Uttarakhand Governor gets first dose of COVID-19 vaccine ANI | Updated: Mar 06, 2021 14:27 IST
Dehradun [India], March 5 (ANI): Uttarakhand GovernorBaby Rani Maurya on Friday received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Doon Hospital here. Today I received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the Doon Medical College. I am healthy. I appeal to everyone to get vaccinated whenever their turn comes, Rani said in a tweet in Hindi.
Several union ministers, including Amit Shah, Prakash Javadekar, S Jaishankar, Jitendra Singh among others, have already received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in the second phase of the vaccination drive.
Deputy health minister Joe Phaahla on Friday told parliament the Johnson & Johnson vaccine being administered was not formally registered with the SA Health Products Regulatory Authority.
Several California counties and Washington state dropped One Medical as a partner in distributing vaccines after reports that it let people who weren’t eligible for the vaccine jump the line. A House panel is also launching an investigation into the company’s practices.
The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 with healthcare workers (HCWs) getting inoculated and vaccination of frontline workers (FLWs) starting from February 2.
New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI): As many as 18 states and union territories did not report any COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, the health ministry informed on Friday morning.