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Public Health Director Srinivasa Rao said that the 'Carbo vaccine' will be provided as a booster dose across the State from Wednesday and five lakh doses have been kept ready for this purpose.
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New Delhi: People in the 18-59 age group will get free precaution doses of the Covid vaccine at government vaccination centres under a 75-day special drive likely to begin from July 15, official sources said on Wednesday. The drive, aimed at boosting the uptake of Covid precaution doses, will be held as part of the […]
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Though belated, the government’s decision to reduce the gap between the second dose and booster for international travellers to three months is a welcome move. The next logical step would be to consider reducing the gap for booster doses for all citizens from the present nine months. There is no reason why the vaccine and […]
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Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has temporarily halted its initiative of providing Covid-19 booster dose at the doorstep to persons above 60 years of age and with pre-existing comorbidities. Due to the Pulse Polio Immunization programme to be held in the city, the booster dose will not be administered on February 27, 28 and […]
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Khammam: Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar said that the people of Telangana were fortunate to have Chief Minister like K Chandrashekhar Rao who always thinks about the welfare of the people and added that the State government was giving importance to welfare of people and development of towns and villages in the State, stated Transport […]
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Hyderabad: In a novel attempt to further intensify the precautionary or booster dose initiative, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation on Monday has launched the concept of administering vaccines at the doorsteps of the beneficiaries, who are above 60 years of age and have pre-existing medical conditions. To avail the unique facility, senior citizens from Hyderabad […]
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Hyderabad: A groundbreaking long-term study on a large pool of 1,636 healthcare workers, who had received Covid vaccines in Hyderabad, taken up by the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology (AIG), has indicated that with age, immunity levels against Covid also wane. About 30 per cent of the participants, a majority of them above 40 years of […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana government urged the Union Health Ministry to include all citizens above 60 years for the precautionary dose of Covid vaccine irrespective of their comorbidities and consider booster doses to all the citizens above 18 years of age. Telangana Health Minister, T Harish Rao, in a letter to Union Health Minister, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya […]
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Hyderabad: Rachakonda Police Commmissioner, Mahesh Muralidhar Bhagwat on Tuesday inaugurated a Covid booster dose vaccination camp for police personnel at Rachakonda Commissionerate premises at Neredmet. Later, interacting with the media persons he said vaccination reduces the risk of hospitalisation and asked people who were yet to get vaccinated, to register themselves and take the vaccination. […]
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Booster could prove to be vital in the fight against the third Covid wave due to the Omicron variant. All eligible individuals must ensure they get the booster at the earliest.
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Though delayed, the Centre’s approval for booster doses for healthcare and frontline workers and senior citizens with co-morbidities and vaccinating the young population in the age group of 15-18 is a welcome move. There is no reason, whatsoever, for the delay in administering the booster doses to the general population since there is no shortage […]
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Khammam: All the persons above 18 years of age in the district have been administered the first dose of Covid vaccine. A programme was organised at the ZP hall here on Monday to felicitate the health officials for the 100 per cent achievement. Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar who attended the programme lauded the district […]
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Globally, more than 4 billion vaccine doses have, so far, been administered.
