At a meeting to review the pandemic situation in nine states and union territories, the minister said, "Between August and December 2021, India will have procured 216 crore vaccine doses, while by July this year, 51 crore doses will be procured."
The first batch of anti-COVID drug 2-DG, developed by the DRDO, will be released on Monday (May 17) by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, officials said.
In view of the Cyclone Tauktae, vaccination drive against Covid-19 will remain suspended across Gujarat on May 17 and May 18, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani informed on Sunday.
The ministry said 3,25,071 beneficiaries in the age group of 18-44 years received their first dose of COVID vaccine on Thursday and cumulatively 42,55,362 across 32 states and union territories since the start of the third phase of the vaccination drive.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Friday announced that the state government will provide free medical treatment to all media persons
"Two billion doses (216 crore) will be made in the country in five months for India and for people of India. Vaccine will be available for all as we move forward," Niti Ayog Member VK Paul said, adding by the first quarter of the next year, the number is likely to be three billion, news agency ANI reported.
Delhi has been witnessing a decrease in the number of daily cases and the positivity rate since last one week. The daily positivity rate gradually declined from 36 per cent on April 22 to 14 per cent on Thursday.
Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday interacted with health ministers and principal secretaries/additional chief secretaries of 8 states/UT in the presence of Union Minister Ashwini Choubey.
Bharat Biotech co-founder and Joint MD Suchitra Ella tweeted this on Wednesday amid reports of some states voicing their unhappiness over supplies.
BKS National General Secy Vinay Kumar Sinha has written a letter to Union Labour and Employment Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar.
COVID-19 vaccines finally are headed for more kids as US regulators on Monday expanded the use of Pfizer's shot to those as young as 12
The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday organised a Covid-19 vaccination camp for media officials in Noida that houses the editorial headquarters of multiple media organisation
In 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.
She 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.
COVID-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
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has urged the central government to allow states to develop their own applications for COVID-19 vaccination programme.
Seventy percent of the available stock of Covishield in Karnataka would be utilized to vaccinate people above 45 years of age due for second dose
According 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.
It said 2,62,932 beneficiaries in the 18-44 age group received the first dose of the vaccine across 12 states and Union territories on Thursday.
The AAI, which works under the Civil Aviation Ministry, owns and manages over 100 airports across India.
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