Phase 2 of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from Monday for those over 60 years of age and for people aged 45 and above with specified co-morbid conditions

The country-wide vaccination drive, which began on January 16 by inoculating healthcare workers, entered its second phase on March 1

The Union Minister was vaccinated at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram by a team of doctors led by Dr Naresh Trehan, according to reports.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi as the country gets ready to expand its nationwide vaccination drive against coronavirus to drive down infections. This drive is for people above the age of 60 and those above 45 with comorbidities. PM Narendra Modi was administered home-grown 'Covaxin' by Bharat Biotech. In the current phase, eligible citizens can register and book an appointment for vaccination, anytime and anywhere, using the Co-WIN 2.0 portal or through the Aarogya Setu app. Watch the video for more.Also Read: Phase 2 COVID-19 vaccination: Are you eligible and how to register?

While its hospitals in Ludhiana and Mohali have got permission to vaccinate 100 and 200 persons, respectively, in a day, its Shalimar Bagh hospital in Delhi has received 1,000 doses for the first week

According to a senior police officer, a total of 66,246 police personnel have got the first dose of coronavirus vaccine till 7 pm on Friday

According to Mansi Sehgal, health and education are the two main pillars for a nation to prosper, and 'there has been a tremendous change in these fields in the last few years under the leadership of Kejriwal'

On Monday, the prime minister took his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS, Delhi. The PM was administered Bharat Biotech's COVAXIN by Sister P Niveda from Puducherry

China has given conditional approval for a single dose COVID-19 vaccine, touted to be a rival to Johnson & Johnson's one-jab shot cleared by the US drug regulator

Six states - Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat have shown a surge in new cases in a span of 24 hours, the Union health ministry underlined

'Operation Bandar' was planned under utmost secrecy and most of the details were only known to the top planners, defence sources have revealed

The regulation will be in effect from February 27; West Bengal has reported a total of 5, 74,099 COVID-19 cases

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Biological E has tied up with vaccine maker Johnson & Johnson and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. And, it plans to start the Phase 3 trial of the candidate licensed from Baylor College next week

Over three lakh beneficiaries have received COVID-19 vaccine till date in Delhi since the start of the inoculation drive a month ago, with more than 27,000 people receiving shots on Monday, according to data shared by officials

The findings of the study become significant as in many parts of the world, mutant variants of the virus are causing a new surge in COVID-19 cases. The current increase in the number of infections in some Indian states may also be due to the presence of virus variants, it is feared

Stock Market News Updates Today: Global equities were buoyed today as positive macroeconomic data flow and hopes of a COVID-19 vaccine boosted investor sentiment

The company, which has its labs in England, had in early September 2020 received the approval from the Drug Controller General (DCGI) to conduct the phase 2 clinical trial of GPP-Baladol in patients with moderate infection of the pandemic with oxygen support

On Saturday, coronavirus vaccine shots were administered to over 26,000 beneficiaries in Delhi, the inoculation figures crossing the 24,000-mark for the third consecutive day

Outbreaks of the H5N8 strain have been reported in Russia, Europe, China, the Middle East and North Africa in recent months but only in poultry