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  PM Modi reviews Covid situation, stresses on need for states to maintain speed of vaccination

  India | May 06, 2021 16:07 IST

  PM noted that an advisory was sent to the states to identify districts of concern where case positivity is 10% or more and bed occupancy is more than 60% on either oxygen supported or ICU beds.

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  Ashok Gehlot asks social workers, donors for financial aid for free COVID vaccination of 18-plus

  India | May 05, 2021 20:04 IST

  He has already approved opening a dedicated bank account-Raj CMRF COVID VACCINATION ACCOUNT-for this purpose.

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  Meghalaya announces free COVID vaccination for all above 18

  India | May 05, 2021 15:36 IST

  The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by the chief minister on Tuesday, officials said.

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  Uttar Pradesh: Adityanath govt floats global tender to boost vaccination drive

  India | May 05, 2021 14:19 IST

  Uttar Pradesh government has announced that it will administer Covid-19 vaccine free of cost to all. Uttar Pradesh is home to 20 crore people.

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  UP journalists to be vaccinated on priority; CM Adityanath issues instructions for separate centres

  India | May 05, 2021 13:15 IST

  Uttar Pradesh Tuesday breached the 350-mark for daily COVID-19 deaths as 352 patients succumbed to the viral disease, but one-day recoveries outstripped new cases by over 12,500, according to official figures. The state reported 25,858 new cases and 38,683 recoveries, the data showed.

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  Will vaccinate all employees by month-end, says Air India as pilots body threatens stir

  India | May 04, 2021 23:17 IST

  ICPA, a union body that represents pilots who fly narrow-body aircraft, in a letter has threatened to stop work if the airline management would not start vaccination camps across India for the flying crew immediately.

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  Vaccination for 18-44 age group to begin from tomorrow in Madhya Pradesh

  India | May 04, 2021 21:52 IST

  State IEC Bureau deputy director Archana Mundir said vaccination will be on the basis of pre-registration and will take place between 9 am and 5 pm on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.

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  Air India pilots threaten to 'stop work' if vaccination drive not started

  India | May 04, 2021 18:55 IST

  In a letter to Air India's Director of Operations RS Sandhu, ICPA said, "With no healthcare support to the flying crew, no insurance, and a massive opportunistic pay cut, we are in no position to continue risking the lives of our pilots without vaccination."

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  Only 0.22 pc COVID-19 vaccine wastage in Maha: Congress

  India | May 04, 2021 11:23 IST

  The Maharashtra Congress on Tuesday said the COVID-19 vaccine wastage in the state was only 0.22 per cent 

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  Vaccine pricing policy may create disparity, revisit it: Supreme Court directs Centre

  India | May 03, 2021 12:27 IST

  The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to revisit its COVID-19 vaccine pricing policy.

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  Manish Sisodia inspects the phase 3 COVID-19 vaccination drive at Vinod Nagar, Delhi

  News | May 03, 2021 11:47 IST

  Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia today visited a vaccination centre to inspect the phase-3 drive of the COVID-19 vaccination.

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  Delhi: Covid-19 vaccination for 18-45 age group to begin from Monday

  News | May 03, 2021 9:00 IST

  Covid-19 vaccination for 18-45 age group to begin from Monday. The third and the largest phase of vaccination, under which beneficiaries in the 18-45 age group will be given jabs against coronavirus, will begin here on Monday

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  COVID-19 vaccination for people in 18-44 age group begins at some private hospitals

  India | May 01, 2021 12:27 IST

  Some private hospital chains commenced the COVID-19 immunization drive for the 18-44 age group at limited centers in the country

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  Prioritize journalists for vaccination, ensure their safety: Editors Guild

  India | May 01, 2021 7:58 IST

  The Editor's Guild of India suggested that journalists should be given priority in vaccination and also urged media organizations to ensure their safety in these unprecedented times.

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  Delhi: COVID-19 vaccination for people in 18-44 age group begins across several private hospitals

  India | May 01, 2021 11:56 IST

  Fortis Healthcare, in a statement, had said people in the 18-44 age group will be administered Covaxin for Rs 1,250, which will include the cost of vaccine and administration charges, at its "centres across north India from Saturday".  

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  UK expands vaccine drive to all over-40s as COVID-19 infection rates fall

  World | April 30, 2021 22:18 IST

  Nearly three-quarters of a million appointments were made on Monday and Tuesday as the National Health Service (NHS) began by first inviting 44-year olds followed by people aged 42 and 43 by text.

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  Aaj Ki Baat: Why Maharashtra, Congress-ruled states are saying, they will not be able to launch vaccination drive for all from May 1

  Aaj Ki Baat | April 29, 2021 23:29 IST

  Why Maharashtra, Congress-ruled states are saying, they will not be able to launch vaccination drive for all from May 1. Watch Aaj Ki Baat With Rajat Sharma.

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  Start compulsory door-to-door vaccination of 18-plus population: Kumaraswamy to Karnataka govt

  India | April 29, 2021 19:54 IST

  The JDS leader noted that the State has close to seven crore population of which persons in the age group 18-44 is about 37 per cent making it the largest chunk at 2.59 crore.

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  Himachal Pradesh demands 60 lakh doses of vaccine

  News | April 28, 2021 22:20 IST

  Himachal Pradesh health minister informed that the state government has demanded 60 lakh doses of vaccine from Centre ahead of vaccination drive, starting from May 01, for people above 18 years.

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  COVID: 'Treat vaccination as national duty', says MP home minister Narottam Mishra

  India | April 29, 2021 17:42 IST

  "Lockdown, mask, sanitizer, corona curfew are all temporary arrangements, the vaccine is the permanent solution and I urge people especially youth to consider it as their national duty," Mishra said.