Tag: Vaccine

New Delhi: Almost 53 lakh Indians have been inoculated against coronavirus amid the ongoing nationwide immunisation drive, and while there have been 22 deaths subsequently, these are not linked to the vaccination, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday. “The number of people who died after taking Covid-19 vaccine shots have reportedly reached 22. None […]

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has listed two versions of the AstraZeneca/Oxford Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use including the one produced by the Serum Institute of India. The other version is produced by AstraZeneca-SKBio (Republic of Korea), the WHO said on Monday. The approval of these vaccines means giving the green light for them […]

Bhubaneswar: Elderly people have to show their identity card to take COVID-19 vaccine jab while people with comorbidities will have to produce a health certificate duly signed by a registered medical practitioner to avail the benefit, Health Director Bijay Panigrahi informed on Sunday. People above 60 years and individuals above 45 years having comorbidities can […]

Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan and film producer Ramesh Taurani have tested positive for Covid-19. On Wednesday, Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan’s team announced that the actor has tested positive for Covid-19 and is living under home quarantine. A statement by the actor’s spokesperson read: “Mr. Aamir Khan has tested positive for Covid 19. He is […]

Bhubaneswar: With nation-wide anticipation building up over launching of Covid-19 vaccine possibly in the next few weeks, the Odisha Government has firmed up its blueprint for the mass vaccination that is expected to roll out with the onset of New Year. According to sources, the State government has planned to undertake the vaccination drive on […]

Madrid: Spain will begin a vaccination programme against the novel coronavirus from December 27 onwards, confirmed the country’s Health Minister Salvador Illa on Friday. The programme will first administer the BioNTech Pfizer vaccine, which will begin arriving in the country on December 26, reports Xinhua news agency. “If Europe has agreed that vaccination begins in […]