Goa Covid-19 Vaccination

Goa failed to begin administering of booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Sunday due to unavailability of jabs at some private centres and as the medical staff of such facilities is yet to be trained for the purpose, an official said.

The Goa government is aiming to inoculate all 72,000 children in the 15-18 age group against COVID-19 with the first dose in the next four days after vaccination opens for them on Monday, state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said on Sunday.

Goa will make it mandatory for people to be fully vaccinated or carry a COVID-19 negative report to attend parties or enter restaurants, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said today. This would be valid for all New Year celebrations too across the state.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with healthcare workers and beneficiaries of COVID-19 vaccination programme in Goa on Saturday via video conferencing after the state completed 100 per cent first dose coverage for its adult population.

After covering the entire eligible population with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, the Goa government has set a target of October 31 to completely vaccinate all beneficiaries in the state.

Eighty per cent of people eligible for COVID-19 vaccination in Goa have received their first dose, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said, and also expressed hope that students of Classes 10 and 12 could have physical classes in schools before August 15.

The Goa unit of the Congress' National Students Union of India on Friday demanded that the Centre remove age restrictions in place for the vaccination drive against COVID-19 so that the youth and students could also be inoculated.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that the coastal state will not go for a lockdown as the move will disrupt the economic activities. The chief minister stressed upon vaccination and COVID-19 appropriate behaviour to tackle the spread of co

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant received his first dose of vaccine against COVID-19 at a primary health centre on Wednesday.

The Goa health department has warned of discontinuing the supply of COVID-19 vaccines to the private hospitals which are found to be inoculating people who are not healthcare workers.

The Health Ministry on Sunday released details of COVID-19 vaccination schedule in all states. It said all big states have been asked to conduct vaccinations on any four days every week, while smaller states like Goa will hold vaccination session on any two days since their population is lesser. However, Uttar Pradesh will inoculate only two days e...

Sanitation workers who attend to COVID-19 wards at Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) would be among the first to be administered the COVID-19 vaccine in Goa as a nationwide inoculation drive starts on Saturday.

As many as 700 healthcare workers will be administered the COVID-19 vaccine in Goa on the first day of the vaccination drive on January 16, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Friday.

Goa failed to begin administering of booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Sunday due to unavailability of jabs at some private centres and as the medical staff of such facilities is yet to be trained for the purpose, an official said.

The Goa government is aiming to inoculate all 72,000 children in the 15-18 age group against COVID-19 with the first dose in the next four days after vaccination opens for them on Monday, state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said on Sunday.

Goa will make it mandatory for people to be fully vaccinated or carry a COVID-19 negative report to attend parties or enter restaurants, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said today. This would be valid for all New Year celebrations too across the state.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with healthcare workers and beneficiaries of COVID-19 vaccination programme in Goa on Saturday via video conferencing after the state completed 100 per cent first dose coverage for its adult population.

After covering the entire eligible population with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, the Goa government has set a target of October 31 to completely vaccinate all beneficiaries in the state.

Eighty per cent of people eligible for COVID-19 vaccination in Goa have received their first dose, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said, and also expressed hope that students of Classes 10 and 12 could have physical classes in schools before August 15.

The Goa unit of the Congress' National Students Union of India on Friday demanded that the Centre remove age restrictions in place for the vaccination drive against COVID-19 so that the youth and students could also be inoculated.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that the coastal state will not go for a lockdown as the move will disrupt the economic activities. The chief minister stressed upon vaccination and COVID-19 appropriate behaviour to tackle the spread of co

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant received his first dose of vaccine against COVID-19 at a primary health centre on Wednesday.

The Goa health department has warned of discontinuing the supply of COVID-19 vaccines to the private hospitals which are found to be inoculating people who are not healthcare workers.

The Health Ministry on Sunday released details of COVID-19 vaccination schedule in all states. It said all big states have been asked to conduct vaccinations on any four days every week, while smaller states like Goa will hold vaccination session on any two days since their population is lesser. However, Uttar Pradesh will inoculate only two days e...

Sanitation workers who attend to COVID-19 wards at Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) would be among the first to be administered the COVID-19 vaccine in Goa as a nationwide inoculation drive starts on Saturday.

As many as 700 healthcare workers will be administered the COVID-19 vaccine in Goa on the first day of the vaccination drive on January 16, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Friday.