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Hyderabad: The State Health Department completed administration of one crore second doses of Covid vaccines in Telangana, a creditable achievement given the vaccine hesitation that has set-in among people following the drop in daily Covid-19 infections in the past few months. According to the vaccine bulletin released by the Director of Public Health (DPH) Dr […]

The timing didn't work in favour of a Covid-19 Nobel this year. Nominations for this year's prize had to be submitted by February 1.

Telangana: The State health department has set a new record by administering 4 lakh Covid vaccines in a single day in Telangana on Thursday. The record coverage of Covid vaccines is part of the health department’s efforts to further intensify the Covid vaccine adminstrarion drive. Director of Public Health, Dr. G. Srinivasa Rao on Thursday […]

Hyderabad: Telangana has achieved a milestone in its fight against Covid-19 by completing administration of two crore Covid doses on Wednesday. The vaccination included individuals in the State who have received at least one dose. Overall, roughly 2.87 crore individuals in Telangana are above 18 years of age and are eligible to receive the vaccine. […]

New Delhi: India reported 42,766 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the total infection to 3,29,88,673, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday. Kerala continued to witness an increase in the Covid cases. The state alone accounts for a maximum number of active cases at present. The number of […]

The ongoing vaccination exercise would also be completed by December, he said after enquiring about the treatment extended to the patients during his visit to Gandhi Hospital.

INSACOG, the multi-agency genetic sequencing consortium said that vaccination breakthroughs are common during Delta outbreaks and are expected in India as well

Over 1,300 residents of Rajannapet in Rajanna Sircilla district were administered vaccines

The rate of mortality was found to be about 50% lower in fully vaccinated individuals having a breakthrough infection, according to CCMB, AIg study

The analysis of breakthrough cases is a clear indication that vaccines are the best bet to reduce severity and fatalities among Covid-19 patients.

The strategy adopted in TS finds an echo in the recommendations put forward by noted bioethicist and Canada-based professor Maxwell Smith in The Lancet journal,

The Union Health Ministry on Thursday projected that it will be able to supply 27,99,290 doses to Telangana in July.

Founder of Rohini Foundation, Dr Ch Sampath Reddy said that visually impaired individuals could have got adversely impacted by Covid for no fault of theirs.

While the new Covid vaccine policy came into effect across the country, TS perhaps remains the only State that has adopted a measured, practical, and logical approach of vaccinating individuals who need them the most

Poor countries, accounting for 80% of world’s population, remain at risk of Covid waves in the absence a global vaccination plan

The vaccines procured will continue to be provided free of cost to States/UTs as has been the case from the commencement of the National Vaccination Programme.

The issue of the role of intermediates for buying vaccines was raised recently as a middleman, located in the United Arab Emirates, was caught selling Sputnik vaccines to Ghana and Pakistan at double the original price

Throughout April and May, wastage remained less than 1%

Hyderabad: Since the launch of the Covid vaccination drive, Apollo Hospitals Group has administered Covid vaccines to 2 lakh people in Telangana and 1.5 million across the country, according to a press release. Apart from vaccinating at its hospitals in Telangana, Apollo Hospitals has also conducted multiple outreach mega camps in Hyderabad, Rangareddy, Karimnagar and […]

His remarks came a day after outrage over the removal of 'blue tick' badge from the personal account of Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu.