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Over 1.79 bn coronavirus vaccine doses administered so far: Govt

The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 179.89 crore on Friday, the Union health ministry said.

16.4 mn people in Maha yet to take 2nd dose of Covid vaccines: Health dept

16.4 million people in Maharashtra are yet to take the second dose of coronavirus vaccines and the state health department is pursuing them to get jabbed at the earliest

DCGI grants emergency use authorisation to Covovax for 12-17 yrs age group

India's drug regulator has granted restricted emergency use authorisation to Serum Institute of India's COVID-19 vaccine Covovax for the 12-17 years age group subject to certain conditions

Over 1.79 bn Covid vaccine doses administered in India so far: Govt

The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 1.79 billion on Tuesday, the Union health ministry said.

Covid-19: Odisha tops list of full immunisation with 90.5% coverage

Apart from successful vaccination of people against COVID-19, Odisha has topped the list of full immunisation in the country with 90.5 per cent coverage, a senior health department official said.

92% Covid deaths this year among unvaccinated, shows govt data

Says rational to open schools, resume normal affairs while taking precautions

'Over 20 mn adolescents in 15-18 age group fully vaccinated against Covid'

Over 70 per cent of beneficiaries in the same age group have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine so far, according to a health ministry data

Covid vaccine makers shoot for exports as domestic demand may remain low

ZyCoV-D is already approved by the regulator for use in children aged 12 and more

Covid vaccination pace for 15-17 age group slows down further: Data

At the current pace, child vaccinations may only be complete by the end of the year. India has 83.3 million children in the 12-14 age group who are yet to be vaccinated

Aadhaar not mandatory on CoWIN portal for Covid vaccine: Centre tells SC

The Centre Monday told the Supreme Court that Aadhaar card is not mandatory for registration on CoWIN portal for COVID-19 vaccination.

Centre places purchase order for 50 mn doses of Corbevax at Rs 145 apiece

The government is yet to decide on which segment of beneficiaries this new vaccine would be administered

Covid-19 vax: Low allocation in FY23, Centre has unutilised funds from FY22

Depending on utilisation of budgetary estimates, allocation can be hiked, say officials

Over 76% eligible teenagers in Delhi vaccinated against Covid-19

Delhi has vaccinated more than 76 percent of the teenagers aged between 15 and 18 against COVID-19, with northwest district inoculating the maximum number of beneficiaries in this cohort.

Market approval for Covishield, Covaxin likely to come with riders

Will the vaccines be freely available with chemists?

Covid vaccination drive added strength to Covid fight, saved lives: PM Modi

As India marks one year of the COVID vaccination drive on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the vaccination programme added great strength to the fight against the COVID-19.The Prime Minister said that the vaccination drive led to saving lives and protecting livelihood."Today we mark one year of Vaccine Drive. I salute each and every individual who is associated with the vaccination drive. Our vaccination programme has added great strength to the fight against COVID-19. It has led to saving lives and thus protecting livelihoods," the Prime Minister tweeted.Earlier in the day, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya had called the COVID vaccination drive the "most successful" in the world.Taking to Twitter, he wrote, "Today the world's largest vaccination campaign completes one year. Started under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi, with everyone's efforts, today, it is the most successful vaccination campaign in the world. I congratulate all the health workers, scientists

Amit Shah compliments PM Modi for completion of 1 year of Covid vaccination

Home Minister Amit Shah complimented Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the successful completion of one year of India's Covid vaccination drive and said the country has set an example for the world

Beware of new coronavirus variants, fight is on: PM Narendra Modi

Says maintain economic momentum; focus on local curbs

Mandaviya asks eligible young friends to get vaccinated at earliest

Over three crore youngsters in the 15-18 age group have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine since India opened up vaccination for this category of beneficiaries on January 3, Union Health Minister Mansukh Madaviya said on Thursday. "Great sense of responsibility & enthusiasm among Young India," the minister said. In a tweet, he said, "Over 3 crore youngsters between the 15-18 age group have received 1st dose of the #COVID19 vaccine. I appeal to all my eligible young friends to get vaccinated at the earliest". According to the Union Health Ministry data, over 26,73,385 precaution doses have been administered to healthcare workers, frontline workers and those aged 60 and above with comorbidities. With the administration of over 76 lakh doses (76,32,024) vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 154.61 crore as per provisional reports till 7 am. The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 last year with ...

Over 30 million teenagers get first dose of Covid-19 vaccine: Health min

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Thursday that over 3 crore teenagers between the age limit of 15 and 18 years have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.Mandaviya tweeted, "Great sense of responsibility & enthusiasm among Young India over 3 crore youngsters between the 15-18 age group have received 1st dose of the #COVID19 vaccine I appeal to all my eligible young friends to get vaccinated at the earliest. #SabkoVaccineMuftVaccine."The vaccination drive for teenagers was started on January 3.

Covid positivity up 11% in two weeks; daily cases set to hit 200,000 today

In India, 92% adults have received their first dose, while 68% are fully vaccinated