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Centenarian woman sets example by taking first dose of Covid vaccine in J-
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 19 (ANI): Amid the ongoing large-scale Covid vaccination drives, a centenarian woman, Dholi Devi, set an example for younger people, when she turned up to get her first jab in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district on Wednesday.
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COVID patients should take jab after 3 months of recovery: Expert panel
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New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): The National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC) on Wednesday recommended that the COVID vaccination should be deferred by three months after clinical recovery of the illness.
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Expedite COVID vaccination drive, says IMA president
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Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 19 (ANI): The Indian Medical Association (IMA) President Dr JA Jayalal on Wednesday called for speeding up the COVID vaccination drive and warned about the threat of a third wave as the majority of the country's population is not vaccinated.
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Kenya Deputy High Commissioner's son takes jab at COVID-19 vaccination in
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New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Kenya's Deputy High Commissioner Irene Achieng Oloo accompanied her son as he received his first jab of COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Delhi's Malviya Nagar on Tuesday.
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Vaccination for India's large population can't be completed within 2-3 mon
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Pune (Maharashtra) [India], May 18 (ANI): The Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Tuesday said his firm has "never exported vaccines at the cost of the people of India."
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Gujarat govt extends partial Covid lockdown in state for 3 more days
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Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], May 18 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Monday announced that a partial lockdown in the state will remain for the next three days.
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Starting COVID vaccination with frontline warriors paid rich dividends in
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New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Noting that the strategy of starting the COVID-19 vaccination programme with frontline warriors has paid rich dividends in the second wave, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that the vaccines have ensured the safety of most of the doctors as 90 p
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Bleeding, clotting events following COVID vaccination 'minuscule' in India
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New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): The National Adverse Event Following Immunization (AEFI) Committee in its report submitted to the Union Health Ministry said that bleeding and clotting cases following COVID vaccination in India are "minuscule" and in line with the expected number of diagn
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Congress that didn't approve of our Covid vaccines earlier now worried abo
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New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): When the Covid vaccination drive began in the country in January, the Congress did not approve of the vaccines, but now the party is concerned about the vaccination of children, said Bharatiya Janata Party MP Meenakshi Lekhi on Sunday.
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CoWIN portal reconfigured to show 12-16 weeks gap between Covishield doses
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): CoWIN, the digital portal for COVID vaccination registration, has been reconfigured to reflect the extension of interval between two doses of Covishield to 12-16 weeks, informed the Government on Sunday.
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No COVID vaccination in Mumbai tomorrow due to cyclone Tauktae
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 16 (ANI): In view of the cyclone Tauktae, the COVID vaccination drive in Mumbai will remain closed on Monday, informed officials.
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Kashmere Gate police personnel helps 82-yr-old to get inoculated against C
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New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): A police personnel on Sunday helped an 82-year-old senior citizen Shaila D'Souza to get a COVID-19 vaccination.
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