Vaccination Drive
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COVID vaccination drive: Know what people who took vaccine said after taking jab
India | Jan 16, 2021, 05:14 PM ISTAs India launched the world's largest vaccination drive against the coronavirus pandemic, showing the light at the end of a 10-month tunnel that upended millions of lives and livelihoods, here are some of the quotes from people who took the jab and ministers:
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Mild infection after taking vaccine a good sign: AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria
India | Jan 16, 2021, 05:09 PM ISTAIIMS 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 | Jan 16, 2021, 05:00 PM ISTWatch 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 | Jan 16, 2021, 02:33 PM ISTPrime 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 | Jan 16, 2021, 12:24 PM ISTHealth 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 | Jan 16, 2021, 11:17 AM 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 | Jan 16, 2021, 08:20 AM ISTChief 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 | Jan 16, 2021, 10:34 AM ISTAccording 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 | Jan 16, 2021, 11:09 PM ISTBilled 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 | Jan 15, 2021, 09:59 PM ISTPunjab 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 | Jan 16, 2021, 08:03 AM ISTPrime 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 | Jan 14, 2021, 09:33 PM ISTThe 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 | Jan 13, 2021, 11:23 PM ISTAs 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 | Jan 13, 2021, 02:18 PM ISTOver 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 | Jan 12, 2021, 05:04 PM 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 -
These temperature-controlled trucks set to transport COVID vaccine from Serum Institute of India
News | Jan 11, 2021, 07:00 PM ISTAs 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 | Jan 09, 2021, 06:04 PM ISTAs 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 | Jan 10, 2021, 08:16 AM ISTThe 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 | Jan 02, 2021, 06:02 PM ISTAs 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 | Jan 02, 2021, 05:38 PM ISTGiven 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?