Coronavirus vaccine Updates: With the coronavirus vaccination drive in India set to rollout on January 16, the transportation of Covishield vaccine co-developed by the University of Oxford and British-Swedish company AstraZeneca and manufactured by the Serum Institute of India in Pune in Maharashtra is likely to start from the evening of January 11 or on January 12, sources said on Sunday. The Central government on Saturday said India will launch its Covid-19 vaccination drive from January 16, with priority to be given to nearly three crore health care and frontline workers. India has two coronavirus vaccines ready for rollout: One is Covaxin, that has been developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) and the National Institute of Virology, and another is Covishield.
States detail preparations for first phase of mega COVID-19 vaccination drive
Several states have made all necessary preparations for the first phase of the exercise comprising identifying vaccination sites and registration of healthcare and other frontline workers
PTI | January 11, 2021 | Updated 07:56 IST
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said his government will attempt to cover each and every person in the state
Ahead of the nationwide roll-out of COVID-19 vaccine from January 16, several states on Sunday said they have made all necessary preparations for the first phase of the exercise including identifying the vaccination sites and registration of healthcare and other frontline workers.
Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das said the Covid-19 pandemic "threatens" to result in balance sheet impairments and capital shortfalls at banks, especially once regulatory reliefs are rolled back.
A day before chief ministers' interaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several states on Sunday said they have made all necessary preparations for the first phase of nationwide roll-out of Covid-19 vaccine from January 16.