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Ensure oral polio vaccine for children on Jan 17, says Harsh Vardhan Outlook January 08, 2021 17:09 IST Ensure oral polio vaccine for children on Jan 17, says Harsh Vardhan outlookindia.com 1970-01-01T05:30:00+0530
Chennai, Jan 8 (PTI) Children below five years of age
should be administered oral polio vaccine on January 17 and
parents should ensure it, Union Minister for Health and Family
Welfare, Harsh Vardhan said here on Friday.
Recalling the last case of polio virus in the country,
exactly 10 years ago during January 2011 in West Bengal, he
said the World Health Organisation certified India as polio
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Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan reviews COVID-19 vaccination dry run in Chennai
Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan Friday visited Chennai s Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital to review the dry run for administering the Covid-19 vaccine. The second nationwide dry run on the Covid 19 vaccination is being held today in 736 districts across 33 states and Union Territories. The dry run will also familiarise the state, district, block, and hospital-level officers on all aspects of vaccine rollout.Â
Harsh Vardhan was accompanied by Tamil Nadu Health Minister Dr. C Vijayabaskar at the Chennai s General Hospital. While addressing the media, Vardhan said, In a short time, India has done well by developing vaccines. In the next few days, in the near future, we should be able to give these vaccines to our countrymen. It will be given to our healthcare professional followed by frontline workers.
India Will Be Able To Vaccinate Entire Population, Says Health Minister Harsh Vardhan
Speaking on various schemes that the government is looking forward to turn into reality, he said that centre has started several initiatives to curb the virus spread PTI photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-08T13:49:39+05:30 India Will Be Able To Vaccinate Entire Population, Says Health Minister Harsh Vardhan outlookindia.com 2021-01-08T14:09:40+05:30
Union Health and Family Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Friday hailed India s decision to give nod to emergency authorisation for two Coronavirus vaccines. He praised the country s performance in developing vaccines at such a short span of time. It would be a reality to vaccinate the entire population in the country against Covid-19 after prioritising risk groups, he said after reviewing the dry run of administering Covid-19 vaccine at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai.
France national health authority approves Moderna s Covid vaccine
France s national health authority said Friday that it had approved the Covid-19 vaccine produced by Moderna for people 18 and older, clearing the way for a second option in the country s inoculation campaign.
The move follows EU approval for the Moderna vaccine on Wednesday. (
AFP)
DGCA issues guidelines to airlines for carrying Covid-19 vaccines packed in dry ice
Aviation regulator DGCA on Friday issued guidelines to all aircraft operators who plan to transport Covid-19 vaccines packed in dry ice to various parts of the country.
Dry ice transforms into carbon dioxide gas at temperatures higher than -78 degrees Celsius under normal atmospheric pressure and therefore it is classified as dangerous goods by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), it said. (
The Centre has started a new COVID platform to track particulars of potential vaccine beneficiaries and also issue electronic certificates to them, he told reporters after reviewing the dry run of administering COVID-19 vaccine at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital.