New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Haryana, Assam and Rajasthan are among the top three states that reported the highest percentage of COVID-19 vaccine wastage, said the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 11 (ANI): Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday launched three more drive-in vaccination centres for people above 45 years of age who are yet to receive the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
Geneva [Switzerland], May 11 (ANI): Highlighting the inequality in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu on Monday informed that High and upper-middle countries represent 53 per cent of the world's population but have received 83 per cent of the world's v
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Indian cricketers Deepak Chahar and Siddharth Kaul have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Both bowlers took the first jab on Monday and urged everyone to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 11 (ANI): Amid rising cases of COVID-19, Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Om Prakash on Monday said the state needs one lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine per day.
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday said the Delhi Government had ordered 1.34 crore doses of COVID vaccines in May but the Centre cleared only 3.5 lakh doses against it.
Geneva [Switzerland], May 11 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan on Monday (local time) said that the global health body strongly believes that Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver to COVID-19 vaccines at the World Trade O
Washington [US], May 11 (ANI): The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday (local time) authorised the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to children in the age group of 12-15 years.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 11 (ANI): Maharashtra Minister Aditya Thackeray on Monday said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will explore possibilities of global procurement of COVID vaccines to meet the inoculation demand.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 10 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh government advisor and senior YSRCP leader Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy on Monday opposed TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu's remarks blaming the state government for not ensuring adequate vaccine supply in the state.
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.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 10 (ANI): In a major decision, the Odisha cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday approved a proposal to issue a global tender for procurement of Covid-19 vaccines from several companies.