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India to get over 100 cr doses of Covid vaccines in next 3 months; to resume export too
India | Sep 21, 2021, 09:45 AM ISTUnion Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday announced that the government will receive over 30 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines in October and over 100 crore in the next three months.
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Over 80 crore COVID-19 vaccines administered in India so far: Union Health Minister Mandaviya
India | Sep 18, 2021, 04:10 PM ISTIndia 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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India administers over 74 crore Covid vaccines; all adults in 6 states, UTs got 1st dose
India | Sep 12, 2021, 09:18 PM ISTAround 50,25,159 vaccine doses have been administered till 8 pm on Sunday, according to data from the CoWIN portal.
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Covishield-like vaccine may help fight Nipah virus
World | Sep 07, 2021, 09:03 PM ISTNipah virus (NiV) is a highly pathogenic and re-emerging virus that causes sporadic but severe infections in humans.
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Allow second Covishield dose 4 weeks after first for those who want it early: Kerala HC to Centre
India | Sep 06, 2021, 06:14 PM ISTJustice P B Suresh Kumar said that if the central and state governments can permit persons traveling abroad to choose between early and better protection from COVID-19, there is no reason why the same privilege cannot be extended to those here who want early protection in connection with their employment or education.
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Six districts in Kerala facing severe shortage of Covishield vaccines; only 1.4 lakh doses left
India | Sep 03, 2021, 03:46 PM ISTThe districts- Kollam, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Kozhikode, and Kannur- are facing a shortage and only 1.4 lakh doses are remaining in the state's reserve, the Health Minister said.
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Bizarre: Man gets two vaccine doses within minutes in Dakshina Kannada district
India | Sep 03, 2021, 03:00 PM ISTHealth officials have been keeping a check on him at his home since Wednesday and no adverse effect has been reported till late Thursday, Sullia Taluk health officer Dr B Nandakumar said.
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Out of 65 crore Covid vaccine doses given so far, SII supplied over 60 cr Covishield doses: Sources
India | Aug 31, 2021, 09:48 PM ISTThe daily COVID-19 vaccinations crossed the 1 crore mark on Tuesday for the second time in five days, taking the total number of doses administered in the country to over 65 crore.
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Over 1 crore people fully vaccinated against Covid in Rajasthan: Health minister
India | Aug 26, 2021, 05:11 PM ISTRajasthan Health Minister Raghu Sharma said that 20 percent of the target population in the state has been fully vaccinated.
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Time gap between both doses of Covishield may be reduced, say sources
India | Aug 26, 2021, 09:33 PM ISTThe government thinks that this move is feasible now because there are many vaccines available for the people, apart from Covishield and Covaxin, and also because there is a sufficient amount of vaccines available in the country.
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Focus should be on vaccinating everyone, booster can wait: AIIMS Chief Randeep Guleria
India | Aug 26, 2021, 10:59 AM ISTAIIMS Chief Randeep Guleria said that instead of exploring the idea of booster doses, "if the focus is on giving vaccines to those who will benefit from it, we may be able to save lives."
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84-day gap between Covishield doses based on vaccine availability or efficacy: Kerala HC asks Centre
India | Aug 24, 2021, 02:22 PM ISTThe judge also said that if efficacy was the reason for the gap, then he was "worried" as he was administered the second dose within 4-6 weeks of the first dose
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Covid-19 vaccine slots can now be booked via WhatsApp, Know how
India | Aug 24, 2021, 06:52 PM ISTWhatsApp users can now book Covid-19 vaccine slots by sending Book Slot to WhatsApp number 9013151515.
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COVID-19 vaccines for children may be available by September: NIV director
India | Aug 19, 2021, 12:11 PM ISTUnion Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya had told BJP MPs that Covid vaccination for children is likely to start soon.
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'Serious risk': WHO confirms fake versions of Covishield in India, Africa
India | Aug 19, 2021, 09:59 AM ISTThe doses were seized by authorities in India and Africa between July and August, a WHO statement said. It also said the vaccine's maker, the Serum Institute of India, confirmed that the doses were fake.
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At 88 lakh doses, India achieves highest single-day vaccination record
India | Aug 17, 2021, 12:09 PM ISTThe cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has surpassed 55 crore.
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Delhi: Covid-19 vaccine stock in the city will last for 6 days, suggests Bulletin
India | Aug 14, 2021, 11:05 PM ISTAs 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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SII chairman Cyrus Poonawalla says third dose desirable; warns against mix-and-match
India | Aug 14, 2021, 09:12 AM ISTCyrus Poonawalla on Friday strongly affirmed that mixing two different vaccines of COVID-19 is a very risky decision and it is must be discouraged.
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India's vaccination drive makes rapid strides, 70% people to get at least one dose by November
India | Aug 13, 2021, 04:23 PM ISTAccording to an SBI report, 43 per cent of the eligible population in India stands vaccinated against Covid-19 with the first dose and 12 per cent with the second dose.
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Proposal to study mixing of Covaxin, Covishield approved by DCGI
India | Aug 11, 2021, 01:59 PM ISTThe Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has accepted a proposal for a research to analyse mixing a dose each of Covishield and Covaxin.