Debunking myths and misconceptions around immunisation or vaccination in India
1 year, 9 months ago

Debunking myths and misconceptions around immunisation or vaccination in India

Hindustan Times  

Immunisation, also known as vaccination, is a crucial tool in preventing and controlling the spread of infectious diseases as it involves administering a vaccine, which is a preparation containing weakened or inactivated microorganisms or parts of microorganisms, to stimulate the immune system to produce a protective response against specific diseases. Debunking myths and misconceptions around immunisation or vaccination in India When a significant proportion of the population is vaccinated against a disease, it reduces its spread and protects vulnerable individuals who cannot be vaccinated, such as infants, the elderly and those with compromised immune systems. The need of the hour is for both public and private stakeholders to come together and address the challenges around awareness and eliminate the prevalent myths.” Runam Mehta, CEO at HealthCube, revealed, “The challenges in vaccinating the large population in India include limited access, hoarding of vaccines by wealthy nations, and vaccine inequity. The major reasons are lack of trust in the quality and effectiveness of the vaccines, misinformation about side effects and also, cultural and religious beliefs.” She recommended, “Apart from this, to determine the success of immunization and medical services, regular monitoring of health conditions through POC diagnostics is essential. The government has been proactively taking steps to introduce policies that support POC diagnostics, vaccination, and continuous healthcare monitoring through telemedicine practices aiming to aim to improve healthcare accessibility and delivery, especially in the remotest corners of India, ultimately helping to address vaccine hesitancy, spread awareness and improve immunisation coverage.”

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Asha workers to identify 1 million children for MMR vaccination, special campaigns soon
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Asha workers to identify 1 million children for MMR vaccination, special campaigns soon

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The campaign to eliminate mumps, measles and rubella is set to scaled up by identifying children who are yet to be vaccinated for MMR by 2026. On Wednesday, Mint reported that the Union cabinet highlighted the achievements of the National Health Mission and indicated that the vaccination coverage is 97% at around 347.7 million children. In India, MMR …

Child vaccine coverage falling short in India, Lancet study reveals why
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Child vaccine coverage falling short in India, Lancet study reveals why

India Today  

Despite making progress in vaccinating children against preventable diseases, a new Lancet study has revealed that there are several gaps in vaccine coverage at the local level in India. The findings highlight a troubling trend: small areas within districts show stark differences in vaccination rates. KEY FINDINGS FROM THE STUDY Researchers found that over 50% of the variations in vaccination …

Across India, 50,000 physicians to be trained to eradicate cervical cancer through HPV vaccination
2 months ago

Across India, 50,000 physicians to be trained to eradicate cervical cancer through HPV vaccination

The Hindu  

This January, which is marked as Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, the Indian Medical Association has partnered with the Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India in a drive to eliminate cervical cancer from India. The programme underscores the role of general physicians, gynaecologists, and pediatricians in promoting HPV vaccination and addressing vaccine hesitancy, aligning with the government’s vision of …

Add mumps vaccine to universal immunisation programme: Tamil Nadu to Centre
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Add mumps vaccine to universal immunisation programme: Tamil Nadu to Centre

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu, which records at least 150 cases of mumps in a month now, had earlier this year requested the Government of India to consider adding the mumps vaccine to the Universal Immunisation Programme. The Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, in a letter to the Union Health Ministry, requested the GoI to advise of any possibility of supplying …

Health Talk | How eliminating polio has been one of the major successes of India's Universal Immunisation Programme
4 months ago

Health Talk | How eliminating polio has been one of the major successes of India's Universal Immunisation Programme

Hindustan Times  

The World Immunisation Day is observed every year on November 10th. India is a classic example of what robust immunisation coverage against a disease can achieve in the form of the country's pulse polio programme, of which vaccination was a crucial part. India rolled out the Pulse Polio Immunization Programme on October 2 1994, and according to WHO India statement, …

Transforming Immunization: India's Digital Push to Universalise Immunisation
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Transforming Immunization: India's Digital Push to Universalise Immunisation

Hindustan Times  

India's Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) has been expanded rapidly in the last 10 years, with the aim of ensuring that no child is left unvaccinated. The programme uses a digital platform called U-WIN to track the vaccination status of all pregnant women and children across India. U-WIN offers several benefits to parents and guardians, including the ability to self-register and …

Govt to soon launch CoWIN-like platform for its vaccination drive
8 months ago

Govt to soon launch CoWIN-like platform for its vaccination drive

Hindustan Times  

India will soon deploy a centralised online platform and database called UWIN on the government’s immunisation programme for children and pregnant women that has been developed by the health ministry on the lines of the CoWin platform that was successfully used for vaccination during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to people familiar with the matter. U-WIN will capture each vaccination event …

Vaccinating India: Triumphs and Challenges on the Road to Full Coverage
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Vaccinating India: Triumphs and Challenges on the Road to Full Coverage

News 18  

Vaccines have come a long way since Dr Edward Jenner first inoculated an eight-year-old boy against smallpox in 1796. Since 1974, the EPI has boosted global newborn immunisation coverage against DTP from 5 per cent to 84 per cent in India. This program aims to reach every child and pregnant woman who missed routine immunisation due to the Covid pandemic, …

Accelerating Routine Immunization in India: Insights from Covid-19 Drive
1 year, 4 months ago

Accelerating Routine Immunization in India: Insights from Covid-19 Drive

The Quint  

In the aftermath of Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing vaccination drive in India, the country's healthcare system gained invaluable insights into strengthening routine immunization programs. Learnings for Health Sector: The drive provided crucial insights into routine immunization systems, leveraging existing infrastructure and expertise effectively. Role of MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation & Equity Project: National Roll-Out Support: Initiated in August 2021, the …

Tamil Nadu’s overall immunisation coverage has crossed 95%, says DPH
1 year, 4 months ago

Tamil Nadu’s overall immunisation coverage has crossed 95%, says DPH

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu’s overall immunisation coverage has crossed 95%. Every year, 9.15 lakh children and 10 lakh pregnant women are covered under the Universal Immunisation Programme, and 3.2 crore vaccines worth nearly ₹10 crore are provided in the State, according to the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine. Vaccines were available for free in all government health facilities to prevent …

Poor uptake for adult vaccination, survey reveals
1 year, 6 months ago

Poor uptake for adult vaccination, survey reveals

The Hindu  

While childhood immunisation is rather well accepted in the community, what with proper protocols in place for delivery of the primary and booster doses for children, the same level of acceptance is sorely lacking in the area of adult vaccination, a recent survey in 16 cities revealed. The survey conducted by the Association of Physicians of India and Ipsos in …

Hesitating to vaccinate your child? Parents should know these myths and facts about vaccinations in children
1 year, 7 months ago

Hesitating to vaccinate your child? Parents should know these myths and facts about vaccinations in children

Hindustan Times  

Despite sustained and dedicated efforts by Government of India, the immunisation coverage in India remains pretty low and data shows that only about 65% of eligible children receive all the recommended vaccines in their 1st year of life. Yet when the vaccines came and were granted emergency use authorisation, there were apprehensions and wary refusals from several corners of the …

India’s Winning Formula: Making Healthcare Affordable and Accessible with PPPs
1 year, 9 months ago

India’s Winning Formula: Making Healthcare Affordable and Accessible with PPPs

News 18  

In the last 75 years, India’s progress as a nation has been both inspiring and impressive. Vaccine PPPs during the Covid-19 pandemic It is during the pandemic that India gained a definite advantage in the global health space, when it administered the first dose of the indigenous Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin, in January 2021. Within a year of the emergence of …

India is 1 of 3 countries where confidence in children’s vaccines has increased: UNICEF report
1 year, 10 months ago

India is 1 of 3 countries where confidence in children’s vaccines has increased: UNICEF report

The Hindu  

Only China, India, and Mexico, that is three out of the 55 countries studied for popular perception of the importance of vaccines for children, showed improvement as per data collected by The Vaccine Confidence Project and published by UNICEF on April 20. UNICEF India today released the agency’s global flagship report ‘The State of the World’s Children 2023: For Every …

Explained | What are the problems with India’s clinical trials registry?
1 year, 11 months ago

Explained | What are the problems with India’s clinical trials registry?

The Hindu  

The speedy approval of Covid-19 vaccines during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic spotlighted the importance of clinical trials. Hosted with the Indian Council of Medical Research’s National Institute of Medical Statistics, the CTRI is a free, online public-record system to register clinical trials being conducted in India. The CTRI is one of 17 public trial registries under the International Clinical Trials Registry …

National Vaccination Day 2023: History, Significance and Inspirational Quotes to Share
2 years ago

National Vaccination Day 2023: History, Significance and Inspirational Quotes to Share

News 18  

National Vaccination Day is an annual observance in India that highlights the importance of vaccination. National Vaccination Day serves as a reminder of getting vaccinated and highlights the benefits of immunization for individuals and society. National Vaccination Day: Significance This day draws attention to how vaccines and immunization programs are crucial for saving lives. Moreover, National Vaccination Day also talks …

After Co-WIN, govt launches U-WIN to digitise India\'s universal immunisation program
2 years, 1 month ago

After Co-WIN, govt launches U-WIN to digitise India\'s universal immunisation program

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Carrying vaccination cards of children and pregnant women, struggling to keep a tab on the next jab and other such hassles may soon become a thing of the past. Named U-WIN, the programme to digitise India's Universal Immunisation Programme has been launched in a pilot mode in two districts of each state and Union Territory. The platform will …

Holistic data analysis, upgraded vaccines to determine India's future battle with Covid: Epidemiologist Dileep Mavlankar
2 years, 2 months ago

Holistic data analysis, upgraded vaccines to determine India's future battle with Covid: Epidemiologist Dileep Mavlankar

India Today  

India has raised surveillance in light of the surge in Covid cases in many countries, particularly China, from new variants of the virus. Dileep Mavlankar, senior epidemiologist and director of the Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar, says it will be difficult to develop sufficiently effective medication and vaccines against Covid till the time scientists have a handle on how …

COVID-19 vaccine: How well does India’s adverse reaction tracking system work? | In Focus podcast
2 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19 vaccine: How well does India’s adverse reaction tracking system work? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Last month, the Central government, in an affidavit to the Supreme Court, said that it cannot be held liable to pay compensation for deaths caused by adverse reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine. The affidavit was filed in a case in response to a petition filed by the parents of two young women, who allegedly died due to adverse reactions following …

Measles outbreak: What it tells us about India’s vaccination coverage | In Focus podcast
2 years, 3 months ago

Measles outbreak: What it tells us about India’s vaccination coverage | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Just when it feels like we’ve gotten over the coronavirus pandemic, another infectious disease has been making the rounds: measles. Over the past few months, several States in India, notably Maharashtra and Kerala, have seen outbreaks of hundreds of cases of measles and several deaths of children. Last month, the World Health Organisation declared measles to be an “imminent threat …

What Makes India's Covid Vaccination Programme A Global Best Practice In Public Health
2 years, 4 months ago

What Makes India's Covid Vaccination Programme A Global Best Practice In Public Health

News 18  

On April 14, 2020, India’s Prime Minister made an appeal to scientists and researchers to take the lead in developing a vaccine against the coronavirus. The group was tasked with formulating an implementation strategy for the Covid-19 vaccine including the selection of vaccine candidates, procurement of vaccines, prioritisation of population groups for vaccination, enabling digital infrastructure, vaccine delivery platforms as …

Centre reviews Covid situation in states witnessing surge in cases, flags low level of testing
2 years, 7 months ago

Centre reviews Covid situation in states witnessing surge in cases, flags low level of testing

India TV News  

Highlights Several states are witnessing surge in Covid cases The Centre has advised states to boost vaccination The govt has also flagged drop in Covid testing Covid News: The Centre is reviewing COVID-19 situation in 115 districts across 9 states that are showing an upsurge in Covid cases and positivity. rime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India's vaccination drive …

India crosses milestone of 200 crore vaccinations against COVID-19 in 18 months
2 years, 7 months ago

India crosses milestone of 200 crore vaccinations against COVID-19 in 18 months

The Hindu  

India’s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination drive surpassed the 200-crore milestone on Sunday and as per provisional reports till 1 p.m., a total of 2,00,00,15,631 doses have been administered across the country. It took the country almost nine months to reach the 100-crore mark and another nine months to touch the 200-crore vaccination mark since the start of the drive on January …

India Set to Achieve Milestone of 200 Crore Covid Vaccinations
2 years, 8 months ago

India Set to Achieve Milestone of 200 Crore Covid Vaccinations

News 18  

India is on the brink of administering 200 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses. Before India’s new milestone is achieved in what is being called the “largest vaccine drive” by the central government, union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya tweeted saying history was about to be created under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The countdown to two billion doses began earlier …

DC Edit | A good move, as Covid cases up
2 years, 8 months ago

DC Edit | A good move, as Covid cases up

Deccan Chronicle  

The decision of the Union government to push the vaccination programme further against Covid-19 by making the precaution dose free for those who are aged above 18 years has come not one day sooner. That only one per cent of the eligible population aged between 18 and 59 has got the precaution dose calls on the government to redouble its …

Govt Plans to Repurpose CoWIN for Its Universal Immunisation Programme
2 years, 9 months ago

Govt Plans to Repurpose CoWIN for Its Universal Immunisation Programme

News 18  

The Union government is planning to repurpose the Co-WIN platform for India’s Universal Immunisation Programme and other national health programmes while continuing with its current function of recording Covid vaccination and issuing certificates. “Once Co-WIN is repurposed to include the UIP, the entire vaccination system will become digitised, thus easing tracking beneficiaries and facilitating real-time monitoring,” Co-WIN chief and CEO …

Centre plans to repurpose Co-WIN platform for its Universal Immunisation Programme
2 years, 9 months ago

Centre plans to repurpose Co-WIN platform for its Universal Immunisation Programme

Firstpost  

The Universal Immunisation Programme is one of the largest vaccination projects in the world aimed at protecting children and pregnant mothers from preventable diseases New Delhi: The Union government is planning to repurpose the Co-WIN platform for India’s Universal Immunisation Programme and other national health programmes while continuing with its current function of recording COVID vaccination and issuing certificates. The …

Jabs for Kids, Reducing Gap Between Doses for Those Travelling Abroad on Agenda as NTAGI Meets Today
2 years, 10 months ago

Jabs for Kids, Reducing Gap Between Doses for Those Travelling Abroad on Agenda as NTAGI Meets Today

News 18  

As India witnesses a surge in coronavirus cases once again, the Covid-19 working group of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation will meet at noon on Wednesday to discuss reducing the gap between the second dose and the precaution dose for people traveling abroad as well as vaccinations for 5-12 and 6-12 age groups. Last week, India’s drug regulator …

Being ready: The Hindu Editorial on vaccination and India’s third COVID-19 wave
3 years ago

Being ready: The Hindu Editorial on vaccination and India’s third COVID-19 wave

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic is on a discernible wane. Balram Bhargava, Director-General, ICMR, said at a press conference this week that 92% of those who died of COVID-19 since January this year were unvaccinated, and underlined that vaccines and the wide vaccination coverage had played an important role in protecting hundreds of lives. The initial scepticism regarding the vaccines not having …

Officials blame tech flaw in CoWIN for poor vaccination coverage among kids in Patna
3 years ago

Officials blame tech flaw in CoWIN for poor vaccination coverage among kids in Patna

Hindustan Times  

Government officials have blamed the poor Covid-19 vaccination coverage among children in the age group of 15-18 years in Patna to a technical flaw in the CoWIN portal through which the vaccination is being administered in India. Patna district immunisation officer, Dr SP Vinayak, said, “The number of adult vaccination in the 18-45 years age group has increased by 1.5 …

India Crosses 173.38 Crore Covid Vaccine Doses, Says Health Ministry, Mandaviya Congratulates 'Young India'
3 years, 1 month ago

India Crosses 173.38 Crore Covid Vaccine Doses, Says Health Ministry, Mandaviya Congratulates 'Young India'

News 18  

The cumulative Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in India surpassed 173.38 crore on Monday, the Union health ministry said. Over 1.72 crore precaution doses have been administered to healthcare workers, frontline workers and those aged 60 and above with co-morbidities so far. Over 1.5 crore youngsters between the 15-18 age group are fully vaccinated now.” #SabkoVaccineMuftVaccine Young India is fighting the …

India Needs to Address Intra-State Inequities in COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage
3 years, 2 months ago

India Needs to Address Intra-State Inequities in COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage

The Quint  

This is no small feat considering the enormous logistical challenges faced by the drive when it was first initiated just under a year ago on 16 January, 2021. Over 11 states and Union territories have achieved 100 per cent coverage of the first dose of the vaccine, while 3 states and UTs have achieved 100 percent full vaccination coverage against …

Should vaccination be made mandatory? | The Hindu Parley podcast
3 years, 2 months ago

Should vaccination be made mandatory? | The Hindu Parley podcast

The Hindu  

It is going to be almost a year since vaccination against COVID-19 was rolled out in India for the adult population. The latest issue is that some States have come up with their own strategies to ensure wider vaccination coverage — such as by making vaccination mandatory for entry into public places and workplaces — even though the Central Government …

No govt benefits, penalties for unvaccinated in Rajasthan, orders Ashok Gehlot
3 years, 2 months ago

No govt benefits, penalties for unvaccinated in Rajasthan, orders Ashok Gehlot

Hindustan Times  

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan government will soon make it compulsory for residents of the state to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease, chief minister Ashok Gehlot said on Friday, declaring that people who refuse to get vaccinated will not be eligible for benefits under government schemes and may also have to pay fines. Jaipur: Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot has told …

No Need to Vaccinate Kids Against Covid Right Now, Centre Informed About Decision: NTAGI Member
3 years, 2 months ago

No Need to Vaccinate Kids Against Covid Right Now, Centre Informed About Decision: NTAGI Member

News 18  

There is no need to vaccinate children against Covid-19 as the data shows no urgency, a member of the Narendra Modi government’s panel on vaccination has told News18.com. The data driving the decision to not vaccinate children on an urgent basis shows no significant mortality among children due to Covid-19. We have registered deaths among children due to cancer, leukaemia …

Need to implement Covid-19 learnings to strengthen routine immunisation
3 years, 3 months ago

Need to implement Covid-19 learnings to strengthen routine immunisation

Hindustan Times  

India has administered close to 1.3 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses and is steadily marching towards the goal of 100 percent vaccine coverage among its eligible population. While there still many unknowns, the learnings from India’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign can go a long way in strengthening routine immunization programs in low- and middle-income countries. India’s Covid-19 vaccination achievement has been a …

‘Important to keep this momentum', says Modi as 50% eligible population fully jabbed against Covid-19
3 years, 3 months ago

‘Important to keep this momentum', says Modi as 50% eligible population fully jabbed against Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lauded the nationwide vaccination program a day after Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that more than 50% of the country's eligible population has been fully jabbed against the coronavirus disease. “India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 127.93 Cr as per provisional reports till 7 am today,” the Union health ministry said on Monday. …

Opinion | How rumours are still spreading fear about Covid vaccine in India
3 years, 3 months ago

Opinion | How rumours are still spreading fear about Covid vaccine in India

India TV News  

Today I want to write about people who are deliberately trying to avoid Covid vaccination. Salman has millions of fans and his words carry weight, but when our reporters explored further, they found that people mostly living in Muslim-dominated localities of the state are now showing vaccine hesitancy. The state health minister Rajesh Tope said, the government decided to rope …

India needs to sign up for life-course immunisation
3 years, 4 months ago

India needs to sign up for life-course immunisation

The Hindu  

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, most people linked and associated vaccination with children only. There is very limited data on the burden of vaccine preventable diseases in adult age groups — in most settings including India. Fortunately, these vaccines have become part of childhood vaccination programmes; however, the coverage and benefits need to be expanded to the identified high-risk adult population. …

As India administers 100 crore COVID vaccine doses, WHO lauds India
3 years, 4 months ago

As India administers 100 crore COVID vaccine doses, WHO lauds India

Op India  

India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage on October 21 crossed an important milestone of the 100 crore mark. Congratulating India, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh said, “The extraordinary feat in a short span was not possible without strong political leadership, inter-sectoral convergence, dedicated efforts of the entire health & frontline workforce”. The extraordinary feat in a short span was not possible without strong …

Experts studied India's catastrophic outbreak for clues on COVID-19's future. They fear for pregnant women
3 years, 4 months ago

Experts studied India's catastrophic outbreak for clues on COVID-19's future. They fear for pregnant women

ABC  

India has administered nearly 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines, but there are fears pregnant women and their unborn children are still at risk of serious complications from the virus. After analysing data from India's second wave of COVID-19, doctors found a worrying trend among pregnant women — a "significantly higher rate" of miscarriages than in both the first wave …

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 …

UK Updates Travel Advisory for Those Going to India Day After 'Tit-for-Tat' Move
3 years, 5 months ago

UK Updates Travel Advisory for Those Going to India Day After 'Tit-for-Tat' Move

News 18  

The UK government on Saturday updated its official advisory for its nationals travelling to India following New Delhi’s decision to impose reciprocal curbs on the British visitors from Monday, and said it was in close contact with Indian authorities on the issue. The updated travel advisory by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office noted an additional COVID-19 test on …

How Covid vaccine certificates are issued at rural vaccination camps in UP | Ground report
3 years, 5 months ago

How Covid vaccine certificates are issued at rural vaccination camps in UP | Ground report

India Today  

With UK raising questions over India's Covid vaccination certification while announcing its international travel guidelines, India Today carried out a ground reality check of the vaccination drive in Uttar Pradesh. India Today inspected the ground reality about the process of Covid vaccine certification and data management at the rural vaccination camps in Uttar Pradesh. India Today carried out a reality …

Vaccine Maitri to resume in October: All you need to know about India's vaccine diplomacy programme
3 years, 5 months ago

Vaccine Maitri to resume in October: All you need to know about India's vaccine diplomacy programme

Firstpost  

Expecting a surplus, the nation will begin exporting COVID-19 vaccines to other nations as part of its commitment to COVAX Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced on Monday that it would resume the export of vaccines, under the ‘ Vaccine Maitri ’ programme to other countries from next month itself. Vaccine Maitri comes to a halt However, India’s export of …

Google Search, Maps and Assistant will now offer detailed information on vaccines in India
3 years, 6 months ago

Google Search, Maps and Assistant will now offer detailed information on vaccines in India

Firstpost  

In addition to English, users can also search in eight languages including Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Gujarati, and Marathi Google on Wednesday said users will be able to get more information about vaccine availability and appointments for over 13,000 locations in the country across its three products – Search, Maps and Assistant – starting this week. Find more …

Confident That India Will Be Able to Vaccinate Eligible Population by Year End: JP Nadda
3 years, 6 months ago

Confident That India Will Be Able to Vaccinate Eligible Population by Year End: JP Nadda

News 18  

Noting that every adult person in Himachal Pradesh has been given at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine, BJP president J P Nadda lauded the feat on Tuesday and expressed confidence that India will be able to vaccinate its entire eligible population by the end of this year with increased supply of jabs. In a statement, Nadda said Prime Minister …

Dr Chandrakant Lahariya: ‘India’s Covid vaccination drive has been underwhelming’
3 years, 6 months ago

Dr Chandrakant Lahariya: ‘India’s Covid vaccination drive has been underwhelming’

The Hindu  

Till We Win: India’s FightAgainst the Covid-19 Pandemic, written by Dr Chandrakant Lahariya in partnership with Dr Gagandeep Kang, probably the best known face among Indian virologists, and Dr Randeep Guleria, eminent pulmonologist and Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, was one of the first books by health experts for a popular audience to be …

The vaccination drive is entering a challenging phase. Change strategies
3 years, 7 months ago

The vaccination drive is entering a challenging phase. Change strategies

Hindustan Times  

Despite improvements in daily vaccination numbers and the promise of increased supply, challenges persist in India’s vaccination drive. In mass public health campaigns, initial returns are often high on account of governments reaching the easily accessible sections quickly, and rapid coverage of the affluent and the non-hesitant population. In such circumstances, incentives to promote vaccination could become crucial to speed …

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