Geneva [Switzerland], May 12 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday informed that the B.1.617 variant of Covid-19, first found in India in October last year, had been detected in sequences uploaded "from 44 countries in all six WHO regions".
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 11 (ANI): Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Tuesday said that the state government is considering holding off the COVID vaccination drive for the 18-44 age group temporarily due to shortage of vaccine doses.
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Monday informed that over 25 lakh beneficiaries of age group 18 to 44 years have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine since the start of the third phase of the COVID vaccination drive on May 1.
Patna (Bihar) [India], May 9 (ANI): Bihar commenced its COVID-19 vaccination drive for people aged above 18 years on Sunday as part of the third phase of the nationwide inoculation drive.
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): A two-day free COVID vaccination camp was jointly organised by the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) and NHPC Ltd Central Public Sector Undertakings under the ministry of power for the 18-44 age group employees on May 7 and 8 at IREDA's C
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], May 9 (ANI): Odisha government has decided to prioritise the vaccination of 18 to 44 age group people in the five municipal corporations of the state where the positivity rate of COVID-19 infection is relatively high.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 9 (ANI): The COVID vaccination for people in the age group of 18 to 44 years will begin in Uttarakhand from May 10, informed the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) on Saturday.
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry informed that as many as 2,86,800 beneficiaries of the age group 18 to 44 years received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 8 (ANI): Following the Chhattisgarh High Court orders to the state government to 'immediately' start vaccination drive for people falling in 18-45 years age group on Friday, state health minister T S Singh Deo said on Saturday that vaccination has been star
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 8 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday sought the help of the Central government for better implementation of the vaccination drive for people in the age group 18 to 44 years.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 8 (ANI): Flagging the issue of shortage of COVID vaccines to innoculate the beneficiaries of the age group of 18-44 years in Maharashtra, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said the second dose of vaccine is also pending for those of 45 years and above.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 7 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday asked concerned officials to prepare to start vaccinating the priority groups in the 18-45 years category from government hospitals from Monday, as the state was expecting 1 lakh doses to come