COVID-19 vaccination: Technical glitches in Co-WIN, hesitancy led to low coverage, says Health Ministry At the start of the Covid-19 vaccination drive, fewer beneficiaries than planned attended inoculation sessions due to transient technical issues in the Co-WIN portal, vaccine hesitancy etc, which have progressively been addressed, Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday. The rate of vaccination coverage has subsequently increased, the ministry has further added. India 'at forefront' in fight...

The scientists said the neutralising ability was roughly equivalent the vaccine's effect on a previous less contagious version of the virus from last year

Gopinath lauded India for playing a key role during the crisis by producing and dispatching the coronavirus vaccines to several countries

Vardhan stated that the Centre is considering revising the list while responding to a query about why conditions such as obesity which is a significant factor in the hospitalisation of coronavirus patients weren't included in the list of the comorbidities

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The world needs somewhere between 8-10 billion syringes for coronavirus vaccines alone. Earlier, before COVID-19, only 5-10 per cent of 16 billion syringes were used for vaccines

Maharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 11,141, followed by Kerala with 2,100 and Punjab with 1,043 new infections, the ministry said

NTPC, ONGC launch recruitment drive for women, focus on gender parityState-run energy companies ONGC and NTPC are aiming to narrow down the gender diversity gap by opening recruitment for women in key roles. India's largest power producer, National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC), will start a special recruitment drive to mark the occasion of International Women's Day, March 8. On the other hand, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is on a hiring spree, adding about 100 women to ...

This is something very special and I see it myself because I'm on weekly teleconferences with our colleagues in India, you make a recommendation, and within days it's done and not only done, but it's done well and with incredible rigor and thought and creativity, Dr Hotez said

If savings being affected by Janaushadhi, Ayushman Bharat and decline in prices of drugs and stents are collated -- if we only take government schemes in the health sector -- poor and middle-income groups are saving around Rs 50,000 crore per year, says PM Modi

Maharashtra continues to report the highest daily new cases in the country at 10,187. It is followed by Kerala with 2,791, while Punjab reported 1,159 new cases

\"Today, Delhi witnessed the highest number of vaccinations done so far since the start of the exercise on January 16,\" said a senior official

\"The spread of the variants is driving the increase, but not only,'' said Dr. Hans Kluge, WHO regional director for Europe, citing \"also the opening of society, when it is not done in a safe and a controlled manner.\"

UK Vaccine Deployment Minister Nadhim Zahawi said the vaccine doses developed by the Serum Institute of India, in collaboration with Oxford/AstraZeneca, were always intended for Britain and that assurances have been sought that the delivery would not impact other supplies

TVS Motor Company's vaccination drive is in line with the ongoing government guidelines and will cover 35,000 direct and indirect company employees across the country

ECI direction comes a week after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's party complained to the apex election body, saying the BJP and the Prime Minister were indulging in blatant misuse of the official machinery

At a press briefing, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said countries with their own vaccine capacity should start waiving intellectual property rights as provided in special emergency provisions from the World Trade Organization

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The Congress, from its official Twitter handle, urged people to participate in 'Speak Up Against Price Rise' online campaign by speaking out against price rise

Biden administration aims to buy 600 million vaccines for its 300 million population, which has put stress on American raw material companies given demand from all across world