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  Over 80 crore COVID-19 vaccines administered in India so far: Union Health Minister Mandaviya

  India | September 18, 2021 16:10 IST

  India took 85 days to touch the 10-crore vaccination mark, 45 more days to cross the 20-crore mark and 29 more days to reach the 30-crore mark, according to the health ministry.  

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  Sputnik's single-dose vaccine gets DCGI nod for phase-III trials in India

  India | September 15, 2021 14:20 IST

  CDSCO in July had refused to grant emergency-use authorisation to Sputnik-Light, ruling out the need for the conduct of the phase III trial of the Russian vaccine in the country.

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  India administers over 74 crore Covid vaccines; all adults in 6 states, UTs got 1st dose

  India | September 12, 2021 21:18 IST

  Around 50,25,159 vaccine doses have been administered till 8 pm on Sunday, according to data from the CoWIN portal.  

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  Kerala to complete vaccination of all above 18 years by September 30: CM Vijayan

  India | September 10, 2021 23:04 IST

  The Chief Minister, while addressing the press after a COVID-19 evaluation meeting, said only two percent of the active cases during September 3-9 in the state required oxygen beds, and only one percent got admitted to ICUs.  

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  PM lauds Goa as 100% of eligible population administered with 1st dose of Covid vaccine in the state

  India | September 10, 2021 20:40 IST

  Goa CM Pramod Sawant thanked the people of Goa for their support in making the vaccination drive a huge success.   

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  COVID-19: India administers over 72 crore vaccines so far

  India | September 09, 2021 21:40 IST

  The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of final reports for the day by late night.  

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  Pfizer Covid booster shot likely to start by September 20 in US: Fauci

  World | September 06, 2021 15:35 IST

  Even as the approvals are pending, the Joe Biden administration has announced plans to offer third doses to people who received the Pfizer and Moderna shots.  

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  Modi to speak to Himachal health workers, vaccinated persons as state administers 100% vaccines

  India | September 04, 2021 23:09 IST

  Himachal Pradesh has successfully covered its entire eligible population with the first dose of Covid vaccination. The efforts by the state included geographical prioritization to focus on difficult terrains, initiatives to ensure mass awareness, and door-to-door visits by ASHA workers, among others.  

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  Mumbai first district in India to administer more than 1 crore Covid vaccines

  India | September 04, 2021 19:07 IST

  The district has administered 1,00,60,411 vaccines so far, according to the data on CoWIN portal. While 73,05,020 received the first dose, 29,29,128 received both doses.

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  Over half of adult population in India has received at least 1 dose of COVID vaccine: Govt

  India | September 02, 2021 23:23 IST

  About ramping up of daily vaccinations, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said, 18.38 crore doses were given in August during which 59.29 lakh doses were administered daily. The average daily vaccination in the last seven days of August has been 80.27 lakh.

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  First death due to Pfizer vaccine's 'rare side effect' reported in New Zealand

  World | August 30, 2021 10:25 IST

  The case has been referred to the coroner and the cause of death has not yet been determined, the health ministry said. 

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  Over 4.05 crore Covid vaccine doses still available with states, UTs: Health Ministry

  India | August 27, 2021 17:52 IST

  Over 58.86 crore vaccine doses have been provided to the states and Union Territories so far and more than 17.64 lakh doses are in the pipeline, the ministry said in a statement.

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  COVID-19: 50% of eligible Indians administered first dose of vaccine, says Mandaviya

  India | August 26, 2021 22:13 IST

  India administered over 61 crore vaccines on Thursday.

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  UNICEF to provide India with 160 million syringes for vaccination against COVID-19

  India | August 26, 2021 21:21 IST

  Under the agreement, UNICEF India will procure re-use prevention (RUP) syringes from manufacturers across the world through a global tendering process. To maintain quality, only WHO pre-qualified manufacturers will be asked to participate in the tender.  

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  Over 1 crore people fully vaccinated against Covid in Rajasthan: Health minister

  India | August 26, 2021 17:11 IST

  Rajasthan Health Minister Raghu Sharma said that 20 percent of the target population in the state has been fully vaccinated. 

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  Covid-19 vaccine slots can now be booked via WhatsApp, Know how

  India | August 24, 2021 18:52 IST

  WhatsApp users can now book Covid-19 vaccine slots by sending Book Slot to WhatsApp number 9013151515.

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  Covid-19: Over 58 crore vaccines administered in India, new milestone reached

  India | August 21, 2021 20:58 IST

  On the 218th day (August 21) of the inoculation drive, a total of 43,92,759 vaccine doses were given -- 27,77,409 beneficiaries received the first dose and 16,15,350 got the second dose -- according to a provisional report.  

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  Mumbai: Covid-19 vaccination drive to resume from Saturday as 1.6 lakh doses arrive

  India | August 20, 2021 21:47 IST

  In a statement issued on Friday, the BMC said 1,60,240 vaccine doses arrived here on Thursday night, comprising 1.5 lakh Covishield and 10,240 Covaxin vaccines.  

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  Delhi: Covid-19 vaccine stock in the city will last for 6 days, suggests Bulletin

  India | August 14, 2021 23:05 IST

  As of Saturday morning, Delhi had 6,87,150 coronavirus vaccines in its balance stock, of which, 3,96,110 doses were of Covishield and 2,91,040 of Covaxin, according to the Covid vaccination bulletin issued by the government.  

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  Covid-19: Nepal to get 4 million Moderna vaccines under GAVI

  World | August 13, 2021 22:03 IST

  The vaccine will be imported under the World Bank's financing, according to a press statement by World Bank, Nepal office.