The National Health Commission, which announced the arrival date, delayed from its early January schedule, did not detail the team's itinerary, however

The fitness tracker has been launched in India first and is soon expected to make its way to other markets globally.

Ahead of the nationwide roll-out of COVID-19 vaccine, states have made all necessary preparations, including identifying vaccination sites and registration of healthcare and other frontline workers

Brazil's Health Ministry said it has been notified by Japan's authorities that the new variant has 12 mutations, and one of them has already been identified in the variants found in the UK and South Africa

This will be the first interaction between the Prime Minister and the chief ministers of all states after the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) granted emergency use authorisation to Covishield and Covaxin

As the world marches towards immunity, a bigger problem is the emergence of new strains of the virus, some more deadly and infectious than the original, warns WHO Chief Scientist Dr. Soumya Swaminathan

Full authorisation-better known as \"full pre-qualification\"-is a pre-requisite to sell the vaccine in the open market or for mass immunisation of healthy individuals who are not frontline workers

World Health Organization (WHO) chief scientist, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan's comments come in the backdrop of several Indian vaccine makers and medical experts complaining about the confusing manner in which DCGI has granted emergency use approvals for COVID-19 vaccines in India

Several states have made all necessary preparations for the first phase of the exercise comprising identifying vaccination sites and registration of healthcare and other frontline workers

The Central government on Saturday said India will launch its COVID-19 vaccination drive from January 16, with priority to be given to nearly three crore health care and frontline workers

After seeing a steep rise in coronavirus cases, Japan declared a state of emergency for Tokyo and three prefectures neighbouring the capital on Thursday

With India about to roll out its vaccination programme, the accruals of the economic benefits would be significant, especially to sectors hit hard during the pandemic, said ASSOCHAM Secretary General Deepak Sood

Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain informed that there will be one COVID-19 vaccination centre each of the 89 hospitals; 40 government hospitals and 49 private ones have been selected for COVID-19 vaccination drive in Delhi

Biden said the proposal includes relief for state and local governments grappling with the pandemic, as well as new support for people who lost their jobs or cannot afford rent

Coronavirus vaccination drive: The letter alleged irregularities and ethical violations in the conduct of the clinical trial of Covaxin by the People's College of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Bhopal

The drug firm has manufactured the affected lot at its Kurkumbh facility in Maharashtra and then supplied to its New Jersey-based subsidiary

Bird flu outbreak: A surveillance team has been formed in each district under District Magistrates. Veterinary doctors are also on alert. Sanjay Lake, Bhalasva Lake, Hauz Khas lake, and poultry markets are the focus of the experts

Besides Uttar Pradesh, the other six states where bird flu is confirmed are Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Gujarat

First phase of COVID-19 vaccination will cover 30 crore people from priority groups, including 3 crore healthcare and frontline workers, along with 27 crore people above 50 years of age and those with co-morbiditiesa

Madhya Pradesh has reported that one of its citizens tested positive for the new virus strain which was originally discovered in the UK