Covid vaccination: Senior Citizens turned up in large numbers for taking dose of vaccine
News | Mar 02, 2021, 02:14 PM ISTHundreds of people queued up at government and private medical facilities across the country for Covid vaccination.
Hundreds of people queued up at government and private medical facilities across the country for Covid vaccination.
Covid Vaccination's Phase 2 begins from monday, march 1 for those above 60 years of age and those above 45 with specified co-morbid conditions . around 25 lakh potential beneficiaries registered on the Co-WIN portal on Day 1.
"In India, why has no responsible functionary of the government taken the vaccine shots first if it is so safe and reliable" : Manish Tewari
BJP Lok Sabha MP from Gautam Buddha Nagar and former Union minister Mahesh Sharma on Saturday became the first public representative to get the Covid vaccine shot as a medical practitioner in Noida at Kailash Hospital. Sharma was also the first person among several health workers to take the Covid vaccine at the hospital here on Saturday morning.
Today we've demonstrated that we can be 'aatmanirbhar' in protecting people of India, in a frontline technology like creating vaccines over a short period of time. We have two made in India vaccines licensed today, both are great vaccines: Dr VK Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog
8,100 people will get the vaccine at 81 vaccination centres in Delhi. I appeal to the people not to pay heed to rumours. Experts have said that the vaccines are safe: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after witnessing vaccine administration at LNJP hospital
This is probably the biggest immunisation campaign against COVID anywhere in the world. India has tremendous experience in handling such issues. We have already eradicated polio and smallpox: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan
India on Saturday began a nationwide vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus. The drive was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 10:30 am via video conferencing. Billed as the world's largest vaccination program, covering the entire length and breadth of the country
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on Thursday that the government will compare the coronavirus vaccines - Covishield and Covaxin on different parameters for recordkeeping purposes.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday is set to interact with chief ministers of all states via video conferencing to discuss the COVID-19 situation and coronavirus vaccine rollout. Taking to Twitter, the prime minister's office said, "At 4 PM
The vaccination drive against coronavirus will kick off on January 16, 2021. The priority will be given to the healthcare workers and the frontline workers, estimated to be around 3 crore.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded the efforts of the Indian scientists and doctors involved in developing the vaccine for Covid-19. He said that India is soon going to start the largest vaccination programme in the world.
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