COVID-19 vaccine

Concerned over how quickly COVID-19 cases are rising in India: Indian-origin expert

Meghalaya registers 97 new COVID-19 cases, tally 14,582

11:08 pm April 15, 2021

Shillong: At least 97 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Meghalaya, which pushed the tally in the state to 14,582, a senior official said. Accordingly, the number of active cases rose to 457, Health Services Director Aman War said. The death toll remained unchanged at 151. Three persons have recuperated from the infection since […]

US recommends ‘pause’ for J&J vaccine over clot reports

10:24 pm April 13, 2021

WASHINGTON: The U.S. on Tuesday recommended a “pause” in using the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of rare but potentially dangerous blood clots, a development that could jeopardize the rollout of vaccines around the world. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration announced that they […]

Sisodia, his family receive first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

10:08 pm April 3, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, along with his family, got the COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday here at the Azad Medical College. They received a dose of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin. Thanking Corona Warriors after receiving his first shot of the vaccine, Sisodia said, “The whole nation today is thankful to our scientists and […]

UP cop tests positive for COVID-19 weeks after second vaccine shot

3:46 pm April 2, 2021

Bareilly: A senior police officer, who took his second coronavirus vaccine dose last month, and his wife have tested positive for COVID-19. Inspector General of Police (IG) Rajesh Pandey shared a Facebook post on Thursday, saying he, his wife and a policeman deployed for his security have tested positive for the disease. The officer also requested all […]

COVID: Uttar Pradesh reports 1,230 new cases, 11 deaths

7:28 pm March 31, 2021

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh reported 11 more COVID-19 fatalities on Wednesday, pushing the death toll to 8,811, while 1,230 new cases took the tally to 6,17,194. Additional Chief Secretary, Heath, Amit Mohan Prasad said among the active cases, 6,269 are in home isolation, 273 are in private hospitals and the rest are undergoing treatment in government […]