HEALTH MINISTRY
Aviation sector workers be vaccinated on priority after health workers: MoCA to MoHFW
As per the guidelines issued by the health ministry on December 28 last year, initially around 30 crore Indians will be vaccinated, including around three crore healthcare and frontline workers, and approximately 27 crore people of over the age of 50 years.
Over 4.5 lakh people vaccinated in country till now, says Health Ministry
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan informed that the COVID-19 ca...
3,81,305 beneficiaries vaccinated for Covid-19, 580 adverse events reported: Health ministry
A total of 3,81,305 beneficiaries have so far be...
Over 1.91 lakh people vaccinated on Day 1; no case of post-vaccination hospitalisation reported: Health Ministry
Thousands of healthcare and sanitary workers at the frontline of India's COVID-19 battle got their first jabs on Saturday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi rolled out the world's largest vaccination drive.
Covid-19 vaccination drive: 1,91,181 people vaccinated; no post-vaccine hospitalisation, says Health Ministry
India on Saturday successfully rolled out the first phase of nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive, inoculating around 1,91,181 people acros...
Pfizer delays January vaccine delivery to Bahrain: Health Ministry
A January shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to the Gulf state of Bahrain will not arrive on time, the ministry of health said on Saturday, but second doses of the jab already scheduled will not be affected.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to launch COVID-19 vaccination drive on Saturday at 10:30
Modi is also likely to launch the Co-WIN (COVID Vaccine Intelligence Network) App, a digital platform created for real-time monitoring of COVID-19 vaccine delivery and distribution.
Health ministry frames detailed guidelines for Covid immunisation precautions
Following international protocols, the ministry has prescribed that a person who is suffering from Covid-19 would need to wait 4-6 weeks before getting inoculated.
All vaccines procured in first tranche allocated to states, UT in proportion to health workers database: Health Ministry
States have been advised to organise vaccination sessions taking into account 10 percent reserve/wastage doses and an average of 100 vaccinations per session each day.
Four more COVID-19 vaccines are in pipeline: Health Ministry
Addressing a press briefing, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said Zydus Cadila, Sputnik V, Biological E and Gennova are other vaccines also in the pipeline which are in advanced clinical trials in India.
No. of people testing positive for UK variant of coronavirus climbs to 96 in India: Govt
The situation is being monitored and regular advice is being given to the states for enhanced surveillance, containment, testing and dispatch of samples to INSACOG laboratories.
Covid-19 vaccination to be voluntary in nature: Health Ministry
There had been internal discussions within the ministry previously on whether a consent form would need to be signed by those who get the vaccine. Chhattisgarh health minister TS Singh Deo confirmed the vaccine would be voluntary.
Fight against COVID-19 kept health ministry on its toes in 2020
The first case of coronavirus infection in the country was recorded on January 30 in Kerala and the first death on March 10 in Karnataka. By September, India became the second worst-hit nation, after the US, in terms of COVID-19 cases.
Health Ministry meeting today after spread of mutant coronavirus strain in UK
The Union health ministry has called an urgent meeting of its Joint Monitoring Group on Monday to discuss the emergence of a mutated variant...
