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COVID-19: More than 42 lakh beneficiaries of age group 18-44 vaccinated in
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Since the beginning of Phase III of the vaccination drive in India, more than 42 lakh beneficiaries of age group 18-44 have been given the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday.
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First Covid vaccine dose to be administered to beneficiaries aged 45 or ab
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 15 (ANI): A special COVID vaccination drive will be conducted in Jammu district on May 16 to administer the first dose of vaccine to beneficiaries in the the age group of 45 years or above who were left out initially.
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Odisha govt forms high-level advisory committee for COVID management
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 15 (ANI): The Odisha government on Saturday constituted a high-level advisory committee led by K Srinath Reddy, president, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) to suggest measures to tackle the possible third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and to strategi
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Chances of hospitalisation after COVID vaccination are 0.06 pc, says Indra
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): The Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in Delhi said on Saturday on the basis of an observational study that 97.38 per cent of those vaccinated were protected from the COVID-19 infection and the chances of hospitalisation after the vaccination are 0.06 per cent.
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Russian envoy Nikolay Kudashev expresses happiness over COVID-19 vaccine S
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Russian Ambassador to India, Nikolay Kudashev on Saturday expressed his happiness over the rollout of COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V in India.
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COVID-19: Overall positivity rate of India at 19.8 pc, says Union Health M
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Saturday informed that the overall positivity rate of India now stands at 19.8 per cent.
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Industry leaders hope lockdown to last till May-end: CARE Ratings
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 15 (ANI): A recent survey by CARE Ratings shows that a majority of industry leaders perceive lockdown to be a solution for the raging coronavirus situation across India with a sizeable number expecting it to extend only till May-end.
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Pneumococcal vaccination programme launched for children in J-K
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 15 (ANI): Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Health Deparment of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday launched an immunisation programme for the children in the union territory.
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India will have more vaccines from different companies in next two months,
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Amid the second wave of COVID-19, AIIMS Delhi Director Randeep Guleria on Saturday said that the country is preparing to ramp up the vaccination drive as more vaccines shall be available in India in the next two months.
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PM Modi chairs meeting over COVID-19, emphasises on localised containment
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired a high-level meeting over COVID-19 and vaccination relation situation and said that localised containment strategies are the need of the hour especially for states where test positivity rates (TPR) in distri
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India's investment-grade rating remains under strain: Fitch
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 15 (ANI): Downside pressures on India's creditworthiness remain prominent and the ongoing health crisis will depress economic activity in the near term, Fitch Ratings has said.
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Harsh Vardhan to interact with health ministers of UP, Andhra, MP, Gujarat
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Saturday will interact with health ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat via video conferencing to review the COVID-19 situation and the progress of the vaccination drive in these
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