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Centre emphasises need to curb proxies ahead of COVID-19 vaccination drive; free jab in Bengal, vows Mamata
Fp Staff •The Central government said on Saturday that India will launch its COVID-19 vaccination drive from 16 January, and priority will be given to nearly three crore health care and frontline workers
Surges in new Covid-19 cases worldwide dim hopes for speedy end to the pandemic
•The global outbreak shows no signs of abating, with 1.9 million people known to have died, and 87 million confirmed positive for Covid-19.
No evidence vaccines won't work against UK strain, say experts as six new cases emerge; dry run successful, says Centre
Fp Staff •According to the health ministry, the novel coronavirus impacted men more as compared to women with males consisting of 70 percent of all COVID-19 fatalities and 63 percent of the total cases recorded in the country
Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine 'should be' effective against new UK strain: report
•The only way to receive a jab in the UK is through the state-funded NHS, even though private clinics are receiving daily requests from patients attempting to jump the queue.
COVID-19 vaccine distribution dry runs set to begin in four states; India records lowest daily cases since July
Fp Staff •The exercise will include data entry on Co-WIN, an online platform for monitoring of vaccine delivery; testing receipt and allocation; deployment of team members; mock drill of session sites with test beneficiaries, the Union health ministry said