Covid Vaccination Drive

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A health worker carries vials of the Covaxin vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus at a health centre in New Dehi. (Photo: AFP/File)

Bill Gates applauds Indian vaccine manufacturers for supplying affordable vaccines

Gates was addressing a virtual roundtable on India-US Health Partnership organised by the Indian embassy on Tuesday

23 Feb 2022 11:24 AM

In this file photo taken on August 05, 2021, vials and syringes of the Johnson and Johnson Janssen Covid-19 vaccine are displayed for a photograph at a Culver City Fire Department vaccination clinic in Culver City, California. (Photo: AFP)

Quality of antibodies improves for months after COVID-19 vaccination: Study

The research added that the antibodies were noticeably better than they had been in the beginning after six months of vaccination

16 Feb 2022 1:12 PM

A health worker inoculates a dose of the Covaxin vaccine to a student during a vaccination drive for people in the 15-18 age group, at Mount Carmel High School in Ahmedabad. (Photo: AFP/File)

Views of experts to be taken on vaccination for children below 15 years: Mandaviya

The expert group meets regularly and gives suggestions based on which the government takes action, he added

08 Feb 2022 2:34 PM

A health worker inoculates a student with a dose of the Covishield vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus during a vaccination drive organised students aged above 18 years of age, at a Government Degree College in Bangalore. (Photo: AFP)

Aadhaar not mandatory on CoWIN portal for Covid vaccination, Centre to Supreme Court

The plea claimed that Aadhaar card was being mandatorily insisted upon for administering vaccination on CoWIN portal

07 Feb 2022 1:49 PM

A nurse prepares booster doses of the AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine for people over 50 years old at a vaccination center set up at the Benito Juarez Auditorium in Zapopan, state of Jalisco, Mexico. (Photo: AFP)

Current Covid vaccines may protect from severe disease caused by Omicron: Study

The research also shows fully vaccinated people have fewer memory B cells and neutralising antibodies against Omicron

25 Jan 2022 5:14 PM

A health worker sorts vials at a COVID-19 testing site amid concern over a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic in India, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Take measures to avoid mixing-up of vaccines: Health ministry on children vaccination

The vaccine option for those in the 15-18 age group would only be Covaxin

02 Jan 2022 4:40 PM

CoWIN registration for the age group began yesterday. (ANI Photo)

COVID vaccination for 15-18 age group to begin tomorrow

Those with the birth year of 2007 or before will be eligible for vaccination under this category

02 Jan 2022 11:57 AM

All children who were born in 2007 or earlier can register themselves for the Covid-19 vaccine on the CoWIN app from January 1, 2022. (Representational image: PTI)

Kids 15-18 to get Covaxin jab; can register on Cowin from January 1

Student ID cards can be used for registration, Booster doses after 39 weeks of second jab

27 Dec 2021 1:09 PM

A healthcare volunteer inoculates an elderly man with COVID-19 vaccine dose at her home in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

Over 60 per cent eligible population fully vaccinated against COVID: Health Ministry

The Ministry said that the country administered 70,17,671 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours

23 Dec 2021 12:20 PM

Syringes and vials of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are seen on a work surface during a drive through clinic at St. Lawrence College in Kingston. (Photo: AP)

UK researchers developing new COVID-19 vaccines

The research project will boost the UK's and the world's ability to rapidly develop new vaccines

20 Dec 2021 9:53 AM

A syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic at the Keystone First Wellness Center in Chester. (Photo: AP)

Study finds a longer lasting COVID vaccine

The findings suggested that viral polymerase could potentially be added to vaccines to create a longer-lasting immune response

16 Dec 2021 12:02 PM

Quite a few of them also changed their mobile numbers after the initial dose and could not be traced, official said. (Representational image: PTI)

Second COVID-19 vaccine dose of 18 lakh people in West Bengal overdue: Report

The health department has decided to send field workers to visit the homes of such beneficiaries to find out the reason behind the delay

22 Nov 2021 1:37 PM

Around 82 per cent of the eligible population in India have received the first dose of the vaccine while around 43 per cent have been fully inoculated. (PTI file image)

Lucky draw among strategies planned to improve Covid vaccination coverage

Health Ministry has planned other initiatives also like organising workplace vaccination and providing badges to fully vaccinated employees

22 Nov 2021 10:39 AM

In several states, 100 per cent of the adult population has received the first dose of the vaccine. (AFP file image)

Nearly 80 pc of India's eligible population administered first dose of COVID vaccine

The government recently launched 'Har Ghar Dastak' campaign for house-to-house COVID vaccination of those who are yet to take a dose

13 Nov 2021 9:52 AM

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya (PTI file photo)

Mandaviya to meet state health ministers on strengthening of COVID vaccination drive

The health ministry informed that 110.23 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far under the nationwide vaccination drive

11 Nov 2021 12:54 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI/File)

PM Modi urges officials to create awareness to remove COVID vaccine hesitancy

The Prime Minister asked the officials to take the help of local religious leaders to encourage beneficiaries

03 Nov 2021 2:13 PM

A healthcare worker holds a vial with single-dose Sputnik Light Covid-19 vaccine. (Photo: AFP/File)

Covid vaccinated people with prior infection may have more antibodies: Study

The antibody levels were also compared at one and three months following the second dose

02 Nov 2021 12:57 PM

A total of 205 household contacts of Delta variant index cases were identified, of whom 53 tested positive for COVID-19. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Covid can be transmitted by fully vaccinated people at home: Lancet study

All participants in the study had mild COVID-19 illness or were asymptomatic

29 Oct 2021 12:34 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

India's vaccination programme science- born, science-driven, science-based: PM Modi

The prime minister urged people to keep following Covid protocol during the festival season and not drop their guard

22 Oct 2021 11:34 AM

A health worker administers a dose of COVID-19 vaccine to a beneficiary at State Government-run at SKM Hall in Patna. (Photo: PTI/File)

India's vaccination drive outpaces most countries, breaches 100 crore mark

The 100-crore milestone was achieved in about 10 months after the inoculation drive was launched on January 16

21 Oct 2021 10:55 AM

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