‘Vaccine passports' increased immunisation in countries with low coverage: Lancet studyIt has been suggested that such certification might encourage more unvaccinated people to get vaccinated, particularly those who perceive t...
14 Dec, 2021, 03.54 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi to chair meeting with top officials on Covid 19 situation, vaccination todayAmid rising concern about a new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron' first detected in South Africa, India also added several countries to the list f...
27 Nov, 2021, 09.58 AM IST
As India administers 100 cr COVID-19 vaccine doses, experts urge caution, say pandemic not yet overFormer Director-General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Nirmal Ganguly said the threat of COVID-19 will exist until most state...
21 Oct, 2021, 01.04 PM IST
'Had he not written the editorial...'Chetan Bhagat gets schooled, Twitter-style, for seeking credit in India's vax driveThe writer's mentions were a mix of sarcastic and jibe-filled tweets.
01 Sep, 2021, 06.31 PM IST
Pfizer Shot just 39% effective in halting delta, says IsraelThe vaccine provided 88% protection against hospitalisation and 91.4% against severe illness for an unspecified number of people studied be...
24 Jul, 2021, 06.10 PM IST
Modi government has enough money but won't provide vaccines free of cost, says MamataPointing out that Covishield is priced at Rs 150 for the Centre, Rs 400 for states and Rs 600 for private hospitals, the TMC supremo said, ...
22 Apr, 2021, 03.54 PM IST
Bhutan vaccinates 60% of population in record timeThe tiny nation wedged between India and China told AFP that 470,000 people out of 770,000 in total had been administered the first shot of...
07 Apr, 2021, 09.19 PM IST
EU seeks 10 mn AstraZeneca vaccines from India to meet shortfall: Indian sourceThe EU wants the doses from Serum, the world's largest vaccine maker, to offset supply shortfalls from AstraZeneca's European plants and sp...
01 Apr, 2021, 06.51 PM IST
India’s vaccination programme needs rapid ramp-up: ExpertsGiven India’s population, cross-country comparisons are not valid, but if the country does not accelerate its inoculation programme, it wil...
13 Mar, 2021, 07.24 AM IST
Reconsider decision to allow pvt hospitals charge Rs 250 per COVID-19 vaccine: Siddaramaiah"The decision of the Central government to allow private healthcare centres to charge Rs 250 for administering the vaccine will adversely i...
05 Mar, 2021, 01.12 PM IST
China aims to vaccinate 40% of population by end of July: Senior adviserZhong Nanshan, a coronavirus expert who helped shape China's COVID-19 response, said on Monday the current ratio of vaccine doses administe...
02 Mar, 2021, 12.50 PM IST
Covid-19: More than 100 million vaccinatedNone of the world's 29 poorest countries has formally started mass vaccination drives, while the richest nations have given more than two-t...
02 Feb, 2021, 03.59 PM IST
Israeli PM Netanyahu greets "great friend" Narendra Modi on 72nd Republic Day"To my great friend Prime Minister @NarendraModi - Congratulations to you and the people of India on your 72nd #RepublicDay. Our friendship...
26 Jan, 2021, 06.36 PM IST
Covid 19 vaccines bringing down infections, shows Israel studyThis is one of the first studies that link vaccination and a drop in infection rates. The study analysed data on Covid-19 infection and hos...
26 Jan, 2021, 06.45 AM IST
India's Covid-19 vaccination drive from January 16: All you need to knowThe decision, the government said on Saturday, was taken at a high-level meeting where Modi reviewed the status of Covid-19 and vaccine pre...
09 Jan, 2021, 10.20 PM IST
Israel begins virus inoculation drive as infections surgeIsrael on Sunday began its coronavirus inoculation drive, aiming to vaccinate some 60,000 people a day in a bid to stamp out the illness th...
20 Dec, 2020, 12.26 PM IST
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu joins world leaders getting COVID-19 vaccineIsrael is set to begin vaccinating its health workers and nursing home residents beginning Sunday. Netanyahu said he wanted to be the count...
20 Dec, 2020, 09.27 AM IST