Odisha prohibits drive-in and doorstep COVID-19 vaccinationAdditional Chief Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, P K Mohapatra in a letter to authorities on Wednesday said: "You are requ...
20 May, 2021, 10.48 AM IST
Serum Institute, Bharat Biotech may skip tenders for vaccines floated by statesThese tenders were floated to attract global vaccine companies such as Pfizer, Moderna, J&J, among others, to participate in the vaccinatio...
18 May, 2021, 04.38 PM IST
View: Express vaccination is our saviourThere are no two opinions that the way out of the pandemic still remains the same – express vaccination till we achieve herd immunity. Isra...
01 May, 2021, 05.32 PM IST
States with high COVID-19 caseloads to start vaccination drive in restricted mannerThe Centre stepped in on Friday after vaccine manufacturers indicated to state governments that they would not be able to provide supplies ...
01 May, 2021, 07.56 AM IST
Vaccination drive in states with high caseload slowsDaily vaccination numbers in eight of the ten highest caseload states in India fell last week, amidst reports of supply constraints as well...
27 Apr, 2021, 08.31 AM IST
Odisha halts COVID-19 vaccination drive in 1,035 sites due to its acute shortage18 Apr, 2021, 10.09 AM IST
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik urges PM Modi to allow sale of COVID-19 vaccines in open marketPatnaik also stressed that COVID-19 vaccines which have received green signals globally from credible agencies should be accorded approval ...
17 Apr, 2021, 12.41 PM IST
Covid-19: 11 of 30 Odisha districts run out of vaccinesThe 11 districts – Bhadrak, Boudh, Dhenkanal, Gajapati, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Koraput, Nayagarh, Puri, Sambalpur and Sonepur – have run out o...
13 Apr, 2021, 11.15 PM IST
Now, Odisha district Bhadrak runs out of Covid-19 vaccine“No vaccination session was planned in Bhadrak as the stocks are out in the district,” Odisha National Health Mission director Shalini Pand...
12 Apr, 2021, 09.07 AM IST
Four states say Covid-19 vaccine stocks petering outChhattisgarh, Telangana and Odisha have told the Centre that inventory is running low. Haryana has slowed down Covaxin jabs as stocks of th...
05 Apr, 2021, 09.37 AM IST
Government-run hospitals still the mainstay of India vaccination driveWhile private hospitals can conduct vaccinations on all days, government health facilities are required to carry out vaccinations for a min...
12 Mar, 2021, 08.42 AM IST
Patnaik receives first jab of CovaxinSharing a picture of him getting inoculated, Patnaik tweeted, "Happy to share that I took my first dose of #COVID19 vaccine today. Grateful...
01 Mar, 2021, 12.53 PM IST
24,000 designated private hospitals to join Phase-3 Covid vaccination drive from March 1According to initial discussions in the health ministry, private hospitals may not be permitted to sell the vaccine but could be allowed to...
25 Feb, 2021, 06.56 AM IST
Odisha exceeds Covid vaccination target; Sikkim, Lakshadweep beat target tooOdisha had to cover 1,10,387 beneficiaries in the first week of public immunisation drive till Friday. The state covered 1,13,623 beneficia...
25 Jan, 2021, 08.14 AM IST
Healthcare staff to get second chance at vaccinationBefore the rollout of the vaccines, the health ministry had asked the states to ensure that healthcare workers who are suffering from Covid...
21 Jan, 2021, 08.10 AM IST
1.48 lakh inoculated, 133 adverse events: GovernmentThe ministry of health and family welfare, however, said that there has not been a single serious or severe AEFI attributable to vaccinatio...
19 Jan, 2021, 12.11 AM IST
Odisha to take day off from vaccination drive tomorrow to observe recipients"After tomorrow, the vaccination drive will continue from Monday to January 25 as per government guidelines," Odisha Additional Chief Secre...
17 Jan, 2021, 12.01 AM IST