Page 45 - Vaccination

Vaccination to resume at 62 private hospitals in Mumbai on Monday

With the fresh stock of anti-COVID 19 vaccines being made available by the Mumbai civic body, the halted vaccination drive will resume at 62 of the 71 designated private hospitals

Failure on vaccines

Refusal to support private sector has led to a roll-out flop

Policymaking in the age of the virus

In India, there's currently evidence the Centre has not managed a smooth vaccine rollout. It is now falling back on blaming states, which are facing vaccine shortages

Private Covid-19 vaccination centres shut in Mumbai for three days

Mumbai's coronavirus tally crossed the 500,000-mark on Friday with the addition of 9,200 new cases

Mumbai: Covid-19 vaccination only in govt, civic centres on April 10-11

The vaccination drive against COVID-19 in Mumbai will take place only in government and civic centres on April 10 and 11 and not in any private hospital, BMC said on Friday

Covid-19 vaccination sites drop to half in India amid shortage of doses

Number of locations down from 120,000 to 60,000 from April 3 to 7

India drug regulator asks Dr Reddy's for more data on Sputnik V vaccine

The committee asked the company to submit a comparative analysis of late-stage immunogenicity data from both its Indian studies and an ongoing Russian study

No need for lockdown, focus on Covid-19 tests: PM Narendra Modi to CMs

Modi announces vaccination festival between April 11 and 14

Covid-19 vaccine shortage: Maharashtra, Centre in a war of words

The development comes as India surpassed the US to become the fastest vaccinating country in the world with an average daily rate of 3.09 million vaccine doses

Covid-19 vaccination centres to be launched at workplaces from April 11

The government said that vaccination at the workplace would not only be convenient to the staff but it will also reduce the exposure to the virus by avoiding travel

AstraZeneca has sent us legal notice for vaccine supply delay: Poonawalla

For the next one or two months, we will be prioritising supplies only to India based on the request of the government and also depending on the needs of our people, said Poonawalla

Covid-19 vaccination: Govt says aim to protect those most vulnerable

The Centre on Tuesday said the aim is to protect those who are most vulnerable, and not to "administer the vaccine to those who want it but to those who need it".

Fruit vendors, security services exempted as Maharashtra revises guidelines

Petrol pumps, govt and private security services, and fruit vendors among others have been added to the list of essential services in Maharashtra

Centre flags anomalies in identification of vaccine beneficiaries in Delhi

The authorities have been asked to immediately issue a show cause notice to Vidyasagar Institute of Mental Health, Neuro and Allied Sciences

Footfall increases as 45-plus Covid-19 vaccination drive takes off

To push the vaccination drive, the government decided that both public and private sector centres would vaccinate on all days in April, including gazetted holidays

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.

Supply chain threats

Vaccine nationalism shows how the pandemic has stressed trade

A data-driven path to vaccine equity

The relative weightage of economic activities and mortality may be a serious issue, which the policymakers should decide and the model can be rebuilt based on the country's perspective

Pakistan to get 3 mn doses of Covid-19 vaccines from China's CanSino

Pakistan began a vaccination drive last month with over a million doses of Sinopharm vaccines donated by long-time ally China

Wait for Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine may get over in a few weeks: DRL

"We expect to get the approval in the next few weeks," said Deepak Sapra, CEO, API and pharmaceutical services, Dr Reddy's Laboratories (DRL)