Currently, healthcare and frontline workers and those aged above 60 years are being administered precaution doses. The government is considering allowing booster dose of Covid vaccine for all those above 18 years in view of a surge in infections in parts of the world and ease difficulties faced during international travel, sources said on Monday. … Read more
Mumbai reported 259 new cases and zero fatality, while Pune recorded 450 infections and three deaths. Maharashtra reported 2,797 fresh coronavirus cases and 40 new fatalities linked to the infection on Thursday, while 6,383 more patients were discharged following recovery, the health department said. With this, the state’s COVID-19 tally rose to 78,53,291, while the … Read more
More than 1.46 crore (1,46,98,311) precaution doses have been administered to healthcare workers (HCWs), frontline workers (FLWs) and those aged 60 years and above, the ministry said. The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 169 crore on Saturday, the Union health ministry said. More than 40 lakh vaccine doses were … Read more
On an average this week only 14k beneficiaries were administered the third precautionary dose per day in the national capital. The number of precautionary doses of Coronavirus has dropped considerably in the national capital for the past few days. As per the latest data, only 10862 beneficiaries were administered the precautionary dose on Friday. On … Read more
In order to ensure that no person is left behind in the vaccination exercise the central government had recently launched a month-long “Har Ghar Dastak” campaign. (Reuters//File Photo) ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Delhi: The Delhi Government has kick-started a campaign to carry out house-to-house COVID-19 vaccination of people with severe physical disabilities … Read more
AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria. (File Photo/ANI) At a time when there are serious concerns about the various mutations of the Covid-19, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) chief Dr Randeep Guleria said that boosters shots of vaccines might be required to cover various emerging variants. “It seems that we probably need the booster … Read more
The on-the-spot registration facility will also be available for the senior citizens at all NHCVCs, the Health Ministry release mentioned. (Credit: PTI photo) In a bid to spare senior citizens and differently abled people from hardships in reaching the far-off Coronavirus vaccination centre, the central government Covid-19 vaccine Task Group has advised state/UT governments to … Read more
The first such session will be held on Friday at the DLF City Centre Mall on MG Road. (Photo source: IE) As India opened Covid-19 vaccination to all above 18 years from May 1, states governments/UTs are trying to make the vaccination drive hassle-free and health officials are experimenting with things to make the process … Read more
There are three things that India can do to boost medical tourism in the post-COVID scenario. (Photo source: IE) India has been a medical tourism destination for over a decade now as a lot of people come to India every year for medical treatment. Most of the people coming are generally from Asian and African … Read more
National Health Authority CEO RS Sharma. (Photo Source: IE) COVID-19 vaccination has entered the second phase and as it progresses, the next target for National Health Authority CEO RS Sharma is to make sure that people will have more options of hospitals close to their home. In an interview to The Indian Express, Sharma also … Read more