Covid-19: Over 167.80 crore vaccine doses administered in India so far

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The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late in the night, it said. India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 167.80 crore with over 48 lakh vaccine doses being administered on Wednesday, the Union Health Ministry said. The daily vaccination tally is expected to … Read more

‘India witnessing exponential rise in no. of Covid cases; R naught value higher than 2nd wave peak’

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Addressing a press conference here, ICMR Director General said the spike in the number of Covid cases is being witnessed in cities and “the Omicron variant is the predominant circulating strain”. India is seeing an exponential rise in the number of coronavirus cases, which is believed to be driven by its Omicron variant, the Centre … Read more

Tamil Nadu inoculates 17.31 lakh in 16th mega drive

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Today, the total number vaccinated with the first dose comprises 85.71 per cent of the population and the second dose 57.85 per cent. Tamil Nadu inoculated 17,31,277 people against the Covid-19 in the 16th mega vaccination exercise in the State on Sunday, the Health Department has said. A total of 5,17,126 people received the first … Read more

Foreign tourists will be allowed to visit India soon, but with certain restrictions–check details here

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The Home Ministry officials also said that the tourists will be allowed with certain conditions–like those vaccinated will be allowed to enter the borders (Reuters Photo) COVID-19 India: With the covid cases in the country showing a steady decline, India may soon reopen its door to welcome foreign tourists for the first time after good … Read more

Travelling to Singapore? Here’s why you must know everything about Vaccinated Travel Lanes

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Singapore has established VTLs with two jurisdictions as of now, Germany and Brunei Darussalam (Reuters Photo) Vaccinated Travel Lane: International travel was no longer an easy affair after covid-19 hit the world. Countries across the world experimented and came up with various concepts to ensure passenger’s safe movement and travel between different nations. Some of … Read more

Covid-19: Zydus Cadila’s ZyCov-D vaccine gets nod for emergency use in India — here’s everything you must know about country’s sixth vaccine

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CDSCO on Friday approved Zydus Cadila’s three-dose COVID-19 DNA vaccine for emergency use authorisation in adults and children aged 12 years and above India’s drug regulator, Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), on Friday approved Zydus Cadila’s three-dose COVID-19 DNA vaccine for emergency use authorisation in adults and children aged 12 years and above. This … Read more

Over 4 crore vaccine doses administered in Maharashtra; Check full details here

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The first dose of vaccine has also been taken by 98.79 lakh beneficiaries (Photo: IE) Dr Pradeep Vyas, Additional Chief Secretary (Health), on Wednesday said that over 4 crore of covid vaccines have been administered in Maharashtra. We are expecting 5.23 lakh Covishield vaccine doses and Covaxin doses soon, the minister added. The state has … Read more

Vaccinate staff or face shutdown: Gujarat issues warning to businesses, asks them to vaccinate staff by June 30

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As per government’s statement, the managers, owners and staff of any business/ professional establishments in these 18 cities have to be positively vaccinated by June 30. (File Photo: PTI) COVID-19: The Gujarat government on Thursday issued a statement making it mandatory for managers, owners of business/ professional establishments to be vaccinated by June 30 in … Read more

92% of fully vaccinated healthcare workers showed mild infection: Study

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Around 16,000 fully vaccinated healthcare workers participated in the study who received both the first and second dose of the vaccine between January and May this year. According to the evidence-based study released by Fortis Healthcare, 92 per cent of fully vaccinated healthcare workers, including those who contracted infection post-vaccination, showed only mild COVID related … Read more