Vaccine Corona
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DCPCR chief advises pregnant women, lactating mothers be brought under COVID-19 vaccination process
India | May 14, 2021, 06:20 AM ISTDelhi Commission For Protection Of Child Rights chairman Anurag Kundu has written to the Union Health Secretary urging him to include pregnant women and lactating mothers under the coronavirus vaccination process.
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COVID: Delhi govt allows walk-in vaccination for people above 45 years
India | May 13, 2021, 10:13 PM ISTThe decision was taken after Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia chaired a review meeting on the ongoing vaccination drive in the city.
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216 crore vaccine doses to be available in 5 months, enough to cover all: Govt
India | May 13, 2021, 10:58 PM ISTThe Centre has said that over two billion doses will be made available in the country in five months between August and December, enough to vaccinate the entire population.
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Delaying 2nd Covid vax dose in under 65 may cut deaths: Study
Health | May 13, 2021, 01:17 PM ISTIf these conditions apply, the strategy could prevent between 47 and 26 deaths per 100,000 people, respectively, the study noted.
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Disheartening to hear some states complaining about Covaxin supply: Bharat Biotech
India | May 12, 2021, 09:41 PM ISTBharat Biotech co-founder and Joint MD Suchitra Ella tweeted this on Wednesday amid reports of some states voicing their unhappiness over supplies.
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COVID: BJP lashes out at AAP govt over health infrastructure in Delhi
India | May 11, 2021, 07:18 PM ISTAddressing a press conference, BJP MP Meenakashi Lekhi said, "The Delhi government has not increased its ICU bed capacity. Also, it did not buy any new ventilator in the last one year. Only the ventilators sent through the PM-CARES fund are being used in the city. Oxygen cylinders are being found at AAP leaders' houses."
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Delhi has run out of Covaxin stock for 18-44 age group, will have to shut 125 centres: Atishi
India | May 11, 2021, 10:40 PM ISTThe Aam Aadmi Party leader urged the Centre to replenish Covaxin and Covishield stocks and said otherwise "we will have no option but to stop vaccination drive".
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Noida: Chaotic start for vaccination for 18-44 yrs; over 2,600 jabs on Day 1
India | May 11, 2021, 08:07 AM ISTOver 2,600 people between 18-44 years got vaccinated for COVID-19 in Gautam Buddh Nagar on Monday, as the inoculation for the age category officially began in the western Uttar Pradesh district.
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Delhi demands uniform vaccine price, seeks 60 lakh doses per month: Arvind Kejriwal
India | May 09, 2021, 09:26 PM ISTIn a letter to Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, he requested the Centre to direct the Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech to increase monthly supplies of Covid vaccines to Delhi to 60 lakh doses for the next three months.
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Over 1.28 lakh people vaccinated in Delhi on May 8: AAP MLA Atishi
India | May 09, 2021, 06:23 PM ISTShe said Delhi currently has 4.65 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccines available for those above 45, and healthcare and frontline workers, while 2.74 lakh doses are available for the 18-44 age category.
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States, UTs to get 46 lakh more vax doses in 3 days: Health Ministry
India | May 09, 2021, 04:26 PM ISTA total of 46,61,960 Covid vaccine doses will be received in addition by the States and UTs within the next 3 days, Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.
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COVID 19: Amitabh Bachchan to join Pope Francis, Joe Biden in global event to inspire vaccine drive
Celebrities | May 09, 2021, 04:20 PM ISTGlobal Citizen's VAX LIVE: The Concert To Reunite The World, which aims to inspire vaccine confidence worldwide and help get the Covid-19 vaccine to everyone everywhere.
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COVID-19 vaccines for those in 18-44 age group in Bengaluru from May 10: health minister
India | May 09, 2021, 02:05 PM ISTCOVID-19 vaccines for people in the 18-44 age group in Bengaluru, which has almost half the number of cases and deaths in Karnataka, would be available from May10
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1.84 lakh people in 18-44 age group vaccinated in 4 days: Manish Sisodia
India | May 07, 2021, 07:27 PM ISTAccording to Delhi government's health bulletin, 1,14,657 beneficiaries were vaccinated in the last 24 hours, of which 80,306 received their first dose.
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95 million COVID vaccines doses handled by AAI-managed airports
India | May 06, 2021, 09:53 PM ISTThe AAI, which works under the Civil Aviation Ministry, owns and manages over 100 airports across India.
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COVID 19: Namrata Shirodkar lauds drive-in vaccination centres in Mumbai, Bhopal
Celebrities | May 05, 2021, 06:14 PM ISTNamrata Shirodkar lauded the drive-in vaccination centres in Bhopal and Mumbai, saying it is a super cool initiative that will help senior citizens and the differently-abled to get their vaccines.
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Meghalaya announces free COVID vaccination for all above 18
India | May 05, 2021, 03:36 PM ISTThe decision was taken at a meeting chaired by the chief minister on Tuesday, officials said.
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Air India pilots threaten to 'stop work' if vaccination drive not started
India | May 04, 2021, 06:55 PM ISTIn a letter to Air India's Director of Operations RS Sandhu, ICPA said, "With no healthcare support to the flying crew, no insurance, and a massive opportunistic pay cut, we are in no position to continue risking the lives of our pilots without vaccination."
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Vaccine pricing policy may create disparity, revisit it: Supreme Court directs Centre
India | May 03, 2021, 12:27 PM ISTThe Supreme Court has directed the Centre to revisit its COVID-19 vaccine pricing policy.
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Bangladesh: PM Sheikh Hasina assures to procure Covid-19 vaccine at any cost
World | May 03, 2021, 07:14 AM ISTBangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has assured that her government will procure COVID-19 vaccines at any cost, and has also allocated financial help for marginalized families.