COVID-19 vaccination
- 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…
- India
COVID-19: India to share vaccination technology with 50 countries ‘free of cost’
New Delhi: India is all set to share ‘free of cost’ its COVID-19 vaccination technology with more than 50 countries from Latin America, Africa and Asia. CEO of National Health Authority Dr R.S.…
- India
Third-wave unlikely to be as severe as second wave: ICMR study
New Delhi: A study done by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has found that the substantial third wave of COVID-19 could occur but it may not be as severe as…
- Offbeat
Viral video: Bihar nurse jabs man with empty syringe during busy vaccine drive
Patna: As India recorded 51,667 new COVID-19 cases and 1,329 deaths in the last 24 hours taking the country’s total caseload to 3,01,34,445, a video going viral on social media shows a…
- Telangana
Telangana’s vaccination drive reaches 1 crore milestone
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Friday reached a milestone in its vaccination drive, by administering as many as one crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines to its population, the state’s vaccine statistics said.…
- Top Stories
Vaccination, surveillance, appropriate behaviour vital to avoid third Covid wave: Dr Guleria
New Delhi: AIIMS Delhi Director Dr Randeep Guleria has said that appropriate behaviour, good surveillance and vaccination are important to avoid the third wave of COVID-19 and noted that mutation of the virus is a matter…
- Hyderabad
GHMC launches mobile vaccination vans which can administer 300 doses per day
Hyderabad: With the fear of a looming third wave, the state government has shifted focus to the scale of vaccinations, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) on Wednesday has launch 23 mobile vaccination…
- Television News
Jannat Zubair celebrates 30M Insta followers with vax drive
Mumbai: Actress Jannat Zubair recently crossed the 30 million followers on Instagram. She celebrated the achievement by contributing to a free vaccination drive. View this post on Instagram A post shared by…
- Bangalore
Karnataka aims to vaccinate every eligible citizen by December
Bengaluru: Karnataka aims to vaccinate every eligible citizen by the end of December and make the state free from COVID-19, said Health and Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar. He was speaking…
- India
NSUI, IYC to hold free vax camp on Rahul Gandhi’s birthday
New Delhi: Even as former Congress President Rahul Gandhi has said that he will not celebrate his birthday, the National Students Union of India (NSUI) and the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) have planned…
- India
PM Modi launches crash course for Covid warriors; warns virus ‘still among us’
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched a customized crash course programme that aims to skill and upskill over one lakh “Covid warriors” across the country. Speaking on the occasion, Modi…
- Hyderabad
L&T Metro conducts vaccination drive for its employees, partner organizations
Hyderabad: L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited (LTMRHL), the SPV which operates Hyderabad metro rail has been conducting a COVID-19 Vaccination drive in association with various city hospitals viz. Apollo Hospital and Medicover…
- Bollywood
Aditya Chopra initiates vaccination drive for Hindi film fraternity
Mumbai: A Covid vaccination drive for workers of the film industry has started at Yash Raj Films (YRF) studios, which aims to inoculate around 4000 workers in the first phase. The drive,…
- India
Analysis: Women fall behind as more people get vaccinated in India
Almost six months after the vaccination drive began in India and with over 22 crore people receiving at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, women lagged behind in the beneficiaries, a siasat.com…
- Photos
Covid-19 vaccination in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: A student receives COVID-19 vaccine dose during a special vaccination drive organised by the Karnataka government for the students, who are going abroad for education and employment, in Bengaluru, Wednesday, June…
