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  Over 27 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on first day of ‘tika utsav’: Government

  India | April 12, 2021 7:47 IST

  Day-1 of the countrywide 'Tika Utsav' saw many workplace vaccination centres becoming operational. 

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  Vaccination to resume at 62 private hospitals in Mumbai on Monday

  India | April 12, 2021 0:03 IST

  With the fresh stock of anti-COVID 19 vaccines being made available by the Mumbai civic body, the halted vaccination drive will resume at 62 of the 71designated private hospitals in the megapolis from April 12, municipal commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal said on Sunday.

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  PM Modi terms 'Tika Utsav' beginning of second big war against Corona

  India | April 11, 2021 12:36 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called the 'Tika Utsav', Covid-19 mass vaccination festival, the beginning of the second big war against Corona and emphasised social hygiene along with personal hygiene.

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  'Has he already taken vaccine during his 'undisclosed' foreign trip?' BJP hits back at Rahul Gandhi

  India | April 09, 2021 17:22 IST

  In his letter to PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi urged to “open up vaccination to everyone who needs it", and added that vaccine exports must be stopped immediately.

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  Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine problems hamper US military vaccines overseas

  World | April 09, 2021 8:59 IST

  They are making up for J&J shortfall by shipping more Moderna vaccines to forces outside the country. The cold temperature and other requirements for Pfizer vaccine make it more difficult to send overseas.

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  Union Health Minister should correct his statement that people are not getting vaccines: TS Singh Deo

  News | April 08, 2021 22:40 IST

  As the state is witnessing a sudden spike, COVID-19 vaccination is need of the hour. In this regard Chhattisgarh Health Minister TS Singh Deo said that Chhattisgarh comes in the top list among the states to vaccinate its people and Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan should correct his statement that people are not getting vaccines.

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  Jharkhand Health Minister requests Harsh Vardhan to provide 10 lakh vaccines for 1st dose

  News | April 09, 2021 8:51 IST

  With the surge in COVID-19 cases, states across the country are facing shortage of vaccines. In this regard, Jharkhand Health Minister, Banna Gupta expressed concern and said, "We have requested Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan to immediately provide us around 10 lakh vaccines for first dose".

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  Pakistan to start vaccination of all its citizens after Eid next month: Minister

  World | April 08, 2021 19:30 IST

  We will be able to vaccinate more than 125,000 people per day after Eid. China was the main provider of vaccines, Minister for Planning Asad Umar said.

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  List of states showing upward trend of daily new COVID-19 cases

  India | April 08, 2021 18:15 IST

  As India seems to be moving towards witnessing another covid peak, 10 states including Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Kerala and Punjab have shown a steep rise in the daily COVID-19 cases accounting for 84.21 per cent of the 1,26,789 new infections, the health ministry said on Thursday.

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  Britain's vaccination programme beginning to break link between infection and serious illness

  India | April 08, 2021 17:29 IST

  Britain's COVID-19 vaccination programme is beginning to break the link between infection and serious illness or death, according to the latest results from an ongoing study of the pandemic in England.

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  Centre provided Gujarat, UP, MP much more vaccine doses than us, Maharashtra health minister says

  India | April 08, 2021 14:22 IST

  State Health Minister Rajesh Tope claimed that Gujarat, which has less population than Maharashtra, has been provided a much larger stock of vaccine by the Centre.  

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  Maharashtra COVID-19 situation 'grim', Centre has assured help: Sharad Pawar

  India | April 08, 2021 13:05 IST

  Pawar said the rapid spread of viral infection and rising number of active cases was a cause of concern. 

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  AstraZeneca legal notice to Serum Institute over delays

  India | April 08, 2021 9:34 IST

  Poonawalla has mentioned that the existing production capacity to manufacture Covishield in India is under pressure due to increased demand in India.

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  Stock left for only 3 days, had to shut some vaccination centres: Maharashtra sends SOS to Centre

  India | April 07, 2021 14:02 IST

  Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday said that he has informed the Centre about the situation. The state has 14 lakh doses left which will last only three days

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  Aim is to give Covid vaccine to those who need it, not to those who want it: Govt

  India | April 06, 2021 20:53 IST

  Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan while addressing a press conference stated that vaccinations cannot be opened for everybody at this moment.

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  Central govt advises employees 45 and above to take Covid-19 vaccine

  India | April 06, 2021 17:44 IST

  The Central Government has asked all its employees aged 45 years and above to get themselves vaccinated to effectively contain the spread of COVID-19.

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  Officials deny possibility of Kanpur woman receiving two shots of covid vaccine

  India | April 04, 2021 0:06 IST

  After a controversy arose over reports of a woman purportedly getting two shots of an anti-Covid vaccine in one go at a primary health centre in Akbarpur area of Kanpur Dehat district, health officials claimed that only one dose was administered.

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  Covid-19's new 'double mutant variant' found in 18 states: Govt

  India | March 24, 2021 14:20 IST

  The government, however, underlined that it was too early to say that the new variant was behind the second wave of cases across the country.

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  Amarinder Singh's SOS to Centre after 81% new Covid samples in Punjab found to be UK variant

  India | March 23, 2021 14:08 IST

  Amarinder Singh also appealed to people to get themselves vaccinated and stressed the need for the Central government to urgently open up vaccination for a larger section of the population.

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  Vaccination centres in Delhi government hospitals to stay open till 9 pm

  India | March 20, 2021 9:07 IST

  The Delhi Government on Friday said vaccination centres in all Delhi government-run hospitals will operate till 9 pm from March 22.