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'Precaution dose necessary': Top Covid expert amid concern over spike

An elderly woman getting vaccinated against Covid. (HT Image) 
india news
Updated on Aug 18, 2022 11:02 am IST

Niti Aayog’s VK Paul says call on booster will be based on scientific decisions

The government has asked citizens to ensure that they do not miss out or delay the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.
india news
Published on Dec 22, 2021 04:15 pm IST

Experts highlight 1 worrying factor of Omicron, warn of 'inevitable' third wave

On Friday, the Union health ministry said that 101 cases of the Omicron variant had been detected in 11 states and Union territories so far.
india news
Published on Dec 18, 2021 05:17 pm IST

‘If India sees UK-like Covid spike, there will be 14 lakh cases daily’: VK Paul

Till Friday, Maharashtra has reported 40 Omicron cases, of which the highest (14) are in Mumbai.
india news
Published on Dec 18, 2021 07:39 am IST

Govt warns about ‘risky’, 'unacceptable' level of mask usage amid Omicron scare

Dr VK Paul, Niti Aayog member (health), told a regular press briefing that people are operating at a “risky and unacceptable” level.
india news
Published on Dec 10, 2021 07:26 pm IST

Don’t delay getting fully vaccinated: Centre after Omicron cases found in India

The Centre said that both patients with Omicron Covid-19 variant in India have mild symptoms. (AFP PHOTO.)
india news
Updated on Dec 02, 2021 11:23 pm IST

Why Zydus Cadila vaccine rollout delayed? VK Paul points towards needle-free jet

In August, Zydus Cadila received the emergency use authorisation from the drug controller general of India for its Covid vaccine ZyCoV-D.
india news
Published on Oct 07, 2021 06:26 pm IST

Centre urges people to spend festive season at home with families

The Union home ministry of Tuesday issued warning to states and Union territories (UTs) against any reluctance over implementing strict measures to check Covid-19 cases in the festive season. (Praful Gangurde / HT Photo)
india news
Published on Sept 29, 2021 11:10 pm IST

'We should be watchful': Govt on Covid's Lambda variant in India

Lambda is not yet proved for excessive transmissibility of severity and there is no case in India so far, Dr VK Paul said.
india news
Published on Jul 09, 2021 10:40 pm IST

Second wave of Covid-19 'not over yet', cautions NITI Aayog’s VK Paul

Dr VK Paul (File Photo)
india news
Published on Jul 03, 2021 12:59 am IST

Reviewing reducing gap between jabs, says govt

A healthcare worker administers a dose of COVISHIELD, a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, to a shepherd man during a vaccination drive at Lidderwat near scenic Pahalgam in south Kashmir's Anantnag district.
india news
Updated on Jun 12, 2021 05:27 am IST

Willing to scale up Covaxin production, invite other companies: Govt

Many states have stopped the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination drive due to shortage of vaccines.
india news
Published on May 13, 2021 07:00 pm IST

More than 2 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines to become available in India soon

A healthcare worker prepares a dose of Covaxin, at a vaccination centre in New Delhi on Thursday.
india news
Published on May 13, 2021 05:48 pm IST

Government calls for rational remdesivir application

India has banned the export of remdesivir and its ingredients in an attempt to address the shortage
india news
Updated on Apr 14, 2021 02:14 am IST

Covering all 300 million people could take 7-8 months: VK Paul

The government has faced questions for what critics termed rushed approvals to the two vaccines, especially Covaxin, which is yet to release its phase III data. Bharat Biotech, however, has said the vaccine is “200% safe”.
india news
Updated on Jan 07, 2021 02:55 am IST

‘Will take that vaccine...’: Experts explain why Bharat Biotech’s vaccine got approval

Health experts were asked which vaccines they would lie to take between Covishield and Covaxin. (Photo: PIB)
india news
Updated on Jan 05, 2021 09:38 pm IST

News updates from Hindustan Times: Court seeks Rajasthan govt’s reply on work in jails given on caste lines and all the latest news

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot.
india news
Updated on Dec 19, 2020 09:01 pm IST

12 nations reached out to India for Covid vaccine: NITI Aayog’s VK Paul

The National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid-19 (NEGVAC), headed by Dr Paul, has recommended that 10 million healthcare staff, 20 million frontline workers and 270 million people over the age of 50 or with co-morbidities be given the vaccines on priority once it becomes available.
india news
Updated on Dec 19, 2020 07:37 pm IST

Six Covid-19 vaccines currently undergoing clinical trials in India

The NITI Aayog member also expressed concern over Covid-19 spread amid the ongoing farmers’ protest at the borders of the national capital.
india news
Updated on Dec 15, 2020 06:28 pm IST

No unusual national Covid-19 surge in 1st phase of festivals: VK Paul

A man walks past a graffiti amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Mumbai, India, November 2, 2020.
india news
Updated on Nov 05, 2020 05:36 am IST

Delhi plans infra for up to 12,000 Covid-19 cases in a day

Health workers in PPE coveralls at work during sample collection for coronavirus testing at Hari Nagar in New Delhi on Saturday.
delhi news
Updated on Nov 01, 2020 05:02 am IST

Health minister Jain puts spike on better tracing, but numbers don’t really add up

Delhi health minister and AAP leader Satyendar Kumar Jain during a press conference in New Delhi.
delhi news
Updated on Oct 30, 2020 03:49 am IST

Prioritisation has to be done on criteria for Covid-19 vaccination, says Dr VK Paul

A relative wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) near a handcart carrying the body of a person who died from the Covid-19, at Nigambodh Ghat cremation ground, in New Delhi.
india news
Updated on Oct 27, 2020 11:04 pm IST

Results of Covid-19 vaccines’ trial to take a few weeks, says VK Paul

Photo provided by the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) shows samples of a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology in Moscow.
india news
Updated on Aug 19, 2020 07:49 pm IST

Centre, MCI to meet over tepid response to non-clinical subjects

Officials said the interest levels of candidates in the non-clinical subjects is so low that even after the ministry brought down the cut off by 6 percentile points, still many seats went vacant.
india news
Published on May 26, 2019 10:06 pm IST

Government likely to ease medical college norms

Government may ease medical college norms
india news
Updated on Feb 24, 2019 10:42 am IST

A month on, Modi government’s Ayushman Bharat health plan needs more hospitals

A month after the launch of Centre’s Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme, about 6, 340 government hospitals are providing treatment as they are empanelled by default.
india news
Updated on Nov 02, 2018 04:02 pm IST
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