Kathmandu [Nepal], August 10 (ANI): Wait for Baburam Nagarkoti (80) and Laxmi Nagarkoti (67) is finally over as both the elderlies went to a nearby vaccination center to take the second dose of anti-COVID vaccine for which they had been waiting for more than four months.
New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): Ahmedabad-based Zydus Cadila's three-dose COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D is expected to get an emergency-use nod from the expert committee this week, sources said.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 8 (ANI): Mumbai local train services will start from August 15 for people who have taken both the doses of COVID-19 vaccine, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced on Sunday.
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Sunday informed that over 52.37 crore vaccine doses have been provided to states and union territories so far.
New Delhi [India], August 7, (ANI): The Ministry of Health said on Saturday that more than 51.66 crore vaccine doses have been provided to states and union territories so far, through all sources and a further 55,52,070 doses are in the pipeline.
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): US pharma giant Johnson and Johnson's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine Janssen has received approval for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) in India, informed Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday.
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): To vaccinate the entire eligible population against COVID-19 as soon as possible, the vaccine production in the country has been increased from 2.5 lakh doses per day to around 40 lakh doses per day, said Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar, Minister of State (MoS)
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 7 (ANI): As the influx of tourists rises in Kolkata, a city doctor expressed concern and said only a negative RT-PCR report or full vaccination doses do not suffice in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic, 'they should undergo a rapid antigen test as well'.
New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said India's fight against coronavirus has received a strong impetus as the cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country surpassed the 50-crore mark.
New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): US pharma giant Johnson and Johnson on Friday said it has applied for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine Janssen to the Government of India.
New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): As much as 618.5 million vaccine doses have been administered in the World Health Organisation (WHO) South-East Asia Region till August 6, in which the maximum number of doses around 489 million have been administered in India, WHO observed.
New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): More than 136 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are expected to be available till the end of this year, informed the Centre.