Vaccine: News
23 Jan 2021
PortugalAmbulances queue at hospitals as virus surge slams Portugal
Ambulances waiting to deliver COVID-19 patients queued outside hospital emergency departments on Friday as Portugal's COVID-19 surge continued unabated.
22 Jan 2021
Narendra ModiSwachh Bharat helped fight coronavirus: Modi to vaccine recipients
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that his government's 'Swachh Bharat' cleanliness mission helped in the fight against the coronavirus.
22 Jan 2021
COVAXINPhase I trial results show COVAXIN has tolerable safety: Study
India's indigenous vaccine, COVAXIN, showed enhanced immune response without any serious side effects in the participants enrolled for Phase I trials, according to the results published in The Lancet Infectious Disease journal.
22 Jan 2021
World Health OrganizationDr. Anthony Fauci takes 'liberating' turn at center stage
US' leading infectious diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci is back.
22 Jan 2021
IndiaOver 10 lakh inoculated, India's vaccination drive picks pace
After the first day of the massive coronavirus vaccination drive in India led to disappointing results — the target of inoculating three lakh healthcare workers wasn't met — the country picked pace and 10,43,534 people have now been given the first dose of either Covishield or COVAXIN, data from Health Ministry revealed.
21 Jan 2021
IndiaCoronavirus: PM Modi, CMs to get vaccinated in second phase
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 70, would be getting the coronavirus vaccine shot in the second phase of the drive launched last week, reports said on Thursday.
20 Jan 2021
CoronavirusMusic, magazines: Authorities deploying measures to boost vaccine center turnout
Faced with lower turnouts at COVID-19 vaccination centers, authorities are trying to attract people by devising interesting ways such as installing selfie stands, deploying counselors, playing soothing music, and providing access to TV and magazines during the mandatory 30 minutes observation period.
19 Jan 2021
MaldivesMaldives to become first foreign country to receive Covishield doses
Maldives is set to become the first foreign country to receive COVID-19 vaccines from India. The Asian country will reportedly receive a consignment of Covishield doses on Wednesday.
19 Jan 2021
CoronavirusWho shouldn't take COVAXIN? Maker Bharat Biotech issues fact-sheet
Two days after India started its coronavirus vaccination program, Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech released guidelines revealing who should receive shots of COVAXIN.
19 Jan 2021
CoronavirusMeeting discusses possible export of India's coronavirus vaccines: Sources
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.
19 Jan 2021
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)3.8 lakh inoculated, two deaths not associated with vaccine: Government
On Monday, the Union Health Ministry said that the number of people who have been inoculated since Saturday, when the world's largest coronavirus vaccination drive started, stands at 3,81,305.
18 Jan 2021
Delhi High CourtHC disposes plea to remove Bachchan's voice from caller tune
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking the removal of Amitabh Bachchan's voice from the COVID-19 caller tune.
18 Jan 2021
Uttar PradeshHealthcare worker's death in UP not linked to vaccine: Official
A healthcare worker in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad died on Sunday evening, nearly 24 hours after he received the first dose of a coronavirus vaccine.
18 Jan 2021
Union Health Ministry17,000+ vaccinated in six states on day two: Health Ministry
Across six states — Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, and Tamil Nadu — more than 17,000 people got the first dose of coronavirus vaccine on the second day of the inoculation drive, the Union Health Ministry said last evening.
17 Jan 2021
Madhya PradeshCo-WIN app suffers glitches on 1st day of vaccination drive
The COVID-19 Vaccine Intelligence Network (Co-WIN) platform suffered several glitches on the first day of India's vaccination drive.
17 Jan 2021
MaharashtraMeet India's frontline workers who received first COVID-19 vaccine shots
On Saturday, India launched its COVID-19 vaccination drive, inoculating 1.91 lakh people on the first day alone.
17 Jan 2021
PfizerNorway raises COVID-19 vaccine concerns for elderly after 29 deaths
Norway has expressed concern over the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech among older populations as 29 people died after receiving the shot.
16 Jan 2021
Narendra ModiIndia's coronavirus vaccination drive: AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria gets inoculated
Dr. Randeep Guleria, the Director of New Delhi's prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), on Saturday received a vaccine shot against the novel coronavirus on live television, soon after India kicked off its massive inoculating drive to end the raging pandemic.
16 Jan 2021
IndiaVaccination drive: PM gets emotional while remembering 'fallen corona warriors'
As he launched the world's largest vaccination drive on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi struggled to hold back his emotions remembering the corona warriors who laid their lives in the line of duty. The vaccination of healthcare and frontline workers is "our tribute to them," he added.
16 Jan 2021
Narendra ModiSleeves up India! PM Modi launches coronavirus vaccination drive
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched India's coronavirus vaccination drive, paving the path for the immunization of three lakh healthcare workers at over 3,000 sites across the nation.
16 Jan 2021
Narendra ModiWith vaccination drive today, India inching closer to ending pandemic
Nearly two weeks after two vaccines were given the emergency use authorization, India will begin administering doses of coronavirus vaccine to its citizens, joining the list of countries where lakhs have been immunized.
15 Jan 2021
Amitabh BachchanCOVID-19 caller tune featuring Bachchan's voice is being replaced
Ahead of the COVID-19 vaccination drive in India, the voice lent by Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan for the coronavirus public service announcement on phone calls has been replaced with a new one starting Thursday.
15 Jan 2021
COVID-19 VaccineDelhi: 81 sites identified for COVID-19 vaccination
Authorities on Thursday released a list of 81 sites that will be part of the immunization exercise. Covishield will be administered at 75 centers, while COVAXIN will be given at the remaining facilities.
15 Jan 2021
Narendra ModiBefore vaccination drive, Centre explains dos and don'ts to states
Just as India is readying itself for the massive coronavirus vaccination drive, the federal government explained to the states what they should do and what not, to ensure the entire process is seamless.
14 Jan 2021
CoronavirusThree lakh healthcare workers will be inoculated on Day 1
Around three lakh healthcare workers will be inoculated at 2,934 sites across the country on day one of the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive which is set to begin from January 16, official sources said.
13 Jan 2021
Union Health MinistryCentre defers national Pulse Polio vaccination drive until further notice
The Centre has announced that the national Pulse Polio vaccination drive has been deferred in view of the upcoming, large-scale COVID-19 immunization program across the country.
13 Jan 2021
Delhi PoliceDelhi Police steps up security ahead of COVID-19 vaccine roll-out
The Delhi Police has made adequate security arrangements in the city for the smooth transportation of COVID-19 vaccines when the countrywide vaccination roll-out will begin later this week, officials said on Tuesday.
12 Jan 2021
World Health OrganizationWHO: COVID-19 herd immunity unlikely in 2021 despite vaccines
The World Health Organization's chief scientist warned that even as numerous countries have started rolling out vaccination programs to stop COVID-19, herd immunity is highly unlikely this year.
12 Jan 2021
PuneFirst flight with COVID-19 vaccines lands in Delhi from Pune
The first consignment of Covishield vaccines reached Delhi from Pune on Tuesday, four days ahead of the launch of a nationwide drive against the coronavirus.
11 Jan 2021
CoronavirusVaccine transport from SII to start from January 11/12
With the COVID-19 vaccination drive in India set to roll out on January 16, transportation of the Covishield vaccine from the Serum Institute of India's facility in Pune, is likely to start from the evening of January 11 or January 12, sources involved in logistics planning said on Sunday.
09 Jan 2021
IndiaCoronavirus vaccination drive to begin on January 16, says government
The coronavirus vaccination drive in India will be started on January 16, 2021, marking a significant turning point in the ongoing pandemic that has claimed thousands of lives across the country.
09 Jan 2021
White HouseWhite House warns of possible fast-spreading 'USA strain' of coronavirus
The White House Coronavirus Task Force has warned of the possibility of a new, more transmissible mutated variant of COVID-19 evolved in the United States.
09 Jan 2021
BeijingBeijing on alert after COVID-19 spike in neighboring Hebei province
Beijing has gone on an alert mode following a sudden spike in COVID-19 cases in the neighboring Hebei province even as China has administered nine million coronavirus vaccines so far in a stepped-up nationwide drive to contain the virus.
09 Jan 2021
World Health OrganizationWHO: Rich nations, vaccine makers should stop bilateral deals
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, appealed on Friday to makers of COVID-19 vaccines and the wealthier countries buying them to stop making bilateral deals, saying they are hurting a UN-backed effort to widen access to the jabs.
09 Jan 2021
DubaiShilpa Shirodkar gets the COVID-19 vaccine in UAE
Actor Shilpa Shirodkar has revealed that she has received the vaccine dose against coronavirus in Dubai.
08 Jan 2021
IranIran's top leader bans coronavirus vaccines from US, Britain
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday banned the country from importing American Pfizer-BioNTech and Britain's AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, a reflection of mistrust toward the West.
08 Jan 2021
PfizerPfizer study suggests vaccine works against coronavirus variant
New research suggests that Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine can protect against a mutation found in two contagious variants of the coronavirus that erupted in Britain and South Africa.
15 Dec 2020
IndiaGurugram: First-ever training for administering coronavirus vaccine begins
While India is yet to approve any coronavirus vaccine, healthcare workers are being trained to administer doses to people.
12 Dec 2020
PfizerUS clears Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, first shot in 24 hours
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday authorized Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine, clearing the way for its mass rollout across the United States.
01 Dec 2020
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)Coronavirus: Government says it doesn't plan to vaccinate entire country
The government on Tuesday said that it has never talked about vaccinating the entire country against the coronavirus disease.
