News updates from HT: Trinamool lawmaker faces flak after administering vaccine and all the latest news
3 years, 8 months ago

News updates from HT: Trinamool lawmaker faces flak after administering vaccine and all the latest news

Hindustan Times  

Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. A Trinamool Congress leader in West Bengal allegedly administered the Covid-19 vaccine to a woman at a government vaccination camp in Asansol TMC leader allegedly administers Covid-19 vaccine, draws flak “I never pushed the injection. Taapsee Pannu defends reposting tweet with abusive language, slams 'personal digs' in Haseen Dillruba review Actor Taapsee Pannu has tweeted about the reviews for her film Haseen Dillruba and said that a critic was a 'troller' for taking 'personal digs' at her. 'It's nice to get that confidence': Moeen Ali explains how MS Dhoni 'backed' him during IPL 2021 Moeen was a big success for CSK as he scored 206 runs in 6 matches at an average of 34.33. Now, get data without paying; know how to get this prepaid recharge plan benefit This new Reliance Jio prepaid recharge plan is exactly what the users need when they are in trouble.

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Covishield: Gujarat Cong Demands Compensation, BJP Claims Heart Attacks Not Linked to Vaccine
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Covishield: Gujarat Cong Demands Compensation, BJP Claims Heart Attacks Not Linked to Vaccine

News 18  

The opposition Congress on Wednesday alleged that the BJP government at the centre did not follow the guidelines of the World Health Organisation, and demanded that the relatives of those who died due to heart attack or similar reasons after taking the Covishield vaccine against coronavirus should be paid compensation. Doctors associated with the Gujarat BJP, however, said a study …

Health Ministry not to procure fresh COVID-19 vaccines; surrenders ₹4,237 crore from vaccination budget
2 years, 5 months ago

Health Ministry not to procure fresh COVID-19 vaccines; surrenders ₹4,237 crore from vaccination budget

The Hindu  

The government’s COVID-19 vaccination programme is in its final leg with the Health Ministry deciding against procuring more vaccines as of now and surrendering ₹4,237 crore, or nearly 85% of the 2022-23 budget allocation for inoculation purposes, to the Finance Ministry. Official sources told PTI that more than 1.8 crore doses are still available with the governments at the Centre …

MP to hold campaign to administer booster dose of Covid vaccine from Jul 21
2 years, 8 months ago

MP to hold campaign to administer booster dose of Covid vaccine from Jul 21

Hindustan Times  

The Madhya Pradesh government will begin a fortnightly campaign to administer the booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccine from July 21, an official said on Friday. Booster dose will be administered to people who have completed six months after the two initial doses of the vaccine against the disease. Reviewing the preparations for the campaign, which will be organised every …

COVID-19 'precautionary' vaccine: Appointments for third dose to open today; check details here
3 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19 'precautionary' vaccine: Appointments for third dose to open today; check details here

Firstpost  

The Centre has already notified the states and Union territories that for each recipient, the third dose would be the same shot that was used for the first two doses Appointments for the ‘precautionary dose’ of the COVID-19 vaccine in India will begin today, 8 January, according to the announcement made by the central government. The three priority groups of …

‘Benefited a lot’: Bihar octogenarian claims to have taken 11 shots of COVID-19 vaccine
3 years, 2 months ago

‘Benefited a lot’: Bihar octogenarian claims to have taken 11 shots of COVID-19 vaccine

The Hindu  

At a time when governments, both at the Centre and in the State, have been appealing people to get COVID-19 vaccines, an octogenarian from Bihar’s Madhepura district has claimed to have taken it 11 times last year. Everyone should get vaccines,” said Brahmadev Mandal, 84, from Orai village under the Puraini police station of Udakishunganj block. In a viral video, …

Rahul Gandhi slams Centre for 'missing' Covid vaccination target
3 years, 2 months ago

Rahul Gandhi slams Centre for 'missing' Covid vaccination target

India TV News  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed the Modi government for not fulfilling its ôpromiseö to fully vaccinate all eligible beneficiaries against COVID-19 by the end of the year. The government had told the Supreme Court in June that it expected the entire eligible population to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by end of the year. Image Source : TWITTER @RAHULGANDHI …

MP: Dead man gets COVID-19 vaccination certificate in Rajgarh
3 years, 3 months ago

MP: Dead man gets COVID-19 vaccination certificate in Rajgarh

India TV News  

A deceased senior citizen allegedly received a message about having taken the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and got a certificate for the same in Madhya Pradesh's Rajgarh district, an official said on Saturday. The authorities have cited computer error as a reason for the goof-up, in which Purushottam Shakyawar of Biaora town, who died in May, received a …

BJP to felicitate nationwide hospital staff on achievement of 100 crore COVID vaccine shots
3 years, 5 months ago

BJP to felicitate nationwide hospital staff on achievement of 100 crore COVID vaccine shots

India TV News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party will felicitate doctors, nurses and hospital staff nationwide when 100 crore Covid vaccine shots have been administered to Indians. A source in the BJP told news agency ANI, "BJP will felicitate doctors, nurses and hospital staff nationwide. He said, "Vaccine to everyone, under the free vaccine campaign, India has been able to apply about 90 crore …

COVID-19 | WHO chief thanks Health Minister Mandaviya for announcing resumption of vaccine shipments
3 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19 | WHO chief thanks Health Minister Mandaviya for announcing resumption of vaccine shipments

The Hindu  

World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, thanked Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya for announcing resumption of COVID-19 vaccine shipments to the COVAX global pool in October. "Thank you Health Minister @mansukhmandviya for announcing #India will resume crucial #COVID19 vaccine shipments to #COVAX in October. Mr. Mandaviya on September 20, announced thatIndia will resume export …

UP: BJP leader given 5 doses of COVID vaccine; 6th scheduled, states certificate
3 years, 6 months ago

UP: BJP leader given 5 doses of COVID vaccine; 6th scheduled, states certificate

India TV News  

UP: BJP leader given 5 doses of COVID vaccine; 6th scheduled, states certificate The BJP leader has now accused the health department of negligence and has filed a complaint following which, the officials said, a probe has been launched. In a bizarre development, the vaccination certificate of a BJP booth level leader in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut shows he has been …

Row over BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya getting Covid vaccine dose at home
3 years, 8 months ago

Row over BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya getting Covid vaccine dose at home

India Today  

A controversy has erupted after Bhopal BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur was administered the first dose of the Covid vaccine on Wednesday. Congress leader Narendra Saluja shared a video of BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya and claimed that she had taken the vaccine dose at her home. Saluja took a dig at the BJP MP and asked why she was …

TMC leader allegedly administers Covid-19 vaccine, draws flak
3 years, 8 months ago

TMC leader allegedly administers Covid-19 vaccine, draws flak

Hindustan Times  

A Trinamool Congress leader in West Bengal allegedly administered the Covid-19 vaccine to a woman at a government vaccination camp in Asansol on Saturday drawing from the opposition, HT has learnt. TMC leader allegedly administers Covid-19 vaccine, draws flak Tabassum Ara, outgoing deputy mayor of the Asansol Municipal Corporation, who was at the centre of the controversy, however, said that …

Fake COVID-19 vaccination camp: How West Bengal reacted to private inoculation drives and why TMC and BJP are squabbling – Firstpost
3 years, 8 months ago

Fake COVID-19 vaccination camp: How West Bengal reacted to private inoculation drives and why TMC and BJP are squabbling – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Debanjan Deb allegedly posed as a Joint Commissioner of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and organised COVID-19 vaccination camps with three others The West Bengal government on Monday reportedly suspended private COVID-19 vaccination camps after a fake vaccination camp was busted last week. A senior official at the State Health Department said, “We have decided not to allow any private vaccination …

Took back charge of vaccine drive on states’ request: Centre
3 years, 8 months ago

Took back charge of vaccine drive on states’ request: Centre

Hindustan Times  

The Union government took back charge of sourcing and supplying vaccines to states after as many as 13 chief ministers wrote to it with a request for a reset of the policy, the Centre informed the Supreme Court on Saturday. “The said decision to review the strategy was taken after receipt of letters from 13 Hon’ble chief ministers as well …

Kolkata vaccine scam: TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty falls ill days after taking fake vaccine
3 years, 8 months ago

Kolkata vaccine scam: TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty falls ill days after taking fake vaccine

India TV News  

The Trinamool Congress member of Parliament Mimi Chakraborty was reported to be unwell since Friday night. The TMC MP earlier had taken a fake vaccine shot on June 23 at a camp organised by fraudster Debanjan Deb in South Kolkata's Kasba area. When I did not receive the message after my vaccination, I immediately stopped the entire process at the …

Live chickens, lottery tickets and free mobile recharge offered as vaccine incentives | See pics
3 years, 8 months ago

Live chickens, lottery tickets and free mobile recharge offered as vaccine incentives | See pics

India Today  

Dangling everything from sports tickets to a free beer, authorities and governments around the world are looking for that extra something — anything — that will get people to roll up their sleeves for Covid-19 shots when the promise of a life-saving vaccine by itself hasn’t been enough. READ | Get vaccinated, win cash as California offers $116.5 million in …

Free Covid-19 vaccination for adults in India from today: All you need to know
3 years, 9 months ago

Free Covid-19 vaccination for adults in India from today: All you need to know

India Today  

Free coronavirus vaccines will be made available to states for vaccination of all above the age of 18 from today, as per the announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Saying that a new stage in fight against corona begins today, Union Minister Amit Shah said, “The PM made an important decision that from June 21 people who are 18 yrs …

COVID-19 updates: Haryana, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu ease curbs; next phase of vaccination starts today
3 years, 9 months ago

COVID-19 updates: Haryana, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu ease curbs; next phase of vaccination starts today

Firstpost  

In the National Capital, the DDMA said that bars will be allowed to reopen with 50 percent seating capacity, from 12 pm to 10 pm, from next week Haryana, Uttarakhand and Tamil Nadu on Sunday announced extension of restrictions imposed to check the spread of the novel coronavirus infection but also eased the curbs. Bars in Delhi to open with …

No shortage of vaccines in Puducherry, ready to face third wave: Lt Governor
3 years, 9 months ago

No shortage of vaccines in Puducherry, ready to face third wave: Lt Governor

India TV News  

Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Friday said Puducherry did not have a shortage or lack of vaccines to cover all the eligible people in the fight against COVID-19. Talking to reporters at Raj Nivas here after handing over medical equipment to the Health Department, she said when there were reports of people facing difficulty in getting the jabs for want …

Free mobile recharge for taking Covid vaccine shot, MP BJP MLA's unique offer to push vaccination drive
3 years, 9 months ago

Free mobile recharge for taking Covid vaccine shot, MP BJP MLA's unique offer to push vaccination drive

India Today  

The government aims to vaccinate India's entire adult population by December, but the situation in rural areas is quite different. Vishnu Khatri has announced that free mobile recharge will be done for all the people in his constituency who get vaccinated by June 30. Khatri has also announced that whichever panchayat in his constituency completes 100 per cent vaccination first, …

Aim is to make Puducherry free from COVID-19 by August 15, says Tamilisai
3 years, 9 months ago

Aim is to make Puducherry free from COVID-19 by August 15, says Tamilisai

The Hindu  

A four-day intensive vaccination drive was rolled out at 100 session sites across the Union Territory targeted at the 18-44 age group. Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan inaugurated the campaign aiming for a pandemic-free Puducherry at the Petit Seminaire Higher Secondary School. According to Dr. Soundararajan, while in some places stricter lockdown measures were implemented, Puducherry had opted for partial restrictions to …

COVID-19 updates: Centre caps vaccine prices at private hospitals; UP, Bihar ease curbs as new cases fall below one lakh
3 years, 9 months ago

COVID-19 updates: Centre caps vaccine prices at private hospitals; UP, Bihar ease curbs as new cases fall below one lakh

Firstpost  

While COVAXIN and Covishield are now priced at Rs 1,410 and Rs 780 per dose, respectively, in private hospitals, Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine will cost Rs 1,145 per dose The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday issued an order capping the service charge to Rs 150 for the administration of three approved COVID vaccines in private hospitals across India, effetively reducing …

Tractor-cum-bus spreads vaccine awareness in UP's Lucknow, few take jab
3 years, 9 months ago

Tractor-cum-bus spreads vaccine awareness in UP's Lucknow, few take jab

India Today  

In a bid to encourage people residing in a village area in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow to get themselves vaccinated against Covid-19, Radha Soami Satsang Beas, a private organisation with the help of Lucknow district administration, has started free tractor-cum buses for the villagers to take the jab. Around 11:10 am, India Today team left the Radha Soami Satsang Beas vaccination …

Amid Centre vs states, how can India get vaccination plan on track?
3 years, 9 months ago

Amid Centre vs states, how can India get vaccination plan on track?

India Today  

Amid a Centre vs states war, how can India get its vaccination plan on track? AAP SPOKESPERSON RAGHAV CHADHA: AAP and many other Opposition parties have said that the Centre, as one central agency, should procure vaccines for transparent distribution and then let states vaccinate their citizens. "Vaccine is not like making potato chips; opposition more interested in fighting Modi …

Coronavirus | Government controlled truth, not pandemic, says Rahul Gandhi
3 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus | Government controlled truth, not pandemic, says Rahul Gandhi

The Hindu  

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged that though the Narendra Modi government had failed to contain the pandemic it had managed to control “the truth of the pandemic” by manipulating the data regarding COVID-19. Speaking to the The Hindu, former Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot said the Centre failed to make State governments stakeholders in the fight …

COVID: Andhra Pradesh govt places order for 4.08 cr doses each of Covaxin, Covishield
3 years, 10 months ago

COVID: Andhra Pradesh govt places order for 4.08 cr doses each of Covaxin, Covishield

India TV News  

COVID: Andhra Pradesh govt places order for 4.08 cr doses each of Covaxin, Covishield Govt Principal Secy wrote letters to Bharat Biotech MD Krishna Yella and Serum Institute of India Limited CEO Adar Poonawalla in this regard. The Andhra Pradesh government on Saturday placed an order for purchase of 4.08 crore doses each of Covaxin and Covishield for vaccinating 2.04 …

PM Modi should resign owning responsibility for COVID-19 surge: Mamata Banerjee
3 years, 11 months ago

PM Modi should resign owning responsibility for COVID-19 surge: Mamata Banerjee

India TV News  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's resignation for mishandling the COVID-19 second wave and alleged that the prime minister failed in planning to contain the rise in the number of infections. "The BJP cannot tackle the COVID-19 spike even in Gujarat, and has brought the entire country, including West Bengal, to such a …

Want to provide free vaccine to all, but PM Modi creating hurdles: Mamata at Jhargram rally
4 years ago

Want to provide free vaccine to all, but PM Modi creating hurdles: Mamata at Jhargram rally

India TV News  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday blamed the Centre saying she wanted to give free coronavirus vaccines to the people of the state but the Modi government is not allowing it to happen. Addressing a poll rally in Bengal's Jhargram, Mamata Banerjee blamed the Modi government for creating obstacles to allow access to her government for providing free …

Cognizant India to cover COVID-19 vaccine cost for over 6 lakh people, including 2 lakh staff
4 years ago

Cognizant India to cover COVID-19 vaccine cost for over 6 lakh people, including 2 lakh staff

Firstpost  

New Delhi: IT firm Cognizant on Thursday said it will cover the vaccination cost for over six lakh people in India, including its two lakh employees and their families as well as contract and support staff. “It has been a year since the COVID-19 pandemic triggered unprecedented disruption across India… Our employees have been instrumental in facilitating critical services to …

Covid vaccination phase 2: Rajnath Singh, Harsh Vardhan, other Union ministers receive first vaccine dose
4 years ago

Covid vaccination phase 2: Rajnath Singh, Harsh Vardhan, other Union ministers receive first vaccine dose

India Today  

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi took his first dose of Covid-19 vaccine in the second phase drive, senior Union ministers, including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan also got themselves vaccinated in the national capital on Tuesday. #LargestVaccineDrive pic.twitter.com/sKsrtLeGqi— Rajnath Singh March 2, 2021 Union minister and senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad was …

Coronavirus News Updates: Glitches, OTP delays reported on Day 1 of vaccine rollout; President Kovind, PM, Amit Shah take first dose of Covaxin
4 years ago

Coronavirus News Updates: Glitches, OTP delays reported on Day 1 of vaccine rollout; President Kovind, PM, Amit Shah take first dose of Covaxin

Firstpost  

Load More Coronavirus News LATEST News and Updates: The fight against the pandemic is not yet over, and as a responsible corporate citizen, we consider it our duty to support the government’s efforts to vaccinate all, the bank’s Chairman Dinesh Khara said in a release. Bharat Biotech International CMD Krishna Ella in a statement expressed his sincere gratitude to the …

'Assam, Kerala, Puducherry...': Opposition points at 'poll link' as PM Modi gets vaccine jab
4 years ago

'Assam, Kerala, Puducherry...': Opposition points at 'poll link' as PM Modi gets vaccine jab

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to take his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine triggered a political slugfest on Monday. Nurse P Niveda, who hails from Puducherry, administered Bharat Biotech's COVAXIN to the prime minister. Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury linked Modi's "gamocha" to the upcoming assembly election in Assam, also highlighting that the nurses who administered the vaccine …

Kamal Nath Accuses Shivraj Chouhan of Taking U-turn on Free Covid-19 Vaccine Promise
4 years ago

Kamal Nath Accuses Shivraj Chouhan of Taking U-turn on Free Covid-19 Vaccine Promise

News 18  

Bhopal: As the second phase of Covid-19 vaccination began on Monday, Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee president Kamal Nath accused Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan of going back on his bypoll promise of offering free vaccines to all. “Even those with critical ailments and senior citizens are made to pay Rs 500 for the vaccine, where the fact is that common …

PM Modi takes first dose of Bharat Biotech's COVAXIN vaccine for coronavirus
4 years ago

PM Modi takes first dose of Bharat Biotech's COVAXIN vaccine for coronavirus

Op India  

On March 1, 2021 Prime Minister Narendra Modi took his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi. #WATCH: Prime Minister Narendra Modi took his first dose of the #COVID19 vaccine at AIIMS Delhi today. pic.twitter.com/VqqBYZDTFU — ANI March 1, 2021 In a tweet, he wrote, “Took my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine …

PM Narendra Modi gets Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin as India expands drive
4 years ago

PM Narendra Modi gets Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin as India expands drive

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin, indigenously developed by Bharat Biotech International Limited, at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is administered a Covid-19 vaccine in New Delhi on Monday, March 1, 2021. Watch: PM Modi gets Bharat Biotech's Covaxin as India widens vaccination …

PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah Get Covid-19 Vaccine Shot in Phase 2 of Inoculation Drive
4 years ago

PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah Get Covid-19 Vaccine Shot in Phase 2 of Inoculation Drive

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took the COVID-19 vaccine and was the first to get the jab leading India’s inoculation drive in its second phase in which the coverage has been expanded to include everyone over 60 and those aged between 45-59 who have co-morbidities. “He is fine after taking the vaccine,” said AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria, adding …

After PM Modi, Amit Shah receives first dose of Covid-19 vaccine
4 years ago

After PM Modi, Amit Shah receives first dose of Covid-19 vaccine

India Today  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday joined the list of big names who received the first dose of vaccine against Covid-19 as India kickstarted the second phase of the inoculation drive. Home Minister Amit Shah received his first dose of Covid-19 vaccine hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi was administered a shot of Covaxin at the All India Institute …

PM Modi, ministers get Covid-19 shot, 24.5 lakh citizens sign for up vaccine in Phase 2 | Top Developments
4 years ago

PM Modi, ministers get Covid-19 shot, 24.5 lakh citizens sign for up vaccine in Phase 2 | Top Developments

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday kicked off the next phase of Covid vaccination the country by getting a shot of the indigenous Covaxin. Though registration for vaccination opened only at 9 am, Prime Minister Modi was the first off the block as he visited the country's premier medical institute to take his first dose early in the morning. READ …

Modi takes homegrown COVID jab as India expands vaccination drive
4 years ago

Modi takes homegrown COVID jab as India expands vaccination drive

Al Jazeera  

Indian PM urges every eligible person to get vaccine in an effort to rid the country of the new coronavirus. India’s prime minister has tweeted a photo of himself receiving a first dose of a homegrown COVID-19 vaccine, kicking off an expansion of the country’s immunisation campaign that began in mid-January with healthcare workers. The 70-year-old Prime Minister Narendra Modi, …

Covid-19 vaccine voluntary, no provision of insurance for recipients: Govt in Rajya Sabha
4 years, 1 month ago

Covid-19 vaccine voluntary, no provision of insurance for recipients: Govt in Rajya Sabha

India Today  

There is no provision of insurance for recipients of Covid-19 vaccine against any kind of side effects or medical complications that may arise due to the inoculation, Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday. The Covid-19 vaccination is entirely voluntary for the beneficiary, Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey said in response to a question on whether those administered/to be …

Covid-19 vaccine side-effects: What doctors who took the shot said
4 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19 vaccine side-effects: What doctors who took the shot said

India Today  

Billed as the world's largest vaccination programme, covering the entire length and breadth of the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the world's biggest Covid-19 inoculation drive on January 16 amid much euphoria across the country. Dr VK Paul - Chairman of the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid-19 The World Health Organization is clamouring to provide vaccines …

SII CEO Adar Poonawalla receives Covid-19 vaccine as nationwide vaccination drive begins
4 years, 2 months ago

SII CEO Adar Poonawalla receives Covid-19 vaccine as nationwide vaccination drive begins

India TV News  

As nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive begins, Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla on Saturday received Covid-19 vaccine - Covidshield in Pune. In his tweet, Poonawalla he wished Prime Minister Narendra Modi for launching the world’s largest COVID vaccination roll-out. He tweeted, "I wish India and Sri Narendra Modi ji great success in launching the world’s largest COVID vaccination roll-out. …

Coronavirus updates | January 16, 2021
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus updates | January 16, 2021

The Hindu  

The world’s largest vaccination programme will begin at a total of 3,006 session sites across all the States and the Union Territories, which will be connected virtually throughout the exercise. New Delhi Vaccination drive hallmark of self-reliant India, say BJP leaders Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the launch of the world's largest vaccination drive against COVID-19, top BJP leaders …

Trinamool MLAs from Bhatar, Katwa in Bengal get Covid vaccine out of turn
4 years, 2 months ago

Trinamool MLAs from Bhatar, Katwa in Bengal get Covid vaccine out of turn

India Today  

Two MLAs of the Trinamool Congress in Bengal flouted the Centre's guidelines on Covid-19 vaccination by receiving the jab out of turn. Subhash Mondal, the MLA from Bhatar constituency in West Bengal's East Burdwan district, received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at the Bhatar state general hospital on Saturday morning. Similarly, MLA from Katwa constituency in East Burdwan …

16 lakh frontline workers will be first to receive covid-19 vaccine in Karnataka
4 years, 2 months ago

16 lakh frontline workers will be first to receive covid-19 vaccine in Karnataka

Live Mint  

Karnataka chief minister B.S.Yediyurappa on Monday said that approximately 16 lakh people in the state would be administered with the covid-19 vaccine from 16 January. In Karnataka, from 16 January, about 16 lakh frontline workers like from health, revenue and police personnel will be vaccinated,” Yediyurappa said on Monday in Bengaluru after the virtual meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. …

States Left with No Option: At Meeting with PM Modi, Mamata Inquires Efficacy of Covid-19 Vaccines
4 years, 2 months ago

States Left with No Option: At Meeting with PM Modi, Mamata Inquires Efficacy of Covid-19 Vaccines

News 18  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday asked about the efficacy of the two COVID-19 vaccines which the Centre has decided to use during the nationwide inoculation drive and enquired why states were not given any option to choose between the two. During a virtual meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief ministers of various states on the …

PM Modi should take first shot of COVID-19 vaccine: Tej Pratap Yadav
4 years, 2 months ago

PM Modi should take first shot of COVID-19 vaccine: Tej Pratap Yadav

India TV News  

As the second nationwide Covid vaccination dry run is underway, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tej Pratap Yadav on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should take the first shot of Covid-19 vaccine, following which others will also get it. The ruling BJP had accused Yadav of "insulting" doctors and scientists of the country, while NC vice-president Omar Abdullah said …

Coronavirus | Free vaccination first for 3 crore health, frontline workers
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus | Free vaccination first for 3 crore health, frontline workers

The Hindu  

Free COVID vaccination will be provided to three crore health care and frontline workers in the first phase of vaccination, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday while taking stock of the nation-wide vaccination dry run conducted in 125 districts across 285 sites. Calling the digital platform, Co-WIN, repurposed from the e-VIN platform to be a real game changer, the …

Congress Gets COVID-19 Vaccine, But Members Fight Over Who Should Have Priority
4 years, 2 months ago

Congress Gets COVID-19 Vaccine, But Members Fight Over Who Should Have Priority

NPR  

Congress Gets COVID-19 Vaccine, But Members Fight Over Who Should Have Priority Enlarge this image toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/AP Anna Moneymaker/AP Top leaders and rank-and-file members of Congress are taking part in the first round of COVID-19 vaccinations, a move that could accelerate plans for Congress to return to business as usual. Sponsor Message "Our job is to make sure …

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