COVID-19: India vaccinates record 1 crore-plus people in a day

India on Friday administered a record one crore vaccine doses, the highest single day tally achieved since the rollout of the COVID-19 immunisation drive on January 16. As per the provisional data, the country reported 1,00,64,032 vaccinations on Friday and crossed 62 crore cumulative vaccinations. On Friday, Uttar Pradesh reported the maximum vaccinations in the […]

At least 1.6 crore Indians missed their second COVID-19 jab: Reports

At least 1.6 crore Indians are yet to get their second shot of the Covid vaccine 16 weeks after their first shot, a report by the health ministry said. The 1.6 crore figure was arrived at by looking at how many people had got their first shots as of May 2 and comparing it with […]

ZyCov-D, India’s first COVID-19 vaccine for those above 12 years, gets DGCI nod

India’s drug regulator DGCI has approved Gujarat-based Zydus Cadila’s three-dose COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use authorisation for in adults and children aged 12 years and above, bringing in the sixth vaccine authorised for use in the country. Zydus Cadila’s vaccine, developed in partnership with the Department of Biotechnology, is the second home-grown shot to get emergency […]

Arunachal’s healthcare workers go the extra mile to vaccinate people in remote areas

Braving the extreme weather and terrain, health workers in Arunachal Pradesh are taking another extra step to ensure that the Covid vaccine reaches all eligible citizens in the state. Sparsely populated, Arunachal Pradesh has lots of remotely located villages in each district. With no motorable roads connecting this remote villages, health workers have to negotiate […]

Over 51.66 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses provided to States, UTs: Centre

The Ministry of Health said on Saturday that more than 51.66 crore vaccine doses have been provided to states and union territories so far, through all sources and a further 55,52,070 doses are in the pipeline. Out of the 51,66,13,680 doses, over 2.29 crore balance and unutilised Covid-19 vaccine doses are still available with the […]

136 cr doses of Covishield, Covaxin to lead India’s COVID-19 vaccination programme between Aug-Dec

More than 136 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are expected to be available till the end of this year, informed the Centre. For the next four months, India’s vaccine programme will be accelerated by the Serum Institute of India’s (SII) Covishield and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin. The note titled “Covid-19 Public Health Response Pro-active, Pre-emptive and Graded […]

Sikkim opens doors for fully vaccinated tourists

The Sikkim government on Monday opened its doors for fully vaccinated tourists who have taken both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. All persons, including tourists, who have been fully vaccinated, shall be allowed entry from Melli and Rangpo check post, without RT-PCR Negative report, on production of valid vaccination document at the border check post. […]

India’s vaccination coverage crosses landmark of 34 crore

India’s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage crossed the landmark of 34 crore on Friday. A total of 34,00,76,232 vaccine doses were administered till 7 am today, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) informed in a press release. In the last 24 hours, 42 Lakh vaccine doses were administered on the 167th day of the […]

Nine European countries include Covishield in ‘green pass’

A day after external affairs minister S Jaishankar said he has taken up with European Union to accept COVID-19 vaccines, such as Covishield and Covaxin, for Indian nationals travelling to Europe, Switzerland, Iceland and seven European Union countries on Thursday allowed the Serum Institute-manufactured Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine. According to sources, Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, […]