A total of 16,755 vaccinators participated in the vaccination process across India, the ministry added. Not a single case of hospitalisation post-vaccine administration has been reported yet

In the first phase of the vaccination drive over 3 crores frontline healthcare workers are expected to be given the vaccine. They will receive either Covaxin or Covishield COVID-19 vaccines which were approved for emergency use earlier by the country's drug regulators

After shooting the weekend special episode with Salman Khan-Weekend Ka Vaar, Pista and a team member met with an accident when their scooter slipped into a ditch

In the consent form for getting Covaxin vaccine, recipients have been promised that in case of any adverse situation following the administration of the vaccine and if it is determined that the vaccine was the cause then the recipients will be given compensation and medical

With 'arti' thalis and sweets, the staff of Cooper hospital waited outside the facility to welcome the first beneficiaries of the vaccination drive

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Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan urged people not to pay heed to rumours and trust only official channels of communication to get correct information about COVID-19

Key to the success of the pan-India COVID-19 vaccination drive, scheduled to be launched by PM Narendra Modi on January 16, will be the cybersecurity framework India has readied, experts say

This will be the world's largest vaccination programme covering the entire length and breadth of the country and all preparations are in place to initiate the programme on the principles of 'Jan Bhagidari', the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement

The pre-prints or preliminary reports of research work related to Covaxin, which are yet to be peer-reviewed are already posted on pre-print servers like bioRxiv, medRxiv and Research Square

PM Modi will virtually launch the pan-India COVID-19 vaccination drive on Saturday. On the same day, PM Modi will also officially launch the Co-WIN app

Several lapses have been found in the preparation of the list of healthcare workers who will receive coronavirus shot in Ayodhya

A team from Precisa Medicamentos visited the Bharat Biotech's Hyderabad facility last week to discuss potential export possibilities of Covaxin with Chairman Dr Krishna Ella on the January 7-8

The central bank said the statutory inspection of Deutsche Bank's financial position as on March 31, 2019 and the Risk Assessment Report revealed non-compliance with the 'Reserve Bank of India (Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2016'

The Covishield vaccine is being produced in India by the Serum Institute of India at their facility in Pune. For the vaccination drive on January 16, 476 boxes of Covishield vaccine are being supplied out of the Pune Aiport to 13 cities today

Pfizer is yet to submit additional data sought by India authorities regarding its COVID-19 vaccine for granting emergency use approval to it; the company has missed last three SEC meetings too

Bharat Biotech revealed that one of the participants for Phase III trials passed away on December 21, 2020, and the death was reported to the People's College of Medical Sciences and Research Centre by the son of the deceased

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The amount is likely to be disbursed on the basis of beneficiary load on the states. This means states with more healthcare workers registered on Co-WIN platform would get more funds

Private sector willing to support govt in coronavirus vaccine roll-out, says FICCI The private sector is willing to support and augment government's capacity across the value chain of COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration, industry body FICCI on Thursday said. The FICCI-EY paper, that was developed in consultation with various stakeholders states that India would need 1.3-1.4 lakh vaccination centres, 1 lakh healthcare professionals and 2.0 lakh support staff/ volunteers to suppo...