Vaccination
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India's COVID vaccine policy leading to avertable deaths: Experts
World | Jun 10, 2021, 07:58 PM ISTThe govt's current approach to vaccination- focusing on younger age groups- "is causing huge numbers of avertable deaths and is deeply inequitable, both between age groups and within them", argue doctors and researchers in a commentary published in British medical journal.
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Rural Punjab faces vaccine shortage
News | Jun 09, 2021, 06:40 PM ISTWhile the Centre and Punjab government lock horns over vaccination policy , rural areas of the state seem to suffer an acute shortage of vaccines.
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Covaxin phase 3 full trial data to be made public in July: Bharat Biotech
India | Jun 09, 2021, 06:48 PM ISTCovaxin phase 3 full trial results will be made public in July, Bharat Biotech informed on Wendesday. Covaxin is one of the three vaccines other than Oxford's Covishield and Russia's Sputnik V, that are being administered in India.
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Bhopal man claims to receive vaccination certificate even before taking the jab
India | Jun 09, 2021, 04:59 PM ISTA bewildered Divyansh Jaiwar said that his slot for taking the vaccination shot was scheduled for May 27.
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Yogi's vaccination push: Special booths for auto rickshaw drivers, street vendors
India | Jun 09, 2021, 09:05 AM ISTThe Uttar Pradesh government will organise special vaccination booths for street vendors, auto-rickshaw drivers, e-rickshaw and rickshaw drivers in a bid to encourage them to take the jabs.
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J-K: Bandipora achieves 100 pc vaccination of 45-plus age group in 20 villages
Good News | Jun 08, 2021, 10:33 PM ISTDeputy Commissioner, Bandipora, Owais Ahmad said the district administration has been able to administer one lakh doses and vaccinate the 100 percent population of the eligible age group in 20 villages of the district.
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What went behind PM Modi's decision to announce new vaccine policy
India | Jun 07, 2021, 10:53 PM ISTAccording to government sources, the plan for centralised free vaccination was presented to PM Modi June 1, on the completion of one month of the decentralised vaccination model.
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PM announces free vaccine for 18+; 'one simple question...', Rahul Gandhi's prompt criticism
India | Jun 07, 2021, 10:15 PM ISTAddressing the nation, PM Modi said that the has decided to buy 75 per cent of jabs from vaccine makers, including 25 per cent of the state quota, and give it for free to state governments.
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'Humility, reaching out will not hurt him': Congress slams PM Modi over new vaccination policy tweak
India | Jun 07, 2021, 07:49 PM ISTMoments after PM Modi concluded his address to the nation, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh attacked him and said that the prime minister has finally accepted the Opposition's demand concerning vaccine procurement.
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PM Modi announces free vaccination for 18+ from June 21
India | Jun 07, 2021, 07:28 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced free vaccination for 18 plus age group June 21 onward. He also announced the extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana till Diwali.
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Covid Crisis: Safeguarding children from future waves with vaccination
Health | Jun 07, 2021, 09:50 AM ISTWestern countries are moving ahead with the vaccine for children aged 12 to 15 and efforts are being made to go even younger than this age group. Given the vulnerability of children against future waves, countries are planning to vaccinate children from 2-years onwards.
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Over 2 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Uttar Pradesh till now
India | Jun 06, 2021, 11:00 PM ISTUttar Pradesh has administered over two crore COVID-19 vaccine doses till now with over 30 lakh jabs given to beneficiaries in the 18-44 age group, the state government said on Sunday.
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24.60 crore vaccine doses provided to states/UTs: Centre
India | Jun 06, 2021, 10:44 PM ISTIt said that it has so far provided, both through the free of cost category and through direct state procurement category, more than 24 crore vaccine doses to states/UTs.
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West Bengal issuing vaccination certificates to 18-44 with Mamata Banerjee's photo
India | Jun 05, 2021, 05:19 PM ISTWhile beneficiaries of 45 plus are getting certificates of vaccination with the photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as in other parts of the country, but those falling in the 18-44 age bracket have photographs of Mamata Banerjee.
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Quickly deliver second doses, provide boosters for Delta variant: Lancet
India | Jun 04, 2021, 11:17 PM ISTFor the 'Delta variant' of the coronavirus, there needs to be shorter gap between two doses of anti-Covid vaccines, says a Lancet study, as the contagious virus continues to evolve, infect people.
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Over 33.5 lakh vaccine doses administered on Friday, total crosses 22.75 crore
India | Jun 04, 2021, 10:58 PM ISTIt said 16,23,602 beneficiaries in the age group 18-44 years received their first dose and 31,217 in the same category their second dose on Friday.
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'Will boost vaccine production': Poonawalla thanks Jaishankar, Biden for policy change
India | Jun 05, 2021, 12:06 AM ISTSerum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla has thanked US President Joe Biden, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for policy change with respect to raw material needed for vaccine production saying it will boost manufacturing and strengthen fight against Covid.
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India has overtaken US in vaccinating people with 1st dose: Centre
News | Jun 04, 2021, 06:40 PM ISTExuberating confidence in the nation-wide Covid vaccination drive, the Centre on Friday patted its own back and said that India has overtaken the US in terms of the number of people who have received the first dose of vaccine.
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India has overtaken US in terms of vaccinating people with single dose: Centre
India | Jun 04, 2021, 09:12 PM ISTAs per the Union Health Ministry, over 60 per cent elderly population has received at least one dose of vaccine.
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US to swiftly boost global vaccine sharing, Biden announces
World | Jun 04, 2021, 08:29 AM ISTPresident Joe Biden announced Thursday the U.S. will swiftly donate an initial allotment of 25 million doses of surplus vaccine overseas through the United Nations-backed COVAX program.