Health

Jammu, Jan 13 : Jammu (and) Kashmir on Wednesday received the first batch of the Covid vaccine – Covishield – manufactured by Pune’s Serum Institute of India.Officials said as many as 1,46,500 doses of Covishield vaccine have been received out of w…

New Delhi, Jan 13 : The Central government on Wednesday said that 1.65 crore doses of Covishield and Covaxin vaccines have been allocated to the states and Union Territories for health care workers, without any discrimination.The vaccines have been t…

Ranchi, Jan 13 : Jharkhand Health Minister Banna Gupta said on Wednesday that he would take the first Covid-19 vaccine dose in the state on January 16.”I will take the first Covid vaccine on January 16.As the head of the health department, it is my d…

New Delhi, Jan 13 : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday announced that his AAP government will provide free Covid-19 vaccine to city residents if the Centre “failed” to do so.Kejriwal made the announcement amid preparations for the worl…

Bhopal, Jan 13 : The first batch of the coronavirus vaccine has reached Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal.The consignment was dispatched to Bhopal via airplane from Pune. As many as 4.5 lakh people would be vaccinated during the first phase.The vaccinati…

New Delhi, Jan 13 : Cases of avian influenza or bird flu have been confirmed in 10 states only, as on Wednesday, while further cases of unnatural mortality of birds have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal and four districts of Jharkhand, …

New Delhi, Jan 13 : Domestic airlines on Wednesday provided the logistical support to pharma major Bharat Biotech for shipping out anti-Covid-19 ‘Covaxin’ vaccines to 11 cities.Accordingly, Air India transported the first consignment of vaccine from …

Bhubaneswar, Jan 13 : A day after the arrival of the first consignment of Covishield, Odisha received a supply of another Covid-19 vaccine on Wednesday.The state received as many as 20,000 doses of indigenously developed Covaxin.A special plane carry…

Thiruvananathapuram, Jan 13 : A consignment of nearly 3 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccine as part of the first batch arrived in Kerala on Wednesday, officials said.As many as 2,99,500 doses were flown by GoAir flight to Nedumbassery airport at Kochi,…

Mumbai, Jan 13 : Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Wednesday that the ‘Covishield’ vaccine will not be administered to people under 18 years of age, pregnant women and those with allergies, as per the Centre’s protocols.”We have decided…