Over 180.95 crore Covid vaccine doses administered in India: Govt

Over 180.95 crore Covid vaccine doses administered in India: Govt

Over 4.6 lakh vaccine doses were administered to beneficiaries aged 12 to 14 years on the second day of the inoculation drive for the age group, taking the total number of doses administered till 7 pm on Thursday to over 13 lakh, according to the ministry’s data. Over 8.21 lakh children aged 12 to 14 … Read more

Vaccination: India breaks a new record, becomes fastest country to administer 10M doses in single day

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Great day for India, both on the vaccination cricket front: PM Modi The country on Monday achieved yet another feat by administering more than 1 crore vaccine doses for the third time in the last 11 days. On Monday, a total of 1,05,76,911 doses were administered, the officials stated. They also added that the figure … Read more

Amid growing vaccine criticism, Indian union health minister claims govt working enough to secure Covid-19 vaccine

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India is scrapping the local trials for foreign coronavirus vaccines that have been “well-established” in order to accelerate the vaccination rollout. Five months after the Indian government rolled out “largest vaccination drive” against the novel Coronavirus infection, the government has come under criticism as the country faces vaccine shortage. A campaign built on a promise … Read more

Govt fast-tracks approval for vaccines cleared in other countries

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The availability of the vaccine becomes faster and it also opens up doors for import of bulk or import of finished vaccines in vials or import leading to fill and finish in India so it has a far reaching impact in the country A change in the country’s regulatory process for fast-tracking emergency approval of … Read more

Open vaccination to all ages along with vaccine choice, approve Johnson and Johnson vaccine to save billions of INR

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There are many other vaccines on the pipeline. By Dr Suresh Singh In my last but one article in this column(14 March), I have advocated vaccination of all age groups by opening all health centres 24x7hrs, where facilities are available, in view of the massive scale of vaccination the country has to undergo. I also … Read more

On Day 2, six states get coronavirus vaccine sessions; Centre says ‘adverse effects’ very minor

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India coronavirus vaccination updates: The Day 2 of the mass vaccination campaign against the coronavirus pandemic saw lesser participation among the states on Sunday. According to the latest data released by the Union Health Ministry, just six states saw the Covid vaccine sessions. Sunday was sighted as the reason for the muted response as many … Read more

India’s V-Day: On Day 1, over 1.9 lakh beneficiaries get Covaxin/Covishield jabs, no complications so far

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India’s vaccination drive against coronavirus: On Day 1 of the ‘largest inoculation campaign’ in the world, the multiple health centres across India saw enthusiastic beneficiaries getting the shots of coronavirus vaccine on Friday. In the latest briefing by the Union Health Ministry, the senior officials said that 1,91,181 registered beneficiaries received the jabs. The official … Read more