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Over 12 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in 92 days in India

Eight states account for 59.5% of the total doses given so far in the country.
India took only 92 days to reach the mark of 12-crore vaccinations, the fastest country to do so, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.
It is followed by the U.S. which took 97 days and China which took 108 days.
The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 12 crore as part of the world’s largest vaccination drive, it said.
Cumulatively, 12,26,22,590 vaccine doses have been administered through 18,15,325 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 a.m.
These include 91,28,146 healthcare workers (HCWs) who have taken the first dose and 57,08,223 HCWs who have taken the second dose, 1,12,33,415 FLWs who have received the first dose and 55,10,238 FLWs who have taken the second dose.

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Coronavirus Vaccination: India Vaccine Net Widens Today To All Those Who Are 45 Or Older: 10 Facts

Coronavirus Vaccine India: So far, over 6 crore doses have been administered.
New Delhi:
India enters the third phase of the world's largest inoculation drive today as vaccine net extends to people who are 45 and older. By vaccinating more people, the centre aims to give a boost to Covid fight amid emergence of second wave in some parts.
Here is your ten-point cheat sheet on this big story:
India has been witnessing a worrying surge in Covid cases over the last few weeks. On Wednesday, the centre asked states to identify low vaccine-coverage pockets, specially in the districts reporting a spike in infections.

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COVID-19 vaccine: Beneficiaries to receive second dose from 13 February

Over fifty lakh people have received the first dose of coronavirus vaccine in the country.At least 12 states and union territories reported 60% or more vaccination coverage of healthcare workers

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Coronavirus: India to give free vaccines to Bhutan, Bangladesh, say neighbouring countries

The Indian government has not made statements on the matter but PM Narendra Modi has hinted at helping neighbouring countries.

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COVID-19 vaccine roll out: Over 400 cases of adverse events reported in 2 days

Around 2.24 lakh healthcare and frontline workers were inoculated in the first two days of the inoculation drive.At least 17,072 beneficiaries received COVID-19 vaccine on the second day of nationwide inoculation drive

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Covaxin and Covishield: All you need to know about India's COVID-19 vaccines

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Covaxin and Covishield: All you need to know about India's COVID-19 vaccines
Amid the rollout of the world's largest Covid-19 vaccination programme by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, hereÂ are a few things that you need to know about the two vaccines -- 'Covaxin' and 'Covishield' -- selected by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI).
Covaxin and Covishield: Here's allÂ you need to knowÂ
So far, the government has procured 1.1 crore Covishield and 55 lakh Covaxin vaccines at a cost of Rs 200 and Rs 206 per dose, respectively.
Covaxin, developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech, is the country's first indigenous vaccine against the virus and it has been developed with the help of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Institute of Virology.

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COVID-19 vaccination Day 1: 'Tremendous relief', says health minister

The vaccines have been presented before the country like 'Sanjeevani' for us, health minister said.India started its COVID-19 vaccination drive with healthcare workers and frontline workers

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Virus Updates: Calif. Urged to Vaccinate Inmates; Pandemic Reduced Life Expectancy

Virus Updates: Biden's Vaccine Plan; US Deaths Reach 390K
President-elect Joe Biden will deliver remarks on his administration's national vaccine plan. Watch in the video player below
Published January 14, 2021 •
Updated on January 16, 2021 at 4:45 am
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President-elect Joe Biden outlined his administration's vaccination plan on Friday as the U.S. has seen more than 23 million confirmed coronavirus cases and over 392,000 deaths, according to NBC News.
So far, more than 11 million Americans, or 3% of the total U.S. population, have received their first shot. But rapid expansion of COVID-19 vaccinations to senior citizens across the U.S. has led to bottlenecks, system crashes and hard feelings in many states.

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Coronavirus: Ahead of vaccination drive, Centre issues guidelines to states/Union Terriotories

Covid-19: Pregnant women, lactating mothers should not get vaccinated, says Centre in new guidelines
The ministry said that only those who are above 18 years old should be given the doses and the interchangeability of the vaccines was not permitted.
Jan 15, 2021 · 12:09 pm
Health department workers store boxes of Covid-19 vaccines at a cold storage room, in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021.
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The Union Health Ministry on Thursday issued a set of rules for states and Union Territories to follow during the coronavirus vaccination drive, which will start on Saturday.
In a letter, Additional Health Secretary Manohar Agnani said that only those above the age of 18 years should be given the shots and the interchangeability of the vaccines was not permitted. India has approved two vaccines for emergency use.

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Washington Department of Health partially blames slow vaccine rollout on federal government

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January 15, 2021 6:01 AM
KXLY News Staff
Rogelio V. Solis
FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2020, file photo, a registered nurse prepares a syringe with the first round of the Pfizer COVID vaccination in Ridgeland, Miss., as state medical leaders received inoculations. On Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, The coronavirus vaccines have been rolled out unevenly across the U.S., but some states in the Deep South have had particularly dismal inoculation rates.
SPOKANE, Wash.– Washington’s vaccine rollout has been a mess, much like it has been across the rest of the United States.
Many of you have reached out to us every day, asking when you and your loved ones could get the vaccine.

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