Punjab Vaccine

Lumpy Skin Disease: Due to this viral illness, approximately 3,000 cattle have died in the states of Rajasthan and iGujarat in August alone.

A group of ministers formed to monitor and control the spread of Lumpy Skin disease, Tuesday asked the state animal husbandry department to vaccinate all the cattle in Punjab's cow shelters within three days.

Complete vaccination will be mandatory for adults in Punjab for visiting public places like markets and transit systems, the state government announced on Tuesday amid a surge in coronavirus cases in many parts of the country driven by the Omicron va

The centre will send teams to 10 states "which are either reporting increasing Omicron and COVID-19 cases or slow vaccination pace". These states include Punjab and Uttar Pradesh - both are due to hold Assembly elections in two months.

Punjab government employees won't get their salary if they don't give their vaccination certificate, the state government said in a statement today.

Amarinder Singh said vaccine effectiveness is evident from the data being analysed.

Full vaccination or negative RT-PCR test report mandatory for entering Punjab from Monday

With Punjab running out of coronavirus vaccine Covishield and left with only one day's stock of Covaxin, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today reiterated the need for enhanced supplies from the Centre, his office said.

With Covid positivity rate sliding to 0.4 per cent in Punjab, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today ordered the lifting of the weekend and night curfew, allowing gatherings of up to 100 persons indoors and 200 outdoors from Monday.

Both the doses of Covid vaccine provide around 98 per cent protection from death due to the disease, while one dose gives nearly 92 per cent shield, the government said today citing a study conducted on police personnel in Punjab.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday sought from the Centre more doses of COVID-19 vaccines, saying the state had run out of Covishield stock and had limited doses of Covaxin.

Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday reiterated his earlier charge that the Punjab government was profiteering on COVID-19 vaccines.

The Union Labour Ministry today backed the Punjab government's decision to use welfare funds to inoculate the construction workers for free.

Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday said Punjab Government should not have sold COVID-19 vaccines to private hospitals.

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has ordered for prioritised vaccination for students wanting to go abroad for studies from Punjab.

Lumpy Skin Disease: Due to this viral illness, approximately 3,000 cattle have died in the states of Rajasthan and iGujarat in August alone.

A group of ministers formed to monitor and control the spread of Lumpy Skin disease, Tuesday asked the state animal husbandry department to vaccinate all the cattle in Punjab's cow shelters within three days.

Complete vaccination will be mandatory for adults in Punjab for visiting public places like markets and transit systems, the state government announced on Tuesday amid a surge in coronavirus cases in many parts of the country driven by the Omicron va

The centre will send teams to 10 states "which are either reporting increasing Omicron and COVID-19 cases or slow vaccination pace". These states include Punjab and Uttar Pradesh - both are due to hold Assembly elections in two months.

Punjab government employees won't get their salary if they don't give their vaccination certificate, the state government said in a statement today.

Amarinder Singh said vaccine effectiveness is evident from the data being analysed.

Full vaccination or negative RT-PCR test report mandatory for entering Punjab from Monday

With Punjab running out of coronavirus vaccine Covishield and left with only one day's stock of Covaxin, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today reiterated the need for enhanced supplies from the Centre, his office said.

With Covid positivity rate sliding to 0.4 per cent in Punjab, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today ordered the lifting of the weekend and night curfew, allowing gatherings of up to 100 persons indoors and 200 outdoors from Monday.

Both the doses of Covid vaccine provide around 98 per cent protection from death due to the disease, while one dose gives nearly 92 per cent shield, the government said today citing a study conducted on police personnel in Punjab.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday sought from the Centre more doses of COVID-19 vaccines, saying the state had run out of Covishield stock and had limited doses of Covaxin.

Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday reiterated his earlier charge that the Punjab government was profiteering on COVID-19 vaccines.

The Union Labour Ministry today backed the Punjab government's decision to use welfare funds to inoculate the construction workers for free.

Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday said Punjab Government should not have sold COVID-19 vaccines to private hospitals.

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has ordered for prioritised vaccination for students wanting to go abroad for studies from Punjab.