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  Heartening to note 3 out of 5 people vaccinated on June 21 were from rural areas: VP Naidu

  India | June 23, 2021 13:31 IST

  Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said it was heartening to note that three out of five people vaccinated as part of the COVID-19 inoculation drive on June 21 were from rural areas.

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  Biden urges shots for young adults as variant concern grows

  World | June 23, 2021 8:13 IST

  The delta variant, first identified in India, in the last two weeks has come to represent more than 20% of coronavirus infections in the U.S.

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  Over 2.58 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses still available with states: Centre

  India | June 18, 2021 14:58 IST

  More than 2.58 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs and over 19,95,770 doses are in the pipeline, the Union Health Ministry said.

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  Covaxin's phase 3 results soons, says Bharat Biotech

  India | June 13, 2021 9:11 IST

  Bharat Biotech on Saturday said scientific standards and commitment of the indigenously-developed COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin are transparent.

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  Rendered unviable by vaccine price cap, Delhi's first drive-through vaccination centre shuts shop

  India | June 12, 2021 7:55 IST

  Delhi's first drive-through COVID-19 vaccination facility, which opened with much fanfare two weeks ago, is being shut as the Centre's price cap for vaccines has made operation unviable.

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  Over 1.17 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses available with states: Centre

  India | June 11, 2021 15:03 IST

  More than 1.17 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs, while over 38 lakh doses will be received by them within the next three days, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday.

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  Maharashtra’s Latur civic body to prioritise vaccination of auto drivers, grocery shop owners

  India | June 11, 2021 11:13 IST

  The civic body in Maharashtra’s Latur city has declared auto-rickshaw drivers, grocery and medical shop owners, newspaper vendors and bank employees as frontline workers, and decided to vaccinate them on priorityThe civic body in Maharashtra’s Latur city has declared auto-rickshaw drivers, grocery and medical shop owners, newspaper vendors and bank employees as frontline workers, and decided to vaccinate them on priority

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  Nationwide campaign to counter rumours on vaccination drive: Naqvi

  India | June 10, 2021 15:05 IST

  The senior BJP minister said Women Self Help Groups will also be included in the campaign. These groups will inform the people about “some narrow-minded self-interests creating fear and confusion” on the vaccines.

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  Tirath Singh Rawat meets PM Modi, apprises him of COVID-19 situation in Uttarakhand

  India | June 08, 2021 10:05 IST

  Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday and apprised him of the COVID-19 situation in the state.

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  Delhi: AIIMS to start screening children for Covaxin trials from today

  India | June 07, 2021 9:33 IST

  AIIMS in Delhi will begin screening of children aged 2 to 18 years for Covaxin trials from today.

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  Over 1.63 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses available with states: Centre

  India | June 06, 2021 12:41 IST

  More than 1.63 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs to be administered, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.

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  Senators say US donating vaccines to Taiwan amid China row

  World | June 06, 2021 9:02 IST

  The U.S. will give Taiwan 750,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines, three senators said Sunday.

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  Covid vaccination must for 45+ traders to open shops in Bulandshahr: Police

  India | June 05, 2021 13:00 IST

  A team of police personnel in Bulandshahr has announced that traders above 45 years of age will not be allowed to open their shops if they have not been vaccinated against coronavirus.

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  MP: Parents of kids below 12 years to get vaccination priority

  India | June 04, 2021 14:40 IST

  The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to prioritise the vaccination of parents having children below 12 years of age.

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  Vaccinating children against COVID not priority from WHO perspective: Vaccines expert

  World | June 04, 2021 14:31 IST

  The World Health Organisation's top vaccines expert says that immunising children against the coronavirus “is not a high priority”

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  US to share 8 cr vaccines with world in June; How much India will get? Details

  World | June 04, 2021 9:53 IST

  India will be a "significant recipient" of US vaccines, the country’s envoy here has said as President Joe Biden announced details of his administration’s decision to send 25 million COVID-19 shots to countries across the globe.

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  AAP student & teacher wings urge Kejriwal to open vaccine centres at govt-run DU colleges

  Education | June 04, 2021 6:54 IST

  AAP student wings and teacher wings have both urged CM Arvind Kejriwal to open COVID-19 vaccination centers at 28 govt-run Delhi University colleges.

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  Increase in manufacturing capacity of Covid vaccines in India may prove game changer: Biden Admin

  World | June 04, 2021 6:20 IST

  "It's important to us because India has suffered immensely from the outbreak", says Biden admin on increasing COVID 19 vaccine capacity in India.

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  Provide pregnant women Covid jabs on priority, say Tamil Nadu doctors

  India | June 02, 2021 8:14 IST

  Senior doctors from Tamil Nadu are now requesting the Central government to permit vaccination of pregnant women on a priority basis.

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  States, UTs have stock of more than 1.57 crore COVID-19 vaccines: Centre

  India | June 01, 2021 12:10 IST

  More than 1.57 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with states and UTs to be administered, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.