Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 17 (ANI): As many as 8,062 health workers were inoculated in the first phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive in Kerala on Saturday, informed State Health Minister KK Shailaja.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 17 (ANI): Fourteen cases of adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) were reported in West Bengal on the first day of the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive on Saturday.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 17 (ANI): Nearly 62 per cent of the designated frontline workers were administered the COVID-19 vaccine in the first phase of the vaccination drive in Karnataka on Saturday, informed State Health Minister K Sudhakar.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 17 (ANI): Soon after the first COVID-19 vaccination drive began in Telangana on Saturday, 11 mild Adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) cases were reported in the state.
Ernakulam (Kerala) [India], January 17 (ANI): As vaccination drive to against COVID-19 pandemic began across the country today, doctors at Ernakulam district of Kerala felt that the vaccines are safe and nobody need to worry about them.
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, launching India's vaccination drive against novel coronavirus on Saturday, paid tribute to frontline workers and scientists and also urged citizens not to be affected by propaganda against the two Made in India vaccines again
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): As vaccination drive against COVID-19 began in the country on Saturday, BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya hit out at the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal saying that the Centre had sent free vaccines for corona warriors but "TMC MLAs and goons got f
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], January 16 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday expressed happiness over the beginning of COVID-19 vaccination drive across the nation and said it is a matter of joy for all Indians that "we have been able to take this battle to its last stage".
Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Jan 16 (ANI): Odisha Additional Chief Secretary Pradipta Mohapatra of Health Ministry on Saturday said that there will be no COVID-19 vaccination drive on January 17 as the administration wants to observe the people who took vaccines today.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 16 (ANI): The state of Telangana has managed to vaccinate 85 per cent of total beneficiaries on the first day of the nationwide vaccination drive, said Dr Srinivas Rao, Director of Public Health and Family Welfare on Saturday.
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): All the health workers who were administered the vaccine are healthy and happy, and there are no signs of complications yet, said nodal officer at Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital, Dr Ajeet Jain on Saturday.
New Delhi [India] January 16 (ANI): As India started its vaccination drive against COVID-19 on Saturday, members of Resident Doctors' Association (RDA) at RML hospital here expressed doubts over Covaxin, saying there is "lack of complete trial".