Logistics 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…
PM to launch vaccine drive in two State Hospitals online on Jan. 11
January 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Two Hospitals in Karnataka — one in Bengaluru and one in Hubballi — have been selected in the State for launching of vaccination against COVID-19 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Jan. 11 at 4 pm. This was disclosed by Health and Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar in Bengaluru this morning. He told…
India’s vaccine wait is over
January 3, 2021Covishield, Covaxin approved The vaccines are 110 percent safe: Drug Controller General of India Both vaccines to be administered in two doses Can be stored in normal refrigerator New Delhi: It is indeed a red-letter day for India today as two vaccines for COVID-19 produced by Pune-based Serum Institute’s Covishield and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, received…
Vaccine will be available soon for mass inoculation: Dr. Sudhakar
January 3, 2021Bengaluru: The much-awaited COVID-19 vaccine will be available very soon, said Health and Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar. Speaking to media here yesterday, he said that the vaccination dry run has helped to train the staff and the vaccine would be available very soon for mass inoculation. Regular meetings have been conducted with hospitals…
Vaccine Dry Run successful
January 2, 202132,000 people to receive COVID vaccine in first round Mysore/Mysuru: As planned, COVID-19 vaccination dry run was held at three centres in Mysuru district this morning under the supervision of senior district officials led by Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri. The vaccine dry run was held simultaneously across the country today to check preparedness of Health…
Free vaccine for all: Union Minister
January 2, 2021New Delhi: Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan has declared that COVID-19 vaccine will be provided free of cost across the country. He was talking to media today on the sidelines of nation-wide vaccine dry run. “Not just in Delhi, it will be free across the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already made announcement…
COVID vaccine dry run in city tomorrow
January 1, 2021DHO and team attend video-conference meet with Additional Chief Secretary Mysore/Mysuru: Jayanagar Urban Primary Health Centre (PHC) in city, K.R. Nagar Taluk Hospital and Bilikere 24×7 PHC in Hunsur Taluk are the three healthcare facilities in Mysuru District which have been selected to conduct dry run as part of the nationwide mock drill planned by…
Year-end cheer: India closer to COVID vaccine after UK nod
December 31, 2020Expert panel to reconvene and further deliberate on vaccine approval tomorrow New Delhi: The United Kingdom (UK) yesterday approved Coronavirus vaccine developed by University of Oxford and AstraZeneca, paving way for its rollout at a time when the country is in the grip of its worst wave of infections, and offering an important endorsement that…
Covaxin protects against mutated Coronavirus
December 30, 2020Hyderabad: Covaxin, a vaccine candidate being developed by Bharat Biotech for COVID-19, can offer protection against mutations of Coronavirus, said Krishna Ella, Chairman and Managing Director of the city-based vaccine maker, on Tuesday. He also said the company had approached regulatory authorities seeking approval for an emergency license to use the vaccine, developed in collaboration…
Not all require vaccine
December 23, 2020He entered the scene at a time when utter chaos was prevailing in the State as to who should take a lead to contain COVID-19 pandemic. Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa had tried and tested a couple of Ministers by making in-charge to check pandemic but nothing worked out. A big drama unfolded when Health Department…
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