Schools for classes 1-12 to reopen in Maharashtra beginning next week

Maharashtra will reopen schools for classes 1-12 abiding by Covid-19 protocols on January 24, said Maharashtra School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad said today. As per reports, State Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has agreed to the proposal. It may be mentioned that schools in Maharashtra announced the closure of schools earlier this month amid the rising […]

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 […]

Covid vaccination drive for 15-18 age group begins today

Amid concerns over the highly transmissible Omicron variant, India has begun vaccinating the 15 to 18-year-olds against Covid-19 from today. As per reports, over 8 lakh teenagers have registered on the government’s CoWin portal, and they all will be administered a dose of Covaxin. It may be mentioned that the Union health ministry earlier said […]

Tripura gears up for vaccinating 2.13 lakhs teenagers between 15 & 18 years

With the next phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive set to start from January 3, Tripura has geared up to inoculate the young adults between the age group of 15 to 18 years as per the new guidelines. National Health Mission Director Siddhartha Shiv Jaiswal said that the State government has set up a total […]

Sikkim, Tripura gears up for vaccination for 15-18 year olds

In line with the rest of the country, vaccinations for 15-18-year-olds in Sikkim is scheduled to start from the 3rd of January using Covaxin. This was informed in the health department’s daily health bulletin. The bulletin also informed that current slot registrations will only be available on the CoWin platform from the 1st of January. […]

Sikkim : Vaccination for 15-18 years to start from Jan 3, 2022

In line with the rest of the country, Sikkim’s Health Department in its daily Covid bulletin informed that vaccinations for 15-18 year old’s is scheduled to start from January 3, 2022 using Covaxin and current slot registrations will only be available on the CoWIN platform from the 1st of January. Moreover, Booster doses for healthcare […]

UK PM urges people to get vaccinated as Christmas gift amid Omicron threat

Britain reported another day of record Covid-19 cases, with new estimates showing swathes of London’s population carrying the virus, underlining the relentless advance of the Omicron variant. Omicron’s rapid spread has driven a surge in cases over the last seven days, especially in London. Around 1 in 20 Londoners likely had Covid-19 on December 16 […]