Covid Vaccine In India

India has set a new milestone with over 46 crore people getting themselves vaccinated against coronavirus. The country registered 41,649 lakh fresh cases and 593 deaths. So far, 4.23 lakh people have died of Covid in the country.

Batting for her state's Covid pandemic performance, Kerala Health Minister Veena George, under fire for the rising number of new cases, reiterated her government's stand this this trend was expected. However, she sought more vaccines from the Centre.

Amid rising Covid cases in Karnataka, its new chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said there is a need to tighten the borders and take measures to put in place compulsory testing to stop the spread of the virus.

Supreme Court made clear it will not take an "elitist view" that no beggars be allowed on the streets and asked the Centre and Delhi government to respond to a plea seeking vaccination and rehabilitation of beggars and vagabonds in view of pandemic.

Daimler India Commercial Vehicle, which opened the on-site vaccination centre at its plant in May 2021, has now is offering free COVID-19 vaccines to truck drivers of all brands, and over 60 drivers were vaccinated on the first day.

Amid debate over Covid vaccines' efficacy, particularly against newer and more aggressive variants, a rather worrying piece of news has emerged from Mumbai, where a 26-year-old tested positive thrice in 13 months - twice after taking both doses.

Ten policemen have been removed from duty, and five named in an 'abetment to suicide' complaint, after a man in his 20s died by suicide in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district, hours after a brawl with cops at a Covid vaccination centre on Monday.

Covid vaccines for children are likely in a matter of days, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was told this morning at a meeting of BJP MPs at parliament.

People in Tamil Nadu can now get themselves vaccinated against COVID-19 at private hospitals for free as the state government has extended its free vaccination drive and asked corporates to help with the funds under corporate social responsibility.

A health worker was arrested from West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Saturday on the charge of operating unauthorised Covid-19 vaccination camps in the state, a police officer said.

A third Covid wave in India can be delayed and it may be less severe than the first two waves if Covid-appropriate behaviour is followed and the pace of vaccination is increased, AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria told NDTV this morning.

Children in India can start getting vaccinated by September, AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria told NDTV this morning.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said the Union Health Ministry's reply in Parliament that no Covid vaccine dose was wasted in the state is a befitting answer to those who made false allegations in this regard.

With various mutations of the SARS-CoV-2 emerging in the near future, there might be a need for the country to adopt a booster dose with second-generation COVID-19 vaccines, said AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria.

An expert group of the Indian government is in talks with global pharma major Pfizer over COVID vaccine supply, said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday.

India has set a new milestone with over 46 crore people getting themselves vaccinated against coronavirus. The country registered 41,649 lakh fresh cases and 593 deaths. So far, 4.23 lakh people have died of Covid in the country.

Batting for her state's Covid pandemic performance, Kerala Health Minister Veena George, under fire for the rising number of new cases, reiterated her government's stand this this trend was expected. However, she sought more vaccines from the Centre.

Amid rising Covid cases in Karnataka, its new chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said there is a need to tighten the borders and take measures to put in place compulsory testing to stop the spread of the virus.

Supreme Court made clear it will not take an "elitist view" that no beggars be allowed on the streets and asked the Centre and Delhi government to respond to a plea seeking vaccination and rehabilitation of beggars and vagabonds in view of pandemic.

Daimler India Commercial Vehicle, which opened the on-site vaccination centre at its plant in May 2021, has now is offering free COVID-19 vaccines to truck drivers of all brands, and over 60 drivers were vaccinated on the first day.

Amid debate over Covid vaccines' efficacy, particularly against newer and more aggressive variants, a rather worrying piece of news has emerged from Mumbai, where a 26-year-old tested positive thrice in 13 months - twice after taking both doses.

Ten policemen have been removed from duty, and five named in an 'abetment to suicide' complaint, after a man in his 20s died by suicide in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district, hours after a brawl with cops at a Covid vaccination centre on Monday.

Covid vaccines for children are likely in a matter of days, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was told this morning at a meeting of BJP MPs at parliament.

People in Tamil Nadu can now get themselves vaccinated against COVID-19 at private hospitals for free as the state government has extended its free vaccination drive and asked corporates to help with the funds under corporate social responsibility.

A health worker was arrested from West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Saturday on the charge of operating unauthorised Covid-19 vaccination camps in the state, a police officer said.

A third Covid wave in India can be delayed and it may be less severe than the first two waves if Covid-appropriate behaviour is followed and the pace of vaccination is increased, AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria told NDTV this morning.

Children in India can start getting vaccinated by September, AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria told NDTV this morning.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said the Union Health Ministry's reply in Parliament that no Covid vaccine dose was wasted in the state is a befitting answer to those who made false allegations in this regard.

With various mutations of the SARS-CoV-2 emerging in the near future, there might be a need for the country to adopt a booster dose with second-generation COVID-19 vaccines, said AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria.

An expert group of the Indian government is in talks with global pharma major Pfizer over COVID vaccine supply, said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday.