India Covid Vaccination

Centre Says Over 1 Crore COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Still Available With States

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 29, 2021

More than 1 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with states and UTs and they will receive over 20 lakh more doses within the next 3 days, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday.

Supreme Court Asks Centre To Explain Rationale Adopted In Covid Vaccine Pricing

India News | ANI | Tuesday April 27, 2021

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Union of India (UOI) to explain the basis and rationale adopted with respect to the pricing of Coronavirusvaccines and other necessary items.

Serum Institute Hasn't Contracted All Covid Vaccine Production To Centre Till May 25: Ministry

India News | ANI | Friday April 23, 2021

The government said on Thursday said that media reports suggesting that Serum Institute of India (SII) has contracted all its production till May 25 to the centre are based "on incorrect facts"

India Fastest In World To Administer 13 Crore Covid Vaccine Doses: Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 21, 2021

India has become the fastest country to administer 13 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses, taking just 95 days to do so, the Union Health Ministry said today.

Vaccine Liberalisation To Fasten Drive, Incentivise Manufacturers: Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 21, 2021

Liberalisation of the COVID-19 vaccine programme will accelerate pace of the drive and also incentivise manufacturers to set up capacity, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said today.

Let States Define Frontline Workers: Manmohan Singh To PM On Vaccinations

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Sunday April 18, 2021

Veteran Congress leader Manmohan Singh has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow states to define categories of frontline workers that need to be vaccinated against Covid on priority "even if they are below 45 years of age".

Over 8.83 Crore COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Administered In India: Government

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 8, 2021

Over 8.83 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have so far been administered in the country with more than 13 lakh jabs given on Wednesday, the health ministry said.

India Goes Past US, Becomes Fastest Nation In Administering COVID-19 Vaccine: Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 7, 2021

India has surpassed the US to become the fastest COVID-19 vaccinating country in the world with an average daily rate of 30,93,861 vaccine doses, the Union Health Ministry said today.

Central Government Advises Employees Who Are 45 And Above To Get Vaccine

India News | Reported by Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Tuesday April 6, 2021

The centre has asked its employees aged 45 and above to get vaccinated against the coronavirus to stem the massive growth in daily Covid figures across the country.

Made-In-India Covid Vaccines In Yemen A "Game Changer": UN Official

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 1, 2021

The shipment of 360,000 Made-in-India COVID-19 vaccines that arrived in Yemen, as part of the first batch of 1.9 million doses it will receive throughout the year, is a "game changer" and a "milestone" in the fight against the pandemic in the country

Vaccination Throughout April, Including Holidays: Government Amid Surge

India News | Reported by Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Thursday April 1, 2021

Covid-19 vaccinations will be done throughout the month of April, including on gazetted holidays, the government informed today. It has decided to operationalise both public and private sector vaccination centres for this purpose.

"Supplied More Vaccines Globally Than Vaccinated Our Own," India Tells UN

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 27, 2021

India has supplied more COVID-19 vaccines globally than vaccinated its own people, the country has told the UN General Assembly and cautioned that vaccine inequity will defeat the collective global resolve to contain the coronavirus as the disparity in the accessibility of vaccines will affect the poorest nations the most.

Over 3 Million Get COVID-19 Vaccine In 24 Hours, Highest So Far: Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 16, 2021

More than 30 lakh people were inoculated against COVID-19 on March 15, the highest in a day so far, taking the total number of vaccine doses administered in the country to 3,29,47,432, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated today.

20 Lakh Vaccine Doses Administered On Friday, Highest So Far: Government

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 13, 2021

The Health Ministry said on Saturday that more than 20 lakh vaccine doses against the coronavirus were administered across the country the previous day, the highest single-day count so far.

Pakistan To Soon Get 'Made-In-India' Vaccines Under Global Alliance

India News | Written by Sukirti Dwivedi | Wednesday March 10, 2021

Pakistan will soon get 'made-in-India' coronavirus vaccinesunder the United Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization or GAVI, a public-private global health partnership to increase access to immunisation in poor countries.