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 With Covid positivity and Case Fatality Rate (CFR) rates in Punjab hitting 7.7% and 2% respectively in the last week, Punjab Chief Minister, Captain Amarinder Singh, on Wednesday directed the health department to further increase the…

Amid the raging Covid-19 scourge, Maharashtra has become the first state in India to cross the landmark 80,00,000 vaccination jabs from January 16 till date, according to official data released here on Tuesday.The state -- which has the…

After more than 18 million people have received vaccinations with AstraZeneca's jab in the UK, the country's health regulator said seven people had died due to rare blood clots, although the cause remains unclear."The benefits in preventing…

 A man in Australia's Victoria state has been hospitalised after developing a blood clot following his inoculation against Covid-19 using the AstraZeneca vaccine.The 44-year-old man received the vaccine on March 22 and was admitted to…

The Netherlands has temporarily halted the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for people under the age of 60, the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport.The decision on Friday was prompted by possible blood clotting problems as a side…

As Covid cases and deaths continue to escalate, with the UK strain emerging the most prevalent in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday ordered extension of curbs till April 10, while directing the Health…

Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) has recommended that the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine should not be used in adults under 55 years of age at this time, while rare cases of serious blood clots were being further…

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and his wife Nutan Goel on Tuesday took the second dose of the coronavirus vaccine at the Delhi Heart and Lung Institute.He took the second jab of indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine 'Covaxin' exactly…

Amidst the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the State, the Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said that it was mandatory for all labs and hospitals to immediately inform their respective Civil Surgeon’s offices about detection of any…

To further speed up the vaccination drive, the Health & Family Welfare Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Saturday said that now, COVID-19 vaccination will be administered at all Health & Wellness Centres, Sub Centres, Homeopathy &…