Coronavirus LIVE: No case of post-vaccine hospitalisation today, says govt

Coronavirus live updates: India has rolled out two coronavirus vaccines - Covishield and Covaxin. Globally, more than 94 million people have been infected, of which, 10,542,068 are in India

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If Covaxin is safe why no ministers have taken it yet: Manish Tewari

Many imminent doctors have raised questions with regard to the efficacy & safety of Covaxin with govt saying that people will not be able to choose as to which vaccine they would like to take. This goes against the entire doctrine of informed consent, said Congress MP Manish Tewari. He further questioned the government's intentions saying that if the vaccine is so safe & reliable & efficacy of the vaccine is beyond question then how is it that not a single functionary of the government has stepped forward to get themselves vaccinated as it has happened in other countries around the world.

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Covid-19 vaccination drive underway in Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences

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Coronavirus vaccination in Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat witnesses vaccine administration and interacts with the beneficiaries at Doon Medical College in Dehradun.

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Coronavirus vaccination drive: In Kolkata, Covid-19 vaccination brings a passport to normal life for some

Twenty-four-year old Nivedita Gope from Tripura had joined Emami group’s AMRI Hospitals as part of the nursing staff in November 2019, just months ahead of the Covid-19 pandemic hit India.

 

Since then, she has not been home. The shot today would be a passport of sorts to reunite with her family after more than a year.

 

“I thought it best to stay here during the pandemic. There was a fear of spreading the infection and there were patients to take care of,” Gope said while waiting for her shot on the first day of the vaccination drive in India. Read on...

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Tamil Nadu vaccination drive: Doctor gets first shot of Covid-19 vaccine in TN as CM launches drive

Tami Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami inaugurated the Covid-19 vaccination drive in Tamil Nadu at the Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai today. The first shot was given to K. Senthil, president of the Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Association.

 

Dr C Vijayabaskar, Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu said that the state health department has made arrangements for vaccination at 166 centres in the first phase. Read more here

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Maharashtra: BJP workers celebrate and burn an effigy of coronavirus in Ghatkopar area of Mumbai

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8,100 people will get the vaccine at 81 vaccination centres in Delhi, says Kejriwal

8,100 people will get the vaccine at 81 vaccination centres in Delhi. I appeal to the people not to pay heed to rumours. Experts have said that the vaccines are safe: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after witnessing vaccine administration at LNJP hospital

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Covid-19 vaccination drive underway at Jammu Medical College & Hospital

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Have reached a decisive phase in war against Covid-19: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

Have won battle against polio, small pox. Now we have reached a decisive phase in war against Covid-19: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

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Very happy that the Covid-19 vaccination drive has begun, says Punjab CM

I am very happy that the Covid-19 vaccination drive has begun, we have started with the health workers & it will gradually come down to other people. I've written to the PM to request free vaccine for the lower-income group: Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh

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Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan shows a dose of COVAXIN developed by Bharat Biotech at AIIMS, Delhi

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Vaccine will work as a 'sanjeevani' in the fight against Covid-19, says Harsh Vardhan

I am very happy and satisfied today. We have been fighting against Covid-19 in PM's leadership for the last one year. This vaccine will work as a 'sanjeevani' in the fight against Covid-19, which has entered the final stage: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

 

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A sanitation worker becomes the first person to receive Covid-19 vaccine jab at AIIMS, Delhi

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Coronavirus vaccination: Volunteer gets vaccinated

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Covid-19 vaccination drive underway