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Amid Omicron scare, NITI Aayog's VK Paul says increased COVID-19 v
Updated : 1 day, 13 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): Amid the scare of Omicron variant of the COVID-19, Dr VK Paul, Member-Health of NITI Aayog on Thursday said that the priority of the Centre is to fully vaccinate the adult population of the country against the COVID-19 and urged people get fully vaccin
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Cabinet, health secretaries to attend meet on COVID-19 chaired by
Updated : 6 days, 21 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): Top officials including Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba and Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan will attend the meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday on the situation relating to COVID-19 and vaccination in the country.
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No booster dose required in India as of now, says AIIMS Director
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI): Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Dr Randeep Guleria on Tuesday hailed the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination drive in the country and said that no booster dose is required in the country as of now.
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Administration of ZyCoV-D vaccine requires special training; await
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI): Zydus Cadila's vaccine - ZyCoV-D is the first indigenously manufactured needle-free Covid-19 vaccine which is approved for children aged above 12 for emergency use in the country. Earlier, the Subject Experts Committee (SEC) has also recommended the Hy
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India reaching 100 cr COVID-19 vaccinations is remarkable achievem
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI): India reaching the milestone of 100 crore COVID-19 vaccinations in about nine months is a "remarkable achievement," credit for which goes to the state governments, district teams, the grassroots workers as also people of the country, Niti Aayog member
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PM-JAY is here to stay; industry must reposition to align with it,
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): Dr VK Paul, Member (Health) of NITI Aayog on Wednesday said that the PM-JAY (Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana) has started to absorb other government schemes and expanding its scope on the initiatives of the state governments.
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Zydus Cadila vaccine to be inoculated through applicator, not inje
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): Following the approval of the Zydus Cadila vaccine by the Drugs Controller General of India (DGCI) for emergency use, Dr VK Paul, Member (Health) of Niti Aayog on Thursday said that the vaccine will be administered through an applicator which will be us
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Niti Aayog's Dr. VK Paul urges people to ensure COVID-safe festivi
Updated : 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): Dr. VK Paul, Member (Health) of Niti Aayog on Wednesday urged people to ensure COVID safe festivities this year, so as to prevent any resurgence in infections during the upcoming festive season.
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COVID-19: Health Ministry makes arrangements for 'vaccination at h
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry has made arrangements for vaccination at home for those who have special needs or are differently-abled, said the ministry on Thursday.
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Discussion on pricing of Zydus Cadila's COVID-19 vaccine going on,
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): The discussion on the pricing of Zydus Cadila's COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D is underway, said Dr VK Paul, Member (Health) NITI Aayog on Tuesday.
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Close to a decision point, says Dr V K Paul on WHO Emergency Use L
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): The approval of Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin for Emergency use Listing (EUL) from the World Health Organisation (WHO) is expected at any time soon, said Dr VK Paul, NITI Aayog member (Health) on Tuesday.
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COVID vaccination is our shield, protection, effort to ultimately
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): As India crossed the landmark of administering over 75 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses on Tuesday, Niti Aayog Member (Health) Dr VK Paul said that vaccine is a shield against the disease and is also the union government's effort to contain and ultimatel
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