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Telangana to prioritise second dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 8 (ANI): In order to optimally utilise the available COVID-19 doses till May 15, the Telangana government has launched a special drive to cover people eligible for second dose of the vaccine.
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Maharashtra wants to prioritise beneficiaries of 2nd dose of COVID-19 vacc
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 8 (ANI): Flagging the issue of shortage of COVID vaccines to innoculate the beneficiaries of the age group of 18-44 years in Maharashtra, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said the second dose of vaccine is also pending for those of 45 years and above.
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Punjab to start vaccinating priority groups in 18-45 category from Monday
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 7 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday asked concerned officials to prepare to start vaccinating the priority groups in the 18-45 years category from government hospitals from Monday, as the state was expecting 1 lakh doses to come
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Health Ministry requests States, UTs to prioritise beneficiaries of 2nd do
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Friday requested all the states and Union Territories to prioritise the beneficiaries of the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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RBI's Rs 50,000 crore liquidity facility can increase hospital bed capacit
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 7 (ANI): Crisil Ratings said on Friday the Rs 50,000 crore liquidity window offered by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to banks under priority sector lending to augment COVID-19 healthcare infrastructure will help raise treatment capacity, availability of medici
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RSS says post-poll violence in Bengal 'well conspired', asks Trinamool gov
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Friday condemned the post-poll violence in West Bengal and demanded that the newly-elected government in the state should immediately contain violence and effectively establish rule of law as its top priority.
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COVID-19 vaccine delivery by age may mitigate deaths and severe health imp
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 7 (ANI): A multi-institutional study suggests that prioritizing vaccine delivery to older age groups and the medically vulnerable has the greatest impact in minimizing loss of life.
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COVID-19 crisis exacerbates the global shortage of 900,000 midwives
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India]/ New York [US], May 6 (ANI/NewsVoir): Millions of lives of women and newborns are lost, and millions more experience ill health or injury, because the needs of pregnant women and skills of midwives are not recognized or prioritized.
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Domestic demand sees upsurge but international travel still largely shutdo
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 6 (ANI): Air passenger traffic fell in March compared to pre-Covid levels (March 2019) but rose compared to the immediate month prior (February 2021), the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said.
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COVID-19 vaccination for 18-44 age group postponed in Chhattisgarh
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 6 (ANI): After the Chhattisgarh High Court raised objections to the state's vaccination policy prioritising 'Antyodaya Card' holders, the state government has postponed the COVID-19 vaccination drive for citizens aged 18-44.
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COVID-19: Manipur to vaccinate journalists on priority as frontline worker
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], May 6 (ANI): Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Wednesday declared all accredited working journalist as frontline workers and said the state government will now vaccinate them against COVID-19 on priority.
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COVID-19: Goa declares journalists as frontline workers
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], May 6 (ANI): Journalists working in Goa have been included in the group of frontline workers and will be vaccinated against COVID-19 on priority, announced Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday.
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