COVID-19 vaccination
- Middle East
Expats in Saudi Arabia can enter, leave without COVID-19 vaccination
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has announced that expatriates could enter and leave the kingdom without requiring them to be vaccinated against COVID-19, as the country had recently lifted all…
- Photos
COVID-19 Vaccination drive for 12-14 years old
Lucknow: Students in the age group of 12-14 years, show their vaccination certificates after getting administered a dose of the Covid-19 preventive vaccine at the Civil Hospital, in Lucknow, Wednesday, March 16,…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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
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.…