Page 13 - India Vaccination

Employee vaccination spending may not classify as CSR, says Centre

Centre reluctant; experts say it could speed up vaccine drive

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Coke, Pepsi report stable financial in March quarter, but Covid cloud looms

Cola majors say they will monitor localised lockdowns, vaccination progress

Govt covering up Covid-19 vaccination failure through rhetoric: Chidambaram

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram accused the government on Sunday of covering up its failure as regards the vaccination drive against COVID-19 through rhetoric and hyperbole and demanded that it be made a walk-in exercise. He also asked the government to provide funds to ramp up vaccine production and increase supplies as well as to authorise the use of more approved vaccines and allow their import. The former minister criticised terming the vaccination drive an "utsav" (festival), as suggested by the prime minister, and said it is a crusade instead. "What does one say when the government wants to call the vaccination drive an 'utsav'? By no stretch of imagination can it be a festival. The vaccination drive is a crusade," he said. "Having messed up the management of the production and supply sides of the vaccines, the government is covering up its massive failure through rhetoric and hyperbole," the senior Congress leader said in a series of tweets. He said the Congress was th

Open vaccination for people above 25 years: Maharashtra CM to PM Modi

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow people above 25 years of age to receive COVID-19 shots

Lockdown not ruled out as Covid-19 cases rise: Maharashtra CM Uddhav

Pune to face 12-hour night curfew; Thackeray says state will enforce strict restrictions in a day or two

Serum Institute may apply to sell Covid-19 vaccine Covishield commercially

No Covid vaccine in the world has marketing authorisation allowing sales in private market

HPCL joins hands to boost world's largest Covid-19 vaccination drive

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) on Friday said it is aiding the world's largest COVID vaccination drive in India by providing equipment for cold storage and transportation of the vaccines

OYO to cover Covid-19 vaccination cost for employees, family in India

Hospitality firm OYO on Thursday said it will cover COVID-19 vaccination cost for all its employees and their family members in India. The employees and their family members in India can choose to get the vaccination done at any centre, convenient to them and the costs would be reimbursed in full by the company, OYO said in a statement. The company has also enhanced the insurance benefit of employees to include a COVID-19 home care cover, it added. The company, however, did not provide any details about the number of employees it has in India. "As part of our commitment to keep our employees and their families safe and show our gratitude to them, we are happy to facilitate the cost of their COVID-19 vaccinations,"OYO Hotels & Homes Chief Human Resources Officer Dinesh Ramamurthi said. The company encourages employees to take the vaccine after reading up about its benefits and making an informed decision, he added.

55 million Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in India so far, says govt

Total 23,58,731 vaccine doses were given in the last 24-hours, which marks the 69th day of vaccination

Mega vaccination drive to be run every Monday, Tuesday in Haryana: Khattar

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday said that taking cognisance of the recent surge in coronavirus cases, the state has already ramped up its COVID-19 management preparations.

We have Covid vaccination data for any post facto verification: R S Sharma

The only problem we have now is that hospitals don't follow the system of vaccination many times, says Sharma

Over 38,000 people got Covid-19 vaccine shots in Delhi on Tuesday

Over 38,000 beneficiaries, including 19,007 senior citizens, received COVID-19 vaccine shots in the national capital on Tuesday, according to official data.

Helping India's Covid-19 vaccination with 'scientific information': Google

Company says it is working with the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

States required to pre-register Covid vaccination Centres on Co-WIN2.0

States and districts will be required to pre-register Covid-19 Vaccination Centres (CVCs) on the Co-WIN2.0 portal before the registration is opened for people above 60 years and those aged 45

States, UTs asked to extend Covid-19 vaccine drive to PMJAY hospitals

The Covid vaccination for those above 60 years and above 45 years with comorbidities will start from March 1

3rd phase of vaccination for people above 50 likely to begin in March: Govt

The third phase of vaccination against the coronavirus is likely to commence in March and will cover 27 crore people aged 50 years and above and those with co-morbidities

Country saddened by insult to Tricolour on Republic Day: PM Narendra Modi

PM said the country has not only rolled out the world's largest vaccination drive but is also vaccinating its citizens at the fastest rate.

Preliminary data from animal study shows immune response for ZyCoV-D

ZyCoV-D can remain stable at 25 degrees Celsius for months

Govt running rapid assessment system for feedback on Covid-19 vaccination

The Ministry of Electronics and IT on Friday said the government is using a rapid assessment system developed by it for the feedback on COVID vaccination.