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Centre taking up Covid-19 vaccination in a big way: Harsh Vardhan

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday said the Centre has initiated a series of actions to prevent the spread of coronavirus and that it is now taking up the vaccination drive in a big way

Covid-19 vaccination drive based on election process, says Harsh Vardhan

Harsh Vardhan said, intricately designed vaccination centres to have separate waiting, vaccinating and observation rooms

India rehearses for massive Covid vaccination drive; Vardhan assures safety

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan appealed to people on Saturday not to be misguided by "rumours" and disinformation campaigns regarding the safety and efficacy of the coronavirus vaccine

30 million corona warriors to get vaccine for free: Harsh Vardhan

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said 10 million healthcare workers and 20 million frontline workers would be given free vaccine in the first phase of the inoculation drive

Harsh Vardhan visits Delhi's GTB hospital to review vaccine dry run drill

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan arrived at Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) hospital here on Saturday to review the dry run of administering the COVID-19 vaccine.The dry run will be conducted by all the States and Union Territories governments from Saturday.According to the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW), the objective of the dry run for COVID-19 vaccine introduction is to "assess operational feasibility in the use of COVID Vaccine Intelligence Network (Co-WIN) application in a field environment, to test the linkages between planning and implementation and to identify the challenges and guide the way forward prior to actual implementation".In Delhi, the drive is being conducted at three locations - the Daryaganj primary health centre, the government-run Guru Teg Bahadur hospital, and the private Venkateshwara hospital.Preparation is underway for the dry run of administering the COVID19 vaccine at Area Hospital, Nampally in Hyderabad.In Maharashtra, the dry run of ...

Harsh Vardhan reviews preparations ahead of dry-run for vaccine in Delhi

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan held a review meeting with the Delhi government officials for the preparations of the mock drill, which is scheduled for January 2

New Covid-19 strain could have entered India prior to Dec: AIIMS Director

All India Institute of Medical Sciences director Randeep Guleria on Wednesday said that it is a possibility that the new mutation could have been present in the country even in November

Fight against Covid-19 kept health ministry on its toes in 2020

The union health ministry was in the thick of action throughout 2020 in India's fight against coronavirus

Harsh Vardhan nominated to board of Gavi, the vaccine alliance

India's Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has been nominated by the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation as a member of its board

Health Minister inaugurates India's first pneumococcal conjugate vaccine

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan On Monday inaugurated India's first pneumococcal conjugate vaccine "Pneumosil", which has been developed by the Serum Institute of India

Vardhan launches indigenously developed pneumococcal vaccine 'Pneumosil'

Pneumosil was found to be safe and effective in the prevention of pneumonia and based on which Pneumosil has been licensed by the Drugs Controller General of India in July 2020

Vardhan stresses on innovative convergence strategies to improve healthcare

The minister, who digitally inaugurated the Seventh National Summit on Good, Replicable Practices said innovation is a very important coefficient in the delivery of healthcare services

New Covid-19 strain: India alert, no need to panic, says Harsh Vardhan

New strain of coronavirus, dubbed the "B.1.1.7 lineage" and believed to be far more infectious, has worried countries around the world, many of which, including India, have imposed travel bans on UK

Covid vaccination in January? Govt shares priority and safety plans

Worst is over concerning Covid-19 in India: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

"At a personal level, I think that the worst is over concerning the Covid-19 situation." But we need to strictly follow Covid appropriate behaviour, he said

Centre preparing for Covid-19 vaccine with states for 4 months: Vardhan

For the past four months, the union government has been preparing with the state governments for Covid-19 vaccine at the state, district, and even at the block level, he said

No one can be forced to take Covid-19 vaccine, govt will educate: Vardhan

"The government will reach out to people to get their vaccines but if someone does not want to take the vaccine, they cannot be forced," he said

India at cusp of authorizing 1st set of Covid-19 vax: Harsh Vardhan

Harsh Vardhan announced that India is at the cusp of authorizing the first set of Covid-19 vaccines and expressed the need for an expeditious vaccination drive to cover all the target populations

India's Covid-19 tally rises to over 9.9 million with 22,890 new infections

India's Covid-19 caseload rose to 9,979,000 with 22,890 new infections being reported in a day, while total recoveries crossed the 9.5 million mark, according to the Union Health Ministry

India pursued scientific evidence-based to tackle Covid-19: Harsh Vardhan

India recognised the Covid-19 threat early and pursued a scientific evidence-based approach to combat the situation, said Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health