New Delhi [India], February 15 (ANI): Thirty five cases required hospitalisation after receiving the first shot of COVID-19 vaccine under the vaccination drive, said Joint Secretary in the Union Health Ministry Mandeep Bhandari on Monday.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 15 (ANI): Telangana Health Minister Eatala Rajender will take the first jab of the COVID-19 vaccine as the state set to kick off vaccination drive against Covid-19 tomorrow.
Uttar Pradesh [India], January 14(ANI): Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Kumar Lallu on Thursday urged Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to get himself vaccinated against COVID-19 first to build confidence in the minds of people.
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 13 (ANI): The Indonesian President Joko Widodo received his first shot of the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine, Sinovac, on Wednesday, marking the launch of the country's mass immunization programme.
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 11 (ANI): Israel is ramping up its COVID-19 vaccination drive as all Israelis over the age of 55 will be able to receive the first shot of the vaccine now, announced the country's Health Ministry on Monday.
New Delhi [India], January 8 (ANI): After taking the first shot of Covaxin, Ecuador's Envoy to India Hector Cueva Jacome on Friday said that Bharat Biotech and Serum Institute are good companies, adding that he talked to researchers in US and Ecuador and then took part in the trials.
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 5 (ANI): Indonesia will start mass COVID-19 vaccination on January 13 and President Joko Wododo will be the first person to get the vaccine shot, said Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin on Tuesday.
Patna (Bihar) [India], January 4 (ANI): Bihar Congress leader Ajit Sharma on Monday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should take the first shot of COVID-19 vaccine to assure the people of the country.
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Israeli President Reuven Rivlin received his first shot of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday as a mass vaccination programme officially started in the country.
Washington [US], December 14 (ANI): The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on Sunday (local time) signed off on the advisory panel's recommendation to use Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine in people of age 16 and older.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 2 (ANI): With the COVID-19 vaccine in the final stages of operationalisation in India, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday announced that he will take the first shot of the vaccine in the state, once it is cleared by the Indian Cou
Beijing [China], Aug 11 (ANI): Amid mounting tensions with the US, China has instructed its service personnel "not to fire the first shot", as Beijing looks to de-escalate tensions with Washington in the South China Sea, South China Morning Post reported citing sources familiar with the situ