At the beginning of the first phase of the vaccination drive, the union minister was seen holding a dosage of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin at AIIMS Delhi. Image: ANI As the nationwide rollout for vaccination against the novel Coronavirus infection started in India today, the Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan compared vaccines to ‘Sanjeevani,’ a medicinal … Read more
India is kicking off the vaccine drive on January 16 and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the beginning of what is said to the largest vaccination drive. A day before the Coronavirus vaccination drive is set to begin, the Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said that almost 80 per cent of Indians are … Read more
Dr Vardhan also highlighted key features of this CoWIN platform. Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has informed that it is mandatory for everyone to be registered at CoWIN, India’s own app for managing Coronavirus vaccination drive. The union minister took to Twitter to inform people beneficiaries have to be registered on the platform if in … Read more
The vaccines will be priced at a maximum of $3 per dose and made available to 92 countries. Serum Institute of India will manufacture another 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledging an additional $150 million to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. The funding will help Serum Institute accelerate … Read more