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COVID-19 precautionary dose will be same vaccine administered previously:
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): The precautionary COVID-19 vaccine dose, which is to be given to healthcare and frontline workers, and those over 60 years of age with co-morbidities from January 10, will be the same vaccine as administered previously in the first two doses, said Dr VK Pa
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Requirement, timing of COVID vaccine booster will be based on scientific d
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
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.
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Omicron: Effective strategy to ensure India's adult population is fully va
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar(Odisha) [India], December 15 (ANI): Amid concerns over the Omicron variant of COVID-19, NITI Aayog Member-Health, Dr VK Paul on Tuesday said that the effective strategy is to ensure that the adult population of India is vaccinated with the two doses of vaccines.
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Global scenario on Omicron very disturbing; must follow COVID-appropriate
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): Amid scares of COVID-19 resurge due to Omicron variant, Member, Health, NITI Aayog, Dr VK Paul on Friday warned Indians and said that wearing masks and following COVID Appropriate Behaviour are a must to avoid a surge in Covid cases similar to that durin
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COVID-19: Mask usage declining; WHO warning against it, says NITI Aayog's
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): Dr VK Paul, Member-Health of NITI Aayog, on Friday expressed concern over the decline in the use of face masks in the country and said that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned against it as the global scene of the Omicron variant of COVID-1
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Amid Omicron scare, NITI Aayog's VK Paul says increased COVID-19 vaccine u
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): Amid the scare of Omicron variant of the COVID-19, Dr VK Paul, Member-Health of NITI Aayog on Thursday said that the priority of the Centre is to fully vaccinate the adult population of the country against the COVID-19 and urged people get fully vaccin
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Administration of ZyCoV-D vaccine requires special training; awaiting NTAG
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI): Zydus Cadila's vaccine - ZyCoV-D is the first indigenously manufactured needle-free Covid-19 vaccine which is approved for children aged above 12 for emergency use in the country. Earlier, the Subject Experts Committee (SEC) has also recommended the Hy
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India reaching 100 cr COVID-19 vaccinations is remarkable achievement, pro
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI): India reaching the milestone of 100 crore COVID-19 vaccinations in about nine months is a "remarkable achievement," credit for which goes to the state governments, district teams, the grassroots workers as also people of the country, Niti Aayog member
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PM-JAY is here to stay; industry must reposition to align with it, says Dr
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): Dr VK Paul, Member (Health) of NITI Aayog on Wednesday said that the PM-JAY (Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana) has started to absorb other government schemes and expanding its scope on the initiatives of the state governments.
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Zydus Cadila vaccine to be inoculated through applicator, not injection, s
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): Following the approval of the Zydus Cadila vaccine by the Drugs Controller General of India (DGCI) for emergency use, Dr VK Paul, Member (Health) of Niti Aayog on Thursday said that the vaccine will be administered through an applicator which will be us
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Niti Aayog's Dr. VK Paul urges people to ensure COVID-safe festivities thi
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): Dr. VK Paul, Member (Health) of Niti Aayog on Wednesday urged people to ensure COVID safe festivities this year, so as to prevent any resurgence in infections during the upcoming festive season.
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COVID-19: Health Ministry makes arrangements for 'vaccination at home' for
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry has made arrangements for vaccination at home for those who have special needs or are differently-abled, said the ministry on Thursday.
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