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
Tamil Nadu government withdraws order on compulsory COVID-19 vaccination to visit public places"In continuation of the reduction in Covid-19 cases in the state and lifting of all restrictions which were laid down to prevent COVID-19 b...
03 Apr, 2022, 10.22 PM IST
Election ripple effect: Ramped up vaccination in states with pollsGoa, UP and Uttarakhand have achieved 100% first dose coverage while Punjab and Manipur are at 95% and 61% respectively.
02 Mar, 2022, 12.06 AM IST
Review coverage of Covid second dose amongst adolescents daily: Centre to states, UTsIn a letter to the states and UTs, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said a tailored communication strategy, focused at adolescent popu...
02 Feb, 2022, 02.40 PM IST
Election Commission to introduce Covid norms for crowds around poll video vansAfter public rallies were banned in all poll-bound states--Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur--in view of the surge in cor...
21 Jan, 2022, 11.59 PM IST
Election-bound UP, Punjab and Manipur have a Vaxhill challengeThe Centre has set a target before states, which will witness multi-phase elections through February and the first week of March, to fully ...
21 Jan, 2022, 07.20 AM IST
Election panel pulls up Punjab, Manipur for low vaccination rateThe poll panel has barred all physical rallies, pad yatras and vehicle rallies until January 22 in view of the Omicron threat. It is closel...
20 Jan, 2022, 07.12 AM IST
India's Covid vaccination programme one of world's most successful: GovtIn the vaccination drive, so far, the country has achieved several milestones, which have no precedent in the world, including administerin...
02 Jan, 2022, 09.25 PM IST
Covid: 11.7% rise in 2nd dose coverage till November 30 during Har Ghar Dastak vaccination driveLaunched on November 3, the 'Har Ghar Dastak' campaign aims at awareness, mobilisation and vaccination of all eligible beneficiaries throug...
02 Dec, 2021, 04.31 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
Uttar Pradesh to escalate vaccination pace, to jab over 25 lakh/dayThe state-wide launch of the cluster model earlier in June for the Covid-19 vaccination drive made the task easy, equitable, and seamless, ...
07 Nov, 2021, 10.39 AM IST
PM Modi holds review meeting with DMs of over 40 districts on low Covid vaccination coverageHighlighting the need to accelerate the pace and coverage of vaccination, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya had recently said that th...
03 Nov, 2021, 01.00 PM IST
Centre, states to discuss second dose of vaccinationMandaviya will hold his first physical meeting with all state health ministers after he took over the crucial health portfolio in July.
27 Oct, 2021, 07.01 AM IST
80% have received at least one dose in 19 of 36 states, UTsState-wise data maintained by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare shows that 19 of the 36 states and UTs have vaccinated at least 80%...
22 Oct, 2021, 07.56 AM IST
71% of India's adult population has received first Covid vaccine dose: GovtGovt of India says 71% of India's adult population has been administered at least 1 dose of Covid-19 vaccine & 27% have been administered b...
08 Oct, 2021, 11.39 AM 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