Latest News Highlights: Over 1.08 Crore COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Administered, Says Centre Latest News Highlights: Over 1.08 Crore COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Administered, Says Centre Latest News Live Updates: Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh have recorded an upsurge in daily new cases of COVID-19, the Union Health Ministry said.
Daily COVID-19 cases in the country climbed to about 14,000. (File)
New Delhi:
A total of 1.08 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered till now with 1.86 lakh jabs given today, the Union Health Ministry said. Of the 1,08,38,323 doses administered, Joint Secretary in the Union Health ministry Mandeep Bhandari said 72,26,653 vaccination doses were administered to healthcare workers and 36,11,670 to frontline workers whose inoculation started on February 2. Of the 70,52,845 vaccination doses, 63,52,713 healthcare workers were administered the first dose while 8,73,940 healthcare workers were administered the second
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New Delhi:
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan launched Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 3.0 with a focus on children and pregnant women who missed their vaccine doses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
IMI 3.0 will have two rounds starting from February 22 and March 22 and will be conducted in 250 pre-identified districts and urban areas across 29 states and Union territories. Focus of IMI 3.0 will be the children and pregnant women who have missed their vaccine doses during the COVID-19 pandemic. They will be identified and vaccinated during the two rounds of IMI 3.0. Each round will be for 15 days. Beneficiaries from migration areas and hard-to-reach areas will be targeted as they may have missed their vaccine doses during COVID-19, the health ministry said in a statement.
Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi also urged Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan to rope in private hospitals in the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive.
Read more about Mission Indradhanush 3.0 to focus on children, women s vaccine doses on Business Standard. Health Minister Harsh Vardhan launched Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 3.0 with a focus on children and pregnant women who missed their vaccine doses during the COVID-19 pandemic.