# Mixing vaccines has been a point of discussion for some time. Now, the ICMR has added its voice to the debate. A recent study by the Indian Council of Medical Research has found that mixing of vaccine doses gives better results than two doses of the same vaccine.
This involves vaccinating with a combination of an adenovirus vector platform-based vaccine, followed by an inactivated whole virus vaccine. The study says this is not only safe but also gives better immunogenicity.
# Eye on Kerala: Test positivity rate in Kerala remained high at 13.23 per cent even on a comparably smaller sample base of 98,640 tests through Sunday. It reported 13,049 Covid-19 cases on Monday while the number of wards with a weekly infection population rate (WIPR) of over 10 per cent was unchanged at 266.
# Meanwhile, foreign nationals residing in India can register on the Co-WIN portal and get vaccinated, the Centre has said.
# But in international developments, Canada has said it will extend the ban on arriving passenger flights from India to September 21 because of the risks posed by Covid-19.