Melbourne [Australia], February 11 (ANI): The Quad has said that it is pleased with the vaccine partnership's rapid progress in expanding vaccine production at the Biological E Ltd facility in India which aims to deliver at least 1 billion COVID-19 vaccines by the end of 2022.
Agartala (Tripura) [India], February 9 (ANI): The Tripura government on Tuesday launched a special immunization drive for expectant mothers and children to cover the left out population that did not receive the essential COVID-19 vaccine doses.
Washington [US], February 8 (ANI): US lawmakers are putting sustained pressure on President Joe Biden administration to ensure global supply and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, following outreach by India.
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): In the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination drive, over 5 crore children aged between 15-18 years have received the first dose of the vaccine, said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday.
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): The Central government on Tuesday said that more than 11.81 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses are still available with States and UTs.
Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 7 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday asked voters to give a tight slap with their votes to those who spread rumors against the COVID-19 vaccines, identifying them with Modi and BJP. The Chief Minister also reminded that the
New Delhi [India], February 7 (ANI): The Central Government on Monday said that more than 12.07 crore balance and unutilized COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the States and Union Territories (UTs).
Ottawa [Canada], February 7 (ANI): Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson has declared a state of emergency in the city amid the ongoing protests against COVID-19 vaccine mandates, the city administration said.
New Delhi [India], February 6 (ANI): The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted emergency-use permission to the single-dose Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine, informed Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday.
New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): With the administration of more than 40 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses till 7 pm on Saturday, India's cumulative vaccination coverage has exceeded the mark of 169 crore doses, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): The Central government has placed an order with Hyderabad based Pharmaceutical company Biological E for five crore doses of 'Corbevax' COVID-19 vaccine with each dose costing Rs 145, said sources.
Tokyo [Japan], February 5 (ANI): In order to assist the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic, Japan has announced to donate 20 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to seven emerging countries. Additional 11 million doses to 13 countries will be given through the COVAX facility.