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Committee To Decide On Covid Vaccine Booster Dose: Health Ministry
About 300 cases of the Delta-plus variant of Covid have been detected in the country so far, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said on Thursday. ....
Covid: India's Vaccination Coverage Crosses 145cr Mark
India's Covid-19 vaccination coverage on Friday crossed the 145 crore mark. According to the Health Ministry data, over 52 lakh vaccine doses have been administered till Friday evening.....
Covid-19 Precautionary Dose: Appointments For Third Vaccine Shot To Open Today
Appointments for the ‘precautionary dose’ of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine in India will begin from Saturday, according to the announcement made by the central government. The Centre has also said that no new registrations in the CoWin platform would be required for those taking the shot.....
Covaxin Prices Cut To Rs 225 Before Booster Drive Begins
A day before Covid vaccine booster shots become available to all 18 plus population, Hyderabad-based vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech on Saturday announced a large slash in the Covaxin vaccine price. ....
Decisions On Booster Dose, Jabs For Kids On Scientific Advice: Mandaviya
Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday said that the decision on booster doses of Covid vaccines and vaccination of children will be taken after scientific advice. ....
India To Open Vaccination For 15-18 Years, Booster Dose For Frontline Workers: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday that Covid vaccination for the 15-18 age group will commence from January 3, 2022, while healthcare/frontline workers, along with the 60+ population with comorbidities, will get a precautionary dose from January 10 onwards next year. ....
No Need Of Booster Dose For Now: AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director Randeep Guleria on Tuesday said India does not need booster dose at this time. ....
Covid Vaccine: India Begins Booster Dose Drive, Over 1 Crore SMS Sent To Beneficiaries
The drive for administering precaution dose to the healthcare workers, frontline workers and 60-plus individuals commenced on Monday across the country. The CoWIN portal has sent over one crore reminder messages to the beneficiaries to get the precaution dose. ....
Arvind Kejriwal Govt Should Give Free Booster Dose: Congress
Delhi Congress president Anil Kumar has urged Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to speed up the RT-PCR test in view of the increasing cases of Covid-19 in the national capital. ....
US FDA Okays Covid Booster Dose For Those With Weak Immune System
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorised both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine to administer an additional dose in people with weaker immune systems, which includes organ transplant recipients. ....
