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TN rolls out COVID-19 vaccination, govt doctor gets first vaccine shot

7:56 pm January 16, 2021

Madurai: Tamil Nadu on Saturday rolled out the COVID-19 vaccination drive at 166 sites across the state with a government doctor here becoming the first to be administered the shot. Chief Minister K Palaniswami said everyone, including him should get vaccinated, but priority, however, was only for frontline workers such as the doctors and health […]

COVID-19 vaccination drive: Healthcare workers get first shots in Delhi amid cheers, applause

3:39 pm January 16, 2021

New Delhi: The COVID-19 vaccination drive is underway in the national capital with healthcare workers, who were at the forefront of the fight against the pandemic, getting the first shots amid cheers and applause. Manish Kumar, a sanitation worker, became the first person to receive the vaccine at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here […]

COVID-19 vaccines ‘Sanjivani’ in fight against pandemic: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

2:00 pm January 16, 2021

New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday described the COVID-19 vaccines as ‘Sanjivani’ in the fight against the infectious disease as he urged people not to pay heed to hearsay and instead believe in experts and scientists. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the world’s largest vaccination programme covering the entire length and breadth of the country and […]

Around 400 new COVID-19 cases in Delhi: Kejriwal

Don’t believe in rumours, experts say vaccines safe: Kejriwal

1:51 pm January 16, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday urged people not to believe in rumours and listen to experts who say COVID-19 vaccines are safe, as the world’s largest immunisation programme against the disease began in the country. Kejriwal inspected the COVID-19 vaccination campaign at the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital here, interacted with […]

All set for COVID vaccination drive at 317 place in UP

11:08 pm January 15, 2021

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has made all necessary arrangements for the COVID vaccination drive beginning Saturday at 317 places in 75 districts of the state, a minister said. Minister for Medical, Health and Family Planning Jai Pratap Singh said on Friday that 31,700 health workers will be administered vaccine on the first day. Stressing that all necessary precautions […]