COVID-19 vaccine

Bajrang takes COVID-19 vaccine shot

11:28 pm March 18, 2021

New Delhi: Tokyo Olympics-bound wrestler Bajrang Punia on Thursday received his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine after rejoining the national camp at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre in Sonepat. The elite 65 kg wrestler recently won gold at the Matteo Pellicone event in Rome, where he showed improvement on his leg defence. “I […]

Daily COVID-19 vaccine coverage on lower side on Thursday due to Shivratri: Health ministry

11:59 pm March 11, 2021

New Delhi: The daily COVID-19 vaccination coverage was reported to be on the lower side on Thursday on the occasion of Mahashivratri, with 3,89,337 vaccine doses administered till 7 pm, the Union health ministry said. The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 2.60 crore, it said. A total of 2,60,73,517 vaccine doses […]

COVID-19: Over 29,000 people vaccinated on Thursday

10:31 pm March 11, 2021

New Delhi: Over 29,000 beneficiaries received shots of COVID-19 vaccine in the national capital on Thursday, including 14,838 senior citizens, according to official data. In the age bracket, 45-59 years, 2,683 beneficiaries received the jabs, a senior official said. On Wednesday, 30,940 people had received shots, according to official data. On Thursday, the number fell […]

Mumbai senior citizen dies after COVID-19 vaccination

9:00 pm March 9, 2021

Mumbai: A 65-year-old man died some time after he was given the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in a private hospital in Andheri in Mumbai on Tuesday, a health official said. The senior citizen was inoculated at 3:50pm, after which he fainted and was rushed to the ICU in the same facility, and was […]

Hema Malini takes COVID-19 vaccine

7:49 pm March 6, 2021

Mumbai: Veteran actor-politician Hema Malini on Saturday said she has received the first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. In a post on Twitter, the BJP MP from Mathura shared that she got vaccinated at Cooper Hospital here. “I have taken the Covid vaccine along with the public at Cooper Hospital,” she wrote alongside three photographs […]