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Blast in Pakistan kills five police officers during polio vaccination drive
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Blast in Pakistan kills five police officers during polio vaccination drive

Al Jazeera  

Bomb blast kills at least five police officers deployed to protect polio vaccination workers in northwestern Pakistan. Islamabad, Pakistan – At least five police officers have been killed and nearly two dozen others wounded after an explosive device targeted their vehicle during a polio vaccination drive in northwestern Pakistan. Officials told Al Jazeera the blast took place early morning on …

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FPAI launches nation-wide vaccine drive against cervical cancer
11 months, 3 weeks ago

FPAI launches nation-wide vaccine drive against cervical cancer

The Hindu  

The Family Planning Association of India has launched an HPV Vaccination drive across India to vaccinate girls and women against cervical cancer. Addressing presspersons in Dharwad on Tuesday, FPAI national president Ratnamala Desai said that after breast cancer, cervical cancer accounts for the second largest number of cases among women aged between 15 and 44. And, giving HPV vaccine for …

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Gunmen open fire on police officers during anti-polio drive in southwest Pakistan, killing 2
1 year, 4 months ago

Gunmen open fire on police officers during anti-polio drive in southwest Pakistan, killing 2

The Independent  

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India Set to Achieve Milestone of 200 Crore Covid Vaccinations
2 years, 5 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 …

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Bill Gates meets Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya at Davos; lauds India's vaccination drive
2 years, 6 months ago

Bill Gates meets Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya at Davos; lauds India's vaccination drive

India TV News  

Highlights "It was great to meet Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya and exchange perspectives on global health," Gates said India's success with the vaccination drive offers many lessons for the world, Gates said "We discussed a wide range of subjects relating to healthcare," Mansukh Mandaviya said Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Saturday appreciated India's vaccination drive. The development came during a meeting …

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Centre urges states to expedite 2nd vaccine coverage as 65 million still overdue
2 years, 10 months ago

Centre urges states to expedite 2nd vaccine coverage as 65 million still overdue

Hindustan Times  

With the country completing the first Covid-19 dose coverage, the Centre has reiterated that states need to focus on beneficiaries overdue for the second dose. “There are still around 65 million beneficiaries who are yet to complete their full vaccine course.This is a cause for concern as only both doses provide adequate protection against the infection,” people familiar with the …

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India completes a year of COVID-19 vaccination drive; PM Modi salutes doctors, health workers
2 years, 11 months ago

India completes a year of COVID-19 vaccination drive; PM Modi salutes doctors, health workers

India TV News  

Highlights The vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus had begun last year on January 16 Health care and frontline workers were to first to receive the COVID-19 vaccines The govt will today issue a postal stamp to mark the completion of one year of vaccination drive In a landmark, India completed a year of COVID-19 vaccination drive on Saturday. Here's …

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India's Covid-19 vaccination drive, one year on | Recap
2 years, 11 months ago

India's Covid-19 vaccination drive, one year on | Recap

India Today  

One year ago, India set out on the challenging journey of vaccinating its massive 1.38 billion-strong population against Covid-19. In the year since the country’s vaccination drive began, 90 per cent of the eligible population has received the first dose and 60 per cent has got their second dose too. More than 156 crore vaccine doses have been administered in …

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'Remarkable day': PM Modi congratulates India on crossing 150-crore Covid vaccination mark
2 years, 11 months ago

'Remarkable day': PM Modi congratulates India on crossing 150-crore Covid vaccination mark

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated the nation on crossing the 150-crore Covid-19 vaccination mark. At the same time, let us also keep following all Covid-19 related protocols." — Narendra Modi January 7, 2022 Meanwhile, India saw a massive spike of over 1 lakh Covid-19 cases, as per the date released by the Union health ministry on Friday. The new …

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Over 40 Lakh Jabbed On Day 1 Of Children's Vaccination. Here's How It Panned Out Across India
2 years, 11 months ago

Over 40 Lakh Jabbed On Day 1 Of Children's Vaccination. Here's How It Panned Out Across India

ABP News  

New Delhi: Over 40 lakh children between 15-18 age group received their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine on the first day of vaccination drive for children, said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. Over 40 Lakhs between 15-18 age group received their first dose of #COVID19 vaccine on the 1st day of vaccination drive for children, till 8 PM. ✌🏼 Over …

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Over 116.50 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses provided to states/UTs, says Centre
3 years, 1 month ago

Over 116.50 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses provided to states/UTs, says Centre

Firstpost  

Union health ministry said more than 15.54 crore balance and unutilised vaccine doses are still available with the states and Union Territories to be administered New Delhi: More than 116.50 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been provided to states and Union Territories so far through the Centre and direct state procurement category, the Union health ministry said on Friday. More …

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From Nov 15, MP to launch vaccination drive to cover entire population by yr-end
3 years, 1 month ago

From Nov 15, MP to launch vaccination drive to cover entire population by yr-end

Hindustan Times  

From November 15, the Bharatiya Janata Party -led government in Madhya Pradesh will launch a special vaccination drive against coronavirus disease in order to cover the entire eligible population of the state by the end of this year, news agency PTI reported on Saturday. Addressing a Covid-19 review meeting at his residence on Friday, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said …

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Road to a Billion Shots: How India's Covid Vax Drive Picked Up Pace Despite Speed Bumps
3 years, 2 months ago

Road to a Billion Shots: How India's Covid Vax Drive Picked Up Pace Despite Speed Bumps

News 18  

India has become only the second country after China to administer 1 billion doses of Covid vaccines. India started its vaccination drive on January 16 this year and is currently using three two-shot vaccines: Covishield, Covaxin and Sputnik V. With over 100 crore doses administered so far, the country has achieved another milestone – of vaccinating 75% of its adult …

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Covid-19 Vaccination Drive Will Get Tougher From This Point On, Says Scientist Gagandeep Kang
3 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19 Vaccination Drive Will Get Tougher From This Point On, Says Scientist Gagandeep Kang

News 18  

While India has performed exceptionally well in administering over 100 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccines, it’s going to get tougher from here on, vaccine expert Dr Gagandeep Kang told News18.com in an exclusive interview. “When compared to the rest of the world, India is in a very good position,” said Dr Kang, professor with The Wellcome Trust Research Laboratory, Christian …

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'People Vaccinated With COVAXIN Treated As Un-vaccinated In Foreign Countries' : Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Re-Vaccination
3 years, 2 months ago

'People Vaccinated With COVAXIN Treated As Un-vaccinated In Foreign Countries' : Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Re-Vaccination

Live Law  

A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the absence of the provisions of voluntary re-vaccination for persons who have been administered CoVAXIN in the present system of COVID-19 vaccination. Preferred by Kartik Seth, an advocate practising in the Supreme Court of India, the PIL states that under the present scenario, a person is not allowed/permitted …

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Opinion | Vaccination: It is true, ‘Modi Hai Toh Mumkin Hai’
3 years, 3 months ago

Opinion | Vaccination: It is true, ‘Modi Hai Toh Mumkin Hai’

India TV News  

On Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 71st birthday, millions of health care workers of India gave him a priceless birthday gift. As the clock struck 12 at midnight, more than 2.5 crore vaccination doses were given across the length and breadth of India. The vaccination number in India on September 17 went up continuously through the day with the cumulative number …

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Karnataka tops in vaccination drive on PM’s birthday
3 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka tops in vaccination drive on PM’s birthday

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka topped the Covid vaccination drive in the country on Friday by administering 2.69 million doses till 9 pm, minister for health & family welfare and medical education K Sudhakar said. Meanwhile, the state on Friday also crossed the “milestone” of administering over 50 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine till date. The state government had set a target to administer …

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India's New World Record: Over 2.5 Crore Vaccinated on PM's Birthday; K'taka Tops List
3 years, 3 months ago

India's New World Record: Over 2.5 Crore Vaccinated on PM's Birthday; K'taka Tops List

News 18  

On the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 71st birthday, India on Friday set a record and administered over 2.5 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses. Thanking the people of the country, the Prime Minister tweeted, “Every Indian would be proud of today’s record vaccination numbers. On the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, India has crossed the historic figure of …

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Mega vaccination drive in Lucknow today; 1 lakh inoculations on target
3 years, 3 months ago

Mega vaccination drive in Lucknow today; 1 lakh inoculations on target

India TV News  

Lucknow will carry out a mega vaccination drive on Monday with the aim of vaccinating one lakh people. He said that the state authorities have set a target of administering 86,400 doses in Lucknow on Monday, but the district administration and the health department has made preparations to inoculate over a lakh people. The special vaccination camps organised at religious …

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APY Lands residents offered free meal and drink voucher as part of COVID-19 vaccine drive
3 years, 4 months ago

APY Lands residents offered free meal and drink voucher as part of COVID-19 vaccine drive

ABC  

Residents of South Australia's remote Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands are being offered food vouchers if they have COVID-19 jabs, in a bid to boost vaccination rates among the area's young Aboriginal population. Key points: A vaccine program is rolling out across the APY Lands Vaccinated locals will get a free food and meal voucher It is expected to counteract misinformation …

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Plodding pace, supply glitches hit India’s drive to vaccinate all
3 years, 4 months ago

Plodding pace, supply glitches hit India’s drive to vaccinate all

Deccan Chronicle  

Officials of the Union health and family welfare ministry in their regular media briefings dole out the doleful numbers of vaccines supplied and mention the number of vaccines administered only when they choose to. The argument is that every day the Central government is supplying a certain number of vaccines, and the states and UTs don’t use all of them …

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South Africa's vaccination drive regains pace after unrest
3 years, 5 months ago

South Africa's vaccination drive regains pace after unrest

The Independent  

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India’s COVID-19 Vaccination Drive Has a Gender Bias
3 years, 5 months ago

India’s COVID-19 Vaccination Drive Has a Gender Bias

News 18  

India as a country has one of the most skewed sex ratios in the world. Then, there are popular stereotypes that since men go out to work, their health must be protected and prioritised over that of women who are considered more domestic and thus, According to NFHS data, only 40 per cent of women are allowed to go out …

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West Bengal: Women attack health workers in Alipurduar, vandalise hospital over delay in vaccination
3 years, 5 months ago

West Bengal: Women attack health workers in Alipurduar, vandalise hospital over delay in vaccination

India Today  

A group of women attacked health workers and vandalised a hospital in West Bengal’s Alipurduar over delay in vaccination drive. While they waited in the heavy rain for the vaccination drive to begin, no health workers arrived at the hospital till half past 11 in the morning. The health workers complained that such a big incident had taken place as …

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