Panagarh (West Bengal) [India], January 17 (ANI): Indian Army along with Brahmastra Corps commenced the COVID vaccination drive on Sunday at the Military Hospital of Panagarh, West Bengal.
Bengaluru/Chikkaballapura (Karnataka) [India], January 17 (ANI): The COVID-19 vaccination drive will be conducted at more centers from Monday onwards, said Health and Medical Education Minister Dr. K.Sudhakar, on Sunday.
Male [Maldives], January 17 (ANI): Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Sunday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government for the launch of the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign.
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): Welcoming nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive launched on Saturday, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) National Spokesperson Sudhindra Bhadoria on Sunday said poor people should be prioritised during inoculation.
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): A day after India began the vaccination drive against COVID-19, megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Sunday expressed happiness over the "proud" moment.
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday thanked his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa for appreciation on launching the world's largest COVID-19 vaccination drive.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 17 (ANI): As many as 8,062 health workers were inoculated in the first phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive in Kerala on Saturday, informed State Health Minister KK Shailaja.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 17 (ANI): Fourteen cases of adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) were reported in West Bengal on the first day of the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive on Saturday.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 17 (ANI): Soon after the first COVID-19 vaccination drive began in Telangana on Saturday, 11 mild Adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) cases were reported in the state.
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], January 16 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday expressed happiness over the beginning of COVID-19 vaccination drive across the nation and said it is a matter of joy for all Indians that "we have been able to take this battle to its last stage".
Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Jan 16 (ANI): Odisha Additional Chief Secretary Pradipta Mohapatra of Health Ministry on Saturday said that there will be no COVID-19 vaccination drive on January 17 as the administration wants to observe the people who took vaccines today.
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): Union Health Ministry on Saturday termed the first day of the COVID-19 vaccination drive as successful and added that no case of post-vaccination hospitalisation reported today.