COVID-19: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan calls vaccine Sanjeevani Covid vaccine will work like âSanjeevaniâ in the fight against the pandemic, Harsh Vardhan said on the launch of the vaccination drive in India. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan displays a Covishield vaccine vial, after the virtual launch of the COVID-19 vaccination drive by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at AIIMS in New Delhi on Saturday. (ANI Photo)
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Updated: Jan 16, 2021, 03:48 PM IST
With the launch of the world’s largest vaccination drive in India, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday said that the Covid vaccine will work like ‘Sanjeevani’ or an elixir in the fight against the pandemic. Referring to India’s victory against polio and chickenpox, the Health Minister said the country is now in a decisive state in its fight against Covid-19. We have earlier won fights against polio and chicken pox. Now, India has reached the decisive phase of
New coronavirus strain: 116 people found infected with UK strain in India so far
A health worker prepares to administer a Covid-19 vaccine to a doctor at a government hospital in Ahmedabad
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As many as 116 people have tested positive for the new UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 in India until Saturday, said the Union Health Ministry.
The ministry further informed that India’s total active caseload now stands at 2,11,033, which accounts for only 2% of the total positive cases. The active caseload number was similar last on 29 June last year.
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Covid vaccination: Final preparations underway for pan-India rollout of vaccines
Frontline health workers queue to receive a dose of a Covid-19 vaccine at the Cooper hospital in Mumbai.
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Final preparations are underway for the nationwide rollout of the coronavirus vaccination drive, which will be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today.
PM Modi will also interact with the first beneficiaries of the vaccine after launching the massive vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus.
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Billed as the world s biggest vaccination programme, covering the entire length and breadth of the country, the drive aims to first inoculate millions of its healthcare and frontline workers and reach an estimated 3 crore people by the end of its first phase.
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