Can’t share vaccine stock data, Centre tells states

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, June 9

The Centre has written to all state governments asking them not to share information regarding Covid vaccine stocks, temperature and analytics with anyone without the consent of the Health Ministry.

In a letter to National Health Mission directors of all states, Pradeep Haldar, Adviser, Reproductive and Child Health, Union Ministry of Health, said, “All states/UTs are advised that data and analytics generated by the electronic vaccine intelligence network (eVIN) are not to be shared with any organisation, media agency, online and offline public forums without the ministry’s consent.”

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Guidelines for kids

• Remdesivir not recommended; rational use of HRCT imaging
• Steroids harmful in asymptomatic, mild cases of infection
• No antimicrobials for asymptomatic and mild cases
• For mild infection paracetamol 10-15mg/kg/dose
• In case of moderate infection, immediate oxygen therapy