No one can be forced to get vaccinated: Supreme Court
New Delhi/IBNS: No individual can be forced to get vaccinated, the Supreme Court said in a ruling Monday.
No person can be forced to get vaccinated against COVID-19: Centre tells Supreme Court
New Delhi/IBNS: The central government on Monday told the Supreme Court that it can advise but not force individuals to get vaccinated against coronavirus pandemic, media reports said.
Karnataka mulls green pass for vaccinated citizens
Bengaluru/UNI: Amid rising COVID-19 cases, the state government is considering issuing green passes to identify fully-vaccinated citizens, Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar said on Saturday.
Teens can register on CoWIN website for COVID-19 vaccines from Jan 1, 2022
New Delhi/IBNS: Children belonging to the age group 15-18 will be able to register on the CoWIN website from Jan 1, 2022 to book slots for anti-COVID-19 vaccination, media reports said.
Majority of our population still not vaccinated, Rahul Gandhi alleges
New Delhi/UNI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday raised questions on the vaccination process in the country and alleged that the majority of the population is still not vaccinated.
One billion vaccination: PM Narendra Modi congratulates people as he addresses nation
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi addressed the nation on Friday where he congratulated countrymen after 100 crore (1 billion) people were administered COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday.
New Delhi/UNI: India on Thursday morning achieved the historic feat of 100 crore vaccination against COVID-19.
PM Modi praises CoWIN amid tussle with UK over COVID-19 vaccine registration
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday praised the CoWIN days after the United Kingdom had raised questions over the web portal, which is used for online registration and certification of anti-COVID-19 vaccine in the South Asian country.
Momentous feat: PM Modi after world's first DNA based anti-COVID-19 vaccine ZyCov-D gets nod
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded the scientists after the world's first DNA based anti-COVID-19 vaccine, ZyCov-D, got approval for an emergency use in India.
India reports 35,178 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
New Delhi/IBNS: In a spike in daily coronavirus cases, India Wednesday reported over 35,000 new infections while the toll went up by 440.
Govt may prioritise children with risk factors first for COVID-19 vaccination among pediatric age
New Delhi/UNI: The central government may prioritize children with underlying risk factors first when the vaccination against COVID-19 rolls out for the pediatric age, a top government official has said. However, the vaccination for children can start only after immunizing the cohort of the adult population, he added.
Parliament's monsoon session begins, PM Modi urges all to become 'Bahubali' taking COVID-19 vaccine
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday touched upon the COVID-19 pandemic urging all people to get inoculated with vaccines, ahead of the beginning of the monsoon session of Parliament.
Seven EU nations, Switzerland, Iceland clear Covishield amid travel pass row
New Delhi/IBNS: In a big diplomatic win for India, seven European Union (EU) nations along with Switzerland and Iceland have cleared Serum Institute of India (SII)'s anti-COVID-19 vaccine Covishield amid row over travel pass, media reports said.
Doing well now: TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty who fell ill after getting fake COVID-19 vaccine
Kolkata/IBNS: Actor-parliamentarian Mimi Chakraborty, who fell ill after getting a fake COVID-19 vaccine at a camp here, has recovered from the ailment.
Brazil suspends $324 million contract to buy Bharat Biotech's Covaxin doses
New Delhi/IBNS: Brazil has announced the suspension of the $324 million contract to buy 20 million doses of Bharat Biotech's anti-COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, media reports said.