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Health Ministry approves Covid vaccination of dependents, veterans: Army

The Union Health Ministry has approved administration of COVID-19 vaccine to dependents of armed forces personnel as well as veterans in service hospitals, the Indian Army said on Saturday.

Gujarat man infected with Covid days after taking second dose of vaccine

A health official in Gujarat has tested positive for coronavirus days after taking the second dose of the vaccine against the infection, officials said Saturday.

10 mn doses from India won't impact poor nations' vaccine access, says UK

UK Vaccine Deployment Minister Nadhim Zahawi has defended a shipment of 10 million doses of Covishield en route from India amid some concerns that it would impact supplies of poorer nations

Dalai Lama gets Covid-19 vaccine's 1st dose, urges people to get vaccinated

Spiritual leader The Dalai Lama, who on Saturday received his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, has appealed to the public to get vaccinated for the "greater benefit"."In order to prevent serious problems, this injection is very helpful and good. Other patients also should also take this injection for greater benefit. I just took it and more people should have the courage to take this injection," he said.The 86-year-old, who has been undergoing self-quarantine since January last year, came out of his residence on Saturday after over a year. He received the dose at the Zonal Hospital here at 7:10 am. He was kept under observation for about half an hour.There are currently 589 active COVID-19 cases in Himachal Pradesh, as per the union health ministry. As many as 57,428 recoveries and 997 deaths have been reported in the state so far.The second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive to inoculate people above 60 years and those over 45 with comorbidities against the coronavirus commenced .

MP to make carrying negative COVID-19 report mandatory for Maha travellers

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has instructed the state authorities to make it mandatory for the travellers coming from Maharashtra to carry a negative COVID-19 test report

Disneyland, other California theme parks, stadiums could reopen April 1

Theme and amusement parks would be permitted to restart on April 1 with severely limited capacity

UN to monitor Covid vaccine roll-outs in countries in humanitarian crisis

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has launched a new element of a data tool focusing on the roll-out of Covid vaccines in countries experiencing humanitarian emergencies

52.7% Israelis vaccinated against Covid-19; Oman to administer 2nd jabs

The number of people vaccinated against Covid-19 in Israel has surpassed 4.9 million. Meanwhile, Oman announced the second doses of vaccines will start from Sunday

Canada approves use of Johnson & Johnson's single-shot Covid-19 vaccine

Canada announced its approval of the use of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, making it the fourth vaccine that can be administered in the country.

Covid-19: Jump in hiring fuels optimism for US economic recovery

US hiring accelerated more quickly than expected last month, evidence that a year after the pandemic took hold, the economy is strengthening as virus cases drop and vaccinations ramp up.

WHO head wants Covid-19 vaccine patents waived to increase supply

The head of the World Health Organization called for patent rights to be waived until the end of the pandemic so that vaccine supplies can be dramatically increased

UK says vaccine shipment from Serum Institute won't hurt poor nations

Britain's vaccines minister dismissed suggestions that the country was getting key Covid-19 jabs intended for poorer countries

Negative Covid report must for people travelling to Rajasthan from 4 states

The Rajasthan government on Friday made it mandatory for people coming from Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat to furnish a COVID-19 negative report on arrival in the state.

Prakash Javadekar gets his first jab of Covid-19 vaccine in Pune

Union minister Prakash Javadekar received a first shot of COVID-19 vaccine at a private hospital here on Friday. "Received my first shot of COVID-19 vaccine today at Dinanath Mangeshkar Hospital in Pune. The vaccination Process is easy & #MadeinIndia vaccine are fully safe," the Minister for Information & Broadcasting tweeted. "I appeal all the citizens to get vaccinated as & when they become elibigle," he added.

US export curbs can limit Covid shot production, availability: Poonawalla

The production of coronavirus vaccines and scaling up global availability could be seriously limited due to ban on exports of critical raw materials by the US, according to SII CEO Adar Poonawalla

US ban on export of critical raw materials to limit vaccine supply: Serum

SII, the world's biggest vaccine maker, has licensed the AstraZeneca/Oxford University product and will soon start bulk-manufacturing the Novavax shot

Australia asks EU to review block of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine

The EU executive backed Italy's decision to block a shipment of 250,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to Australia, European officials said

Maharashtra sees over 10,000 Covid cases, most in a day in nearly 5 months

With 53 new deaths, the state's total toll has reached 52,393

Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra reports over 10,000 new cases and 53 deaths

Coronavirus live updates: Maharashtra, the most affected state overall, has reported 9,000 new cases. Stay tuned for corona-related news

Opposition doing politics over indigenous Covid vaccine: BJP

The BJP on Friday said all that its rivals, especially the Congress, have contributed to the matter is 'politics and confusion'