Tag: Covid19 Vaccination

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday announced free vaccination for all people above 18 years of age. Addressing the people of the State through video conferencing, Patnaik informed…

New Delhi: The Union government on Thursday said that the registration for the third phase of Covid vaccination for everyone above 18 years of age will start on April 28.…

New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: The Government of India on Monday announced liberalised and accelerated Phase 3 strategy of COVID-19 vaccination from May 1. Everyone above the age of 18 will be…

New Delhi: India’s vaccination coverage on Wednesday exceeded 11 crores, on the 4th day of Tika Utsav with over 26 lakh doses given in the last 24 hours. The total…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting with Chief Ministers of all States and UTs on 24 November 2020 via video conferencing, to review the status and preparedness of COVID-19 response and management, with special emphasis on eight high focus States. These States were Haryana, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat […]

New Delhi: In the wake of reporting of two adverse events which occurred with the volunteers during the vaccine trial, the fear and hesitation among the people to take the vaccine is growing. The Union health ministry on Tuesday said that the government has never spoken about vaccinating the entire country, rather, it’s important to […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major relief to the denizens, Covid-19 vaccination drive will kick start across Odisha as soon as the doses reach the State, informed Directorate of Medical Education & Training (DMET) Director Prof CBK Mohanty on Monday. The reaction from Mohanty came just a day after the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) granted […]

Bhubaneswar: A person administered Covid-19 vaccine will not be given a second shot of the vaccine if s/he gets infected with the virus after receiving the first dose, said Odisha Health and Family Welfare department director Bijay Panigrahy on Thursday. Speaking to media, Panigrahi said, “Antibodies get created 42 days after the first shot of […]

New Delhi: Amid a surge in coronavirus cases, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Tuesday urged private TV channels to disseminate messages for COVID-appropriate behaviour and vaccination of the…

New Delhi: Health workers who got their first shots of Covaxin at AIIMS on Saturday were made to sign a consent form that promised compensation in case of a “severe adverse event” related to the vaccine. Covaxin has demonstrated the ability to produce antibodies against COVID-19 in phase one and phase two trials. “However, the […]

New Delhi: The central government on Monday said two people have died following Covid-19 immunisation, but the death of one of them is not related to the vaccination while the post-mortem report of the other beneficiary is still awaited. A 52-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad district died one day after being vaccinated. “Post mortem […]

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of the prevailing heat wave conditions, the Odisha government on Monday announced revision in the timings for the ongoing COVID vaccination drive. As per the notification…

New Delhi: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director Randeep Guleria on Friday said that antibodies against the novel Coronavirus disease may last for up to eight months or longer pursuant to the vaccination, adding that scientists are aggressively studying the long-term protection provided by the vaccines. Guleria, who is also a member of […]

New Delhi: Industry body FICCI has urged the government to include the retail industry in the list of ‘frontline workers’ and among the early recipients of the Covid-19 vaccine. In a letter written to health minister Harsh Vardhan, FICCI Secretary General Dilip Chenoy said that country’s retailers have been on the front lines throughout the […]

Puri: Following a month-long rapid COVID-19 test vaccination of servitors of the Puri Shrimandir began on Wednesday. Around 3000 servitor will undergo the vaccination in the presence of the Puri district collector SamarthVema as has been decided by the district administrations. As per reports, the servitors will be inoculated at the Pratihari Niyog Meeting room […]