New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday informed that India's cumulative COVID vaccination coverage has exceeded 42.75 crores (42,75,00,272).
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): With various mutations of the SARS-CoV-2 emerging in the near future, there might be a need for the country to adopt a booster dose with second-generation COVID-19 vaccines, said All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) chief Dr Randeep Guleria.
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): Amid reports of shortage of COVID-19 vaccines from several parts of the country, the Central government on Friday informed that more than 2.75 crore unutilised doses are still available with states, union territories and private hospitals.
Brussels [Belgium] July 23 (ANI/FENA): The European Union announced on Thursday that it will donate more than 200 million doses of vaccines against COVID-19 to countries with average and low incomes before the end of this year.
Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], July 23 (ANI): The Arunachal Pradesh Government aims to innoculate 100 per cent of the state's population against COVID-19 by mid-August, Chief Minister Pema Khandu said.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 23 (ANI): Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR) hit out at the opposition for their sharp criticism against the TRS-led government in the state for launching the 'Telangana Dalit Bandhu' pilot project for the Huzurabad Assembly segment.
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): As part of its COVID-19 vaccination trials for children, Bharat Biotech is likely to administer the second dose of Covaxin to children aged between 2 and 6 years next week, sources said on Thursday.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 22 (ANI): Kerala is all set to sign an agreement with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), the nodal agency for Russian-made Sputnik vaccine, to set up a unit for filling COVID-19 vaccines vials.
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): The Delhi government on Thursday said that doses of the Covishield coronavirus vaccine will be reserved only for those eligible for the second dose with immediate effect till July 31 due to its limited supply.
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday said more than 42.15 crores (42,15,43,730) vaccine doses have been provided to States and Union Territories so far, through all sources.
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): India has administered 41,76,56,752 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses so far, as per the 7 pm provisional report issued by the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 20 (ANI): Citing a current demand of more than 2 lakh Covid vaccine doses for the second dose alone, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday demanded 40 lakh more doses from the Centre on an urgent basis to inoculate the state's eligible pop