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UK expands COVID-19 vaccinations to over-65s after 15 million receive first dose
pharmatimes
February 19, 2021
The UK vaccination drive has hit a key milestone with more than 15 million people having received the first dose of a COVID-19 jab, as the next phase launches for over-65s.
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India to increase COVID-19 vaccination sites up to five times
expresspharma
February 18, 2021
Vaccinations will have to increase sharply to meet the government’s target of covering 300 million of its 1.35 billion people by August, inform experts.
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Lands' End Partners with Iowa County Health Department to Support the Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccines
prnewswire
February 08, 2021
Lands' End announced it is partnering with the Iowa County Health Department to transform the Comer Center, a fitness and recreation facility at its Dodgeville, Wisconsin, headquarters, into a COVID-19 vaccination clinic.
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UK says COVID-19 booster and annual vaccinations very probable
expresspharma
February 08, 2021
Among coronavirus variants currently most concerning for scientists and public health experts are the so-called British, South African and Brazilian variants.
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Third Phase will begin in march and covers ages 50 and above: Harsh Vardhan
expresspharma
February 08, 2021
On Friday, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said in the Lok Sabha that the third phase of the vaccination drive is likely to begin in March.
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India asks states to speed up COVID-19 vaccination
expresspharma
February 07, 2021
India’s government urged states and union territories on Saturday to accelerate COVID-19 vaccinations after a review found “substantial” room for speeding up the programme.
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Pakistan says China’s Sinopharm vaccine not effective for people over 60 years
expresspharma
February 05, 2021
Pakistan on Thursday said that China’s Sinopharm vaccine is not effective for people over 60 years of age, a day after it began its countrywide coronavirus vaccination programme with the Chinese jabs.
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India allocates $4.8bn for Covid-19 vaccination for next FY
pharmaceutical-technology
February 03, 2021
The Indian Government has proposed a budget outlay of Rs2238.46bn (over $30bn) for health and wellbeing in 2021-22 while Rs350bn ($4.8bn) was allocated for Covid-19 vaccine in the next fiscal year (FY).
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UK marks first COVID vaccine milestone with care home protection
expresspharma
February 03, 2021
The UK government said that it has hit a ‘crucial milestone’ in its COVID-19 vaccination programme, with figures indicating that residents at every eligible care home with older residents across England now administered a life-saving jab.
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Free COVID-19 vaccine for healthcare workers in first phase of vaccination: Choubey
expresspharma
February 03, 2021
The COVID-19 vaccine is being provided free of cost to states and UTs for vaccination of healthcare and frontline workers in the first phase of vaccination, Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey informed Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.