Two Polio Vaccine Guards Shot Dead In Pakistan
Two policemen guarding a polio vaccination team have been shot dead by gunmen in north-west Pakistan. | Read more|
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India Logs 3,688 New COVID-19 Cases, 50 Covid Deaths In 24 Hours: Centre
India saw a single day rise of 3,688 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,30,75,864, while the active cases increased to 18,684, the government said today. | Read more|
Vaccines For 12-14 Age Group From Wednesday
India will start vaccinating children aged 12 to 14 years from March 16 as it expands its COVID-19 vaccination coverage, a media release said today. The condition of co-morbidity for people aged 60 and above to get a precautionary dose will also be removed. Everyone in that age category can now take booster shots. | Read more|
India reports over 1.72 lakh Covid-19 cases
India reported 1,72,433 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, up by 6.8 per cent from Wednesday’s 1.61 lakh infections, as per the data by Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. | Read more|
US Army ‘immediately’ begins enforcing vaccine mandate
US Army commanders are to initiate “involuntary administrative separation proceedings” against any soldier refusing to get a Covid-19 vaccine, the Army said in a statement on Wednesday, citing a fresh directive by Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth. | Read more|
2.71 Lakh New Covid Cases In India
India reported 2,71,202 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, marginally higher than Saturday’s infections, data updated by the Union Ministry of Health showed on Sunday morning. | Read more|
Can India Expect 3rd Wave? What Top WHO Official Says Amid Omicron Fears
Omicron, a new Covid variant said to be "highly transmissible", has spread to at least 59 countries. In India, as the new variant sparks fresh worry over a third wave, WHO Regional Director for South East Asia, Dr Poonam Khetrapal, says, "A new variant doesn't mean that things will be worse, but definitely, they will b | Read more|
Trump out, Big Pharma in: Top Moderna executives make Forbes’ top 400 richest list
Three major figures at Big Pharma firm Moderna have made their way onto the prestigious Forbes 400 list, after raking in billions in Covid-19 vaccine sales to governments amid the global pandemic. | Read more|
Millions Under COVID-19 Lockdown As China Battles Delta Variant Outbreak
Millions of people were confined to their homes in China Monday as the country tried to contain its largest coronavirus outbreak in months with mass testing and travel curbs. China on Monday reported 55 new locally transmitted coronavirus cases, as an outbreak of the fast-spreading Delta variant reached over 20 cities | Read more|
India reports less than 30,000 new Covid-19 cases after 132 days
India recorded 29,689 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 415 deaths in the past 24 hours. The daily caseload is less than 30,000 after 132 days. Kerala and Maharashtra reported 11,586 new cases and 4,877 infections respectively. The active cases, currently at 3,98,100, dropped below 4 lakh for the first tim | Read more|
State-Run Coal India Sees 400 Deaths, Asks Centre For Help With Vaccines
Coal India Ltd., one of the nation's biggest employers, has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to help accelerate the vaccination of its work force after the deaths of almost 400 staff from Covid-19. | Read more|
1 crore people, 30 days: Uttar Pradesh to start vaccine drive today
From Tuesday, the Uttar Pradesh government will launch ‘Mission June’ campaign, a massive vaccination campaign that aims to inoculate over one crore people in the state against Covid-19 in the next 30 days. | Read more|
Delhi to receive Sputnik V vaccine after June 20, says CM Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday that the national capital will receive its first consignment of Sputnik V vaccine after June 20. | Read more|
Iowa prisoners monitored after being OVERDOSED with up to SIX TIMES the normal amount of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine
Iowa corrections officials are monitoring 77 inmates at a maximum-security prison for adverse reactions after they were inadvertently given up to six times the normal dosage of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. | Read more|
Those Above 18 Can Register For Vaccine From Saturday
All above 18, now eligible for vaccination from May 1, can register for their shot from Saturday (April 24) on the CoWin platform. As per news report of NDTV, registrations for the latest round of inoculations will open in the next 48 hours on the CoWin platform. | Read more|