COVID-19 vaccine
- India
Bihar’s revised COVID-19 death data of 9,429 sparks major row
Patna: The latest data presented by the Bihar government on Covid deaths in the state has triggered a major controversy and has put the Centre into an uneasy situation. The health department…
- India
Claimed to be oldest living man on earth, this 125-year-old takes COVID vaccine
Varanasi: Setting aside all vaccine hesitancy talks, a 125-year-old man had got himself inoculated against Covid-19 in Varanasi. The man Swami Shivanand reached a vaccine centre in Durga Kund on Wednesday and left…
- India
At 6,148, India records max Covid deaths in a day
New Delhi: India recorded 6,148 deaths in last 24 hours, highest since the pandemic hit last year, according to data released by the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Thursday. This is…
- Telangana
Telangana: COVID-19 vaccine for 6 lakh people in high exposure group
Hyderabad: As part of its ongoing vaccination drive to combat COVID-19, the Telangana government will vaccinate over six lakh people from identified from high exposure categories in the Hyderabad and Warangal municipalities,…
- Delhi
Free vax for 18-44 age group in Delhi from June 21: Kejriwal
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday that people between 18-44 age group will also be included in – ‘Jahaan Vote, Wahaan Vaccine’ from June 21 as the Centre has…
- Middle East
Kuwait authorizes single-dose J&J as country’s 4th vaccine
Kuwait: Kuwait on Tuesday has authorized the emergency use of Johnson and Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, the Kuwait news agency reported. Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine is the fourth vaccine authorized in Kuwait to be…
- Hyderabad News
Hyderabad’s Rockwell collaborates with Dr Reddy’s lab to provide vaccine freezers for Sputnik V rollout
Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based Rockwell Industries has joined hands with Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories to provide its WHO PQS (World Health Organisation – Performance, Quality and Safety) certified Covid-19 vaccine freezers to enable storage of…
- Chennai
COVID-19: Tamil Nadu runs out of stock, halts vaccination
Chennai, June 9 (IANS) Vaccination in Tamil Nadu has come to a grinding halt as several districts have fallen short of the required doses in the state. 39 out of the 45 health…
- India
India reports less than 1 lakh new COVID-19 cases after 63 days
New Delhi: India reported less than one lakh new COVID-19 cases for the first time after 63 days in the last 24 hours, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on…
- Hyderabad News
IICT scientists who helped in developing Covaxin to pay Rs 1400 per dose
Hyderabad: The scientists at Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) in Hyderabad who played a significant role in the development of COVAXIN, the indigenous COVID-19 vaccine…
- Middle East
UAE residents can travel to 19 quarantine-free countries
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates residents who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can now travel to 19 quarantine-free countries, according to the Emirates airlines on Sunday. The UAE-based airline said…
- Hyderabad News
Hyderabad: After Hitex, more COVID-19 vaccine drives upcoming
Hyderabad: In spite of apprehension of mismanagement, the state government on Sunday managed to pull-off the massive COVID-19 vaccination drive here at the Hitex exhibition ground. Given its success, the Telangana Super…
- Telangana
KTR slams Modi government on COVID-19 vaccine procurement
Hyderabad: Telangana IT and industries minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) once again trained his guns on the central government, asking where the Rs.35,000 crore that was earmarked for vaccine procurement has gone.…
- Sports
PT Usha requests Kerala CM to vaccinate athletes on priority
New Delhi: Track legend PT Usha has requested Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to vaccinate sportspersons, their coaches, support staff and medical team, who will participate in the forthcoming National and other…
- India
AIIMS Delhi starts screening of children for Covaxin trials
New Delhi: The screening of children for trial of Covaxin, India’s first indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine, among those aged between 2 and 18 started at the AIIMS here on Monday. The trial…
- Hyderabad News
COVID-19: Telangana govt starts vaccination for elderly, disabled
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has begun administering the COVID-19 vaccines for elderly and disabled people staying in old age homes. State chief secretary Somesh Kumar, who visited an old age home at…
- Middle East
COVID-19: Saudi Arabia approves Covishield vaccine, NRIs relieved
Riyadh: In a major relief to thousands of non-resident Indians (NRI) in Saudi Arabia, the Indian embassy in RIyadh on Sunday announced that gulf nation has recognised the Covishield COVID-19 vaccine as…
- Telangana
Telangana begins vaccinating students going abroad
Hyderabad: The Telangana Government on Saturday started a special COVID-19 vaccination drive for students who have to go abroad for their studies. The special vaccination drive, which focuses on students who have…
- India
COVID-19: Govt extends help to Indian students stuck abroad
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday asked the Indian students studying abroad to contact their OIA-II Division if they are currently stuck in India due to COVID-19 restrictions…
- Telangana
KTR appeals to Centre to procure COVID-19 vaccines from other countries
Hyderabad: Amid the acute shortage of COVID-19 vaccines across the country, Telangana IT Minister K Taraka Rama Rao has appealed to the Central government to procure COVID-19 vaccines from other countries. Rao,…
- India
Kejriwal likely to announce unlock plan for Delhi today
New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is likely to announce on Saturday measures for unlocking the city, which has been under Covid-19 induced lockdown, according to sources. With a dip…
- India
India logs 1.2 lakh COVID-19 cases in 24 hrs, lowest since April 7
New Delhi: India on Saturday logged 1,20,529 new COVID-19 infections in 24 hours, the lowest since April 7. During the same time span, 3,380 more people succumbed to the pandemic, the Union Health…
- Bangalore News
Recoveries remain more than new COVID-19 cases in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Maintaining its upward trend, discharge of 22,316 patients in a day led to recoveries remain more than 16,068 new Covid cases in Karnataka, said the state health bulletin on Friday.“With 22,316 patients…
- Hyderabad News
Delta variant of COVID-19 predominant in Varanasi: Study
Hyderabad: The Delta variant of COVID-19 is predominant among the variants found in Varanasi and adjoining areas, reveals a joint study by Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi and CSIR — Centre for…
- Hyderabad News
Buy unused COVID-19 vaccine from other countries: KTR to Centre
Hyderabad: State IT minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Friday appealed to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government to procure vaccines “from anywhere”. Emphasising that vaccines are “the only way out”,…
- World
US to send first tranche of 25 mn doses of COVID-19 vaccine to countries including India
Washington DC: Amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic, the US is set to allocate the first tranche of 25 million COVID-19 vaccines globally to address potential surges and the needs of the most…
- Telangana
COVID-19: Telangana tourism industry asks govt help for revival
Hyderabad: A delegation of the Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) today met Telangana minister of tourism culture V. Srinivas Goud and submitted a representation, urging him to revive the ‘package tour’ and…
- India
624 doctors lost their lives during second COVID wave, says IMA
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): As many as 624 doctors lost their lives during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian Medical Association’s (IMA) latest data has revealed. As…
- Offbeat
Afraid of vaccine? This UP woman shows how to hide from it!
In a rather funny yet concerning incident, an elderly woman in Uttar Pradesh, was seen hiding and taking cover behind a drum inside her house as she refused to the COVID-19 vaccine…
- India
2nd Made-in-India COVID-19 vaccine coming, deal signed for 30 cr doses
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) In another landmark move in the fight against Covid-19 pandemic, the Central government has booked 30 crore doses of another Made-in-India vaccine to be manufactured by Hyderabad-based Biological-E’s…
