Covid-19 vaccination campaign should be made smoother: Mayawati
Lucknow/UNI: Welcoming the meeting with the Chief Ministers of all the states by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in view of the coronavirus situation, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati has appealed that the Coronavirus vaccination campaign is simplified under the national policy.
Arvind Kejriwal, his parents receive first dose of Covid-19 vaccine in Delhi
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his parents on Thursday received the first dose of Coronavirus vaccine here at LNJP Hospital here.
Pune: A day after a massive fire hit vaccine-maker Serum Institute of India's Pune facility, company's CEO Adar Poonawalla on Friday assured the production of Covishield, the vaccine meant to fight against COVID-19, is on schedule and remains unaffected by the tragedy.
Bengal: Trinamool Congress men get Covid-19 vaccine shots meant for health workers
Kolkata/IBNS: In a bizarre scene in the politically-charged state West Bengal, several ruling Trinamool Congress members were found getting inoculated with Covid-19 vaccines which were meant solely for the health workers.
Covid-19 vaccination drive: Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla gets inoculated
Pune/IBNS: Joining the crores of health workers, Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonwalla got himself inoculated with Covid-19 vaccine made by his own pharmaceutical company.
Assam: Second consignment of Covid-19 vaccines reaches Guwahati
Guwahati/IBNS: The second consignment of 36,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines for Assam reached Guwahati on Wednesday.
Rahul Gandhi slams PM Modi on India's Covid vaccination strategy
New Delhi/UNI: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that while several nations are already in the process of administering Covid-19 vaccination, apparently no step in this direction has been taken in India.
Nagaland State Task Force meeting on Covid-19 vaccine held
Kohima/IBNS: The first State Task Force Meeting on Covid-19 vaccine in Nagaland was held in Kohima under the chairmanship of the Principal Secretary of state Health and Family Welfare department.
Coronavirus vaccine to be ready in next few weeks: PM Modi
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the vaccine against Covid-19 will be ready in the next few weeks and the vaccination programme will start soon after.
Applying for emergency use of Covid-19 vaccine in 2 weeks: Serum Institute
New Delhi/IBNS: The Serum Institute will apply within two weeks for an emergency license to use the coronavirus vaccine being developed by the University of Oxford and pharma giant AstraZeneca, the Indian vaccine maker's chief Adar Poonawalla said on Saturday after a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
PM Modi visits Gujarat's Zydus Cadila research centre to review Covid-19 vaccine preparation
Ahmedabad/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reviewed the vaccine development process at the Zydus Cadila research centre in Changodar industrial area, over 20 km from here.
Mamata Banerjee to attend PM Modi's virtual meeting on Covid-19 vaccine
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Tuesday attend a virtual meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the strategy to distribute Covid-19 vaccine, for which the entire country is waiting, media reports said.
Covid-19 vaccine access strategy should have been in place by now: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the BJP government at the Centre for its failure to devise a COVID-19 vaccine access strategy.
Optimistic about India's first COVID-19 vaccine: Maharashtra Health Minister
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope has said that Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Bharat Biotech International Ltd (BBIL) is working on the first Indian vaccine for the coronavirus disease and he is optimistic about the successful clinical trials of the vaccine.
Guwahati, May 16 (IBNS): Assam Health and Family Welfare department on Tuesday ordered a probe against the persons who spread rumours about a vaccine that could lead to infertility on social media which triggered panic among the people in many districts in lower Assam in past two days.