Currently, only 27 per cent of the state's total population have been inoculated with the booster shot.
October 7, 2022According to health department data, about 5.1 lakh people were administered free precautionary or booster doses in 73 days of the campaign which will end on Friday.
September 30, 2022He said that till September 30 the booster doses are free and that it will be available at 11,333 facilities of the state medical health department.
September 26, 2022Last month the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) recommended Biological E's CORBEVAX as a heterologous booster for adults above 18 yrs old.
August 10, 2022As per the union Health Minister, the free booster dose drive will be held for next 75 days as part of the government's Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to celebrate the 75th anniversary of India's Independence and to boost the uptake of Covid precaution doses.
July 13, 2022Being up to date on Covid-19 vaccines means having had three or four doses of the same shot at this point. Current boosters are the same formulations as the first authorized shots, based on the original strain of the coronavirus that emerged in late 2019.
June 4, 2022He explained that the chances of a fourth wave in India are very less. But efforts should be to not allow the virus to spread, he added.
April 28, 2022An official spokesperson said the eligible beneficiaries can get the booster dose worth Rs 250 free of cost from any government hospital or dispensary.
April 25, 2022He said that the nationwide COVID vaccination drive can only be justified by the free availability of vaccines in public healthcare institutions that can be accessed by millions of people who may not be able to afford private vaccination.
April 11, 2022The study will be conducted by the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI) under the Department of Biotechnology.
December 24, 2021“Beyond booster shots or third doses, Lauterbach expects that a fourth dose would also be a "central pillar of a successful strategy"
December 17, 2021Health officials said that this survey is being conducted in 14 districts of the state. "We have got blood samples from most of the districts and will start testing them soon. It may take up to a month for the report of the entire survey to come out. These sero surveys are being conducted in all divisional headquarter districts and in 7 other districts," they said.
December 15, 2021The change means approximately 1.5 million more Australians are now eligible for booster shots.
December 12, 2021More than 70 per cent of Australians say they want a coronavirus booster vaccine, a new survey published on Thursday revealed.
December 9, 2021Under the policy, foreign nationals, who are fully vaccinated outside South Korea and entered the border with no quarantine exemption.
December 9, 2021"The increased risk of breakthrough infections in participants who were vaccinated last year compared to more recently illustrates the impact of waning immunity and supports the need for a booster to maintain high levels of protection,"
September 16, 2021"We don't want any more promises. We just want the vaccines," said Tedros.
September 9, 2021