COVID-19 vaccination
- India
Decision on which vaccine to be given as precautionary dose expected soon: Govt
New Delhi: There have been extensive deliberations on whether the precautionary (third) dose of Covid vaccine for healthcare and frontline workers and citizens above 60 years with comorbidities should be the same…
- India
35 percent of adult population yet to be vaccinated: Congress
New Delhi: With the number of Omicron cases rising in India, the Congress attacked the Centre and asked by when the government is intending to vaccinate the remaining 35 per cent of…
- Telangana
Telangana aims to achieve 100% Covid vax in a month
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar on Tuesday exuded confidence that the state will achieve the target of 100 per cent Covid-19 vaccination of population above 18 years in next one month.…
- India
India has capacity to scale up pace of Covid-19 vaccination: WHO
New Delhi: India has the systems in place to administer a large number of vaccine doses and achieve the mammoth feat of vaccinating all the country’s people by December 2021, says WHO Southeast…
- Kerala
Kerala govt expects to complete first vaccine dose for all by Sept 30
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 27 (IANS) Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Friday said that the state expects to complete the first dose of vaccination for all aged 18 and above by September 30. With…
- Pakistan
Pakistan bans use of public transport for unvaccinated
Islamabad: Pakistan has announced that those who have not been fully vaccinated against coronavirus will not be allowed to use public transport from October 15. School teachers and staff will also not…
- Middle East
Israeli PM receives 3rd dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Friday has received the third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, his office said. “If everyone gets vaccinated, we can avoid a fourth nationwide lockdown,” the…
- India
From shady drives to fake certificates, India’s tough vaccination road
The vaccination programme in India had a smooth start on January 16, 2021, with frontline workers and those above the age of 60 receiving the first of jabs.. But by May, when…
- India
COVID-19: Bharat Biotech receives first batch of IIL’s Covaxin substance
Hyderabad: City-based Indian Immunological Limited (IIL) today handed over the first lot of Covaxin drug Substance to pharma company Bharat Biotech. Both organisations had earlier reached an agreement, under which IIL agreed…
- India
Prioritize vaccination of homeless: Centre to states & UTs
New Delhi: The Center has directed all the states and union territories to vaccinate homeless people and beggars who may not have resources for vaccination against the Covid-19 pandemic. Union Health Secretary Rajesh…
- World
Pakistan railways threaten stopping employees’ salaries for refusing COVID vaccination
Islamabad: Amid the continued resurgence of COVID-19 infections in the country, Pakistan Railways decided to stop salaries of employees who refused to inoculate themselves against the virus by August 31. A notification…
- India
India records 39,361 new COVID-19 cases, 416 deaths
New Delhi: With 39,361 new COVID-19 cases in India in the last 24 hours, the daily positivity rate jumps up to 3.41 percent from yesterday’s 2.31 percent. For 34 consecutive days till…
- India
Modi govt has clearly failed on COVID-19 vaccination front: Prithviraj Chavan
Pune: Senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan on Sunday hit out at the Modi government over a host of issues, including its “failure” on the coronavirus vaccination front and the rise in fuel prices.…
- World
Vaccinate at least 10% population of every country by September: WHO chief
London: Voicing concern over many countries failing to vaccinate their people, WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday called for vaccinating at least 10 per cent of the population of every country…
- Telangana
Telangana increases gap for Covishield second dose to 14-16 weeks
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has decided to extend the gap for the second dose of the Covishield vaccine to 14-16 weeks after taking the first dose. Originally designed to be administered at…
