COVID-19 vaccination drive for 0.83 million children in J&K begins

Jammu and Kashmir government has started the vaccination drive for the children in the age group of 15 to 18 years. The government plans to inoculate all the 0.83 million children in the age group within the next 10 days.    Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha inaugurated the vaccination drive from Jammu while…Continue Reading

COVID-19: CoWIN will play major role in vaccinating children, says senior pediatrician

Last Updated: 1st January, 2022 13:18 IST While registrations for vaccinating children have already begun, the central government has issued a series of guidelines for the COVID-19 vaccination drive. Image: PTI While registrations for the vaccination of children have already begun, the central government has issued a series of guidelines for the COVID-19 vaccination drive…Continue Reading

Covid-19 India LIVE updates: Set up makeshift hospitals, constitute teams to monitor patients in home isolation, govt tells states

Healthcare workers gear up for the vaccination drive for children, at Thane district hospital (Express photo by Deepak Joshi)Covid-19 Omicron Cases and Deaths in India Today Live: To tackle a possible surge in COVID-19 cases, the Centre advised all states and Union territories to initiate the process of setting up makeshift hospitals and to constitute special…Continue Reading

Covid vaccination, natural infection mount stronger response after second dose: Govt

NEW DELHI: All Covid-19 vaccines are primarily disease-modifying and don’t prevent infection while hybrid immunity achieved through vaccination coupled with natural infection mount a stronger response and robust antibody titers after the second dose, the government said on Thursday. ICMR Director General Dr Balram Bhargava said the durability of immunity post Covid-19 vaccination persists for…Continue Reading

उत्तर प्रदेश में COVID प्रोटोकॉल के साथ समय पर चुनाव चाहती हैं सभी पार्टियां : निर्वाचन आयोग

चुनाव आयोग ने प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस में विधानसभा चुनावों की तैयारियों को लेकर पेश की रूपरेखानई दिल्ली: चुनाव आयोग आज गुरुवार को अहम प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस कर रहा है. चुनाव आयोग ने बताया कि सभी दल उत्तर प्रदेश में कोविड प्रोटोकॉल के साथ समय पर चुनाव चाहते हैं. उन्होंने समय पर चुनाव कराने की मांग की है. यूपी में 15…Continue Reading

Covid-19 pandemic: Nashik sees 73 cases and 2 deaths; 37 recover

The COVID-19 count in Nashik reached 4,13,763 on Wednesday after 73 cases were detected, while two deaths took the toll to 8,755, an official said. So far, 4,04,553 people have been discharged post recovery, including 37 during the day, he said. With 2,760 samples being examined on Wednesday, the number of tests in Nashik went…Continue Reading

Covid curbs may be reimposed in Bengal after reviewing situation: Mamata

Banerjee, during an administrative review meeting at Sagar Island, asked officials concerned to review the overall pandemic situation in the state Topics West Bengal | Coronavirus | Coronavirus Tests West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday hinted at bringing back Covid curbs in the state amid the threat of a possible third wave of the pandemic looming large,…Continue Reading

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare COVID-19 Vaccination Update – Day 347 India’s cumulative vaccination coverage achieves 143 crore landmark milestoneMore than 57 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm Posted On: 28 DEC 2021 8:14PM by PIB Delhi India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has achieved 143 Crore landmark milestone (143,07,92,357) today. More than 57…Continue Reading

US Reduces Covid-19 Isolation, Quarantine Time

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has shortened the isolation time for Americans infected with Covid-19 from 10 to five days.”Given what we currently know about Covid-19 and the Omicron variant, CDC is shortening the recommended time for isolation from 10 days for people with Covid-19 to 5 days, if asymptomatic, followed…Continue Reading