India’s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 11.72 crores

The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 11.72 crores on Friday as part of the world’s largest vaccination drive, the Union Health Ministry has informed. According to the ministry, cumulatively, 11,72,23,509 vaccine doses have been administered through 17,37,539 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am on Friday. These […]

Over 5 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses in Assam’s stock, informs Himanta Biswa Sarma

With the surge in COVID-19 infections across the country, Assam is ramping up efforts to vaccinate more and more people in the state. Assam has a stock of 3.25 lakh doses of Covishield and 2 lakh doses of Covaxin, informed Health and Finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday, while sharing the details of the […]

Russia’s Sputnik V gets emergency use authorisation nod in India

Russia’s Sputnik V got approval from the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) for Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA), making it the third Covid-19 vaccine to get clearance in India. According to sources, the SEC approved Dr Reddy’s application for EUA to Sputnik V. The decision comes after the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI)’s SEC met today […]

India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 9.80 cr mark

The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country on Friday exceeded 9.80 crores, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday. According to the health ministry, cumulatively 9,80,75,160 vaccine doses have been administered through 14,75,410 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today. Nearly 34 lakh vaccination […]

India administers over 9.43 cr COVID-19 vaccine doses

The cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in India crossed 9.43 crore on Friday, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The Ministry said that as per the provisional report till 7 am, India administered cumulatively, 9,43,34,262 vaccine doses through 14,28,500 sessions. “These include 89,74,511 health care workers (HCWs) who have taken the […]

PM Modi chairs meeting on COVID-19 situation, suggests observing April 11 to 14 as ‘Tika Utsav’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that a challenging situation was emerging again due to COVID-19 and urged states to ramp up testing. Chairing a meeting with chief ministers over the COVID-19 situation in the country, he said many states including Maharashtra, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Punjab had crossed the peak of the first wave in […]

Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal gets first shot of COVID-19 vaccine

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday took his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in Guwahati. Sonowal urged all eligible persons of the state to get vaccinated and continue following safety precautions. He said vaccines are safe and it will help curb the pandemic. “Took my first shot […]

COVID-19 vaccination figures cross 9 crore mark in India

The Union Health Ministry on Thursday said the cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India has crossed 9 crores. According to the health ministry, cumulatively 9,01,98,673 vaccine doses have been administered through 13,77,304 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today. Nearly 30 lakh vaccination doses were administered in the last […]

PM Modi gets second dose of COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday took the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi, 37 days after his first shot. Sharing the news on Twitter the Prime Minister said a Covid shot was among the few ways to defeat the virus. He urged […]