Superb enthusiasm among Young India for Vaccination Syringe

Over 1 crore youngsters between 15-18 age group have received 1st dose of #COVID19 vaccine that too on the 3rd day of vaccination drive for children.

I appeal to all eligible young friends to get vaccinated at the earliest.

The vaccination drive for young India, children between the age of 15-18 was started on January 3 in response to the rapid spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant of coronavirus. In addition to this, Healthcare, frontline workers and senior citizens will also get a booster shot from January 10.

On Wednesday, India’s cumulative Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 147.72 crores which have been achieved through 1,58,21,510 sessions. 15,389 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients (since the beginning of the pandemic) is now at 3,43,21,803. Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.01%.

The Centre said on Thursday that Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Thane, Bengaluru, Chennai, Gurgaon, Ahmedabad, and Nashik are reporting a steep sudden increase of cases, expressing concern over the country’s overall Covid cases. India’s daily Covid tally has been rising since December 26, according to Lav Agarwal, joint secretary of the health department, speaking at the ministry’s weekly press conference on the Covid-19 situation. According to the secretary, the Centre is in contact with districts that are causing concern.

 Health ministry concerned about India’s Covid-19 situation and vaccines

1. The highest number of active COVID cases are in Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.

2. In India, eight districts have a weekly positivity rate of more than 10%. Mizoram has six, Arunachal Pradesh has one, and West Bengal has one (Kolkata).

3. In India, 14 districts have a weekly positivity rate of 5% to 10%, including 6 in Kerala, 4 in Mizoram, and 1 each in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand, and Manipur.

4. The virus is mutating, which creates a need to increase public monitoring, according to the Centre.

5. In response to a question about post-infection immunity, ICMR DG Dr Balram Bhargava stated that immunity lasts for roughly nine months. Dr. Bhargava cited worldwide and Indian studies to say that post-vaccination immunity lasts for about 9 months.

6.  Niti Aaayog member (health) Dr VK Paul said, The R-value is 1.22, which means the cases are not shrinking. R-Value signifies the spread of the virus and a value of 1.22 means 100 infected people are spreading the infection to 122 people.

7. Registration & appointment process for vaccination of children & precaution doses can be done on Co-Win. The option of onsite registration is also available. SMS for precaution dose will be sent when due and will also be reflected in vaccination certificate.

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) issued additional recommendations on Tuesday as part of the “yellow alert” declared in the national capital due to an increase in Covid-19 cases. In over six months, the city has had the biggest single-day increase in cases.

When the positivity rate for two consecutive days exceeds 0.5 per cent, or when the cumulative single-day positive instances for a period of seven days exceeds 1,500, a “yellow alert” is issued.

Following are the key restrictions imposed in Delhi:

1. All schools, colleges and other educational institutions will remain shut.

2. A night curfew has been imposed in Delhi from 10 pm to 5 am.

3. Cinemas and gyms will be shut.

4. Delhi Metro, public buses will operate at 50% seating capacity with no standing passengers.

5. Spas, salons and barber-shops will stay open.

6. Restaurants and bars will function at 50% capacity till 10 pm.

7. Online food deliveries will continue as usual.

8. Malls and shops will be open on an odd-even basis. Timings are between 10 am and 8 pm.

9. Standalone shops have been permitted to remain open without the odd-even rule.

10. All large gatherings – political, social and religious – will remain prohibited for the order duration.