Bharat Biotech dispatches Covaxin to 11 cities; donates 16.5 lakh vaccine doses to Centre
Bharat Biotech dispatches Covaxin to 11 cities; donates 16.5 lakh vaccine doses to Centre
The Bharat Biotech, which has donated 16.5 lakh doses of Covaxin to the Government of India (GoI), announced a successful air-shipment of the Covid vaccine to 11 cities in the early hours of Wednesday.
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UPDATED: January 13, 2021 15:22 IST
The Covid-19 vaccination programme in India will begin with a virtual launch by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 16, sources have told India Today. (Photo: ANI)
The Bharat Biotech announced a successful air-shipment of Covaxin to 11 cities in India in the early hours of Wednesday. It has also donated 16.5 lakh doses of the Covid vaccine to the Government of India.
Assam receives 2nd consignment of 36,000 doses of Covishield
Assam receives 2nd consignment of 36,000 doses of Covishield
Assam received the second consignment of 36,000 doses of the vaccine from Bharat Biotech arrived at Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Borjhar in Guwahati, on Wednesday morning.
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UPDATED: January 13, 2021 12:24 IST
The first consignment of Covid-19 vaccine for Assam and Meghalaya landed at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati on Tuesday. (Photo: Hemanta Kumar Nath / India Today)
Assam received the second consignment of Covid vaccine on Wednesday. The second consignment of 36,000 doses of the vaccine from Bharat Biotech arrived at Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) Airport, Borjhar in Guwahati, on Wednesday morning.
Coronavirus: India will be able to vaccinate entire population soon, says Harsh Vardhan
Coronavirus: India will be able to vaccinate entire population soon, says Harsh Vardhan
Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan says the country has done extremely well in developing vaccines in the shortest possible time.
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Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan (Photo: PTI)
Soon it would be a reality to vaccinate the entire population in India against the novel coronavirus, after prioritising risk groups, Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said on Friday. India has done extremely well in developing vaccines in the shortest possible time, and presently two vaccines have been given emergency use authorisation. In the next few days, also in the near future, we should be able to give this vaccine to our countrymen prioritising those who are at risk in public and private sectors. The government has already made known the scheme of things, Dr Vardhan said.
Vaccination dry run in Mumbai today: A look at what happens at a drill centre
A vaccination dry run was carried out on December 28-29, and the first countrywide drill was held on January 2.
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UPDATED: January 8, 2021 13:07 IST
The second phase of nationwide coronavirus vaccination dry run is underway across 33 states and union territories on Friday. (Photo: PTI)
A portion of the jumbo Covid centre built in Wuhan-style to take care of coronavirus-positive patients has now been converted into a vaccination centre.
This particular portion of the Covid centre, which was used as an accommodation for doctors treating Covid-positive patients, is in Mumbai s Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) area. Outside the centre, which is a makeshift hospital, is a huge ground where a spacious parking has been made for people coming to the vaccination centre.