Request doctors, nurses with folded hands to get vaccinated: Dr VK Paul | Covid Vaccine LIVE
India Today | 19-Jan-2021 08:20
Request doctors, nurses with folded hands to get vaccinated: Dr VK Paul | Covid Vaccine LIVE A total of 3,81,305 beneficiaries have so far been vaccinated for Covid-19 and 580 adverse events following immunisation were reported in the country till now, the Union health ministry said on Monday. Two out of seven people who developed severe adverse symptoms after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine shot have died. While one death has been ruled as unrelated to vaccination, a post-mortem report in the second death is awaited. Meanwhile, amid vaccination drive in parts of the world, the World Health Organisation (WHO) chief lambasted drugmakers profits and vaccine inequalities, saying it s not right that younger, healthier adults in wealthy countries get vaccinated against Covid-19 before older people or health care workers in poorer countries . Also, N
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.
Coronavirus vaccine update: Vaccination drive will be conducted at more centres in Karnataka, Jharkhand and Gujarat on Monday. Meanwhile, the external affairs minister and the MoS chemical and pharmaceuticals ministry will hold a virtual meeting with the Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech over vaccine export at 12 today. According to the Union Health Ministry, over 2.24 lakh people have received vaccine jabs in two days with 447 adverse events being reported so far. Most states and UTs will hold Covid vaccination sessions 4 days a week. Moreover, Brazilian health regulator Anvisa on Sunday approved emergency use of Covid-19 vaccines from China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd and Britain's AstraZeneca, clearing the way for immunizations as the pandemic enters a deadly second wave.