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Centre emphasises need to curb proxies ahead of COVID-19 vaccination drive; free jab in Bengal, vows Mamata
Fp Staff • 4 years agoThe 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
• 4 years agoThe 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 • 4 years agoAccording 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
• 4 years agoThe 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 • 4 years agoThe 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