All poll officials will be vaccinated before elections, the Election Commission said (Representational) New Delhi: Everyone on election duty for the upcoming Assembly elections in five...
It cleared the way for a third vaccine to soon begin shipping in the US. Washington: A US panel of independent experts voted unanimously Friday in...
In a rare gesture, it was co-sponsored by all 15 members of the council, diplomats said. United Nations, United States: The UN Security Council gave unanimous...
Sri Lanka had approved purchase of 10 million doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine (Representational) Colombo: Sri Lanka has put Chinese Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine on hold and will...
The nationwide COVID-19 inoculation drive to vaccinate healthcare workers was launched on Jan 16 New Delhi: The COVID-19 vaccination sessions will not be held this Saturday...
Brazil signed a contract to purchase 20 million doses of Covaxin. Brasilia: Brazil’s Health Ministry on Thursday signed a contract to purchase 20 million doses of...
The Queen called the disease a “plague”. (FILE) London: Queen Elizabeth II said on Thursday that her coronavirus jab “didn’t hurt at all” and urged those...
India’s infections are the second highest in the world at 11.03 million New Delhi: The government has asked states to speed up vaccinations for healthcare and...
South African Virus Variant-Specific Vaccine Ready For Testing: Moderna Washington: US biotech firm Moderna said Wednesday that doses of its new Covid vaccine candidate aimed at...
Sri Lanka has ordered 13.5 million Oxford AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines from India (Representational) Colombo: Sri Lanka has ordered 13.5 million Oxford AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines in addition...
1st Pfizer-BionTech Vaccine Dose Cuts Transmission: UK Studies Edinburgh, United Kingdom: Data from two separate studies published in the UK on Monday, one in England and...
Prime Minister Scott Morrison received his jab in a “curtain-raiser” event. Melbourne: Australia launched its public rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine Monday amid protests over the...
Last date for taking first dose of vaccine for healthcare workers has been extended Chandigarh: Healthcare professionals and other frontline medical workers who skip COVID-19 vaccination...
Till February 21, a total of 1,10,85,173 vaccine doses have been administered. New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has written to all states and UTs highlighting...
Tripura has closed most of the Covid care centres after the drop in cases. The Tripura Medical College hospital has emerged as a Coronavirus hotspot in...
Maharashtra authorities attributed the rise to laxity in implementing the safety measures Highlights Five states are experiencing an upsurge in daily cases The upswing comes after...
The study says antibody levels against covid spike protein remained at similar levels for 3 months New Delhi: A three-month interval between doses of the Oxford...
Joe Biden says he’s confident he would be able to surpass goal to distribute 100 million COVID-19 shots PORTAGE, Mich.: US President Joe Biden on Friday...
India took only 34 days to achieve one crore COVID-19 vaccinations, 2nd fastest globally New Delhi: India took 34 days to achieve the landmark feat of...
Some states which are seeing a spike in cases are also seeing a low rollout of vaccinations. (File) New Delhi: India has administered more than 1...