Centre no longer to procure Covid vaccines for states
1 year, 11 months ago

Centre no longer to procure Covid vaccines for states

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Centre will no longer follow its practice of procuring Covid-19 vaccines for the states, health minister T. Harish Rao said on Friday, following a decision taken at a meeting on Covid-19 preparedness headed by Union health minister Dr Mansaukh Mandaviya. Harish Rao, in a press note, said the Union minister had advised state governments to procure vaccines from the open market where sufficient buffer stock was available. Harish Rao said he had earlier written to the Centre for the supply of vaccines so that the vaccination drive could start again amid a distinct increase in the number of Covid-19 cases. He said the state government would procure 15 lakh doses of Corbevax vaccines from the city-based pharma firm Biological E. He thanked the company’s managing director Mahima Datla for coming forward to ensure vaccine supply in the state.

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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The Hindu  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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News 18  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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2 years ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Hindustan Times  

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ABP News  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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The Hindu  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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2 years, 5 months ago

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News 18  

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2 years, 5 months ago

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India TV News  

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2 years, 5 months ago

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The Hindu  

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2 years, 5 months ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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2 years, 6 months ago

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Live Mint  

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2 years, 6 months ago

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News 18  

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2 years, 7 months ago

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News 18  

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2 years, 7 months ago

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Live Mint  

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2 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19: India recorded 68 new fatalities, 24 only in Kerala

Live Mint  

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2 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19: India logs 16,561 new cases, Delhi positivity rate around 14%

Live Mint  

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COVID-19: Over 7.20 crore unutilized vaccine doses available with States, Union Territories says health ministry
2 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19: Over 7.20 crore unutilized vaccine doses available with States, Union Territories says health ministry

Firstpost  

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Centre asks TS to step up Covid control measures
2 years, 7 months ago

Centre asks TS to step up Covid control measures

Deccan Chronicle  

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2 years, 7 months ago

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News 18  

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India supplied 23.9 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses to 101 countries, UN entities: Centre
2 years, 8 months ago

India supplied 23.9 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses to 101 countries, UN entities: Centre

Firstpost  

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4 Cr Eligible Beneficiaries Havn't Taken Even Single Dose of Covid-19 Vaccine as on July 18: Govt
2 years, 8 months ago

4 Cr Eligible Beneficiaries Havn't Taken Even Single Dose of Covid-19 Vaccine as on July 18: Govt

News 18  

An estimated 4 crore eligible beneficiaries have not taken even a single dose of COVID-19 vaccine as on July 18, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar informed the Lok Sabha on Friday. A total of 1,78,38,52,566 vaccine doses have been administered free of cost in Government Covid Vaccination Centres till July 18, she said in a written reply. …

Centre reviews Covid situation in states witnessing surge in cases, flags low level of testing
2 years, 8 months ago

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

India TV News  

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Why India’s 75-Day Free Booster Drive is a Smart Move and How Can it be Made Smarter
2 years, 8 months ago

Why India’s 75-Day Free Booster Drive is a Smart Move and How Can it be Made Smarter

News 18  

To facilitate and enhance the ongoing mass vaccination campaign for Covid-19, the government has made booster doses free for citizens above 18 years of age for 75 days, starting July 15. Record-Breaking Numbers The first day of the 75-day campaign saw 13.2 lakh doses of the booster shot being administered to 18-60-year-olds, a 16-fold jump over the pace thus far. …

India crosses milestone of 200 crore vaccinations against COVID-19 in 18 months
2 years, 8 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 …

Free booster dose in TS from today
2 years, 8 months ago

Free booster dose in TS from today

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Telangana state government will start administering free booster doses of Covid-19 vaccines from Friday, health minister T. Harish Rao said on Thursday. Harish Rao said the free booster doses will be administered at all Primary Health Care centres, in junior, degree, engineering colleges and universities, at the Nampally, Secunderabad, Kazipet railway stations, along with Mahatma Gandhi and Jubilee …

Free Covid booster doses will create healthier country: PM Modi
2 years, 8 months ago

Free Covid booster doses will create healthier country: PM Modi

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the government's decision to administer free precautionary doses of Covid-19 vaccines to all citizens aged above 18 will further India's vaccination coverage and create a healthier country. As part of 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' celebrations, free precautionary doses of Covid-19 vaccines will be administered to all citizens above the age of 18 at …

49% fail to take booster dose in TS
2 years, 8 months ago

49% fail to take booster dose in TS

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: As many as 49 percent of Telangana’s citizens do not intend to take the precaution dose against Covid-19 as they are not convinced about its benefits, while nine per cent won’t take it unless it is free, as per a survey. The survey had 1,874 respondents who were asked the following question: “The Government has now opened precaution doses …

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