India Covid-19 Vaccine

Pfizer Wants India To Order Covid Vaccine Before Pursuing Approval

India News | Reuters | Monday January 25, 2021

Pfizer Inc will pursue its request for India to approve its COVID-19 vaccine if the government commits to buying shots, the US drugmaker told Reuters on Monday, even as global supplies tighten.

PM Modi, Chief Ministers To Receive Shots In Round 2 Of Vaccination: Sources

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday January 21, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be vaccinated in the second phase of the Covid inoculation drive launched last week, sources said today. All Chief Ministers, MPs and MLAs above 50 will also receive vaccines.

"Upsetting That Some Healthcare Workers Declining Vaccine," Says Centre

India News | Reported by Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited by Debanish Achom | Tuesday January 19, 2021

Doctors, nurses and others involved in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic should not hesitate the get themselves vaccinated, the government said today. Top medical experts and members of the government think tank NITI Aayog have requested people eligible for vaccination not to fall for rumours on safety, and that minor adverse effects are common and sh...

India To Prioritise Neighbours Over Other Countries Seeking Vaccine: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 19, 2021

A multi-ministerial meeting on Monday discussed various aspects of India's possible export of COVID-19 vaccines in view of requests from an increasing number of countries to procure the vaccines, people familiar with the development said.

Bharat Biotech Gets Centre's Letter For 45 Lakh Doses Of Covaxin: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 19, 2021

Bharat Biotech has secured a fresh Letter of Comfort from the Centre for another 45 lakh doses of its COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, sources said.

580 Adverse Reactions, Two Deaths Not Linked to Vaccine: Centre On Day 3

India News | Reported by Sukirti Dwivedi and Nehal Kidwai, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday January 19, 2021

A total of 3.8 lakh people have been vaccinated since the rollout of the coronavirus vaccines three days ago, the government said on Monday. Among the, 580 cases of adverse reactions have been observed and seven persons have been hospitalized. Two persons have died also but neither deaths are related to vaccines, the government said. , coronavir...

India's Covid Vaccine Key To A Disease-Free World: PM Modi To Mahinda Rajapaksa

India News | Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Sunday January 17, 2021

The rapid development and launch of a Covid-19 vaccine by India is a landmark exercise in the world's endeavour to turn disease-free, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today. In a Twitter exchange with his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa, he once again highlighted the role played by scientists and frontline workers in the battle against th...

How Many People Were Vaccinated In Each State On Day 1

India News | Reported by Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited by Debanish Achom | Sunday January 17, 2021

The first day of COVID-19 vaccination in India saw 1.91 lakh people take the shot, as against a target of inoculating three lakh people by the government. The shortfall is on account of vaccination being voluntary.

World's Largest Vaccination Drive In Numbers

India News | Reported by Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Saturday January 16, 2021

Nearly a year after India reported its first case of coronavirus from Kerala, the "start of the end of the pandemic", as Health Minister Harsh Vardhan described it on Friday, began this morning with Prime Minister Narendra Modi launching the nationwide rollout. The government has targeted the vaccination of 1 crore healthcare workers and 2 crore fr...

India's First Covid Vaccine Recipient On Getting The Shot

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Saturday January 16, 2021

Manish Kumar, a sanitation worker at the national capital's AIIMS, on Saturday became the first person in the country to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.

1.91 Lakh Get Shots On Day 1 As India Begins Largest Vaccination Drive

India News | NDTV News Desk | Saturday January 16, 2021

India's coronavirus vaccination drive - one of the largest in the world - was launched today by Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning. "Don't make the mistake of ignoring the second vaccine dose," he urged the people.

Coronavirus Vaccine: Former AIIMS Director, Other Experts Support India-Made COVID-19 Vaccines

India News | ANI | Friday January 15, 2021

Former AIIMS director Tirath Das Dogra along with a group of 49 doctors, scientists and medical professionals has declared support for the Made in India Covid-19 vaccines and slammed those questioning their efficacy.

Vaccine Questions Answered As India Set For First Covid Shots

India News | Reported by Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited by Arun Nair | Saturday January 16, 2021

Ahead of the launch of Covid vaccination on Saturday, the Centre has circulated a factsheet with information on the two vaccines -- Covishield and Covaxin -- that will be used in what officials describe as the 'world's biggest' such exercise. Around 30 crore people will be vaccinated in the next few months during the nationwide drive.

PM To Launch Covid Vaccination Programme At 10.30 AM On Saturday

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday January 14, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the nationwide Covid vaccination drive at 10.30 AM on Saturday through video-conference, the government said today. Some three lakh health workers will receive shots on the first day of one of the world's biggest vaccination efforts.

On Day One, Covid Vaccination To Be Held At Fewer Sites

India News | Reported by Mohammed Ghazali and Purva Chitnis, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday January 13, 2021

Coronavirus vaccine will be administered in fewer sites than originally decided, at least for the opening day, officials have told NDTV. The reason, they said, could be technical. In Punjab, the number of these sites has been reduced from 110 to 59 for the opening day.