The cumulative number of Covid vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 8.70 crore Wednesday, with an average daily rate of 30,93,861 doses.
In an interview, National Health Authority chief R.S. Sharma says UIDAI's facial recognition algorithms will soon be rolled out at vaccination centres.
Ahead of the PM’s interaction, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan will Tuesday hold a meeting with health ministers of 11 states & UTs which have been witnessing a surge in Covid cases.
Doctors from NYU's Langone Health cite the Peltzman Effect to say people have been getting lax in following Covid appropriate behaviour due to a false sense of security from vaccines.
India’s new vaccination phase began Thursday, paving way for all persons above 45 years to get vaccinated. Teachers across the country seek inclusion in this drive.
The government opened up the vaccination drive to include everybody above the age of 45 on 1 April based on National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration's recommendation.
Health ministry asks states and UTs to archive incorrect and duplicate entries on the Co-WIN platform, identify pockets of low vaccination coverage health facility.
Since the launch of vaccination programme on 16 January, 90 lakh people have been fully vaccinated. Meanwhile, daily Covid-19 cases have been surging, especially in Maharashtra.
Our brand of socialism did not result in transfer of wealth from the rich to the poor but only from the honest rich to the dishonest rich, lawyer-jurist Nani A Palkhivala said in 1991.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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