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Mission Indradhanush 3.0 to focus on children, pregnant women who missed vaccination during COVID-19 SECTIONS Last Updated: Feb 19, 2021, 09:56 PM IST Share Synopsis Intensified Mission Indradhanush 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. Vardhan noted that IMI 3.0 will build on the gains of the previous phases of the campaign and make lasting gains towards unive...

Samiran Panda | What we need to do to make Covid-19 vaccination programme a success Published Feb 8, 2021, 1:02 am IST Updated Feb 8, 2021, 1:17 am IST We need a concerted effort from the government, experts, thought leaders as well as community groups urging people to trust the science  The solution is to work together, and think on our feet, as is required during a pandemic. (Photo: PTI) The new year has begun on a promising note. January 16, 2021 is a day that will go down in history a...

Updated: Share Article AAA The State has received 17,18,240 doses of the two vaccines — Covishield and Covaxin.   | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Karnataka, which tops the list of States with the highest COVID-19 vaccination cover for healthcare workers so far, has recorded an average vaccine wastage of 6% on a daily basis till now. A total of 3,14,907 healthcare workers have been vaccinated in Karnataka so far. State health officials said this wastage is far lower than the permissible w...

How India can meet the Covid vaccine distribution challenge × Apart from ramping up the cold-chain storage infrastructure, advanced technology like blockhain and IoT will need to used to track the supplies, prevent counterfeiting and ensure last-mile delivery Covid-19 vaccine has been the most anticipated product launch ever, and going wrong in the supply chain for this one is not an option. As billions of people eagerly await vaccination over the coming months and years, it will arguably be t...

The country will need $1.4 billion to inoculate over 300 million people in the first phase of the vaccine rollout.

How do you vaccinate a country of 1.3 billion? A gargantuan task indeed. That’s the challenge facing India as it launched a vaccination programme on January 16 to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Size and numbers have never intimidated India. After all, the country has been successfully running the world’s largest democratic exercise for more than seven decades. So the COVID-19 vaccination programme shouldn’t be too difficult despite the enormous hurdles. Much like the rest of the world, ...

1,000 Covid-19 vax doses found frozen in Assam medical college ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Tue, Jan 19 2021 23:06 IST | ​ 0 Views   Nagaon: A nurse administers Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccine to a man at a JE vaccination camp set-up at the Civil Hospital in Nagaon of Assam on March 26, 2015. . Image Source: IANS News Guwahati/Silchar, Jan 19 : Authorities in Assam are probing how the 1,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine Covishield were found "frozen" in the vaccine store of the Sil...

Updated Jan 19, 2021 | 17:43 IST The fact that the rate of immunisation was only half of what was expected per session suggests that vaccine hesitancy continues to permeate at high rates through the Indian population. Representational image.&nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspPTI Key Highlights It hasnt helped that several notable political leaders have also worked to erode trust in the scientific community Indias Universal Immunisation Programme – the largest in the world ...

1,000 Covid-19 Vaccine Doses Found Frozen at Assam Medical College, Probe Underway Authorities in Assam are probing how the 1,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine Covishield were found "frozen" in the vaccine store of the Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH), officials said on Tuesday. Cachar Deputy Commissioner Keerthi Jalli and state National Health Mission Director Lakshmanan S have separately ordered probes to identify the reason for the 100 vials of Covishield, containing 1,000 doses, ...

The people behind the COVID 19 vaccine reaching you Updated: Updated: January 19, 2021 15:14 IST From a ASHA worker to the keeper of the cold chain, here, the unseen people responsible for the COVID-19 vaccine reaching you Share Article AAA From a ASHA worker to the keeper of the cold chain, here, the unseen people responsible for the COVID-19 vaccine reaching you 9 am; January 16, 2021. Dr TR John has reason to remember this date and time. The Chief of Medical Service, Aster Medcity, Kochi, w...