Greater efforts needed to get routine immunization back to pre-COVID-19 times: WHO"Commendably the Region has administered 3 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to date, since January 2021 when the first dose of vaccine wa...
16 Jul, 2022, 12.48 PM IST
Second leg of Har Ghar Dastak campaign begins to boost Covid vaccination driveThe Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan communicated to all States and UTs in a video conference on May 20 regarding the considerably slo...
01 Jun, 2022, 02.12 PM IST
High vaccination coverage cuts COVID-19 death rate by 80 per cent: US studyAs of April 11, 2022, over 11 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered globally and the World Health Organization's target is ...
28 Apr, 2022, 04.37 PM IST
Over 163 crore Covid doses administered in India so far: GovernmentMore than 51 lakh (51,64,473) vaccine doses have been administered till 7 pm. Over 93 lakh (93,53,837) precaution doses have been given to ...
25 Jan, 2022, 11.44 PM IST
Omicron may reach millions before vaccines do – but that doesn't mean race to vaccinate the world is overLarge outbreaks are ongoing across Europe and North America and cases are also rising in many other countries. Omicron has now reached most...
14 Jan, 2022, 10.30 AM IST
Centre extends door-to-door vaccination campaign till December 31Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan chaired a high-level virtual meeting with states and UTs to review COVID-19 public health response me...
30 Nov, 2021, 03.53 PM IST
Mandaviya urges 3 states, 1 UT reporting low vax coverage to launch aggressive campaignWhile India's first dose coverage is at 82 per cent and second dose coverage at 43 per cent, Puducherry (66 per cent, 39 per cent), Nagalan...
22 Nov, 2021, 03.07 PM IST
Mansukh Mandaviya to review Covid vaccination progress in Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Puducherry on MondayUnion Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will hold a meeting on Monday to review the progress and planning of COVID-19 vaccination in Manipu...
21 Nov, 2021, 04.38 PM IST
Vaccine hesitancy greatest threat in beating the pandemic: Adar PoonawallaUnion health minister Mansukh Mandaviya, too, on Wednesday appealed all eligible citizens to get vaccinated, even as he said the number of ...
18 Nov, 2021, 07.34 AM IST
Covid: States cite low literacy, mindest, and complacency for poor jab numbersThe Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has identified 40 districts in 13 states which have less than 50% population covered by at least ...
02 Nov, 2021, 06.57 AM IST
India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage crosses 102.8 crore, says governmentIn the 18-44 age group, 40,92,47,732 first doses and 12,86,74,750 second doses have been administered since the start of phase three of the...
25 Oct, 2021, 10.35 PM IST
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya congratulates nation as COVID-19 vaccinations cross 100 cr markMeanwhile, the Prime Minister reached Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital as the vaccination coverage exceeded 100 crore. India's COVID-19 vaccinati...
21 Oct, 2021, 11.16 AM IST
COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 99 crore: Mansukh Mandaviya"Go for it India, continue to rapidly march towards our milestone of 100 crore #COVID19 vaccinations," Mandaviya wrote on Twitter. Yesterda...
19 Oct, 2021, 04.04 PM IST
65.5% of 2nd dose eligible beneficiaries received 2nd dose of vaccine as per CoWIn portal: Govt"As on July 25, 2021, 65.5 per cent of second dose eligible beneficiaries aged 18 years and above have received 2nd dose of Covid vaccine a...
28 Jul, 2021, 05.38 PM IST
India's cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage crosses 39 croreAs the new phase of universalisation of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21 June, 39,13,40,491 vaccine doses have been administered thro...
15 Jul, 2021, 11.27 AM IST
Covid cheer: 8.5 million jabs; Daily cases below 50,000The final count is likely to be higher. The day also saw the Covid case count fall below 50,000 for the first time in three months. Many st...
22 Jun, 2021, 08.08 AM IST
India becomes second country to reach 20 crore vaccination coverage after USAccording to data available on Our World In Data and multiple sources, other leading countries in COVID-19 vaccination drive include the UK...
26 May, 2021, 06.44 PM IST