Tag: vaccines
Make In India Drone Used To Transport Covid Vaccines In Manipur
For the first time, a 'Make in India' drone has been used to transport Covid vaccines over an aerial distance of 15 km, from the Bishnupur district hospital to Loktak lake in Manipur, for their administration at the PHC, Union Health Minister Mansukha Mandaviya said on Monday, adding that in a geographically diversified country like India, drones can be used to deliver essentials to the last mile. ....
No Evidence To Suggest Existing Vaccines Don't Work On Omicron: Govt
There is no evidence to suggest that existing Covid vaccines do not work on the Omicron variant, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday. ....
PM Modi Highlights Traditional Medicine's Role In Fighting Covid
India is using its traditional medicines to back up the fight against Covid-19 even as the country has vaccinated nearly 90 per cent of its adult population against the disease, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi.....
2 Italian Companies Could Put COVID-19 Vaccine In Human Trials In September
Potential COVID-19 vaccines being developed by two private research laboratories outside of Rome could enter into a testing phase as soon as in September, according to information from the two companies.....
Prominent Delhi Hospital Says It Is Ready For Covid Immunisation
A prominent hospital in south Delhi is ready to store the bulk of Covid vaccines required to inoculate people as per the priority set by the Centre. ....
India Ranks 86 Out Of 98 Nations In Covid Handling: Report
With more than 11 million Covid-19 cases, India has ranked 86 in a performance index of 98 countries for their handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, a report said on Thursday. ....
Maharashtra Left With Only 3 Days Vaccine Stocks: Minister
Bogged by the Covid-19 second wave, Maharashtra is now left with only three days of vaccine stocks. The state is also plagued by shortages of oxygen and Ramdesivir medicines to combat the growing scourge, now soaring above half-lakh new infections daily, a top official said here on Wednesday. ....
Rahul Gandhi Questions GST On Covid Vaccines
Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday slammed the government over the goods and services tax (GST) on vaccines, saying the lives of can be lost but the Prime Minister's tax collection should not be lost. ....
We Want To Save People's Live, Not Vaccines: Kejriwal To Khattar
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday took a dig at Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar over his comment on the vaccination issue, saying his government's aim is to "save lives, not vaccines". ....
US Sending Covid Vaccines To India, Kamala Harris Tells Narendra Modi
US Vice President Kamala Harris has told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the US will be sending Covid-19 vaccines to India, following which Modi thanked her for the support from the US government and the Indian diaspora, in what was likely their first interaction.....
