Covid vaccination drive begins in Goa
Jan 17, 2021, at 12:10 am
Panaji, Jan 16 (UNI) The nationwide launch of COVID vaccine was held on Saturday via Video Conference by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant virtually attended the launch at the Covid Vaccination Block in Goa Medical College (GMC), Bambolim.
COVID-19: 93K doses of vaccine to be administered to frontline warriors in Himachal Pradesh
Jan 16, 2021, at 08:53 pm
Shimla/UNI: As Premier Narendra Modi virtually launched nationwide covid-19 vaccination drive from Delhi on Saturday, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that in the first phase of Covid-19 vaccination, 93,000 doses would be administered to the front line warriors including health care workers of the state.
As COVID deaths pass two million worldwide, Guterres warns against self-defeating ‘vaccinationalism'
Jan 16, 2021, at 03:24 pm
New York: With more than two million lives now lost worldwide to COVID-19, the UN Secretary-General appealed on Friday for countries to work together and help each other to end the pandemic and save lives. In a video statement, Secretary-General António Guterres noted that the absence of a global coordinated effort has worsened the pandemic’s deadly impact.
UP to conduct third covid vaccination dry run on Jan 11
Jan 09, 2021, at 04:23 am
Lucknow/IBNS: While the preparations for Covid-19 vaccination are in the final stages in the state, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has given instructions for a thorough review of the preparations of the third dry run on January 11.
Ahead of Covid-19 vaccine rollout, second dry run to be held on Friday
Jan 07, 2021, at 04:18 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A second dry run for the Covid-19 vaccination will be held in all states on Friday, media reports said.
Covid vaccines to rollout within 10 days from date of authorisation: Centre
Jan 06, 2021, at 03:38 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Tuesday informed that Covid-19 vaccines will be ready for rollout in 10 days from the emergency use authorisation date based on feedback from the dry run.
Jan 05, 2021, at 03:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Chairman of Bharat Biotech- whose coronavirus vaccine Covaxin has been permitted for "restricted use in an emergency situation in public interest"- on Monday hit out at its critics and said 'don't accuse us of inexperience.'
Vaccination no guarantee of virus eradication, more serious pandemic spreading: WHO officials
Dec 29, 2020, at 06:41 pm
New York: In the final World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 press conference of the year, on Monday, senior officials warned that the virus is "not necessarily the big one", and that there is a real chance of another, more serious pandemic spreading across the world.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu receives Covid-19 vaccine shot
Dec 20, 2020, at 02:02 pm
Tel Aviv/Sputnik: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday got vaccinated against the coronavirus disease with a Pfizer-BioNTech shot, which was broadcast live on national television.
One crore health workers will get priority in vaccination against Covid-19: Centre
Dec 09, 2020, at 04:04 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday stated that about one crore health workers in the country will be given priority in vaccination against Covid-19 and that the government developed a digital platform for real-time monitoring of the same.
COVID-19 vaccination in Italy may begin January 29: Reports
Dec 02, 2020, at 10:39 pm
Rome/Sputnik: Vaccination against COVID-19 in Italy may begin on January 29, 2021, la Repubblica newspaper reported.
Turkey expects to start coronavirus vaccination in December
Nov 25, 2020, at 10:18 pm
Ankara/Sputnik: Turkey expects to begin vaccination against the coronavirus in December, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday.
India can be part of COVAX global vaccine allocation plan: WHO
Sep 08, 2020, at 05:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The World Health Organization (WHO) is in talks with India about the Asian country's joining the 'COVAX' global vaccine allocation plan, media reports said on Monday.
Child vaccinations down in DR Congo, and COVID-19 is not helping: UNICEF
May 16, 2020, at 01:01 pm
New York/IBNS: Fewer children are getting vaccinated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the COVID-19 pandemic is almost certainly going to make matters worse, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says. If the trend continues, it could trigger a resurgence in deadly childhood diseases such as polio, chickenpox, measles, yellow fever, hepatitis B, diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough and meningitis.
Global measles vaccination drive to protect up to 45 million children: Report
Feb 05, 2020, at 05:06 pm
London/IBNS: Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance will help vaccinate up to 45 million children in seven developing countries over the next six months in a series of major vaccination campaigns to help halt a recent surge in global measles cases.
UN health agency welcomes Facebook pledge to stop vaccine misinformation from going viral
Sep 06, 2019, at 10:24 am
New York, Sept 6 (IBNS): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday welcomed Facebook’s pledge to ensure users can separate fact from fiction when it comes to vaccines, across its platforms from Facebook Search, to Groups, Pages and forums.
Vaccinations create ‘umbrella of immunity’ against global measles outbreaks, says UNICEF
Apr 25, 2019, at 08:52 am
New York, Apr 25 (IBNS): Between 2010 and 2017, an average of 21.1 million children missed their first dose of the measles vaccine, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) revealed on Wednesday, stressing its importance to creating “an umbrella of immunity for everyone.”
Largest yellow fever vaccination campaign in Nigeria’s history under way – UN health agency
Jan 26, 2018, at 02:28 pm
New York, Jan 26 (JEN): The Nigerian Government launched a mass vaccination campaign in alliance with the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday, aiming to immunize more than 25 million people before the end of this year.