Updated Feb 18, 2021 | 20:18 IST
As he got vaccinated, GCMC commissioner G Prakash said that around 1,200 senior officials of the corporation are expected to get vaccinated in the next six days. Greater Chennai Municipal Corporation commissioner G Prakash | Photo Credit: TOI Archives
Chennai: The commissioner of Greater Chennai Municipal Corporation (GCMC) G Prakash on Thursday took the Covishield vaccine to prevent Covid-19.
Around 1,200 senior officials of the corporation are expected to get vaccinated in the next six days, Prakash said. Nearly 40,000 workers involved in the election work would also take the vaccine.
He further said that 50,000 of the 1.5 lakh workers have already been vaccinated. Notably, Assembly elections are due in Tamil Nadu for April-May this year.
New Delhi, February 17
Preliminary research shows the two vaccines against COVID-19 approved in India are effective against the UK variant of the novel coronavirus, but there is no data on their ef
The vaccines currently approved for emergency use in India are Covishield, from the Oxford-AstraZeneca stable manufactured by Pune s Serum Institute of India, and Covaxin, developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Counci
India News: NEW DELHI: Preliminary research shows the two vaccines against Covid-19 approved in India are effective against the UK variant of the novel coronaviru.
Preliminary research shows the two vaccines against COVID-19 approved in India are effective against the UK variant of the novel coronavirus but there is no data on their efficacy against the South African and Brazilian mutants detected in the country.