. The vaccination rate has kept up with the previous week but is not notably much higher (except Sun+Mon). Over the past 4 weeks though, vaccine supply has significantly increased from an extrapolated ~70m/month mid May to ~120m/month right now. On June 21, the center takes over all vaccinations again, so I assume the states are using up their pipelines. Next week might see a greater acceleration as the center resumes full management.

Bottom line is June numbers are showing that production numbers are indeed aligning to previously stated targets, which suggests confidence that the significant increases in July and August will also pan out.
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I have been checking Cowin for random pin codes. I see a lot more open slots now than earlier in June. Which means more vaccine availability but can also mean a lack of enthusiasm in getting vaccinated. I hope the drop in infections will not result in people not taking the vaccine eagerly. The current drop in infection is mainly because of lockdown and better testing infrastructure. The only saviour from the third wave is vaccination.
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The vaccination data shows a significant increase in weekly vaccination numbers.
May wk 2: 1.3cr
May wk 3: 1.3cr
May wk 4: 1.7cr
Jun wk 1: 1.9cr
Jun wk 2: 2.1cr
Jun wk 3: 2.3cr (likely - how close to 2.3 depends on saturday figure)

Hesitancy is not an easy measure to quantify and it's better to start from data and make sense of it, before trying to figure if the cause is hesitancy. Too much of the conversation starts from a conclusion. Sure it's there - if's always been there - but for most of MSM it is simply one of the grab bag of terms they use to sound smart while lacking any interest or competence to analyze data and do revealing original investigation.
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Vaccine development is fraught with considerable risks. There is the proverbial mile between the cup and the lip.

Zycov-D has been on and off in news and most of the time it is regurgitated news. Hopefully it will cross the finish line of approval to give another vaccine for India.
“Zydus Cadila has told us that they will apply for emergency use authorisation within the next 10-12 days so we could potentially be expecting another indigenous vaccine very soon. However, there has so far not been any conversation about the pricing for the vaccine because the company is still working that out. It is a new technology so we have to keep that in mind,” said a senior government official who has been at the forefront of negotiations and conversations with vaccine manufacturers.

However, officials said even if Zydus gets the requisite go-ahead from the Drug Controller General of India, the company’s manufacturing capacity is not such that it would be a major addition to the national Covid-19 vaccination programme, at least in terms of volume. The company, the government estimates, could churn out about 5 crore doses between August and December 2021.
Note that this is the first DNA vaccine in the world and it might fail getting the approval. Hence keep the fingers crossed.

https://theprint.in/health/indias-zycov ... on/680204/

What is the advantage of DNA vaccines like ZyCov-D? For lay persons, it does not have to be injected using a needle and syringe. That is the mode of delivery does not require a highly trained professional and the does away with "needle hesitancy". And it can be scaled up to vast numbers as needed.
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CureVac spectacularly failed in their Ph 3 trials just 2 days ago, with only 47% efficacy:
Reuters: CureVac fails in pivotal COVID-19 vaccine trial with 47% efficacy
German biotech CureVac NV (5CV.DE) said on Wednesday its COVID-19 vaccine was only 47% effective in a late-stage trial, missing the study’s main goal and throwing in doubt the potential delivery of hundreds of millions of doses to the European Union.

The disappointing efficacy of the shot known as CVnCoV emerged from an interim analysis based on 134 COVID-19 cases in the study with about 40,000 volunteers in Europe and Latin America.

The stakes for CureVac and prospective buyers of its vaccine in Europe had risen after age limits were imposed on the use of the Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) and AstraZeneca (AZN.L) vaccines due to a link to extremely rare but potentially fatal clotting disorders.
CureVac had 405 million orders from EU and another 50m from UK:
EU reaches deal with CureVac for up to 405 million COVID-19 vaccine doses

ZyCov-D's talk about EUA application suggests their preliminary results are positive.
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If yu look at the daily vaccination numbers closely, it seems that any 'Vaccine Hesitancy' or 'Vaccine Saturation' is in the 60+ age group.

The daily numbers for the 18-44 group are quite robust.

Hopefully, under Phase 4 starting Monday there will be better coordinatination among the Center, States, and Private Hospitals.

To expand coverage in the rural areas, vaccination camps will have to be organizecd in school buildings, panchayat buildings etc. Not only the State and district officials, but the elected MPs/ MLAs, and even volunteers organizations will have to step up to the plate.
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Suraj wrote:The vaccination data shows a significant increase in weekly vaccination numbers.
May wk 2: 1.3cr
May wk 3: 1.3cr
May wk 4: 1.7cr
Jun wk 1: 1.9cr
Jun wk 2: 2.1cr
Jun wk 3: 2.3cr (likely - how close to 2.3 depends on saturday figure)

Hesitancy is not an easy measure to quantify and it's better to start from data and make sense of it, before trying to figure if the cause is hesitancy. Too much of the conversation starts from a conclusion. Sure it's there - if's always been there - but for most of MSM it is simply one of the grab bag of terms they use to sound smart while lacking any interest or competence to analyze data and do revealing original investigation.
So, in June about 6 crore doses have been administered so far.

As per projections, 12 crore doses were to be available this month. So, another 6 crore doses will have to be administered over the next 11 days. Seems difficult to me.
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How India is changing vaccine plan amid shortages
Starting Monday, every adult in India will be eligible for a free vaccine paid for by the federal government.

The new policy, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week, ends a complex system introduced just last month of buying and distributing vaccines that overburdened states and led to inequities in how the shots were handed out.

India has vast experience in running large immunization programs, and each year it distributes 300 million shots to infants and mothers for free. For these programs, the federal government is in charge of buying the vaccines and then works with the states to figure out how best to distribute them.

But the scale of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign is unprecedented. And a massive surge in March pushed India's health system to the breaking point. As hundreds of thousands of people became infected each day and hospitals overflowed with patients gasping for air, the states complained they weren't getting enough shots from the federal government and clamored for more control over how the vaccines were distributed.

So, starting in May, the federal government agreed to buy just half of all vaccines produced for use in India and continued to give them out for free to health care and frontline workers and those over 45. The other half became available for states and private hospitals to buy directly. These vaccines were destined for people between 18 and 45; they were free if obtained from the states, but cost money if obtained privately.

WHY IT DIDN'T WORK
The states had never bought vaccines before and a limited supply meant they were competing with one another as well as with private hospitals. They were forced to pay higher prices than the federal government could have negotiated, said Dr. Chandrakant Lahariya, a health policy expert.

"That essentially makes it inefficient," he said.

Private hospitals passed that cost on to people, and amid shortages at government centers, people had to either pay for a vaccine, or not get a shot.

The change in policy also expanded eligibility to all adults. Expanding the criteria despite shortages meant shots weren't always going to the groups the federal government initially said it would prioritize: those with essential jobs and the elderly. Since May, more people younger than 45 have received their first shot than those older than 60. More than 74 million people over 60 remain unvaccinated.
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Since there is so much FUD being spread by different sources about vaccination in India, I would like, with the Mods’ permission, to request the BRF members to report their (and their family members’) actual experiences of vaccination in India. Not long stories, but if the members can report the following:

1. When did they (and their family members) get their vaccine shots and where (City, Facility (Government or Private))?
2. Which vaccine did they get, and how much did they pay per shot?
3. How long did they have to try on COWIN before they could get their appointment(s)?
4. How long did it take them on the day of vaccination, from arrival at the facility to departure after vaccination?
5. Any other relevant information that could be helpful for other members.

Mods please delete if inappropriate.

Thanks in Advance
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Zydus Cadila likely to seek emergency use authorisation for its Covid vaccine next week
Indian pharmaceutical major Zydus Cadila is likely to apply to the central drugs regulator seeking emergency use authorisation for its COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D next week, official sources said on Friday.

If approved, it will be the world's first DNA vaccine against coronavirus and the fourth to become available in the country.

"The analysis of the phase-three trial data is almost ready and the company has informed the government that it could apply for emergency use licensure for its COVID-19 vaccine next week," an official source told .

Also, the jab is being tested on children belonging to the age group of 12 to 18 years, apart from adults.

"So, when the Ahmedabad-based Zydus-Cadila comes for licensure, hopefully in the next week, maybe we have enough data to take a view on whether the vaccine can be given in children also," the source said.

DNA-Plasmid based ZyCoV-D will be a three-dose vaccine and is to be administered intradermally. It can be stored at two to four degrees Celsius and does not require cold chains, making transportation to the remotest parts of the country easy.
Since the production rate for this vaccine will be only 1 crore per month, it will not make a significant contribution to the adult vaccination program compared to SII, Bharat Biotech, And Biological E.

However, since this will be the first vaccine approved for children above 12 in India, I hope the Government buys and uses its entire production to start the vaccination of children 12-18 in the country. Later on, as Covaxin and Novavax trials are hopefully completed successfully for children, they can be added to the campaign to vaccinate children.
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Covid-19: Centre tells states to aggregate vaccine demand from private sector
With the new vaccination regime beginning on June 21, state governments have been asked to aggregate vaccine demand from the private sector. VK Paul, member, health, Niti Aayog, said aggregation of vaccine demand from private sector would ensure a systematic flow of vaccines from the vaccine manufacturers to the private sector, Paul said at a health ministry briefing on Monday. The total vaccines administered in the country reached 27.07 crore on June 18 with 22.04 first dose and 5.03 crore second doses administered.

States will have to aggregate vaccine demand and forward it to the health ministry. This was being done so that all small and large hospitals have access to vaccines and there is a good geographical spread for better vaccination coverage, Paul said. The government had through primary health care centres and sub centres reached rural and tribal areas. Nearly 53% of all the vaccines given in May-June was in rural areas and new vaccination guidelines would increase coverage further, Paul said. The private sector is expected to play a critical role in widening coverage of vaccination.

The Centre will take over the vaccination programme from state governments and plans on buying 75% of the vaccine produced while private hospitals will buy the remaining 25% of the vaccine doses.

Quoting two recent studies carried out in the country on impact of vaccination among health care workers, Paul said, that after vaccination there was a 75-80% reduction in need for hospitalisation. This was despite the fact that they were high risk workers who worked in ICUs and corona wards with higher exposure to Covid-19 patients, Paul said. Around 8% of those infected post-vaccination needed oxygen and only 6% needed ICU admission, the studies have revealed. This meant vaccination offered 94% protection in a high risk group, he said. Only one in 7,000 died and this was because of comorbidity.
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Kakkaji wrote:Since there is so much FUD being spread by different sources about vaccination in India, I would like, with the Mods’ permission, to request the BRF members to report their (and their family members’) actual experiences of vaccination in India. Not long stories, but if the members can report the following:

1. When did they (and their family members) get their vaccine shots and where (City, Facility (Government or Private))?
2. Which vaccine did they get, and how much did they pay per shot?
3. How long did they have to try on COWIN before they could get their appointment(s)?
4. How long did it take them on the day of vaccination, from arrival at the facility to departure after vaccination?
5. Any other relevant information that could be helpful for other members.

Mods please delete if inappropriate.

Thanks in Advance
I’ve already asked this in the past . Not many take the time to respond to this in detail but maybe you’ll be luckier .
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Suraj wrote: I’ve already asked this in the past . Not many take the time to respond to this in detail but maybe you’ll be luckier .
Thanks
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For folks in Chennai:

Apollo Hospitals to start providing Sputnik V to the general public

Apollo Hospitals, on Friday, announced that it has introduced Sputnik V vaccination in Chennai for its employees today and that the vaccination will also be available for the general public.

In a press release, the healthcare major said that it is among the first hospitals in the country to introduce Sputnik V vaccination as a limited pilot soft launch starting today at its Greams Road facility in Chennai.

The vaccine, which has an efficacy of 91.6 per cent, is an adenoviral vector vaccine given in two doses.

The first dose is given as an intramuscular injection in the upper arm and the second dose is given three weeks later (21 days).

“The Sputnik V vaccine, which is now available at our vaccination centre starting today (June 18), has been directly procured by Apollo Hospitals from Dr Reddy’s Laboratories and will be available for ₹1,145 per dose, including administrative charges at our vaccination centre,” it added.
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A Biblical Verse Triggers ‘Vaccine Refusal’ By Ultraconservative Christian Groups In North East
https://swarajyamag.com/politics/a-bibl ... north-east
The negative campaign has affected vaccination mostly in Christian-majority Meghalaya, and also in Nagaland and the hill districts of Manipur that are dominated by Christians.
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Suraj wrote:
Kakkaji wrote:Since there is so much FUD being spread by different sources about vaccination in India, I would like, with the Mods’ permission, to request the BRF members to report their (and their family members’) actual experiences of vaccination in India. Not long stories, but if the members can report the following:

1. When did they (and their family members) get their vaccine shots and where (City, Facility (Government or Private))?
2. Which vaccine did they get, and how much did they pay per shot?
3. How long did they have to try on COWIN before they could get their appointment(s)?
4. How long did it take them on the day of vaccination, from arrival at the facility to departure after vaccination?
5. Any other relevant information that could be helpful for other members.

Mods please delete if inappropriate.

Thanks in Advance
I’ve already asked this in the past . Not many take the time to respond to this in detail but maybe you’ll be luckier .
Some points from my experience:
My folks and I got our shots of Covshield (both for my parents and first dose for me) at a private hospital.
There are 3 vaccination centers within walking distance from my home in Bangalore (plus a camp run by the municipality).
My Mothers 2nd dose and my first, was through a walk in appointment (Cowin appointment made on the spot). The hospital told us seeking an advance appointment on Cowin would either not be possible in May, or time consuming (true).
The walk in quota was 50 a day (priority for senior citizens) . The process was smooth with a 1 hour wait before the injection.
The hospital would have been able to meet all the demand from the 45+ age group (except for about a week in May when they got no supplies)
had it not been for the 18-45 group, who got a lot of the online appointments.
My mother had her doses recorded under different numbers. Each number on Cowin therefore showed a first dose taken. The hospital was able to edit the info to show two shots under 1 number and provide the certificate - (Cowin has only now announced the facility of merging 1 person's
data under 2 numbers).
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Foresee A Third Wave In Next 6 To 8 Weeks: AIIMS Chief To NDTV
This is seriously becoming exhausting...I am seeing a lot of open vaccination slots (private hospitals) on Co-Win for BLR. in BLR, currently most Govt. vaccination centers are not doing for 18-44 group. I know a few people who don't want to pay for vaccine. Since next week, Govt. centers will be doing for 18+ group as well, I think many of these people will take the jab. There should be an uptick in vaccination numbers from next week. Hopefully, with in 2 months, in metros, if a large percentage (around 60%) have been vaccinated with first dose, 3rd wave should be much more controllable & manageable.

Is 2-DG available in pharmacies? Is it to be administered only in hospitals under medical supervision? Hopefully, drugs like the above will be in enough stock when the 3rd wave is about to land...I believe Zydus itself has been given permission to carry out trails of its monoclonal antibodies. Hopefully it will be much cheaper than the expensive but effective Regeneron.

Edit: Zydus' antibodies trails are for Ph-1 & 2 I believe...so it will be quite a while before it can even receive EUA.

CA on Tuesday announced its freedom day...all Covid norms no longer apply and Governor declared that people can starting hugging, touching each other like before.
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IndraD wrote:Covaxin's 3rd phase trial data submitted for WHO approval https://twitter.com/TimesNow/status/140 ... 52962?s=20
Fake news. There is pre-submission meeting with WHO on June 23
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Kalkaji, Sachin,

Please find below my and my family's experience.

1) we got covidshild.
2) my parents got it quite easily and for free. Following registration on the cowin portal. First doses in March and second in April.
3) for my wife and I we had to register on cowin portal and recieved the shot on the 5th of may. Initially it was quite frustrating to register. But after some time it got easy. So tried again for slots on 3rd May and got the slot for 5th. The shot was for free.
4) we had to wait for approximately 30 minutes at the centre. Every thing was well organised. Got the shot and we were asked to wait at the centre for 45 minutes for any possible adverse reactions. But we left, as we were the last I our extended family to get the shot and no one showed any adverse reaction to the vaccine.

Though I did develop fever post the vaccine which remained for 2 days.

5) every one above the age of 18 with the exception of pregnant females in my family has had atleast the first shot. Every one above the age of 60 has gotten both the shots.
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https://www.kusi.com/medrxiv-study-hydr ... ree-times/
HCQ+zinc increased survival rate by 300%

staying away from HCQ could explain deaths in India in second wave?
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Need to add additional incentives and awareness that one can get vaccine without knowing how to traverse the system.
Gujarat govt allows walk-in vaccination for all from June 21
https://www.deshgujarat.com/2021/06/18/ ... m-june-21/
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Those who have already registered for vaccine and received SMS will be given priority. Vaccination will be done as per availability of doses. Gujarat has so far administered over 2.15 crore dose of vaccines against Covid-19.

It’s worth noting that for last few days, at most vaccination centres including the busy ones like Tagore hall and Town hall in Ahmedabad, vaccine slots are available on real time basis due to lack of sufficient number of takers of vaccines even in 18-44 age group. The extra ordinary rush and non-availability of online slots has been now matters of past. Also the stock of vaccine has increased from manufacturers.
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The Unlocking at this stage must have been little bit more stricter as the vaccines are available. Make it mandatory to get one shot of the vaccine to go to gym, mall or to get liquor.
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