COVID Vaccination

New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare on Thursday approved vaccination of pregnant women against COVID-19, based on the recommendations of National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI). The approval is on…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court asked the Union government tough questions on its COVID-19 vaccination and procurement policy. Hearing a petition related to supply of vaccines, essential drugs and medical oxygen for coronavirus patients on…

New Delhi: COVID-19 vaccinations will be done throughout April, including on gazetted holidays, the government said on Thursday. It has decided to operationalise both public and private sector vaccination centres for this purpose. All…

New Delhi: The next round of vaccine’s registration is likely to begin on Monday, March 1. This will enable people to schedule their vaccinations on the same day, according to The Times of India’s sources. “Co-Win as well as other IT…

Chandigarh: As the COVID-19 vaccination process gathers pace in India, there is also the flip side to it. Fraudsters are on the prowl looking to dupe people on the pretext of COVID-19 vaccine registration. Such approaches have been…

New Delhi: With 1,13,623 beneficiaries receiving COVID-19 vaccines till 7 am on Friday, Odisha is among the only three states to have crossed the one-lakh vaccinations mark. The other two states are Karnataka (1,38,807) and Andhra Pradesh…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kick-off the countrywide COVID-19 vaccination drive on January 16. He will also officially launch the Co-WIN app on the same day, reported India Today TV. The decision to launch India's…

New Delhi: CoWIN, the Union government’s app for COVID-19 vaccination, will use an Aadhaar-based authentication system for the rollout of the vaccine, to prevent malpractice. The CoWIN system will help generate a Unique Digital Health ID…