Vaccination Drive

Hyderabad: No vaccine for frontline sanitation workers; centers report shortage

Hyderabad: As the state continues to see a spike of COVID-19 cases, many vaccination centers are witnessing huge crowds even as there is a reported shortage. Video footage from the vaccination centers…

Amazon India to cover Covid-19 vaccine cost for 10 lakh people

New Delhi: As individuals above 45 years of age in the country can now get Covid-19 vaccines, Amazon India on Monday said that it will cover the cost of Covid-19 jabs for more…

Small but quick: Bhutan vaccinates 93% of adults in 16 days

Thimpu: When plotted on a graph, the curve of Bhutan’s COVID-19 vaccination drive shoots upwards from the very first day, crossing Israel, United States, Bahrain and other countries known for vaccinating people rapidly.…

India’s vaccination at ‘snail’s pace’: Rahul Gandhi writes to PM Modi

Hyderabad: Amid yet another surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, Congress party former president Rahul Gandhi on Friday opined that India’s vaccination program has to move beyond an individual’s picture on…

Sonu Sood urges govt to allow vaccine for 25 and above

Mumbai: Amid the current vaccination drive in the country, Bollywood star Sonu Sood urged the Ministry of Health to allow people aged 25 and above to take the COVID-19 vaccine as the…

Are some COVID-19 vaccines more effective than others?

Washington: It’s hard to tell which vaccines are more effective since they weren’t directly compared in studies. But experts say the vaccines are alike on what matters most: preventing hospitalizations and deaths.…

Sonu Sood receives first dose of COVID vaccine; launches drive to encourage vaccination

Mumbai: Actor Sonu Sood on Wednesday took the vaccine for COVID-19 prevention at a hospital in Amritsar, Punjab. The actor also launched “Sanjeevani: A Shot of Life”, an initiative to encourage people…

India crosses landmark milestone of over 7 cr COVID-19 vaccine doses administered

New Delhi: As over 12 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered till 8 pm on Friday, the country’s cumulative count of vaccine doses given to date has reached 7,06,18,026, informed the Union…

Covid-19 vaccination drive to be completed in 3 months : YS Jagan

Guntur: The Chief Minister of the State YS Jaganmohan Reddy today said that the State government will complete its ongoing COVID-19 vaccination drive within the next three months. He added that the…

Nepal to receive 100,000 more COVID vaccine doses from India

Kathmandu: Nepal will receive 100,000 more doses of COVID-19 vaccines from India on Saturday. “A flight of Air India carrying the vaccines is expected to land Kathmandu this afternoon. The weather condition…

More population groups to come under COVID-19 vaccination drive: Vardhan

New Delhi: The Centre is planning to widen the scope of the COVID-19 immunisation drive by bringing more population groups under its ambit, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Friday, days…

Uber pledges free rides worth Rs 50 lakh for vaccinating India’s elderly

New Delhi: With the aim to support the vaccination of senior citizens, ride-hailing major Uber on Thursday partnered with the volunteer based organisation Robin Hood Army (RHA) to provide free rides worth Rs…

Telangana: Vaccination for private healthcare workers begins today

Hyderabad: Ten days after a massive inoculation drive began across Telangana, the state health department rolled out the COVID-19 for those in the private sector of healthcare on Monday. As many as 50-300…

Vaccination drive: Jab and job go hand in hand for doctors

New Delhi: Spending barely half-an-hour under mandatory observation after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine shot, Dr Sunny Kalra lost no time in going back to attending patients at BLK Super Speciality Hospital, this time…

COVID-19 vaccination drive launched in Hyderabad

COVID -19 vaccination drive starts in Delhi

New Delhi: Health workers wait at Max Hospital ahead of the COVID -19 vaccination drive in New Delhi, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore) New Delhi: A nurse administers the first…

COVID-19 vaccination drive starts in Mumbai

umbai: A nurse fills Covishield dose in an injection before administering to a frontline worker, after the virtual launch of COVID-19 vaccination drive by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at Rajawadi hospital in…