We have entered the second phase of the worlds largest immunisation programme. However, several looming questions could hamper the success of this programme and weaken the fight against Covid-19. Here's a guideline to help proceed with vaccinating yourself and your loved ones:
The new COVID-19 cases continue for the fifth consecutive day.
Despite vaccination rollout, daily COVID-19 cases continue to surge in India.
In case you are interested in registering yourself or any of the senior citizens at your home, here’s how you can register yourself via Aarogya Setu.
Union Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Giriraj Singh received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at Sadar Hospital in Begusarai on March 05.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah received the first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday. Shah was administered the vaccine under the supervision of a team of doctors led by Naresh Trehan. Shah has been holding public rallies and meetings in poll-bound states, including West Bengal, where elections are set to take place in March-April. The senior BJP leader had tested positive for the virus in August last year.
The Delhi Police on Friday clarified that no action will be taken against police officers for not getting vaccinated against coronavirus. The clarification from the Delhi Police came after it was mentioned in its general diary that the increment of those cops will be deducted who will not get vaccinated against the contagious disease.
World Health Organisation (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has thanked PM Modi for supporting vaccine equity, amid the pandemic.
People above 60 years of age and those more than 45 years having comorbidities will be vaccinated from March 1, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar announced on Wednesday.
India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar denounced "vaccine nationalism" on Wednesday and called for putting the world on guard against future pandemics.
As vaccination against coronavirus continues to progress in the country, the Health Ministry on Saturday informed that no case of serious or severe Adverse event following immunization (AEFI) or death has been attributable to vaccination till date.
The University of Oxford has launched the first study to assess the safety and immune responses in children and young adults of its coronavirus vaccine.
Guleria, who is also a member of the National Task Force on Covid-19, answered a batch of questions related to the vaccines on Twitter earlier in the day. People tweeted to him using #VaccineVarta, following which he reverted to them.
The most vulnerable age group of people in the country, those aged above 50 will get the first jab in March second week onwards, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan informed Parliament on Friday.
Pakistan on Tuesday launched its coronavirus vaccination campaign after vaccines arrived from China, with a doctor becoming the first person in the country to be vaccinated for COVID-19. Prime Minister Imran Khan oversaw the start of the campaign.
The firm, founded in 1966 in the western city of Pune, is producing millions of doses of the Covishield vaccine, developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, for India and much of the developing world.
The Union Health Ministry on Friday asked all states and union territories to initiate vaccination of frontline workers against COVID-19 from the first week of February.
Global healthcare company GSK, non-profit agency working to end health inequity PATH, and vaccine maker Bharat Biotech on Wednesday announced the signing of a product transfer agreement for malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS01E1.
Aggressively pursuing its COVID-19 vaccine diplomacy, China on Monday played down reports of rivalry with India, which has emerged as a major competitor to Beijing in supplying the jabs to various countries, saying that there should not be “vicious” competition and confrontation over this.
Nearly 16 lakh beneficiaries have received the COVID19 vaccination so far. India took only 6 days to roll out 1 million vaccine doses: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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