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48,006 persons vaccinated in Maharashtra on Thursday

11:59 pm February 18, 2021

Mumbai: As many as 48,006 persons received coronavirus vaccine shots in Maharashtra on Thursday,an official said. Of them, 40,931 received their first dose while 7,075 received the second jab. Those who received the first dose of the vaccine included 14,673 healthcare workers and 26,258 frontline workers. Thus, the cumulative figure of those who have received […]

Some didn’t turn up for COVID-19 vaccination at the last moment: Jain

8:26 pm January 17, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Sunday said some people did not turn up for coronavirus vaccination at the last moment, adding that the government cannot ask anyone to compulsorily take the jab. He also said that the number of vaccination centres in Delhi will be increased from 81 to 175 soon. In […]

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Delhi all set for COVID vaccination roll-out tomorrow at 81 sites

7:51 pm January 15, 2021

New Delhi: The national capital is all set for the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccination exercise on Saturday at 81 centres with healthcare workers who have been in the forefront of the fight against the pandemic to be given the shots first. The inoculation drive will be kicked off from the state-run LNJP Hospital with […]

Pune district receives 1.13 lakh doses of Covishield

10:53 pm January 13, 2021

Pune : Pune district received over 1.13lakh doses of the Covishield vaccine against coronavirus on Wednesday, officials said. The transportation of the vaccine, manufactured at Serum Institute of India (SII) here, began on Tuesday morning. District Collector Rajesh Deshmukh said all the preparations are completed as inoculation drive will begin on January 16. The number […]

COVID-19 vaccination dry run in UP from Tuesday

11:21 pm January 3, 2021

Lucknow: A dry run to assess the readiness of the mechanism laid out for the imminent COVID-19 immunisation drive will be undertaken in six sites of Uttar Pradesh from January 5, the state government said on Sunday. In a statement, the government said the dry run will start at 10 am in three urban and […]