If you’re vaccinated you’ll clear the virus more quickly, reducing the length of time you’re infectious and can pass the virus on.

The nurse, Pushapalatha works as a nurse at the state-run Chengannur District Hospital, about 100 km from Thiruvananthapuram. She created a record in a marathon effort on August 15 by administering Covid vaccines to 893 people in 7.5 hours. 

If Delta does end up infecting children more than the original strain did, children may become the super-spreaders.

None of the COVID vaccines approved for use anywhere around the world so far use live virus.

All pregnant women can register themselves on the Co-WIN portal or can also get themselves registered at the vaccination centre.

When asked whether she had received her COVID-19 vaccine or not, Lara Dutta said that just because she didn’t post a pic, doesn’t mean it didn’t happen

The effectiveness of COVID vaccines can be compared in countries that have rolled out different vaccines to the same populations.

The report also stated that the case fatality rate also rose to 5.7% during the second wave as compared to the 0.7% rate during the first wave.

Last month, when the COVID-19 crisis posed threat to the people of the state, many transgender people came forward to fight the battle, serving as frontline workers.

Rehtee Begum, who currently lives with her youngest son, is 124 years old as per her ration card.