India reported 10,064 new covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest single-day spike in seven months. Out of the total cases, active cases further dropped to 2 lakh while recoveries went up to over 1.02 crore
Covid vaccination Highlights Jan 19: India approves supply of vaccines to 6 countries
21:29 PM IST: A consignment containing 100,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine Covishield will reach Male on January 20. With this, the Maldives, along with Bhutan, has become the first recipient of the Government of India s gift of Covid-19 vaccines, manufactured by Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII).
(Inputs from Geeta Mohan)
20:54 PM IST: Covid-19 vaccines were administered in all 33 districts on Telangana on Tuesday. Data released by the state government s health department said 51,997 recipients received the Covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday during 894 sessions as against the target of 73,673. This puts the percentage of beneficiaries vaccinated today against the planned target at 71 per cent.
Covid-19 vaccination drive in India: Dos, don ts and possible side effects
As world s largest vaccination drive began in India on January 16, the Centre released a factsheet stating all do s, don ts and possible side effects of the two vaccines Covishield and Covaxin approved for the emergency use in December.
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(L-R): Covishield; Illustration by Bandeep Singh; Covaxin
The mega vaccination drive has already kicked off across with India with
over 3.8 lakh people inoculated with the Covid-19 vaccine so far. Besides, 580 adverse events following immunisation were reported in the country and two out of seven people who developed severe adverse symptoms after receiving the first jab died.
COVID-19 vaccination: What s going on in healthcare workers minds?
According to experts, people have adopted a wait and watch approach which has resulted in low turnout at vaccination centres
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The vaccine is to be administered in Delhi on four scheduled days of the week Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.
Healthcare workers in the national capital are taking into consideration the experience of their colleagues on possible side-effects of coronavirus vaccines. Besides, they are also scouring newspapers and the internet to get accurate information about side-effects.
A 24-year-old nursing staff at Moolchand Medcity, named Jay Mahawer told PTI news agency that he has been reading about vaccines and their side-effects on the internet.
Public Confidence In Covid-19 Vaccine Will Increase Slowly: Satyendra Jain On Delhi s Low Turnout
On Tuesday, 26 cases of adverse incidents following immunisation, were reported, including two severe ones. One of them had to be hospitalised. PTI Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-19T16:25:41+05:30 Public Confidence In Covid-19 Vaccine Will Increase Slowly: Satyendra Jain On Delhi s Low Turnout outlookindia.com 2021-01-19T18:37:06+05:30
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Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Tuesday said the Covid-19 inoculation drive is voluntary and a matter of personal choice to get the jab, in light of a low turnout of healthcare workers on the first two days of the exercise. The government is taking all effort to boost their confidence, he added.