Assam Covid-19 Vaccination

The Assam government has decided to exclude all unvaccinated people from public places amid record numbers of COVID-19 infections driven by the highly contagious Omicron variant in the state.

Mandatory COVID-19 testing of children below 10 years of age entering Assam with double vaccinated guardians has been done away with by the state government, an official notification said on Monday.

The Assam government is targeting to complete COVID-19 vaccination of all its eligible population, estimated to be around 2.1 crore, with both doses by January 15 next year, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said today.

A health worker walks on top of two bamboo logs - the only remains of a makeshift bridge made by locals- as he crosses a raging river to reach a remote village in Arunachal Pradesh, in a video shared on Twitter highlighting the challenges faced by th

Rural health workers in Assam's Kokrajhar district, braving forests, streams and bad roads to reach Lungsung forest near the Bhutan border. This tribal community hasn't reported a single COVID-19 case.

A mega vaccination drive is being undertaken in Assam that aims to inoculate about seven lakh people today to mark the 71st birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Congress MLA Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha today alleged in the Assam assembly that three COVID-19 vaccination centres in Karimganj district are illegally charging Rs 5 as registration fee for the jabs, prompting the government to announce an inquiry.

The Assam Assembly on Friday witnessed uproarious scenes during a discussion on the COVID-19 vaccination drive in the state, which prompted Speaker Biswajit Daimary to adjourn the proceedings of the House.

The Assam government has asked all its departments to find out the status of COVID-19 vaccination of frontline government employees before the salaries are disbursed to them from the "current month onwards".

The Assam government has issued guidelines for a special vaccination drive for diabetic, cancer, and chronic illness patients.

Coinciding with the centre's rollout of COVID-19 vaccines free of cost to all the states from Monday, the Assam government will launch an "Enhanced Covid Vaccination" drive that targets to inoculate 3 lakh people daily.

With the Centre and the state having stepped up the COVID-19 vaccination drive, a 36-year-old man in Assam's Dhubri district has taken it upon himself to convince people about the efficacy of the jabs.

Following the deaths of several eminent personalities in the second wave of COVID-19, the Assam health department has asked all district authorities to prepare lists of dignitaries in order to provide fast-track delivery of vaccines.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday appealed to the people of the state to sponsor COVID-19 vaccination as a birthday gift to friends and well-wishers.

Assam Congress leader and Kaliabor MP Gaurav Gogoi urged Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to clear details regarding COVID-19 vaccination in Assam.

The Assam government has decided to exclude all unvaccinated people from public places amid record numbers of COVID-19 infections driven by the highly contagious Omicron variant in the state.

Mandatory COVID-19 testing of children below 10 years of age entering Assam with double vaccinated guardians has been done away with by the state government, an official notification said on Monday.

The Assam government is targeting to complete COVID-19 vaccination of all its eligible population, estimated to be around 2.1 crore, with both doses by January 15 next year, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said today.

A health worker walks on top of two bamboo logs - the only remains of a makeshift bridge made by locals- as he crosses a raging river to reach a remote village in Arunachal Pradesh, in a video shared on Twitter highlighting the challenges faced by th

Rural health workers in Assam's Kokrajhar district, braving forests, streams and bad roads to reach Lungsung forest near the Bhutan border. This tribal community hasn't reported a single COVID-19 case.

A mega vaccination drive is being undertaken in Assam that aims to inoculate about seven lakh people today to mark the 71st birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Congress MLA Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha today alleged in the Assam assembly that three COVID-19 vaccination centres in Karimganj district are illegally charging Rs 5 as registration fee for the jabs, prompting the government to announce an inquiry.

The Assam Assembly on Friday witnessed uproarious scenes during a discussion on the COVID-19 vaccination drive in the state, which prompted Speaker Biswajit Daimary to adjourn the proceedings of the House.

The Assam government has asked all its departments to find out the status of COVID-19 vaccination of frontline government employees before the salaries are disbursed to them from the "current month onwards".

The Assam government has issued guidelines for a special vaccination drive for diabetic, cancer, and chronic illness patients.

Coinciding with the centre's rollout of COVID-19 vaccines free of cost to all the states from Monday, the Assam government will launch an "Enhanced Covid Vaccination" drive that targets to inoculate 3 lakh people daily.

With the Centre and the state having stepped up the COVID-19 vaccination drive, a 36-year-old man in Assam's Dhubri district has taken it upon himself to convince people about the efficacy of the jabs.

Following the deaths of several eminent personalities in the second wave of COVID-19, the Assam health department has asked all district authorities to prepare lists of dignitaries in order to provide fast-track delivery of vaccines.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday appealed to the people of the state to sponsor COVID-19 vaccination as a birthday gift to friends and well-wishers.

Assam Congress leader and Kaliabor MP Gaurav Gogoi urged Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to clear details regarding COVID-19 vaccination in Assam.