Covid Vaccination
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COVID-19 vaccination: Free 'booster dose' for all adults from today | KNOW DETAILS HERE
India | Jul 15, 2022, 12:11 PM ISTCOVID-19 vaccine: This special vaccination drive is a part of the celebration for 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' and aims to provide free precaution dose for all adults (18 years and above) eligible population at Government COVID Vaccination Centres.
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COVID-19: US FDA authorises Novavax vaccine for emergency use in adults
World | Jul 14, 2022, 07:39 AM ISTCOVID-19: For now, the FDA authorized Novavax’s initial two-dose series for people 18 and older.
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COVID-19: Over 42 lakh deaths in India prevented by vaccines in 2021
World | Jun 24, 2022, 07:35 AM ISTThe study estimates a further 5,99,300 lives could have been saved if the World Health Organisation's target of vaccinating 40 per cent of the population in each country with two or more doses by the end of 2021 had been met.
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Close to 200 crore Covid vaccine doses administered in India so far: Health ministry
India | Jun 17, 2022, 11:02 PM ISTA total of 1,15,656 precaution doses of Covid vaccines were administered among those aged 18-59 years till 7pm on Tuesday, taking the tally of such jabs given in this age group to 39,00,663, according to the Health Ministry data.
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Three doses of same or mixed jabs work equally well against Covid: Study
India | Jun 01, 2022, 04:25 PM ISTDespite a rapid decline in COVID-19 infections and deaths, concerns about waning vaccine immunity and new variants make it important to understand which vaccine combinations are most effective, the study said.
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BMC reduces gap between 2nd-3rd Covid vaccine doses for international travellers. Details
India | May 18, 2022, 04:30 AM ISTOrders are issued for all private and govt vaccination centers under the BMC's jurisdiction. Changes have also been made to the Cowin portal, according to the new mandate.
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Biological E's Covid-19 vaccine Corbevax price cut to Rs 250 per dose
India | May 16, 2022, 04:21 PM ISTPreviously, in private vaccination centres the overall cost to end users of the vaccine was Rs 990 a dose, including taxes and administration charges, it added.
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Covid-19: India relaxes 9-month gap for booster dose for foreign travellers
India | May 12, 2022, 04:01 PM ISTThe Union Health Ministry's decision to relax the norms about the precaution dose for overseas travellers was based on recommendations by the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI).
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Instead of Covid vaccine, man gets anti-rabies jab; doctor says would serve as 'precautionary dose'
India | May 02, 2022, 12:23 PM ISTChief Medical Officer of Lakhimpur Kheri Dr Shailendra Bhatnagar said the dose Shivam Jaiswal received would serve as a "precautionary dose against rabies".
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Haryana govt announces free Covid vaccine booster shots for 18-59 age group
India | Apr 25, 2022, 07:51 PM ISTThe eligible people can get the booster shot, which currently costs Rs 250 plus service charges, free of cost at any government hospital or dispensary, the statement said.
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COVID: India's vaccination coverage exceeds 187.67 crore
India | Apr 24, 2022, 02:26 PM ISTIndia's Active Caseload currently stands at 15,873 and the active cases now constitute 0.04 per cent of the country's total positive cases.
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Man in Germany gets 90 Covid19 shots to sell forged vaccination passes
World | Apr 03, 2022, 07:29 PM ISTThe man from the eastern city of Magdeburg, Germany, whose name was not released in line with German privacy rules, is said to have received up to 90 shots against Covid19 at vaccination centres in the eastern state of Saxony for months until criminal police caught him earlier this month, the German news agency DPA reported Sunday.
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Govt panel recommends Serum Institute's Covovax vaccine for 12-17 year olds
India | Apr 03, 2022, 09:20 PM ISTIndia's drug regulator had approved Covovax for restricted use in emergency situations in adults on December 28 and in the 12-17 age group, subject to certain conditions, on March 9.
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Govt may allow administering Covid vaccine booster shots to those travelling abroad for work, study
India | Mar 26, 2022, 04:28 PM ISTWith scheduled international flights set to resume from Sunday, the Ministry of External Affairs recently highlighted the travel restrictions being enforced by certain countries in view of the requirement of a third/booster dose.
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Centre plans to resume printing PM's photo on Covid vaccination certificates in 5 states: Source
India | Mar 26, 2022, 01:06 PM ISTModi's photo was removed from the vaccination certificates in the five states -- Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Manipur -- on January 8, after the announcement of the poll dates and the implementation of the Model Code of Conduct.
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Novovax's Covid vaccine gets emergency use authorization for adolescents aged 12-18 yrs in India
India | Mar 23, 2022, 08:03 AM ISTNotably, DCGI initially granted emergency use authorization for Covovax for adults of 18 years old and above in December. In addition, Covovax has also received Emergency Use Listing (EUL) from the WHO.
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Covishield 2nd dose can be given between 8-16 weeks after 1st, instead of 12-16
India | Mar 20, 2022, 06:18 PM ISTPresently, the second dose of Covishield is given between 12-16 weeks after the first dose under the National COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy.
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COVID vaccine doesn't raise risk of rare neurological events, claims study
Health | Mar 18, 2022, 11:59 PM ISTThe findings, published by The BMJ, included 8.3 million individuals who received at least one dose of a Covid vaccine (Oxford-AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson) and 735,870 unvaccinated individuals with a positive Covid test result.
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In a much better position to fight pandemic, says PM Modi as vaccination for 12-14 age group begins
India | Mar 16, 2022, 11:04 AM ISTThe inoculation of children in the age group of 12 to 14 years against COVID-19 started on Wednesday with Corbevax vaccine.
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Covid vaccination of children in 12-14 years age group to commence tomorrow, govt issues guidelines
India | Mar 15, 2022, 02:57 PM ISTVaccination of 12-14 years would be conducted through dedicated inoculation sessions -- that is earmarked COVID-19 vaccination centres for 12-14 years' age-group -- to avoid their unintended vaccination with any other COVID-19 vaccines.