Day: January 16, 2021

Delhi has less than a day’s stock of Covaxin for 45-plus age group: Atishi

Kolkata nurse loses consciousness after taking COVID vaccine, hospitalised

11:33 pm January 16, 2021

Kolkata: A 35-year-old nurse was admitted to the critical care unit (CCU) of a hospital in Kolkata after she lost consciousness within minutes of taking the COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, officials said. She is one of the 15,707 beneficiaries who were vaccinated across West Bengal during the day. Thirteen other ‘Adverse Event Following Immunisation'(AEFI) cases […]

12-year-old boy suffering from bird flu dies at AIIMS in Delhi

Security guard administered COVID vaccine admitted at AIIMS after developing allergic reaction

11:29 pm January 16, 2021

New Delhi: A security guard who was administered a shot of Covaxin at AIIMS here on Saturday was admitted at the hospital after he developed an allergic reaction as part of ”severe” adverse events following immunisation. According to AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria, the security guard, in his 20s, at AIIMS who received the jab after 4 pm, complained of palpitations […]

Vaccination: 58 pc covered on day 1 in Pune, 71 refuse

11:24 pm January 16, 2021

Pune: Pune district health authorities managed to vaccinate 58 per cent of registered beneficiaries on Saturday, the first day of the COVID-19 inoculation drive,with nine of them showing ”minor side effects”, and 71 refusing to turn up, an official said. The drive kicked off at 31 sites in the district,eight each in Pune municipal and […]

Coronavirus vaccine administered at over 100 sites in Punjab, Haryana

11:18 pm January 16, 2021

Chandigarh: Senior doctors and other healthcare workers were administered coronavirus vaccine at over 100 sites in Punjab and Haryana on Saturday, according to officials. The authorities had earmarked 59 sites in Punjab and 77 in Haryana for the drive, which was rolled out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday. Senior doctors received the first shot of the vaccine at many locations to build confidence […]

Keep a check on rumours, disinformation regarding COVID-19 vaccines: Vardhan to states

11:15 pm January 16, 2021

New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan asked his counterparts in states and union territories to keep a check on rumours and disinformation regarding COVID-19 vaccines as he held a review meeting on day one of the inoculation drives on Saturday. According to a statement, Vardhan congratulated authorities in states and UTs on the successful launch of the world’s […]

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