Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure sufficient availability of COVID-19 vaccines in the state
Sputnik V has become the first foreign-made vaccine to be used in India contributing to the world's largest COVID-19 vaccination campaign. Inoculations with Sputnik V in Hyderabad started Friday followed by the arrival of the first batch of the vaccine in India on May 1, 2021.
The vaccines being administered to protect against COVID-19 are “almost certainly less effective” against preventing the transmission of the B1.617.2 variant first identified in India, a leading UK scientist who advises the country’s vaccination programme said on Saturday.
The rising cases of Covid in India and previously in the western countries triggered a debate that six feet distance could not be adequate to break the transmission chain of virus.
A rapid vaccination drive continues to overcome coronavirus. As of now, Covaxin and Covshield are being administered across the country for people above 18 years of age. However, the burning question is -- are we completely safe after inoculation of two doses? Here's what LNGP Director Dr Suresh Kumar and Dr Kaushalkant Mishra of Fortis Hospital shared with India TV during Corona Control Conference.
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, who is currently riding high on the success of 'Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai', was on Friday seen arriving at the vaccination centre to take his second dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Mumbai. The actor was snapped outside the centre. In the pictures he can be seen sporting a black t-shirt, jeans and a black cap. He also took necessary precautions owning to the second wave of Coronavirus. Actor Sohail Khan was also spotted at a vaccination center to take his jab.
The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country is nearly 18 crore. India is the fastest country globally to reach the 17 crore target in 114 days.
The IIT Alumni Council-founded Megalab has secured a Rs 300-crore seed funding and is developing a two-dose Ayurveda-based coronavirus vaccin.
A total of 1.47 crore people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in Gujarat so far. While 1.09 crore people have received the first dose, 37.89 lakh others were administered the second dose.
Gurugram administration will organise a day-long 'drive-in vaccination' programme to administer the second dose of Covishield to the 45+ age group at the DLF City Centre Mall on Friday.
As India battles with the second wave of coronavirus, NITI Aayog member VK Paul on Thursday said that the Sputnik V vaccine will be available in the market by next week. "We hope Sputnik V vaccine will be available in market by next week," VK Paul said.
Due to the shortage of vaccines, the vaccination drive in Mumbai has been badly hit since the last one month.
The Uttar Pradesh government has made arrangements to provide doses free of cost to everyone and assured that the state is receiving enough vaccines with the help of the Centre.
The WHO has said that several religious and political mass gathering events in India led to the rise in Covid-19 transmission.
Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech have submitted to the Centre that they can ramp up production of Covishield and Covaxin to 10 crore and 7.8 crore doses, respectively, by August.
World Health Organization classified the B1617 SARS-CoV-2 variant, which was first detected in India, as a variant of concern.
The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has gone past 17.70 crore, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
The Rajasthan government is exploring the possibility of purchasing COVID-19 vaccines from other countries through global tenders, Health Minister Raghu Sharma said on Wednesday.
The drive will commence from Delhi and Gurugram, which is SpiceJet's headquarters, and will cover the airline's employees across all the stations on its network, a release said on Wednesday. SpiceJet said it has around 15,000 employees.
BIBCOL will manufacture 2 crore doses of Covaxin every month at its Bulandshahar plant in Uttar Pradesh.
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