Mysuru District has a total of 1,37,459 kids in this group: DHO Mysore/Mysuru: “Children play a major role in nation-building. Today’s youths are tomorrow’s future,” said MLA S.A. Ramdas after launching the vaccination drive for children in the age group of 12 to 14 years at Seth Mohandas Tulsidas (SMT) Hospital on JLB Road in…
Modi lauds all as 75% adults get fully vaccinated
January 31, 2022New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated the countrymen as India successfully vaccinated 75 percent of its adult population against Covid-19. “Seventy five percent of all adults are fully vaccinated. Congratulations to our fellow citizens for this momentous feat. Proud of all those who are making our vaccination drive a success,” the PM…
Covaxin, Covishield receive drug regulator’s nod for conditional market authorisation
January 28, 2022New Delhi: Two Covid-19 vaccines —Covaxin by Bharat Biotech and Covishield by the Serum Institute of India — have received “conditional market authorisation” from India’s drug regulator, Union Health Ministry announced on Thursday. The approval was granted under the New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019 after recommendations from the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) under…
DHO reaches out to elders with COVID booster dose
January 27, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The elder residents of Covai Care at Tapovan Solace Apartment in Sharadadevinagar celebrated Republic Day yesterday by taking Covid booster dose at the Medical Centre in the apartment arranged by District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. K.H. Prasad. Dr. Srivatsa was in-charge of Vaccine Unit. Over 30 elders were benefited. Dr. Prasad also unfurled the…
Akshaya Patra Foundation to vaccinate 25,000 people
January 23, 2022Bengaluru: The Akshaya Patra Foundation, which launched a 20-day incentivised vaccination camp on Jan. 10 at its kitchen premises in Jigani, has given the second jab for 5,000 people and aims to vaccinate 25,000 people in this semi-urban and industrial area. Previously, the Foundation had successfully vaccinated over 15,000 people with their first dose on…
Covishield, Covaxin suggested for regular market approval
January 20, 2022New Delhi: The Government’s Subject Expert Committee (SEC) on Wednesday recommended granting regular market approval to Covishield and Covaxin Coronavirus vaccines, but with certain conditions. The Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bharat Biotech had submitted their respective applications to the country’s drug regulator, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), seeking full market authorisation…
‘All Pharmacists must be trained to administer jabs’
January 20, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Regular market approval to Covishield and Covaxin vaccines may not make much of a difference to Pharmacists as they are not trained in vaccination, said N. Raghavan, proprietor of Raghulal & Co., Mysuru. Speaking to Star of Mysore this morning regarding the Government’s Subject Expert Committee (SEC) recommending granting regular market approval to Covishield…
DC’s plea as Medical Doctor: Please get vaccinated
January 10, 202290,000 yet to receive first dose are at 10-fold risk; 27,000 at risk of being hospitalised Maximum infection reported from Mysuru city; rural areas better in awareness COVID Care Centre at KSOU Academic Bhavan in Mandakalli to function from today War Room to start functioning with 20 staff who will work round-the-clock in shifts Instruction…
COVID booster dose vaccination drive launched in city
January 10, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The nationwide COVID-19 booster dose vaccination drive was launched in city this morning. In the first phase of the drive, healthcare and frontline workers including Police, Revenue Department, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and Urban Development Department and those over 60 years of age with comorbidities will be vaccinated. MMC&RI: The booster dose vaccination…
Accelerate teenagers vaccination in mission mode: PM Modi
January 10, 2022New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday chaired a high-level meeting to assess the Covid-19 pandemic situation in the country and directed the officials that intensive containment and active surveillance should continue in clusters reporting higher cases. The PM noted the achievement that 31 percent adolescents aged 15-18 years have been administered with the…
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