About 4.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in 19 days: Health Ministry

Nearly 4.5 million (44,49,552) beneficiaries have received COVID-19 vaccine shots in merely 19 days, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. India became the fastest country in the world to reach the 4 million COVID-19 vaccination mark, achieving this feat in 18 days. “Many other countries have had a head start of almost 65 days. […]

India becomes fastest country to reach 4 million COVID-19 vaccination mark

In a significant achievement, India has become the fastest country in the world to reach the 4 million COVID-19 vaccination mark in 18 days, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Wednesday. “As on February 1, 2021, India was among the top five countries in terms of the number of COVID19 vaccine […]

India’s vaccine production capacity is best asset world has today, says UN chief

Calling for India to play a major role in global vaccination campaign, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday termed the vaccine production capacity of India as the “best asset” that the world has today. Addressing reporters here, the UN chief said, “I know that in India there is a very high level of production […]

20.29 lakh healthcare workers vaccinated against COVID-19 across India so far

The cumulative number of healthcare workers vaccinated against COVID-19 crossed 20.29 lakh on Tuesday. A total of 20,29,424 beneficiaries (till 7 pm Tuesday) were vaccinated through 36,572 sessions, as per the provisional report, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). The countrywide COVID-19 vaccination program was conducted successfully on the eleventh day. In […]

One million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India in just 6 days: Health Ministry

India took only 6 days to administer one million COVID-19 vaccine doses, a count which is higher than that of countries like the US and the UK, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday as the number of beneficiaries who have received the anti-coronavirus shots inched close to 16 lakh. The UK took 18 days […]

COVID-19 vaccination drive: Nearly 14 lakh beneficiaries inoculated, says govt

Nearly 14 lakh beneficiaries have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the country, including 3,47,058 in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Saturday. According to data released by the ministry, the highest number of 1,84,699 vaccinations in the country has been reported from Karnataka, followed by Andhra Pradesh (1,33,298), Odisha (1,30,007) and Uttar […]

Brazilian Ambassador thanks India for providing 2 million doses of Covishield vaccines

After India dispatched two million doses of Covishield vaccines to Brazil on Friday, Brazilian Ambassador Andre Aranha Correa do Lago has thanked the Serum Institute of India (SII) for the vaccines and the “professionalism demonstrated” during the transportation. “Thank you Serum Institute of India for the amazing professionalism demonstrated while shipping this batch of Oxford […]

Five dead in Serum Institute fire; Covishield facility unaffected

Five persons died and nine were evacuated from a building in the Serum Institute of India’s Manjari premises here after a fire broke out at the facility on Thursday, police said. Covishield vaccine production won’t be hit due to the fire, Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla said. The Manjari facility is where the […]

India hands over 2 million vaccine doses to Bangladesh

India has handed over 2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Bangladesh under grant assistance, a senior minister said on Thursday. The vaccines were given to Bangladesh at a crucial time when the number of coronavirus cases in the nation continues to rise and has reached 529,687 till Thursday. “India had stood by Bangladesh during […]