COVID-19 vaccine

Bhubaneswar: Odisha today will receive a fresh lot of COVID-19 vaccines. The state is all set to receive two lakh doses of Covishield today, informed Health & Family Welfare Director Bijay Panigrahi. According to Panigrahi, the state…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking him to ensure an adequate supply of Covid vaccines to states to scale up the vaccination drive. Besides, Patnaik also suggested the PM to…

New Delhi: The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) has said that more than 850 million doses of  Sputnik V will be produced in India annually. The vaccine has been approved for use in countries with a total population of 3 billion…

New Delhi: A committee of experts has granted emergency use approval to Sputnik-V, the vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) developed by Russia, in India. After Covishield and Covaxin, this will become the third Covid-19…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government of Tuesday reiterated its demand before the Centre to supply 15 to 20 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine 'Covishield' immediately. The Additional Chief Secretary, Odisha Health & Family Welfare Dept, PK…

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at Civil Hospital in Lucknow. "I thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Health Ministry for making the vaccine available…

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has informed that he has received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Taking to official blog, the 78-year-old actor revealed that every member of his family, except son Abhishek Bachchan, have…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has directed for COVID-19 vaccination of essential services staff and they should be treated as Front Line Workers (FLWs). Additional Chief Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, PK Mohapatra in…

Bhubaneswar: While the infection of COVID-19 is on the rise again, mostly in educational institutions, teachers aged above 45 years in government and private schools will receive the COVID-19 vaccine soon, informed by BMC Commissioner Prem…

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Salman Khan has joined the list of celebrities who have received the first dose of the Covid vaccine. Taking to Twitter, the actor shared the news with his fans and wrote, "Took my first dose of vaccine today."…