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Vaccine turnout drops to 44% on Day 2, just 8 given shots at AIIMS
By Sweta Goswami, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 02:43 AM IST
The data shared by the government showed that on the second day of the drive, conducted between 9am and 5pm Monday, a total 8,136 health-care workers were to be inoculated, but only 3,598 actually got the jabs. The remaining days for Covid-19 vaccination this week are Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
India inoculates 220k individuals over two days of Covid-19 vaccination drive
By Rhythma Kaul, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 18, 2021 12:48 AM IST
According to officials, among the 207,229 who got doses on the first day, three people — or .0014% — had significant side effects. Of these three, two were hospitalised overnight and discharged the following day while one remained admitted as of late Sunday.
Vaccine tracker: How many are vaccinated in India?
Written by Prashasti Singh, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 17, 2021 12:06 PM IST
According to data compiled from states by HT, 200,297 people were vaccinated.
Moscow starts mass Covid-19 vaccination with its Sputnik V shot
By Reuters| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi | Reuters
UPDATED ON DEC 05, 2020 02:41 PM IST
The task force said the Russian-made vaccine would first be made available to doctors and other medical workers, teachers and social workers because they ran the highest risk of exposure to the disease.
Russia preparing mass vaccination against coronavirus for October
By Reuters| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi | Moscow
PUBLISHED ON AUG 01, 2020 02:29 PM IST
Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said the Gamaleya Institute, a state research facility in Moscow, had completed clinical trials of the vaccine and paperwork is being prepared to register it, Interfax news agency reported.
