Mysore/Mysuru: Bharat Biotech last week celebrated Covaxin’s Emergency Use Listing (EUL) by the World Health Organisation (WHO), two days after the global health organisation gave the much-anticipated nod to India’s indigenous vaccine. While celebrating the go-ahead given to the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech in partnership with ICMR and the National Institute of…
Needle-free vaccine to be available in November; Deliberations on to decide its use among children New Delhi: Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi exhorted officials to scale up door-to-door COVID vaccination to achieve full adult inoculation target by the year-end, the Health Ministry has ordered one crore doses of the world’s first and India’s indigenously…
Health officials launch door-to-door jab drive for first and second dose Mysuru: The Mysuru District Health Department, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), Self Help Groups and other volunteers have launched a door-to-door campaign to vaccinate a large number of unvaccinated people in the city and also in the district. What is seen as a worrying factor…
Mysore/Mysuru: Expressing his displeasure over Mysuru district failing to achieve 100 percent COVID-19 vaccination coverage even after so many vaccination drives, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha directed the health authorities to launch another mega vaccination drive in the district in the first week of November. He was speaking at the Disha meeting at the ZP Hall…
Mysore/Mysuru: In the backdrop of primary schools reopening from Oct. 25 and in the wake of thousands of tourists descending on the city during this Dasara season, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) began a three-day mega vaccination drive in all its 65 wards. The drive began this morning with a booth-level strength of 325 members…
Covaxin gets emergency approval for kids aged 2-18 years by Subject Expert Committee New Delhi: In a major gain, India’s indigenous COVID vaccine — Covaxin — has been approved for children aged 2-18 years by the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) this noon. Covaxin has overall efficacy of 77.8 percent against COVID and 65.2 percent protection…
Mysore/Mysuru: Declaring that K.R. Assembly Constituency in Mysuru city is the first in the State to achieve cent percent target in COVID vaccination, Health Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar said that Constituency MLA S.A. Ramdas must be credited for making relentless efforts to achieve the target. He was speaking to presspersons after taking part in ‘Modi…
Mysore/Mysuru: On the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday today, a mega vaccination drive was held in city and it received moderate response. Though the drive was launched with an aim of vaccinating 1.25 lakh people against COVID-19, the response was not as expected by the District Health and Family Welfare Department. It was…
Mysore/Mysuru: With an aim of vaccinating 1.25 lakh people against the deadly COVID-19, a mega vaccination drive will be held tomorrow in Mysuru. District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. K.H. Prasad said that those above 18 years including teachers, students and general public can get their 1st or 2nd dose in 315 vaccination centres opened in…
Bengaluru: In a major push to the vaccination drive, Karnataka will carry out a massive COVID vaccination drive on Sept. 17 during which it has been planned to administer 30 lakh doses. Addressing a preparatory meeting with Deputy Commissioners of all districts through a video-conference on Tuesday, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that the drive…
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