covid-19 vaccines

New Delhi: Fresh guidelines have been issued by the Union Health Ministry for administering the COVID-19 vaccine to pregnant women and said that pregnancy doesn’t increase the chance of…

Bhubaneswar: With chief minister Naveen Patnaik announcing free vaccines for all above 18 years of age, the Odisha government on Sunday ordered over 3.87 crore vaccines from two companies.…

Bhubaneswar: The state government on Thursday directed the district collectors to stop supply of COVID-19 vaccines from district stores after April 30. In a letter to the collectors,…

Bhubaneswar: Even as the Odisha government has hot off three letters to the Centre desperately seeking adequate supply of COVID-19 vaccine to carry on its vaccination drive, Union…

New Delhi: Being one of the biggest drugmakers in the world, India is set to begin exporting COVID-19 vaccines as early on Wednesday, according to the central government. It will help the…

New Delhi: With Serum Institute of India (SII)-manufactured Oxford University’s Covishield has been rolled out in India as first COVID-19 vaccine, there are four more waiting for approval…

Pune: The first flight carrying COVID-19 vaccines — Covishield — from the Serum Institute of India (SII) left Pune at 8 am and is expected to land in Delhi at 10.15 am, according to…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has warned that any unauthorized storage, distribution, purchase or sale of COVID-19 vaccines is a punishable offence. Additional Chief Secretary PK…

Chennai: The COVID-19 vaccines could be made available to “our countrymen” as early as the “next few days”, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said on Friday. After reviewing the…

United Nations: The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is working with more than 350 partners, including major airlines, shipping lines and logistics associations from around the world, to deliver…