In his pre-recorded address for the sixth Governing Council virtual meeting of Niti Aayog, the senior Congress leader also proposed that states are consulted before deciding the priority list for COVID-19 vaccination

Speaking at an AIMA event here, Guleria said the vaccine is the only weapon available to gain immunity and help reduce mortality rate due to the infectious disease

New Zealand expects its nationwide rollout covering the country's population of 5 million will take a full year, while Australia aims to inoculate its 25 million citizens by October

The Government is yet to finalise a strategy for vaccinating 27 crore elderly in India in the next phase. The Government target was to vaccinate over three million people per day

Dr Ramesh Bharmal, dean of the hospital, said that the doctor tested positive last week but now he has recovered from the infection and is expected to join work soon

India's ambitious vaccination campaign which has already covered over 1 crore healthcare workers, aims to cover 30 crore people by August

Symptoms, as reported in clinical trials for the AstraZeneca shot, can include a high temperature or headache and are a normal sign that the body is generating an immune response

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, while addressing the UN Security Council meeting on COVID-19 on Wednesday, announced a gift of 200,000 COVID-19 doses for the UN peacekeepers

Barclays said the government appears set to launch its second phase of vaccinations for the elderly and people with co-morbidities in March, which should see absolute vaccine distribution improve.

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Saying that vaccination is necessary to fight the pandemic, Guleria urged people to not be afraid of the vaccine as it is totally safe.

India's cumulative recoveries have been showing a progressive increment on a daily basis, the health ministry said

Having reported the highest number of coronavirus infections after the United States, and with the world's biggest vaccine-making capacity, India says it has been the fastest to reach many inoculation milestones

ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava further added that those taking aspirin and blood thinners can also be given these vaccines. \"There is no contraindication,\" he said

The chief minister, who also holds the Health and Family Welfare portfolio, thanked everyone at the government of West Bengal who have led the fight against Covid from the front, including medics, paramedics, police, government staff and teachers, in a tweet message

Coronavirus vaccination: Bangladesh purchased the most number of vaccines, around 50 lakh, followed by Brazil and Morocco with 20 lakh each

Total 35 persons have been hospitalised after being administered a vaccine so far, which account for 0.0004 per cent of the total vaccinations

South Korea had said it would complete vaccinations on 1.3 million people by the first quarter of this year with AstraZeneca shots, but it slashed the target sharply to 750,000

The recoveries have surged to 1,06,11,731 with 11,016 patients getting discharged in a span of 24 hours

Bharat Biotechs Covaxin and Serum Institutes Covishield vaccines require a two-dose schedule to be administered through the intramuscular route