Covid vaccination for ages between 12-14 years from tomorrow

The Union Government after due deliberations with scientific bodies has decided to start Covid-19 vaccination for children aged between 12-14 from March 16, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced on Monday. The Covid-19 Vaccine to be administered will be the Corbevax manufactured by Biological Evans, Hyderabad. The Health Minister took to social media platform Koo […]

Covid-19: Assam ramps up restrictions for unvaccinated

Assam has clamped down restrictions on people who are yet to take both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine. From today onwards, movement of people who are yet to take both doses would be restricted. Such people would not be allowed to enter offices or restaurants and shopping malls. Any commercial establishment that fails to abide […]

Australia’s bid to delay Novak Djokovic’s visa appeal denied by court

Tennis World Number One and 20-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic announced on Thursday, January 6th that he would be participating in the upcoming Australian Open after receiving a ‘medical exemption’ to enter Australia, for not revealing his vaccination status.  Granted with this medical exemption to play in the tournament, Djokovic has enraged many Australians […]

Assam begins vaccination drive against Covid for 15-18 age group

Joining the rest of India, Assam has also begun vaccinating teenagers in the 15 to 18 age group against Covid-19 from today. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma formally launched the vaccination campaign at the OIL Higher Secondary School in Duliajan in eastern Assam’s Dibrugarh district. Notably, Dibrugarh District Immunization Officer informed that around 85,000 […]

Centre issues fresh guidelines to states & UTs amid Omicron surge

The government of India has issued new guidelines for the states and union territories (UTs) in the wake of an increase in covid-19 cases and its Omicron variant. Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan suggested that field/makeshift hospitals be established to expand the availability of health infrastructure. The states have been asked to ensure that control […]