Centre revises rules to keep healthcare staff protectedThe health and family welfare ministry has revised guidelines for managing healthcare workers working in Covid and non-Covid areas of medic...
11 Jan, 2022, 07.12 AM IST
COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India crosses 72 crore: GovernmentAccording to ministry data, 54,58,47,706 beneficiaries were vaccinated for the first dose and 16,94,06,447 beneficiaries received their sec...
22 Nov, 2021, 10.33 AM IST
Covid vaccination gives priority to health and frontline workers, most vulnerable groups: GovtIt is anchored in systematic end-to-end planning and is implemented through effective and efficient participation of states, Union Territor...
01 Jul, 2021, 06.47 PM IST
Media reports on vaccine doses administered in May factually incorrect, says government"There have been media reports alleging the Union Government promising 120 million doses of vaccines during June 2021 while administering o...
02 Jun, 2021, 03.12 PM IST
Nearly half of vaccination sites in Delhi for 18-plus likely to be shut from Friday: AAP MLA AtishiAAP MLA Atishi on Thursday said nearly half of the vaccination sites for the 18-44 age group in Delhi are likely to be shut from Friday as ...
20 May, 2021, 07.58 PM IST
Doctors Down: Hospitals face staff shortage with frontline workers catching COVID-19Most hospitals have scaled up capacity by 10-35% to accommodate the increasing number of Covid patients and are recruiting more healthcare ...
01 May, 2021, 08.12 AM IST
How crowdfunding is transforming livesThe success of campaigns related to COVID causes launched by top Indian crowdfunding platforms proves their acceptance among the masses and...
23 Apr, 2021, 03.54 PM IST
Over 17 lakh received 1st jab of anti-COVID vaccine, second dose for 3.5 lakh beneficiaries in DelhiMore than 17 lakh people in Delhi have received the first jab of the anti-coronavirus vaccine, while over 3.5 lakh have got both doses, acc...
11 Apr, 2021, 10.59 PM IST
Stop new health, frontline staff registrations: CentreThe health ministry has red-flagged a high number of new registrations of healthcare and frontline workers in certain districts and asked t...
05 Apr, 2021, 07.55 AM IST
Over 2.91 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses administered so far, 9.74 lakh till Saturday eveningThe countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 with healthcare workers getting inoculated and vaccination of the frontline ...
13 Mar, 2021, 09.51 PM IST
Over 1.19 crore healthcare and frontline workers vaccinated against COVID-19: GovtThe beneficiaries include 64,71,047 healthcare workers (HCWs) who have taken the first dose, 13,21,635 HCWs who have taken the second dose ...
24 Feb, 2021, 10.25 AM IST
Health minister Harsh Vardhan appeals to healthcare, frontline workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19Union minister Harsh Vardhan further said that no severe adverse event post-immunisation has been recorded in the country and those reporte...
19 Feb, 2021, 07.17 PM IST
Maharashtra records 29,884 inoculations on first day of second roundWith the addition of 29,884 beneficiaries, the total number of inoculations in Maharashtra since the rollout of the nationwide COVID-19 vac...
16 Feb, 2021, 05.21 PM IST
More than 58 lakh healthcare, frontline workers vaccinated against COVID-19 across India: GovtThe ministry said 12 states reported vaccination activity on Sunday--Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur,...
07 Feb, 2021, 09.43 PM IST
Initiate COVID-19 vaccination of frontline workers from first week of February: Centre to statesIn the letter, Health Ministry Additional Secretary Manohar Agnani said the database of frontline workers is being updated by states and UT...
29 Jan, 2021, 10.39 PM IST
AstraZeneca to seek Japan's approval of COVID-19 vaccine as early as mid-February -YomiuriAlthough the British-Swedish company started domestic vaccine trials last summer, it fell behind its rival Pfizer Inc in the schedule to in...
29 Jan, 2021, 11.34 AM IST
Centre approaches private sector in search for models for vaccinationPeople aware of the development told ET that the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid-19, headed by Niti Aayog member ...
19 Nov, 2020, 11.52 PM IST