Coronavirus Vaccine
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Sputnik V consignment likely to reach after June 20: Kejriwal
India | May 31, 2021, 03:07 PM ISTArvind Kejriwal said Delhi is likely to get a portion of the Sputnik V consignment that will be imported by the firm concerned after June 20.
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Supreme Court asks Centre about vaccine-procurement policy
India | May 31, 2021, 12:46 PM ISTEarlier, the top court had constituted a 12-member National Task Force to formulate a methodology for the scientific allocation of oxygen to the states and Union territories for saving lives of COVID patients and to facilitate a public health response to the pandemic.
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Vaccine production from domestic players to be enough to vaccinate all by year-end: Centre
India | May 31, 2021, 05:32 PM ISTThe Centre on Monday told Supreme Court that entire eligible population will be vaccinated against Covid-19 by 2021-end.
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Centre asks states to take action against institutions giving Covid vaccination package with hotels
India | May 30, 2021, 06:28 AM ISTAs per the COVID vaccination guidelines, four options are available for carrying out the vaccination drive. Several posts were floating on social media regarding vaccination package offered by star hotels in collaboration with private hospitals.
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If you have had COVID 19, do you still need to get coronavirus vaccine? Find out
Health | Jun 01, 2021, 02:30 PM ISTThere are many who want to know if they should get COVID 19 vaccine if they have already recovered from coronavirus. Here's the answer.
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Covaxin production to reach 10 cr doses per month by September: Health Ministry
India | May 29, 2021, 07:09 AM ISTIn May, an additional 21,54,440 doses of Covaxin are to be supplied. This takes the total vaccine supplied and in pipeline till date to 3,11,87,060 doses.
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Rahul Gandhi stoking fear on vaccine, all will be vaccinated by December: Prakash Javadekar
India | May 28, 2021, 04:49 PM ISTPrakash Javadekar said that India will be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by the end of 2021 and accused Rahul Gandhi of trying to spread fears and misinformation on vaccine.
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2-DG: DRDO's Covid-19 drug to be available for Rs 990, commercial launch in mid-June
India | May 28, 2021, 04:54 PM ISTThe price of DRDO’s 2DG anti-COVID 19 drug has been fixed at Rs 990 per sachet by Dr Reddy’s lab.
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Pfizer's Covid vaccine supply likely from July: Centre
India | May 28, 2021, 09:37 AM ISTPfizer is ready to offer 5 crore doses to India between July and October this year and has sought certain relaxations.
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Germany to vaccinate children over 12 against Covid from June 7
India | May 28, 2021, 08:48 AM ISTGermany will start vaccination children over the age of 12 against Covid-19 from June 7.
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Govt, Pfizer working together for earliest possible import of vaccine: VK Paul
India | May 27, 2021, 03:06 PM ISTPfizer, which is ready to offer 5 crore doses to India between July and October this year, has sought certain relaxations including indemnification.
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BJP castigates Arvind Kejriwal, says Centre provided 45 lakh free vaccine doses to Delhi
India | May 27, 2021, 04:01 PM ISTSambit Patra claimed that the Centre provided over 45 lakh free doses to Delhi. He added that the Delhi government procured a little over 8 lakh vaccines while private hospitals procured more than 9 lakh doses.
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Counter opposition's rant on vaccination with facts and scientific data: PM Modi
India | May 27, 2021, 11:58 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi has asked Health Minister Harsh Vardhan to counter opposition parties' narratives on vaccination with facts.
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Our vaccine highly effective against variants prevalent in India, suitable for 12 yrs, above: Pfizer
India | May 26, 2021, 11:17 PM ISTSeeking a fast-track approval for its COVID-19 vaccine, US major Pfizer has told Indian authorities that its jab has shown "high effectiveness" against the SARS-CoV-2 variant prevalent in India and on people of Indian ethnicity or nationality, while it is suitable for everyone aged 12 years or above and can be stored for a month at 2-8 degrees, sources said on Wednesday.
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There is no vaccine in Delhi, says CM Arvind Kejriwal
News | May 26, 2021, 04:36 PM ISTThere is no vaccine in Delhi; for 4 days vaccination centres for the 18-44 age group are shut & not just here but across India, several centres are shut. Today when we should have opened new centres, but now we are also shutting the existing ones, which is not good: Delhi CM
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Only PM's photo on vaccination certificate while rest responsibility on states: Priyanka Gandhi
India | May 26, 2021, 04:30 PM ISTPriyanka Gandhi Vadra alleged that vaccines in India were a means for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "personal publicity" rather than a tool to save people's lives.
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Two new drugs developed to prevent, treat Covid-19 infection
India | May 26, 2021, 04:38 PM ISTScientists have developed two new drugs to both prevent the COVID-19 infection, and also treat people who have been exposed to the novel coronavirus so that they do not develop severe disease.
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Vaccines give protection from severe illness against Covid variants: Study
India | May 26, 2021, 01:27 PM ISTThe study, conducted by Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, that include 69 symptomatic healthcare workers working at the hospital, who were tested positive for Covid-19 after their vaccination with the Covishield vaccine during the first 100 days of the vaccination drive earlier this year.
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EXCLUSIVE | Around 3.5 lakh Covid testing is being done everyday, says CM Yogi Adityanath
News | May 26, 2021, 11:05 AM ISTIn an exclusive talk with IndiaTV UP CM Yogi Adityanath said that the state govt is fully prepared for the third wave of coronavirus if at any time it emerges. He also said that around 3.5 lakh Covid testing is being done everyday.
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Half of all US adults fully vaccinated against Covid-19: Joe Biden
World | May 26, 2021, 10:57 AM ISTThe Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines were first given emergency use nod in December last year in the US. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine was granted emergency use authorization in February.