Covid vaccination for the 12-14 age group and precautionary doses for those above 60 kicked off across India on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging people to turn up in large numbers and get themselves vaccinated.

PM Modi urges children to get vaccinated as India starts inoculation drive for 12-14 age group

In a major milestone for India, around 60% of the country’s eligible population are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 virus, India’s health minister informed on Thursday.

60% of eligible population in India fully vaccinated against Covid

India is witnessing a decrease in the new COVID-19 cases, the smallest rise in one-and-a-half years despite huge festival gatherings. India reported 7,579 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, the lowest in 543 days.

No scientific evidence to support the need of booster shot

India`s drug regulator on Tuesday allowed vaccine maker Serum Institute to enrol kids aged 7-11 years for its COVID-19 vaccine trial as the country prepares to protect children from the coronavirus.

India allows Serum Institute to enrol 7-11 year olds in COVID-19 vaccine trial

Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka are close to running out of coronavirus vaccines, authorities said Friday, and are hoping China and Russia will bolster South Asia's efforts to tackle a devastating pandemic wave.

Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka nearly out of COVID-19 vaccines: Officials

Poland has lauded India's vaccine diplomacy, with its envoy in Delhi, Adam Burakowski saying, "We are happy that your country is becoming more active and vaccine diplomacy is very important".

Exclusive: Poland lauds India's vaccine diplomacy, hopes for early air transport bubble

The Union Health Ministry said on Sunday that over 1.5 million people have been administered Covid-19 vaccines across the country so far. The figures have come out of 27,776 sessions held since the massive inoculation drive started across the country on January 16, it added.

Over 1.5 million vaccinated in inoculation drive, says Health Ministry

In the first week of the Coronavirus vaccine that has been rolled out India has successfully administered 1.4 million doses of the vaccines that nearly about 200 thousand shots given to the people.

India vaccinates more than 1 million people

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will receive coronavirus vaccine in the second phase of the mass vaccination drive launched last week, sources said on Thursday. Over 700,000 people had registered in India to receive the jabs of the two vaccines approved by the Indian regulator, but a lot of people have so far not taken the jabs over what appears to be "vaccine hesitancy".

PM Narendra Modi to receive coronavirus jab in second phase: Reports

India on Wednesday starts the supply of its coronavirus vaccines to six nations in which Bhutan and Maldives will be the first recipients under its neighbourhood first policy as a ''goodwill gesture''.

'Goodwill gesture': India begins export of coronavirus vaccines to six nations

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) approved the Serum Institute's coronavirus vaccine 'Covishield' and Bharat Biotech's 'Covaxin', making them India's first vaccines against the pandemic.

India: DCGI approves Serum & Bharat Biotech vaccines for emergency use

India's drugs regulator is likely to approve administering two doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine and another locally-developed one by Bharat Biotech, each four weeks apart, a Reuters report said on Sunday.

India likely to approve two-dose regimen for Covid vaccine, report says

Ambassadors and High Commissioners of around 60 countries have landed in Hyderabad, India to visit Bharat Biotech headquarter and Biological E limited which are working on the COVID-19 vaccine.

India: Envoys from 60 nations arrived in Hyderabad to visit Bharat-Biotech HQ

Ambassadors and High Commissioners of around 80 countries will be landing in Hyderabad, India on December 9 to visit Bharat Biotech and BE limited which are working on the COVID-19 vaccine.

India: Envoys from 80 nations to visit Bharat-Biotech HQ

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Sunday said that 25-30 crore Indians will be inoculated with coronavirus vaccine by September 2021. He made these remarks during a television interview.

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