India Vaccination Drive

Serum Institute of India aims to significantly boost supply of its human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine as it gears up to provide its shots to the government at cheaper rates for an immunisation campaign this year against the cancer-causing virus.

A total of 15,000 stray dogs will be vaccinated in Mumbai during a 10-day drive to make the metropolis rabies free, a civic official said on Friday.

Samsung Wallet users will now be able to store their PAN cards, Aadhaar cards, driving licences, vehicle registration details, as well as the CoWIN vaccination certificates on the Samsung Wallet app. Users of the company's all-in-one app will be able to benefit from a combination of Samsung’s Pay and Pass functions, according to the company.

Over eight months after the Kerala government launched a vaccination drive for stray and pet canines in the wake of a spate of deaths due to dog bites, the stray dog menace has again reared its ugly head.

Amid rising cases of coronavirus, Jharkhand Health Minister Banna Gupta urged the Centre to provide at least 50,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to continue with the immunisation drive in the state.

India was able to save more than 3.4 million lives by undertaking a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign at an unprecedented scale, a report by Stanford University said.

The Mumbai civic body on Friday said it would focus on rigorously implementing the vaccination drive amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in some countries, believed to be fuelled by the BF.7 sub-variant of Omicron.

A special Measles-Rubella vaccination drive will be conducted in Thane district from December 15 to January 25, 2023, a local health official said on Tuesday.

A special vaccination drive to inoculate an estimated 48 lakh children aged between 1-15 against Japanese Encephalitis (JE) will be held in Karnataka from December 5 for a period of three weeks, State Health Minister K Sudhakar said on Sunday.

Restrictions on cattle movement in Maharashtra will continue for one more month in view of the lumpy skin disease even as a massive vaccination drive is underway against the viral infection.

Bihar minister Ram Surat Rai on Friday heaped praises on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, under whose leadership India ran the world's biggest vaccination drive during the Covid-19 pandemic, and credited him for saving the lives of Indians.

An estimated 4 crore eligible beneficiaries have not taken even a single dose of COVID-19 vaccine as on July 18, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar informed the Lok Sabha on Friday.

People aged 18 and above will get free precaution doses of the Covid vaccine at government vaccination centres from today under a 75-day special drive initiated by the Union Health Ministry.

Union External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Sunday hailed India's ongoing COVID-19 vaccination drive and said the country is capable of finding solutions while facing challenges.

India's cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeded the 196.94 crores (1,96,94,40,932) mark today, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Serum Institute of India aims to significantly boost supply of its human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine as it gears up to provide its shots to the government at cheaper rates for an immunisation campaign this year against the cancer-causing virus.

A total of 15,000 stray dogs will be vaccinated in Mumbai during a 10-day drive to make the metropolis rabies free, a civic official said on Friday.

Samsung Wallet users will now be able to store their PAN cards, Aadhaar cards, driving licences, vehicle registration details, as well as the CoWIN vaccination certificates on the Samsung Wallet app. Users of the company's all-in-one app will be able to benefit from a combination of Samsung’s Pay and Pass functions, according to the company.

Over eight months after the Kerala government launched a vaccination drive for stray and pet canines in the wake of a spate of deaths due to dog bites, the stray dog menace has again reared its ugly head.

Amid rising cases of coronavirus, Jharkhand Health Minister Banna Gupta urged the Centre to provide at least 50,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to continue with the immunisation drive in the state.

India was able to save more than 3.4 million lives by undertaking a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign at an unprecedented scale, a report by Stanford University said.

The Mumbai civic body on Friday said it would focus on rigorously implementing the vaccination drive amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in some countries, believed to be fuelled by the BF.7 sub-variant of Omicron.

A special Measles-Rubella vaccination drive will be conducted in Thane district from December 15 to January 25, 2023, a local health official said on Tuesday.

A special vaccination drive to inoculate an estimated 48 lakh children aged between 1-15 against Japanese Encephalitis (JE) will be held in Karnataka from December 5 for a period of three weeks, State Health Minister K Sudhakar said on Sunday.

Restrictions on cattle movement in Maharashtra will continue for one more month in view of the lumpy skin disease even as a massive vaccination drive is underway against the viral infection.

Bihar minister Ram Surat Rai on Friday heaped praises on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, under whose leadership India ran the world's biggest vaccination drive during the Covid-19 pandemic, and credited him for saving the lives of Indians.

An estimated 4 crore eligible beneficiaries have not taken even a single dose of COVID-19 vaccine as on July 18, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar informed the Lok Sabha on Friday.

People aged 18 and above will get free precaution doses of the Covid vaccine at government vaccination centres from today under a 75-day special drive initiated by the Union Health Ministry.

Union External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Sunday hailed India's ongoing COVID-19 vaccination drive and said the country is capable of finding solutions while facing challenges.

India's cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeded the 196.94 crores (1,96,94,40,932) mark today, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.