A file photo of a BBMP health worker administering a vaccine against COVID-19 in Bengaluru. Following Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s recent announcement that the State will take up a vaccination drive, if necessary, to immunise the unvaccinated population, the Health Department has now sought the COVID-19 Technical Advisory Committee’s (TAC) recommendations on guidelines for the drive. … Read more
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A cluster of mpox cases have been reported in the Chicago area, which means the virus is still spreading, and we need to continue to be alert. More than 50% of cases in the cluster have been in people who have been previously vaccinated. Getting vaccinated is still very important. No vaccine is 100% effective, … Read more
Mumbai: From seeking information about local ward officials or the nearest hospital to make payment and receive receipts, or seek certificates, licenses, and lodge complaints, an omnichannel chatbot solution will soon be launched by BMC, which will engage citizens across platforms ranging from its mobile app to its web portal and extend services through social … Read more
Shimla: To increase immunity among children and prevent them from diseases, chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government in Himachal Pradesh has decided that the vaccination programme in the state would now be implemented through the U-WIN portal. The programme had been running as a pilot project in Solan and Sirmaur districts. Complete information about … Read more
Shimla: As a pilot project in Himachal Pradesh‘s Solan and Sirmaur districts, the government has launched U-WIN portal, a digital way to facilitate tracking every pregnant woman and children for vaccination. Under the Centre-sponsored project, these districts have been included among the selected ones in the country. The aim of the project is to increase … Read more
New Delhi: Despite several roadblocks in the way, India rigorously scaled up the COVID-19 vaccination program. This was elaborated further in the latest Economic Survey 2023, which was tabled in the Rajya Sabha on January 31 by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman. According to the survey, India has been able to administer more than 220 crore … Read more
New Delhi: Carrying vaccination cards of children and pregnant women, struggling to keep a tab on the next jab and other such hassles may soon become a thing of the past. After the success of the Co-WIN platform, the government has now replicated it to set up an electronic registry for routine vaccinations. Named U-WIN, … Read more
Mumbai: Soon, every child’s routine immunisation schedules will be maintained digitally. An app or a web-based portal is likely to be started in a pilot manner next month and could be an amalgamation of two or three web programmes including Cowin, which was used successfully for the national Covid vaccination programme. A civic doctor said … Read more
Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan. | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan said that while China is yet to overcome the pandemic blues and is still suffering, Indians are able to move freely without any restrictions and face masks. This has been possible due to the vaccination program which the Central government has taken up … Read more