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COVID Vaccination Drive For 12-14 Age Group: Here’s All You Need To Know About Side Effects…
The vaccination drive for children aged 12-14 is underway in India (Representational image/Reuters)Despite the vaccines, parents are worried that multiple vaccines will overload their child’s immune system, but one shouldn’t forget that…
70 pc adults fully vaccinated: Mandaviya at stamp launch to mark 1 year of Covid vaccination drive
Seventy per cent of India's adults have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 while 93 per cent received the first jab, said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya while launching a postage stamp on indigenously developed vaccine Covaxin…
Hospitalizations skyrocket in kids too young for Covid shots
The worrisome trend in children too young to be vaccinated underscores the need for older kids and adults to get their shots to help protect those around them, said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control…
1.5 crore children aged 15-17 years have received a vaccination dose: PM Modi
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the second campus of Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute in Kolkata via video conferencing.
After the inauguration he addressed the attendees…
Why inoculating all 18+ Indians fully against Covid-19 by December remains a huge challenge
In Madhya Pradesh, pili chawal or yellow rice is customarily given when a special guest is invited to a wedding. The state administration has now adopted this ritual to ramp up vaccination against Covid-19.
As the state is undertaking a…
Kabir Bedi on need for vaccine equity: There are 26 million disabled people in India; unless they…
Four years ago, when Kabir Bedi was signed on as the brand ambassador for Sightsavers, an international non-governmental organisation that works to treat and prevent avoidable blindness and promote equality for people with visual…
MMR, Bengaluru to lead home sales, launches: Anarock
Bengaluru: The rise in homeownership sentiment, faster adoption of technology, and digital marketing during the pandemic are likely to lead to a continued surge in the residential market by 2023. Housing sales in the top seven…