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High-risk children are priority of COVID-19 vaccination programme
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): The primary focus was immunisation of children with comorbidities but due to the unavailability of data of such children, we have decided to open immunization for all the children between the age group of 12-15 years, said Dr NK Arora, Chairman of COVID-
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Rather than Omicron, immunocompromised, comorbidities, age causing ICU adm
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): Although COVID-19 cases are showing a downward trend in the big cities, the ICU admissions and deaths are being driven by patients with comorbidities, people who are immunocompromised, and the aged.
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SRAM & MRAM Group strengthens its PPE manufacturing and distribution i
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI/NewsVoir): With India recording a staggering number of fresh COVID-19 cases and the Omicron tally continuing to top the count, the nation is gearing up for administering the third 'precautionary dose' to priority groups: health care and frontline workers an
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W Bengal begins administering COVID-19 vaccine 'precautionary dose'
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 10 (ANI): West Bengal on Monday began administering 'precautionary dose' for health workers, frontline workers, senior citizens with comorbidities.
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COVID-19: Contact testing not required unless high risk people involved, s
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): Any person, who has come in contact with a COVID-infected patient, does not need to be tested unless the person is identified in the 'high-risk' category based on age or comorbidities, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said in its latest gu
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COVID-19: Delhi reported 46 deaths in past 24 hrs, 34 died of comorbiditie
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases, Delhi reported a total of 46 fatalities in the last five days, out of whom 34 infected patients died due to comorbidities, according to the state health bulletin data.
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COVID-19 vaccination: J-K LG Manoj Sinha receives precaution dose
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 10 (ANI): Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha received the precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccine as India began its drive of administering precaution dose to senior citizens with comorbidities on Monday.
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Administering of covid-19 'precaution doses' begins, frontline workers, se
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant, India began administering 'precaution doses' to healthcare, frontline workers and senior citizens with comorbidities on Monday.
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COVID-19 vaccination: Union Health Secy to hold meeting with chief secreta
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 27 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan will conduct meeting with chief secretaries and medical officers of States and Union Territories on COVID-19 vaccination for 15-18 years olds and precaution dose to health care, frontline workers and for seniors a
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COVID-19: Centre issues guidelines for 'precaution dose', vaccination for
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 27 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday issued guidelines for COVID-19 vaccination of children between 15-18 years, and precaution dose to health care and front line workers, and those above the age of 60 with comorbidities.
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Bihar is prepared to provide COVID-19 precaution dose: State Health Min
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], December 26 (ANI): Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey said on Sunday that the state is prepared to provide precaution COVID-19 vaccine doses for healthcare workers, frontline workers and people above 60 years of age with comorbidities.
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Comorbidities certificate required for 60+ to receive COVID-19 'precaution
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 26 (ANI): The elderly population above 60 years of age with comorbidities who are eligible for COVID-19 'precautionary doses' will have to take a medical certificate to take the dose, informed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Health Authority (NHA) Dr
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