Harsh Vardhan

Spend energy in planning COVID-19 vaccine drive, not creating panic: Harsh Vardhan tells states

The health minister alleged that various leaders were making 'irresponsible statements' about the inoculation drive and requested them to desist from 'playing politics' in the midst of a pandemic

Covishield dose gap row: Harsh Vardhan says decision was taken unanimously; calls controversy 'unfortunate'

Covishield dose gap row: Union health minister Harsh Vardhan too said the decision to increase the gap “has been taken in a transparent manner based on scientific data”

'We need vaccines, not tears': Congress leaders slam Centre over 'slow pace' of vaccination

Stating that accelerating the pace of vaccination is necessary to prevent a third wave of coronavirus, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram also urged the Centre to back its claim of getting 216 crore vaccine doses by 31 December with hard data

India to procure 267 crore COVID-19 vaccines, all adults will be vaccinated by 2021 end: Health Minister

He also said that "between August to December 2021, India will have procured 216 crore vaccine doses, while, by July this year, 51 crore doses will be procured."

Rajnath Singh releases first batch of DRDO's anti-COVID-19 drug, calls it 'new ray of hope'

The defence ministry said that the clinical trials of the drug 2-DG showed that it helps in faster recovery of hospitalised patients and reduces dependency on supplemental oxygen

First batch of DRDO’s anti-COVID drug 2-DG to be released today

The defence ministry said clinical trials showed that the drug helps in a faster recovery of hospitalised patients and reduces supplemental oxygen dependence

COVID-19 crisis: Modi govt's attempts to stifle criticism 'inexcusable', says Lancet editorial

According to the editorial, modelling suggested falsely that India had reached herd immunity, encouraging complacency and insufficient preparation

COVID-19 second wave: Political parties shouldn't squander Rahul Gandhi, Manmohan Singh's attempts to forge political consensus

The Congress' top leadership has signalled that it is seeking to make the first moves towards bringing about a political consensus

COVID-19 in Maharashtra: 'Tried to discuss oxygen supply with Modi but he was busy with Bengal polls', claims Uddhav Thackeray

Harsh Vardhan said he assured Thackeray of adequate and uninterrupted supply of medical oxygen while Piyush Goyal accused the Maharashtra chief minister of playing 'petty politics'

Maharashtra, UP, Delhi worst-affected as daily cases cross 2.17 lakh; Centre to ramp up Covaxin production

Several states, including Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, are facing a shortage of vaccine doses, leading to a suspension of operations at several immunisation centres