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  National Vaccination Day 2024: Date, theme, history, significance and more

  Lifestyle | March 16, 2024 8:05 IST

  Discover the significance of National Vaccination Day 2024, commemorating a historic milestone in global health. Explore its theme, history, and the vital role of vaccination in safeguarding communities worldwide.

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  COVID-19: India administers over 173.86 crore vaccine doses so far

  India | February 16, 2022 14:08 IST

  As per health ministry, with the administration of 41,54,476 vaccine doses in last 24 hours, India's COVID vaccination coverage reached 1,73,86,81,675 doses, as per provisional reports on Feb 16.

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  United States: Hospitalizations skyrocket in kids too young for COVID shots

  World | January 08, 2022 7:43 IST

  The worrisome trend in children too young to be vaccinated underscores need for older kids and adults to get their shots to help protect those around them, said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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  India’s COVID vaccination coverage reached nearly 89 crore: Government

  India | September 30, 2021 22:56 IST

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

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  COVID: Over 66.89 crore vaccine doses provided to states, UTs: Centre

  India | September 05, 2021 13:57 IST

  The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to states and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain, the ministry said.

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  West Bengal running short of vaccine syringes due to negative wastage

  India | August 22, 2021 9:58 IST

  West Bengal managed to extract around 16 lakh extra doses of vaccine in the last three months from its stipulated quota only by saving the extra dose given in a vial to compensate for wastage.

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  Do I need a booster if I got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine?

  World | August 20, 2021 11:51 IST

  All the vaccines used in US- including the J&J vaccine- still are doing their job of preventing hospitalizations and deaths from COVID.

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  Over 53.24 crore COVID vaccine doses provided to states, UTs: Centre

  India | August 11, 2021 11:47 IST

  Over 2.25 cr balance and unutilised COVID vaccine doses are still available with the states, UTs and private hospitals to be administered, the ministry said.    

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  COVID: UP BJP's 'Swasthya Sewaks' to help tackle third wave

  India | August 11, 2021 10:54 IST

  The volunteers, known as 'Swasthya Sewaks', will be given basic training in Covid management from doctors.  

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  Johnson & Johnson applies for approval of its single-dose Covid-19 vaccine in India

  India | August 06, 2021 13:22 IST

  Earlier on Monday, the company had said that it remained committed to bringing its single-dose COVID vaccine to India and looks forward to ongoing discussions with the Indian govt.

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  High Court asks Centre to approve BMC's plan to re-vaccinate victims of fake inoculation camps

  India | July 30, 2021 13:18 IST

  A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni directed the Centre to approve Mumbai civic body's plan of action, "with or without modifications, within 7-days" from now.

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  Karnataka: Teachers to be vaccinated to facilitate re-opening of schools

  India | July 22, 2021 13:26 IST

  "The corona vaccine will be given on a priority basis to teachers and non-teaching staff of all government, aided and unaided private schools in the state for the early re-opening of schools keeping the future of children in mind," Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar said

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  Over 41.99 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses so far provided to states/UTs: Centre

  India | July 18, 2021 13:02 IST

  The ministry said 15,75,140 more doses are in the process of being supplied.

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  Over 1.44 crore unutilised COVID-19 vaccine doses available with states, private hospitals: Centre

  India | July 11, 2021 13:26 IST

  More than 1.44 crore balance and unutilised COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states, UTs and private hospitals to be administered.

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  Vaccine drive in Tamil Nadu to be affected by shortage

  India | July 06, 2021 10:41 IST

   The vaccination drive in many districts of Tamil Nadu is likely to be affected due to the shortage of vaccines.

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  Singapore will continue to give mRNA vaccines for young men: Expert committee

  World | June 28, 2021 8:30 IST

  Earlier this month, the committee had highlighted the possibility that the second dose of mRNA vaccines may be associated with a small risk of myocarditis and pericarditis in young men.

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  Near home vaccination centres for elderly, differently abled set up: Centre tells SC

  India | June 27, 2021 7:33 IST

  Under the national COVID-19 vaccination programme Centre has devised a strategy to inoculate the elderly and the differently abled.

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  Nearly all COVID deaths in US are now among unvaccinated

  World | June 25, 2021 8:23 IST

  Nearly all COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. now are in people who weren’t vaccinated, a staggering demonstration of how effective the shots have been.

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  Over 1,200 heart problem cases in US after COVID vaccination

  World | June 24, 2021 14:08 IST

  Experts of CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met on Wednesday to review risks of these rare heart problems in the vaccinated younger population, reports Xinhua news agency.

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  Telangana: Universities in Hyderabad step up COVID vaccination ahead of reopening on July 1

  India | June 24, 2021 7:10 IST

  Universities in Hyderabad have stepped up the vaccination of students, non-teaching staff and faculty, ahead of reopening on July 1.