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Decision on mixing, matching of COVID-19 vaccine booster dose will be base
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Thursday said that any decision on the mixing and matching of the booster dose of COVID-19 vaccines will be taken based on science.
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COVID surge has settled but can't lower our guards, says NITI Aayog's VK P
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): VK Paul, Member-Health, NITI Aayog on Friday advised all the citizens not to lower the guard against the COVID-19 pandemic as the current surge has settled and added that the government has invited other vaccine manufacturers to collaborate with scien
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India heading towards becoming vaccine super-power: DG ICMR
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Dr Balram Bhargava on Thursday hailed the 96 per cent nationwide COVID-19 vaccination coverage of the first dose and said that India is heading towards becoming a vaccine super-power.
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Overall COVID situation optimistic, but cannot lower guard: Dr VK Paul
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): Dr VK Paul, Member-Health, Niti Aayog on Thursday said that the overall COVID-19 situation in the country is optimistic, however, India cannot lower its guard.
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COVID-19: Centre has issued advisory for reopening of schools; states to t
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): The Ministry of Education on Thursday issued revised guidelines for the reopening of schools, allowing the states to take the final call based on their overall COVID situation.
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COVID-19 vaccination for children below 15 yrs to begin after scientific e
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry will decide about COVID-19 vaccination for children less than 15 years of age only after scientific evidence, said Rajesh Bhushan, Health Secretary while addressing a press briefing on Thursday.
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COVID-19 caused by Omicron should not be considered common cold, people sh
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): With India witnessing a steep rise in COVID-19 cases, Dr VK Paul, Niti Aayog member, has cautioned that the infection caused by Omicron variant of coronavirus should not be considered common cold and people should not take it lightly.
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Vaccination is critical pillar of our COVID-19 response: Dr VK Paul
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): Dr VK Paul, a Niti Aayog member, on Wednesday encouraged people to get vaccinated against coronavirus infection at the earliest and said, "vaccination is the critical pillar of our COVID-19 response and they are helpful to an extent".
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COVID-19 precautionary dose will be same vaccine administered previously:
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): The precautionary COVID-19 vaccine dose, which is to be given to healthcare and frontline workers, and those over 60 years of age with co-morbidities from January 10, will be the same vaccine as administered previously in the first two doses, said Dr VK Pa
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Requirement, timing of COVID vaccine booster will be based on scientific d
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): The requirement, timing and nature of COVID vaccine booster doses will be based on scientific decisions according to Dr VK Paul, Member-Health, Niti Aayog on Wednesday.
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Amid Omicron concerns, Centre says genome sequencing of every sample not p
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Genome sequencing of every sample is not possible, Union Health Ministry said on Friday amid concerns over the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
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Omicron: Effective strategy to ensure India's adult population is fully va
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar(Odisha) [India], December 15 (ANI): Amid concerns over the Omicron variant of COVID-19, NITI Aayog Member-Health, Dr VK Paul on Tuesday said that the effective strategy is to ensure that the adult population of India is vaccinated with the two doses of vaccines.
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