The Delhi government has decided to deploy senior nursing officers from government hospitals as nodal officers at private hospitals to monitor the management of COVID patients and vaccination drive in the city, said a press release on Tuesday. In a press release, the Delhi health ministry said, “The competent authority is pleased to deploy senior nursing officers as nodal […]
Nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive to start today
India is launching one of the world’s largest coronavirus vaccination drives on Saturday, setting in motion a complex deployment plan aimed at stemming the wide spread of infections across a nation of more than 1.3 billion people. At hospitals and vaccination centers across major Indian cities — from Mumbai to […]
Uttarakhand all set to join Covid-19 vaccination drive
Uttarakhand is all geared up to join the first phase of the countrywide COVID-19 vaccination programme that begins on Saturday. Vaccination sessions will be held at 34 health centres spread over 13 districts of the state with 100 healthcare workers to be administered the first dose of Covishield at each […]
15 things to know about Covid-19 vaccination drive to begin tomorrow
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually launch India’s vaccination drive against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Saturday as around 100 beneficiaries will be vaccinated at over 3,000 session sites across the country, the government has said. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has said that adequate doses of the two made-in-India shots have […]
Turkey launches vaccination drive with Chinese jab
Turkish doctors and nurses rolled up their sleeves today as the nation of 83 million people launched a coronavirus vaccination drive with China’s Sinovac jab. Health Minister Fahrettin Koca received the first shot of CoronaVac live on television after formally approving the vaccine yesterday despite contradictory data about its efficacy […]