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Polio immunisation drive in Kerala postponed
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 10 (ANI): The pulse polio immunisation drive in Kerala, which was scheduled on January 17 as part of the National Polio Eradication Program, has been postponed, State Health Minister KK Shailaja informed on Sunday.
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Three-day nationwide polio immunisation drive to begin on January 17: Dr H
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 8 (ANI): A three-day national immunisation drive for polio will begin in the country on January 17, said Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Friday.
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Experts, politicians slam Germany for not buying adequate coronavirus vacc
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], January 3 (ANI): Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases, experts and politicians slammed Germany for not buying enough doses of the BioNTech-Pfizer coronavirus vaccine to quickly roll out its immunisation programme.
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Harsh Vardhan nominated to Board of Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immun
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has been nominated by the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) as a member on the GAVI Board, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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US on track to begin immunisation against COVID-19 by late December-early
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Delaware [US], November 26 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) said the US is on track to begin immunisation against the COVID-19 by late December-early January next year as there have been "significant record-breaking progress" in developing a vaccine.
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Health Ministry asks states, UTs to take steps to prepare to deal with Cov
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 24 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry has directed the States and Union Territories to take necessary actions to deal with Adverse Events Following Immunisation (AEFI) surveillance following Covid -19 vaccinations.
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Centre plans to introduce COVID-19 vaccination drive on lines of poll boot
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 6 (ANI): The Central government, in its blueprint for the country's biggest vaccination drive for COVID-19, has planned that the immunisation program will not only be limited to healthcare facilities, but it will also be extended to schools on the lines of polling
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Agartala civic body holds screening, immunisation drive for its sanitation
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], October 21 (ANI): Aiming at reducing the COVID-19 threat, the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC), along with National Health Mission (NHM), started a massive check-up drive for its workers on Tuesday.
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COVID-19: Haryana initiates first phase of pulse polio campaign in high-ri
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], September 22 (ANI): The Haryana government on Monday initiated the first phase of sub-national vaccination Pulse Polio Campaign 2020-21 in the high-risk areas amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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21% children undernourished, we must invest in early childhood for realisi
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 4 (ANI): Of the total 159 million children aged below 6 years in the country, 21 per cent are undernourished, 36 per cent are underweight and 38 per cent do not receive full immunisation, said Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday quoting 'The State of Young
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Hepatitis: The silent killer
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Aug 28 (ANI/Mediawire): WHO has declared Hepatitis a major health concern for a developing nation like India. So it's time to know more about the disease and availability of the vaccine.
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After 102 days, New Zealand reports one new COVID-19 case
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], August 11 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported one new case of COVID-19 on Tuesday, with the number of active cases in the country at 22, all in managed isolation or quarantine facilities, according to the country's health ministry.
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