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COVID-19 Vaccination Centers to Increase to 225 in a Week by Angela Mohan on  January 15, 2021 at 12:37 PM New Delhi government is expecting to increase the number of vaccination centres to 225 within a week of the COVID-19 immunization programme launch. Dr Suneela Garg, member of the task force for COVID vaccination confirmed to IANS that the government is looking to extend the sites by the week of immunization drive launch. "We may have close to 225 centres. Eventually, we have demarcated 1,000 centres and will be spawning over them gradually," she said. The massive inoc...

Ranchi: The state health department stepped up its preparedness for the Covid-19 vaccination after the Union government announced its formal rollout from January 16. On Sunday, several trucks carrying fresh stock of walking coolers and ice-lined refrigerators arrived at the RCH campus at Namkum, said officials. Officials of the state wing of the National Health Mission (NHM) said the training session for AEFI management, transportation facilities, storage and proper handling of the vaccines are being done on a regular basis. The health department has also organised several training sessions ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday emphasised that India is entering into a decisive battle against Covid-19, as the country prepares for the 'Made in India' vaccination drive from January 16.Making the closing remarks at the meeting with ...

»As India Gears Up for Mega Covid Inoculation Drive, States Await Clarity on its Share in Vaccine Bill 3-MIN READ As India Gears Up for Mega Covid Inoculation Drive, States Await Clarity on its Share in Vaccine Bill Covid Vaccine- AFP image. Although the centre has informed states that it will take care of the procurement of vaccines, the state governments are not sure as to what expense formula would be adopted for the mass vaccination drive. Nearly a week has passed since India’s central drugs regulator granted restricted approval to vaccines against Covid-19, however, the state governme...

Earlier in the day, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan chaired a high-level Meeting with all States and UTs to review the preparedness.