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  Mild infection after taking vaccine a good sign: AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria

  India | January 16, 2021 17:09 IST

  AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria on Saturday joined scores of healthcare workers across the country who were administered Covid-19 vaccine shots on the first day of the nationwide vaccination drive.

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  'Important day for the country today' says Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani

  News | January 16, 2021 17:00 IST

  Watch Gujarat chief minister of the state Vijay Rupani Exclusive on India TV

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  COVID-19 vaccines 'Sanjivani' in fight against pandemic: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

  India | January 16, 2021 14:33 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the world's largest vaccination programme covering the entire length and breadth of the country and urged people to show patience during the COVID-19 immunisation drive as they had shown till now in fighting the pandemic.

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  Woman sanitation worker receives first vaccine dose in Chhattisgarh

  India | January 16, 2021 12:24 IST

  Health officials in the state said the vaccination began in 97 centres across the state after Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally inaugurated the drive from Delhi.

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  Emotional PM salutes sacrifices of COVID warriors, launches vaccination drive

  India | January 16, 2021 11:17 IST

  "Today, scientists and those who are involved in vaccine research, deserve special praise. They have been involved in making the vaccine against Corona for the past several months. It usually takes years to make a vaccine. But in such a short time, not one, two Made in India vaccines are ready," PM Modi said.

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  Delhi hospitals prepared, staff trained to handle any adverse effects post vaccination: Authorities

  India | January 16, 2021 8:20 IST

  Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said the Delhi government is fully prepared for the vaccination roll-out starting January 16, with over 8,000 healthcare workers to be immunised every scheduled day in the national capital, in the first phase of the exercise.

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  India begins world's biggest vaccination drive against COVID-19

  India | January 16, 2021 10:34 IST

  According to the government, the shots will be offered first to an estimated one crore healthcare workers, and around two crore frontline workers, and then to persons above 50 years of age, followed by persons younger than 50 years of age with associated comorbidities.

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  Over 1.91 lakh people get vaccine shots on Day 1 of Covid-19 vaccination drive | Highlights

  India | January 16, 2021 23:09 IST

  Billed as the world's largest vaccination program, covering the entire length and breadth of the country, the drive aims to first inoculate millions of its healthcare and frontline workers and reach an estimated 3 crore people by the end of its first phase.

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  Punjab CM Amarinder Singh writes to PM Modi for free coronavirus vaccine for poor

  India | January 15, 2021 21:59 IST

  Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking free COVID-19 vaccination for the poor in the state.

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  PM Modi to launch world's biggest Covid vaccination drive | Top Points

  India | January 16, 2021 8:03 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday will kick start the world's largest vaccination drive against coronavirus, almost a year after India reported the first case of the deadly infectious disease, which has claimed over 1.5 lakh lives in the country till now. It is going to be a historic moment with the commencement of the eagerly-awaited vaccination drive against the dreaded disease.

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  Vaccination centres in Delhi to scale up to 225 within a week

  India | January 14, 2021 21:33 IST

  The Delhi government is expecting to scale up the vaccination centres to 225 within a week of the Covid-19 immunisation programme launch, officials informed.

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  Vaccine rollout plan for Delhi: List of vaccination centres, what we know

  India | January 13, 2021 23:23 IST

  As vaccines against coronavirus reaching corners of India during mass distribution drive underway ahead of January 16 launch, the robust preparations ahead of the D-day when the world's biggest immunization exercise against the Covid-19 starts, are underway at the national capital too.

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  PM Modi to virtually launch India's COVID vaccination drive on Jan 16

  India | January 13, 2021 14:18 IST

  Over 30 crore citizens will get the jabs in the next few months in India against only 2.5 crore people vaccinated so far in over 50 countries in around a month, he said.

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  The Govt Of India agreed to procure 110 lakh Covishield vaccine doses from SII, says Health Ministry

  News | January 12, 2021 17:04 IST

  
  The Government of India agreed to procure 110 lakh Covishield vaccine doses from Serum Institute of India (SII) at Rs 200/dose. 55 lakh doses of Covaxin to be procured from Bharat Biotech(BBIL), of which 38.5 lakh doses priced at Rs 295/dose: Health Ministry

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  These temperature-controlled trucks set to transport COVID vaccine from Serum Institute of India

  News | January 11, 2021 19:00 IST

  As COVID-19 vaccination drive in India is set to rollout on January 16, the responsibility to transport the Covishield vaccine from Serum Institute of India's main hub to government depots is given to Kool-ex.

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  Landmark step, says PM Modi as India to start vaccination drive next week

  India | January 09, 2021 18:04 IST

  As India to start vaccination drive against coronavirus from next week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi that it will be a landmark step forward fighting Covid-19, adding who will receive the first doses of the vaccine.

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  Covid vaccination drive in India to kick off on January 16 | Key points

  India | January 10, 2021 8:16 IST

  The vaccination drive against coronavirus will kick off on January 16, 2021. The priority will be given to the healthcare workers and the frontline workers, estimated to be around 3 crore, followed by those above 50 years and the under-50 population groups with co-morbidities numbering around 27 crore, the government said on Saturday.

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  Confident of bringing vaccine around Makar Sankranti to defeat coronavirus: Yogi Adityanath

  India | January 02, 2021 18:02 IST

  As the nation conducted a dry run of the vaccination process ahead of an expected launch of a vaccine against coronavirus, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Dry said he is confident that they will be able to bring the vaccine around Makar Sankranti and defeat coronavirus.

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  Does India have the doses to fulfil Phase-1 Covid vaccine goals?

  India | January 02, 2021 17:38 IST

  Given that India has set the goal of vaccinating 30 crore people with Covid-19 jabs by July, can the country procure enough doses to fulfil that goal?

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  Pan-India Covid vaccination dry run from Jan 2, government to procure 83 crore syringes

  India | December 31, 2020 15:08 IST

  The COVID vaccination dry run will be conducted by all the State and UT governments on January 2, stated a press release issued by Health Ministry on Thursday.