Some states to begin jabs for 18-44 yrs on May 1, vaccination drive to stabilise with time: Centre

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Amid many states expressing their inability to start COVID-19 vaccination of those between 18 and 44 years from May 1 citing paucity of doses, the Centre on Friday said some states, which have already coordinated with manufacturers, will kick off the drive on the designated date. It stressed that any new exercise takes time to … Read more

More than 27 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on first day of ‘tika utsav’: Govt

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On the first day of ‘tika utsav‘, more than 27 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered till Sunday evening, taking the cumulative number of doses given in the country to 10,43,65,035, the Union health ministry said. The tika utsav refers to COVID-19 vaccination drive between April 11 and 14. The day-1 of the countrywide Tika … Read more