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No side-effects of Covid-19 vaccine in Maharashtra so far: Health minister

There has been no case of adverse reaction or side-effects of Covid-19 vaccine in Maharashtra so far, state Health Minister Rajesh Tope said

Give up stubborn stand, come for discussion on Jan 19: Tomar tells farmers

Ahead of the tenth round of talks on January 19, Agriculture Minister Tomar again urged the protesting farm leaders to give up their "stubborn" stand and come for a clause by clause discussion

Some didn't turn up for Covid vaccination at last moment: Delhi health min

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said some people did not turn up for coronavirus vaccination at the last moment, adding that the government cannot ask anyone to compulsorily take the jab

Third peak of Covid-19 infections has come down: Delhi health minister

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Sunday that the third peak of coronavirus had almost come down as positivity rate had dipped to 0.42 per cent a day earlier

Delhi schools prepare to open for classes 10, 12 students after closures

Shorter class hours and entry and exit through multiple gates are among various new ways adopted by schools in Delhi as they prepare to welcome students of classes 10 and 12 back on Monday

10 new large-scale coronavirus vaccination centres to open up across UK

Ten new large-scale centres, including a rugby ground, racecourse, food court and a cathedral, will open up next week across Britain to join the seven already delivering Covid-19 vaccine

India's active Covid cases fall below 2% of total caseload for first time

The share of India's active Covid-19 cases, which stand at 208,826, has fallen below 2 per cent of the total caseload for the first time, the Union health ministry said on Sunday

Coronavirus vaccine skepticism hurts East European anti-virus efforts

Vaccines from the West, Russia or China? Or none at all? That dilemma faces nations in southeastern Europe, where coronavirus vaccination campaigns are off to a slow start

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Common symptoms for Covaxin and Covishield

A test that can be altered to 'identify mutant strains', 'nanobodies' to fight novel coronavirus, role of nutrition in immune response-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Tamil Nadu's turnout for Covid-19 vaccine stays low for second day

As many as 12,684 healthcare workers were vaccinated Saturday, compared to facilities created for 16,000 people

World Coronavirus Dispatch: How virus-laden aerosols flow inside a car

IMF chief urges green investment in post-virus recovery, Second wave surges across Africa, Japan's suicide rate up 16% in second wave and other pandemic-related news across the globe

DATA STORY: After Day 1, India's vaccination stood at 1.81% of its total Covid tally

India now accounts for 0.83% of all active cases globally (one in every 120 active cases), and 7.49% of all deaths (one in every 13 deaths)

BSP welcomes Covid-19 vaccination drive, says poor should be prioritised

Welcoming nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive launched on Saturday, BSP National Spokesperson Sudhindra Bhadoria on Sunday said poor people should be prioritised during inoculation

4 more Covid vaccines in different stages of trial: Serum Institute

Apart from Covishield, the Serum Institute of India is working on four more vaccines against the novel coronavirus

Facebook puts warning on video on Covid vaccine by retired cardinal

Facebook has placed a warning screen over a rambling chat by retired Mexican Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iiguez in which he claims coronavirus vaccines contain a satanic microchip.

Pfizer vaccine worries Norway as 29 elderly people die after taking shot

The latest figure adds six to the number of known fatalities in Norway, and lowers the age group thought to be affected to 75 from 80

Karnataka anti-cow slaughter law to come into effect from Monday

The anti-cow slaughter law will come into effect in Karnataka from January 18, the state government said in a notification on Saturday

Himachal's COVID-19 tally reaches 56,873, active count at 755

Himachal Pradesh on Saturday registered 71 new COVID-19 cases, taking the cumulative count to 56,873, as per the State Health Department.

'If we don't take vaccine, who will?' Healthcare workers make their point

January 16 saw many health care workers lining up to be the first to take vaccines despite the controversy surrounding them. Their mission: To set an example

Covid-19 vaccination: 81% of targeted beneficiaries get the jab in Odisha

Around 81% of the targeted beneficiaries on Saturday turned out at centres across Odisha to receive Covid-19 vaccine as the state government rolled out the inoculation drive