The government-wide vaccination campaign also marks a significant milestone with over 220.66 crore doses administered so far.
In the 15-17 years age group, 77 per cent children have received the second dose. However, in the 12-14 years age group, only 3 per cent children have received the second dose.
The company said it took nearly 12 years to develop this three-dose vaccine, and the vaccine was found safe in the clinical trials.
A total of 59,794 precaution doses of COVID-19 vaccine were administered to those aged 18-59 years till 7 pm on Friday, taking the total number of precaution doses given in this age-group to 20,80,089 so far, according to...
Jabs using Novavax vaccine are expected to start as early as late May.
India began inoculating children aged 12-14 from March 16. Biological E's Corbevax is being used to inoculate them.
So far, more than 3.01 crore (3,01,97,120) children in the age group of 12-14 years have been administered the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
India's drug regulator had approved Covovax for restricted use in emergency situations in adults on December 28 and in the 12 to 17 years age group subject to certain conditions on March 9.
The vaccination for this age group started on March 16 with Biological E's intramuscular vaccine Corbevax, two doses of which are to be administered 28 days...
"This is a record in the country," National Health Mission Director (vaccination) Dr Santosh Shukla claimed while talking to PTI.
The training of staffers concluded on March 17 and we are ready to roll out the vaccination drive. We believe in quality and that is why we are topper in...
The department asked vaccinators to ensure that the vaccine is "administered to only those children who have completed the age of 12 years on the date of...
More than 2.15 crore precaution doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to healthcare and frontline workers, and those aged above 60 years.
The ministry said over 17 lakh (17,11,867) vaccine doses have been administered till 7 pm on Monday.
More than 16 lakh (16,14,169) vaccine doses have been administered till 7 pm.
For the second dose, these districts have recorded an immunisation percentage of 65, while the state's average is 72-73 per cent, he said.
According to the ministry, more than 2.09 crore (2,09,37,264) precaution doses for the identified categories of beneficiaries (HCWs, FLWs and people over...
As much as 73.46 per cent were covered with the second dose as 5,54,088 people received the vaccines during the mass campaign, the Minister for Health and...
Canadian regulators said Thursday Medicago's two-dose vaccine can be given to adults ages 18 to 64, but said there's too little data on the shots in people 65...
So far, over 1.82 crore (1,82,01,563) precaution doses have been given to healthcare workers (HCWs), frontline workers (FLWs) and those aged 60 and above with...
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The ministry further said that cumulatively 94,33,81,379 first doses have been administered and 71,58,56,810 second doses have been given.
The Jammu and Kashmir administration achieved the one crore doses milestone as early on September 18 last year.
The Covid-19 vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 last year with healthcare workers getting inoculated in the first phase.
