COVID Vaccination

In the wake of several European countries suspending the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, the company has said that there has been no evidence of increased blood clot risk from its jab.The suspensions have come amid several reports…

With vaccination capacity in all private and government healthcare establishments was augmented to 6000 daily, Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori today exhorted all eligible beneficiaries to make vaccination drive a mega success by…

Even as severe supply constraints remain the biggest concern for many nations trying to accelerate the vaccine drive against Covid-19, tens of millions of AstraZeneca doses are lying idle in US manufacturing facilities.This is because…

The Governor appealed to the people of the State to take the COVID-19 vaccination and follow all health protocols including wearing of mask, social distancing and sanitization to curb spread of the virus. He also thanked the State…

Appealing to get themselves vaccinated, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, who is revered as a 'living god', on Saturday took his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in a state-run hospital near his residence here in Himachal Pradesh,…

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday trashed the Bharatiya Janata Party’s allegation of Congress-ruled states rejecting Covaxin as a complete lie and part of the ruling party’s false and politically motivated…

The Health and Family Welfare minister Mr Balbir Singh Sidhu got his first Covid vaccine shot on Friday. He was administered the dose at District Hospital, Phase 6 here. After receiving the jab, the Health Minister said that he is feeling…

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday that 18-19 potential vaccines against novel coronavirus were in different stages of clinical trials, adding that vaccination of around 27 crore Indians above the age of 50 will begin three…

 The Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said that second dose of Covid vaccination programme has begun in all Government hospitals of Punjab. Second dose of vaccine is being administered to the health workers who had got their first shots…

Mathematical calculations indicate that Covaxin may provide immunity against Covid-19 for 9 to 12 months, and there may be a booster shot after this period elapses, Y.K. Gupta, the President of AIIMS Bhopal and Jammu, told IANS.Stressing on…