Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the pan India rollout of COVID-19 vaccination drive on 16th January, 2021 at 10:30 AM via video conferencing. This will be the world s largest vaccination program covering the entire length and breadth of the country. A total of 3006 session sites across all States and UTs will be virtually connected during the launch. Around 100 beneficiaries will be vaccinated at each session site on the inaugural day.
This vaccination programme is based on the principles of priority groups to be vaccinated and Health Care workers, both in government and private sectors including ICDS workers, will receive the vaccine during this phase.
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Amidst the vaccine rollout, there is a critical need for a climate of transparency and data sharing for scrutiny and debate
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Amidst the vaccine rollout, there is a critical need for a climate of transparency and data sharing for scrutiny and debate
With its robust domestic vaccine industry and strong fundamentals of the Universal Immunisation Programme, India is now embarking on the world’s largest COVID-19 vaccination programme, on January 16, 2021. This represents the forging of a novel public-private collaboration wherein the vaccine supply is under the responsibility of Indian pharma companies and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for the implementation of the vaccination programme.
The domestic equity market corrected sharply on Friday, led by broader selling pressure. IT, pharma and PSU banks declined sharply. Rising coronavirus cases across US, Europe and China weighed on investors sentiment.
As per provisional closing data, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, dropped 549.49 points or 1.11% to 49,034.67. The Nifty 50 index lost 161.90 points or 1.11% at 14,433.70.
In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index fell 1.18%. The S&P BSE Small-Cap index skid 0.97%.
Sellers outpaced buyers. On the BSE, 1088 shares rose and 1936 shares fell. A total of 139 shares were unchanged.
COVID-19 Update:
Total COVID-19 confirmed cases worldwide stood at 9,31,05,607 with 19,94,440 deaths. India reported 2,13,027 active cases of COVID-19 infection and 1,51,918 deaths while 1,01,62,738 patients have been discharged, according to the data from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
New Delhi [India], January 15 (ANI): India's total active caseload continues to manifest a sustained downward movement on Friday as it has dropped to 2,13,027 cases, consisting of just 2.03 per cent of the country's total positive cases.