Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday (local time) said that the United States will work with the international community to scale up the level of assistance provided to Afghanistan, adding to provide one million additional COVID-19 vaccine dos
London [UK], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK Health Security Agency allowed on Wednesday the use of smaller doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines in children aged 5 to 11 who are at a higher risk from COVID-19.
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): With the surge in cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the national capital, Dr Suresh Kumar, the MD of Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital (LNJP) emphasised on people getting a double dose of vaccination.
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], December 22 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Wednesday handed over 1 million doses of 'Made in India' COVID-19 vaccines to the representatives of the Myanmar Red Cross Society to support efforts in fight against the pandemic.
Geneva [Switzerland], December 22 (ANI): Blanket booster programmes of COVID-19 vaccines are likely to prolong the pandemic, rather than ending it by diverting supply to countries that already have high levels of vaccination coverage, giving the virus more opportunity to spread and mutate, s
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], December 22 (ANI): The Haryana government on Wednesday made the second dose of COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for people to enter malls, restaurants, banks, offices, and other public places starting January 1.
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): Amid the emergence of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, a Delhi-based doctor said that a booster dose of COVID vaccine is a must as the protection cover of two doses declines over three to six months.
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): The requirement, timing and nature of COVID vaccine booster doses will be based on scientific decisions according to Dr VK Paul, Member-Health, Niti Aayog on Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): In the nationwide COVID vaccination drive, the Centre provided more than 147 crore vaccine doses to States/UTs so far.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 22 (ANI): Amid the Omicron scare, District Commissioner of Bengaluru Urban J Manjunath on Tuesday urged people not to panic and said that the district is going to achieve 100 per cent second dose COVID vaccination soon.
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): With the administration of over 51 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses till 7 pm on Tuesday, India's cumulative vaccination coverage exceeded 138.89 crore doses, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.