By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam The last couple of weeks has seen discussions around the vaccine for COVID and whether they are safe and effective. While each person is entitled to his or her own view, it can indeed be confusing listening to the several experts and political commentators about this issue. From calling it the…
406 healthcare staff miss date with vaccination
January 17, 2021Co-WIN App does not allow re-registration Lack of clarity on giving fresh vaccination date Mysore/Mysuru: Can those 400 plus healthcare workers who missed the first dose of Covishield Vaccine on the inaugural day of vaccination drive on Jan. 16 be given fresh date to receive the vaccine? This is the biggest question haunting officials of…
Bio-medical waste management gets priority in ongoing vaccination drive
January 17, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Utmost care has been taken for the safe disposal of bio-medical waste collected at all Taluk Hospitals and Health and Wellness Centres during COVID-19 vaccination drive which commenced yesterday. Every vaccination booth has been provided with four coloured plastic bins for disposing bio-medical waste as per specifications given by the Union Health Ministry. Every…
Vaccination Drive begins in city
January 16, 2021Ambulance driver and Hospital house-keeping staff first to receive the shot in Mysuru city Mysore/Mysuru: U. Sandesh, an ambulance driver and Jayalakshmi, a hospital staff, became the first recipients of Covishield vaccine in Mysuru city at the Trauma Care Centre on KRS Road and JSS Hospital respectively on the first day of vaccination drive launched…
Don’t heed to ‘false’ propaganda over vaccines: PM
January 16, 2021New Delhi: Taking a dig at those who are spreading rumours about the safety and efficacy two vaccines, Covishield and Covaxin, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called upon people not to heed to ‘false’ propaganda over the vaccines. Launching the world’s largest vaccination drive online at over 3,000 session sites across the country, Modi said…
Vaccination Drive: Countdown begins
January 15, 202120,500 Covishield vials arrive in city on Jan. 13 night Mysore/Mysuru: India is all set to write a new script in the history with Prime Minister Narendra Modi launching a nationwide vaccination drive online tomorrow for the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic which snuffed out lakhs of lives besides ruining the economy of all countries in the…
Packed with a prayer
January 15, 2021Sarve Santu Niramayah Mysore/Mysuru: The first consignment of Covishield vaccine that came to Mysuru in temperature-controlled trucks from Pune-based Serum Institute of India sported a Sanskrit shloka ‘Sarve Santu Niramayah’. The sticker was pasted on the boxes of the vaccine on the top right corner. Each box contains 50 vials of the vaccine and six…
State received 7.95 lakh vials in first consignment: Dr. K. Sudhakar
January 12, 2021PM clears Covaxin and Covishield vaccines Bengaluru: Karnataka received 7.95 lakh vials of Covishield vaccine this afternoon as the first instalment to launch vaccine drive from Jan. 16, said Health and Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar. Talking to media persons here this morning, the Minister said that the State has been allotted 13.9 lakh…
COVID-19 Control Room to monitor vaccination drive
January 11, 2021Logistics ready in district to receive vaccine for launch from Jan. 16 Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru district is all set to receive its first tranche of COVID-19 vaccine to launch vaccination drive from Jan. 16 as already announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week. “We are getting 70,000 vials of Covishield vaccine for the district to…
It’s official. Vaccination drive to commence from Jan. 16
January 10, 2021New Delhi: India will launch the much-awaited COVID-19 vaccination drive from Jan. 16 as it is considered to be auspicious because it marks the first day of the sun’s transition into the sun sign Capricon or Makara. This festival is observed each year and is dedicated to the Sun God. The good news came around…
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