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Representative image MUMBAI: With the mammoth immunization drive less than 48 hours away, the vaccination centres within the city’s medical colleges saw hectic last-minute preparations on Thursday. Most centres, where officials were eagerly waiting to download the CoWin application, were disappointed as it didn’t go live till late on Thursday evening. Beneficiaries have still not started getting text messages with date and time of vaccination. Mumbai’s four medical colleges -- Sion, KEM, Nair and Cooper -- will handle the bulk of vaccinations. The vaccination centre at Parel’s KEM, s...

Representative image MUMBAI: Recruitment of participants for Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin trial ended in the two city hospitals, J J and Sion, after the company said it completed the overall target of enrolling 25,800 participants for phase III trial. At J J Hospital in Byculla, 436 participants were recruited, against the original target of 1,000. Of these, 201 have already been administered the second dose. Civic-run Sion Hospital managed to recruit around 200 participants, confirmed dean Dr Mohan Joshi. Given the lukewarm response from common people, the hospital had to recruit several heal...

Representative image MUMBAI: Rakesh Verma (54), deputy dean of Lokmanya Tilak General hospital at Sion, was arrested on Wednesday for duping a medical graduate of Rs 50 lakh under the pretext of helping her avail admission for post-graduation at Sion Medical College. After he was arrested under IPC sections for cheating and remanded to police custody, Verma said he felt giddy, complained of high blood pressure and was admitted to Sion hospital. He had been suspended a month ago after the authorities received complaints of irregularities and malpractices at the hospital. Admission was promis...

Five television shows that failed to make a mark in 2020 In 2020, a lot of serials were taken off the air within just a few months. Updated: December 20, 2020 9:51:26 am Several shows went off the air this year. With the digital medium churning out impressive content, the audience is now spoilt for choice. And hence, they take no time to reject television shows. In 2020, a lot of serials were taken off the air within just a few months. Here’s looking back at five television shows that failed to make a mark this year. Beyhadh 2 Beyhadh 2 aired on Sony TV...