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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

62% frontline workers got 1st jab of Covid-19 vaccine in Karnataka

Karnataka Health Minister K. Sudhakar on Saturday said nearly 62% of designated frontline health workers were inoculated but not a case of serious side effect was reported on the first day

Tripura begins Covid vaccination drive, 1,399 frontline workers get shots

Mridul Das, a 30-year-old doctor, was the first person to get the Covid-19 vaccine in Tripura on Saturday as the state joined the rest of the country in rolling out the vaccination programme

China's Heilongjiang province reports 12 new confirmed Covid-19 cases

Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province reported 12 new confirmed Covid-19 cases and 19 asymptomatic infections on Saturday, local health

Covid vaccination: 52 cases of adverse events among health workers in Delhi

One "severe" and 51 "minor" cases of AEFI were reported among health workers who were administered the coronavirus vaccine in Delhi on the first day of the COVID-19 vaccination drive on Saturday

Italy bans flights from Brazil after Covid variant detected in 4 passengers

Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza has signed an order banning direct flights to Italy from Brazil after a new variant of the coronavirus was identified in four passengers

Over 19,000 health workers administered COVID-19 vaccine in Andhra Pradesh

Over 19,000 healthcare workers were administered the coronavirus vaccine on the first day in Andhra Pradesh

Security guard develops allergic reaction after Covid vaccinations at AIIMS

A security guard who was administered a shot of Covaxin at AIIMS here was admitted at the hospital after he developed an allergic reaction as part of "severe" adverse events following immunisation

Kolkata nurse loses consciousness after taking Covid vaccine, hospitalised

A 35-year-old nurse was admitted to the critical care unit (CCU) of a hospital in Kolkata after she lost consciousness within minutes of taking the Covid-19 vaccine on Saturday

No coronavirus vaccination in Mumbai till Monday due to Co-Win app glitch

The BMC was planning to vaccinate 4,000 medical personnel on the first day it could vaccinate only 1,926 individuals

Telangana update: State vaccinates 85% of total beneficiaries on Day 1

Telangana has managed to vaccinate 85% of total beneficiaries on the first day of the nationwide vaccination drive

Madhya Pradesh coronavirus update: 365 cases, 5 deaths, 793 recoveries

Madhya Pradesh's COVID-19 tally on Saturday rose to 2,51,223 with the addition of 365 cases, while the toll increased by five and the recovery count by 793

Punjab coronavirus update: 14 more deaths, 176 fresh cases recorded

Fourteen more Covid-19 fatalities pushed the death toll to 5,499 in Punjab on Saturday while 176 new cases took the infection count to 170,366, a medical bulletin issued here said