Ranchi: Jharkhand will receive more than 10 lakh doses of vaccines from the Centre this month to inoculate the state’s frontline workers, health workers and those above 45 years.
“The Centre has promised to increase the quota of free vaccines in Jharkhand. For the first fortnight of June, the Centre will send us 3.33 lakh doses while 6.78 lakh doses will be sent in the next two weeks,” Siddharth Tripathy, the nodal officer of IEC wing, said on Monday. Of the 10.11 lakh doses, there will be approximately 4.66 lakh doses of Covishield and 2.12 lakh doses of Covaxin.
Nearly 3.79 lakh people aged above 45 have taken both their doses in the state so far, while 23.87 lakh of the estimated 88 lakh people (in the same age group) have taken the first dose. Late last month, the Centre had asked the Jharkhand government to increase vaccination coverage for this age group.
Ranchi: The Jharkhand government’s department of health, medical education and family welfare failed to publish vaccination wastage data citing inclem.
A still from ‘Into The Darkness’
The 51st International Film Festival of India was pared down considerably due to the coronavirus pandemic
Danish World War II epic “Into The Darkness” won the top honour of Golden Peacock Award at the closing ceremony of the 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which was pared down considerably due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Director Anders Refn’s “Into the Darkness” chronicles the complex, emotional turmoil of the Danish people during the Nazi occupation of the country.
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IFFI: Hybrid-mode movie gala concludes with Danish film Into the Darkness winning top honour
Danish World War II epic Into The Darkness won the top honour of Golden Peacock Award at the closing ceremony of the 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which was pared down considerably due to the coronavirus pandemic. Director Anders Refn s Into the Darkness chronicles the complex, emotional turmoil of the Danish people during the Nazi occupation of the country. The award consists of a cash prize of RS 40 lakh, to be shared equally between Refn and producer Lene Borglum. The duo, however, were not present.