Washington [US], October 23 (ANI): UN agencies are preparing to launch a polio vaccination campaign for all children under 5 in Afghanistan, Voice of America (VOA) reported on Saturday.
New Delhi [India], October 23 (ANI): Hailing the efforts of the vaccine manufacturers in the country crossing the milestone of 100 crore COVID-19 vaccinations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said they have played a big role in the success story of India.
Seoul [South Korea], October 23 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korea's Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) announced on Saturday that the country's authorities have fully vaccinated 70% of the population, media reported.
Sofia [Bulgaria], October 23 (ANI/Novinite): The European Commission has proposed that Bulgaria can transport COVID-19 patients to other countries if necessary. This plan has already been discussed between the Minister of Health Stoycho Katsarov and the European Commissioner for Health.
Patna (Bihar) [India], October 23 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday announced financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh each for families of 10 people from the state who died in Uttarakhand rains.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 23 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan inaugurated the sixth mega COVID-19 vaccination campaign to be held throughout the state on Saturday in Chennai.
New Delhi [India], October 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to interact with the seven Indian manufacturers of the COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, days after the country crossed a milestone of administering 100 crore vaccinations.
Panaji (Goa) [India], October 23 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant on Saturday congratulated the countrymen on India's landmark achievement of administering over 100 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses.
New Delhi [India], October 23 (ANI): More than 105.7 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been provided to states and Union Territories to date as a part of the nationwide vaccination drive, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Saturday.
Moscow [Russia], October 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian Health Ministry has amended the instructions for the use of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, giving green light to administering it simultaneously with a flu shot, according to the ministry statement.
New Delhi [India], October 23 (ANI): Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi after chairing the Haj review meeting here in the national capital on Friday said that the selection process will be based on the COVID-19 vaccination status of the pilgrims as per the guidelines fix
Kathmandu [Nepal], October 23 (ANI): Prime Minister of Nepal Sher Bahadur Deuba on Friday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for achieving the remarkable feat of administering 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses in the country and thanked him for supporting Nepal's vaccination drive.