Single dose vaccine APPROVED: Johnson & Johnson covid 19 vaccine gets emergency use approval; India now has 5 EUA vaccines

In a big shot in the arm for the India's vaccination drive, the central government has approved another vaccine for emergency use. Interestingly, a single doe will be sufficient to provide required immunity to the covid 19 affected persons.  In the latest addition, the central government approved Johnson and Johnson for Emergency Use in India. 

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This was confirmed by Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday, August 7, 2021. With this addition, India now has 5 EUA (Emergency Use Authorisation) vaccines.  

India expands its vaccine basket!

Johnson and Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine is given approval for Emergency Use in India.

Now India has 5 EUA vaccines.

This will further boost our nation's collective fight against #COVID19

— Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) August 7, 2021

Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya shared this good news on twitter. "India expands its vaccine basket!  Johnson and Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine is given approval for Emergency Use in India. Now India has 5 EUA vaccines. This will further boost our nation's collective fight against #COVID19," tweeted Mandaviya.  

Meanwhile, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage achieved a significant milestone of 50 Cr yesterday, August 6, 2021. Cumulatively, 50,10,09,609 vaccine doses have been administered through 58,08,344 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today. 49,55,138 vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours.

The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination has commenced from 21st June, 2021. The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country.

Out of the people infected since the beginning of the pandemic, 3,10,55,861 people have already recovered from COVID-19 and 40,017 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours. This constitutes an overall recovery rate of 97.37%.