Page 14 - Vaccination

India's Covid-19 vaccination coverage crosses 102.8 crore-mark, says govt

More than 58 lakh (58,87,981) vaccine doses have been administered till 7 pm on Monday

Barely 60% willing to go for second Covid-19 jab, says BCG report

BCG pointed out that across India only 54-62 per cent is willing to take the second dose

Covid-19: More than 1.05 bn vaccine doses provided to states, UTs

More than 105.7 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been provided to states and Union Territories to date as a part of the nationwide vaccination drive, health ministry said

PM Modi to meet 7 Indian Covid vaccine manufacturers on Saturday

Modi will meet seven Indian COVID vaccine manufacturers on Saturday, a meeting that comes in the wake of the country achieving the landmark of administering 100 crore doses of the jabs, sources said

A billion Covid-19 vaccine doses, festivals to rev up economy: PM Modi

The one-billion mark for vaccines has given a ray of hope for small businesses, hawkers and vendors, Modi said

Vax milestone and a K-shaped problem

Lower-income groups will be far more vulnerable in the Third Wave, whenever that arrives

1 bn vax doses milestone could have been achieved 6 months ago: Sisodia

India's medical team would have had achieved the target six months ago if the Union government had started arranging the vaccines for people in time, Sisodia said

Many Indians unlikely to be fully vaxxed by year-end despite ample shots

Based on current trends, the Covishield dosage gap means more than 200 mn people will be eligible for their second dose only in late January even if all of them were to get their first shot on Friday

1 billion doses: How India's Covid vaccine campaign compares to others

Most populous states may decide pace going forward

The next level

Vaccination programme still has a long way to go

Vaccine working on new variants next challenge: SII CEO Adar Poonawalla

'We are delivering 220 million doses a month, and almost everything is being consumed', said Poonawalla

Over 82% Indian employers want vaccination to be made mandatory: Survey

Nearly half of all employees leave vaccine transparency in the hands of their employers

ASI illuminates 100 monuments in tri-colour to celebrate 1 bn vaccinations

The ASI under the Ministry of Culture is illuminating 100 monuments in the colours of Indian flag across the country to celebrate the landmark milestone of hundred crore vaccination

Gujarat vaccinates 90% of eligible population with first dose of Covid vax

As per the official figures, Gujarat has around 4.93 crore people above the age of 18, who are eligible to take the vaccine against coronavirus.

WHO chief congratulates PM, health workers as India hits vaccine milestone

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the scientists, health workers and citizens of India for equitable vaccine distribution

Bharat Biotech's Covaxin roll-out for children likely in phases

Vaccine performance, availability being evaluated

US expected to authorise mix-and-match Covid booster shots

Federal regulators are expected to authorize the mixing and matching of COVID-19 booster doses this week in an effort to provide flexibility as the campaign for extra shots expands. The upcoming announcement by the Food and Drug Administration is likely to come along with authorization for boosters of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson shots and follows the OK for a third dose for the Pfizer vaccine for many Americans last month. The move was previewed Tuesday by a U.S. health official familiar with the matter who was not authorized to speak publicly ahead of the announcement. The FDA was expected to say that using the same brand for a booster was still preferable, especially for the mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna that have proved most effective against the coronavirus. The agency was still finalizing guidance for the single-shot J&J vaccine. Preliminary results from a government study of different booster combinations found an extra dose of any type revs up levels of ..

Why Covid boosters weren't tweaked to better match variants

And that has some experts wondering if the booster campaign is a bit of a missed opportunity to target delta and its likely descendants

Covid-19 pandemic: Vaccinating children not a priority for now, say experts

They say mRNA vaccines could offer best protection for vulnerable children

U'khand achieves target of 100% first dose Covid vaccination: Dhami

Uttarakhand has administered the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine to its entire eligible population three months ahead of target, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Sunday