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India is the most pro-vaccine country in the world
India is the most pro-vaccine country in the world with more than 98 per cent of the country's eligible population showing willingness to get inoculated against the deadly Coronavirus, according to a ...
Article about 6 months ago
Severe Covid increases risk of death in following year, reveals study
A new study provides evidence that the increased risk of death from Covid-19 is not limited to the initial episode of Covid, but a severe episode of Covid-19 carries with it a substantially increased ...
Article about 6 months ago
Cuba sets new goal for child vaccination
Whereas in India the Covid-19 vaccination trials have started on children, Cuba is taking a step ahead, and has already started the process of vaccinating Covid-19 jabs to the children above 2 years. ...
Article about 9 months ago
Fighting Covid-19: Fit Northeast conducts 4th vaccination camp
A Covid-19 vaccination camp has been successfully organized today by Fit Northeast at Dakshin Barsajai Maidam Durga Mandir at Lalmati area of the city. The Camp has been organized in collaboration ...
Article about 9 months ago
Mobile Covid-19 vaccination introduced in Guwahati from today
In order to ramp up the Covid-19 vaccination process in the city to cover as much population possible, the Government of Assam has started mobile vaccination camps from today in and around the ...
Article about 9 months ago
India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage crossed 61 Cr
India's cumulative vaccination coverage has crossed the 61 Crore landmark yesterday. With the administration of 79,48,439 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage ...
Article about 9 months ago
India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 57.22 Cr
With the administration of 54,71,282 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has surpassed the cumulative figure of 57.22 Cr (57,22,81,488) as per provisional ...
Article about 9 months ago
Set a target of 10,000 Covid vaccinations per day in Golaghat Dist: CM
Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma reviewed the COVID-19 pandemic situation, its treatment and vaccination as well as status of various development programmes in Golaghat district with officials of ...
Article about 9 months ago
Fit Northeast to continue Covid Vac Camp at Durga Mandir venue today
On successful completion of the Covid-19 vaccination camp at Dakshin Barsajai Maidam Durga Mandir in Lalmati area in Guwahati yesterday, Fit Northeast is again being entrusted with the responsibility ...
Article about 9 months ago
Enthusiastic response to Covid-19 Vac Camp organized by Fit Northeast
Fit Northeast has successfully organized a Covid-19 vaccination camp at at Dakshin Barsajai Maidam Durga Mandir, Lalmati area in Guwahati. This is the third vaccination camp organized by Fit ...
Article about 9 months ago
Fit Northeast organises its 3rd vaccination camp
Fit Northeast in association with the Health and Family Welfare Department of Assam is organizing a day-long Covid-19 vaccination camp tomorrow, on 18 August 2021.This is the third Covid-19 ...
Article about 9 months ago
Exhibition on COVID-19 vaccination organised by ROB Guwahati
A three-day exhibition on "COVID-19 vaccination" has been organized by ROB (Regional Outreach Bureau), Guwahati from 12th August to 14th August, 2021 at the East Guwahati Stare dispensary & COVID-19 ...
Article about 10 months ago
More than 53.24 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced ...
Article about 10 months ago
New Covid SOP issued by Assam State Disaster Management Authority
The Assam State Disaster Management Authority has issued a new set of new guidelines which will remain in force from today, August 10 until further order. In all districts, the new curfew timing is ...
Article about 10 months ago
Child Immunisation vis-à-vis Covid-19 situation
Child Immunisation is an essential component of health services that protects the future generation from Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD). The outbreak of Covid-19 has almost put a halt to child ...
Article about 10 months ago
Vaccination successful even at of 14,000 feet above sea level in NE
Vaccination drives in the tribal areas of north-eastern states have met with roaring success, thanks to tireless efforts put in by health workers. They took the vaccination drive to inaccessible hilly ...
Article about 10 months ago
Health and Wellness News Headlines Today
136 cr doses of Covishield, Covaxin to lead India's COVID-19 vaccination programme between Aug-DecWHO estimates globally more than 10 Cr people get infected with Hepatitis A every year: Everything ...
Article about 10 months ago
India's COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage crossed landmark of 49 Cr
India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage crossed the landmark of 49 Cr yesterday. Cumulatively, 49,53,27,595 vaccine doses have been administered through 57,64,712 sessions, as per the provisional ...
Article about 10 months ago
More than 50.37 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
In its commitment to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country, the Union Government has ramped up the vaccination drive through availability of more ...
Article about 10 months ago
Fit Northeast's Covid-19 Vaccination Camp: Day 2 Report
On the second-day of the Covid-19 vaccination camp people's response has been very encouraging with 200 people availing vaccination under the supervision of an expert team of healthcare officials. ...
Article about 10 months ago
Fit Northeast led Covid Vaccination Camp: Day 1 Report
The Department of Health and Family Welfare in collaboration with Fit northeast has organized a three-day Covid-19 vaccination camp at a Anganwadi Kendra at the KK Handique Nagar located at Narakasur ...
Article about 10 months ago
Fit North East organises Covid-19 Vaccination Camp at Narakasur Hill
"I was really afraid to come for vaccination. But as everyone was suggesting me to get vaccinated, I have decided to come", said Rimpi Boro, a 19 year old girl while she was waiting in the queue to ...
Article about 10 months ago
Covid-19 Vaccination Camp by Fit North East starts from today
A Covid-19 vaccination camp has been organized from today by Fit North East, the unique Health and Wellness news portal of the North East India based in Guwahati. The Camp is being organized in ...
Article about 10 months ago
India's Active Caseload presently constitutes 1.28% of total cases
India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 45.60 Cr. Cumulatively, 45,60,33,754 vaccine doses have been administered through 54,50,378 sessions, as per the provisional report till yesterday ...
Article about 10 months ago
Covid Vaccine 'All Safe' for Expecting and Lactating Mothers
There is no harm if a pregnant woman or lactating mother takes Covid vaccine. An expert from Tripura has said that safety of the vaccine for expecting or lactating mothers has already been ...
Article about 10 months ago
Assam Crossed 1 Crore Vaccinations: Chief Minister
Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the State has reached one crore vaccination coverage and termed it as"good news".The Chief Minister took on to twitter last night and stated, ...
Article about 10 months ago
Vaccination Hesitancy Posing a Challenge against Covid-19: Dr Rutsa
Nagaland has taken multiple measures to douse the COVID-19 wildfire that has been spreading across the entire globe killing millions. The State has been consistently deploying its medical workers, ...
Article about 10 months ago
Covid Vaccine: More than 45.37 Crore doses provided to States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerate the pace and expand the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from ...
Article about 10 months ago
Bharat Biotech to supply 500 million doses of Covaxin to Centre
Bharat Biotech on Friday said it has committed to supply over 500 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin to the Centre under the countrywide immunisation programme, reports PTI.Speaking at a ...
Article about 10 months ago
More than 43.25 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
In order to ensure 100% vaccination of the total population of India, the Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace along with expanding the scope of Covid-19 vaccination throughout the ...
Article about 10 months ago
Covid-19 Vaccination for Adults and the challenges for its efficacious output
Following Covid-19 precautionary norms and avoiding crowded places is the need of the hour, experts opined in a Webinar organised by Press Information Bureau, Guwahati on the topic "Covid-19 ...
Article about 10 months ago
Model COVID Vaccination Centre Inaugurated at North Guwahati
A Model COVID Vaccination Centre, supported by LEHS (Lords Education & Health Society) - WISH (Wadhwani Initiative for Sustainable Healthcare) in collaboration with National Health Mission (NHM), ...
Article about 11 months ago
Arunachal Targets 100 per cent Vaccination: Libang
Expressing concern over rising cases of Covid-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, Health & Family Welfare Minister Alo Libang said that his department has adopted innovative methods for Covid management to check ...
Article about 11 months ago
Unlock 2 Announced in Nagaland
After noticing a decline in Covid-19 cases in Nagaland, the State government has decided to ease the ongoing lockdown. A High-Powered-Committee chaired by Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has taken ...
Article about 11 months ago
Workshop by Union Health Ministry for Media Professionals/ Health Correspondents of 8 NE States
A capacity building workshop was organized by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in partnership with UNICEF on 8 July 2021 for media professionals and health correspondents of all the ...
Article about 11 months ago
Mission Ramdhenu officially launched in Assam
In order to protect the children from 13 diseases including polio, Japanese encephalitis, smallpox, diarrhoea, hepatitis, pneumonia, a new scheme has been included by the health department titled ...
Article about 11 months ago
'Dangerous Period of Covid': WHO Chief warns the world as Delta variant continues to mutate
Director-General of World Health Organisation Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned everyone stating that the world is witnessing a "dangerous period" compounded by the rapid transmission of the Delta ...
Article about 11 months ago
Meghalaya Govt seeks student vaccination report from colleges
Before the physical reopening of colleges, Meghalaya Education Department has sought a report on the number of vaccinated students who are above 18 years of age before taking a call on reopening of ...
Article about 11 months ago
Covid Vaccine effectiveness study on police personnel in Punjab shows shocking results
After a study conducted on police personnel in Punjab, the government on Friday said that both the doses of the Covid vaccine provides 98 per cent protection from death due to the disease, while only ...
Article about 11 months ago
Covid-19 Vaccination for Pregnant Women
A guideline has been prepared by the Union Health Ministry to help frontline workers and vaccinators to help pregnant women in counseling and encouraging them to get vaccinated to keep Covid-19 at ...
Article about 11 months ago
Ever thought about what Public Health is? Read here
When we speak about health, we generally have the habit of talking about it on a personal level. But we should be mindful of the fact that there is something called PUBLIC HEALTH, which makes a ...
Article about 11 months ago
New Covid 19 vaccine Covavax soon to arrive in India
The US-based technology company Novavax has tied up with Serum Institute of India to manufacture its Covid 19 vaccine named COVAVAX.The CEO of Novavax, Stanley Erck, said that this vaccine has 90% ...
Article about 12 months ago
The first case of death post-vaccination recorded in India
The first death case as a result of the side-effect of Covid 19 vaccines has been reported. According to the report of the National AEFI Committee, the 68-year-old man suffered severe allergy (known ...
Article about 12 months ago
AIIMS starts vaccination screening for children
All India Institute of Medical Sciences has started the recruitment of clinical trials among children. The screening of the Covaxin began on children of the age group of 2 to 6 at AIIMS today.For the ...
Article about 12 months ago
Alcohol Consumption after Vaccination
While it is true that old habits die hard, addiction is not just a word but something that has become intertwined with our body, mind, and soul. There is no denying the fact that alcoholics will ...
Article about 12 months ago
Why is Covid taking more lives this year?
India has been struggling with the deadly Corona Virus since last March. A total of 40,421 cases has been registered in the past 24 hours. With the decrease in the number of cases, several ...
Article about 12 months ago
AARA's initiative to vaccinate people from the food industry
In order to secure the lives of people associated with the food industry in general, the All Assam Restaurant Association (AARA) will be hosting a Covid-19 vaccination drive from June 13 onwards.The ...
Article about 12 months ago
Ashadeep organises a vaccination camp for PwDs
A Covid -19 vaccination programme was organised by Ashadeep in association with LEHS/WISH foundation and Saksham. The vaccination program was successful in collaboration with the State Health and ...
Article about 12 months ago
Fix prices of vaccinations announced
Regarding the prices of vaccines, the Government has set the maximum price that can be charged by private hospitals while providing the vaccination.The per-dose price of Covishield has been fixed at ...
Article about 12 months ago
Vaccination relief for certain groups of people
The Health Department has issued a new SOP to create "NEAR-TO-HOME COVID VACCINATION CENTRES" to ensure vaccination of people of old age and those who are different or specially abled. All ...
Article about 12 months ago
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed the nation through a televised speech.During the speech, he mentioned that from June 21, the central government would provide free Covid 19 vaccines to all ...
Article about 12 months ago
Vaccination trials for children finally flagged off
After receiving permission from Drug Controller General in India to vaccinate children from the age groups from 2-18, the All India Institute of Medical Science started with a screening programme ...
Article about 12 months ago
The senior doctor opens up with simple tricks to fight the third Covid Wave
People around the globe are putting their full efforts to fight the second wave.However, the fact cannot be denied that the second wave was even more dangerous than the first wave.It was Dr Sulphi ...
Article about 12 months ago
How does the Sputnik V works?
Dr Reddy's laboratory in Hyderabad, India, has sought the approval from Drug Controller General to use Sputnik V in India for emergency use.The Russian Direct Investment Fund partnered with Dr ...
Article about 12 months ago
Serum Institute of India prepares for the manufacturing of Sputnik V vaccines in India
The Serum Institute of India(SII) has received a green signal from the Drugs Controller General of India(DGCI)to manufacture the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine in India.An official on Friday informed that ...
Article about 12 months ago
AIIMS starts Covaxin trials on children
As per a report by Prasar Bharati, the clinical trial of Covaxin has started at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Patna.Bharat Biotech International Limited has developed the vaccine in ...
Article about 12 months ago
Special Vaccination Drive For Eminent Personalities In State
To ensure every individual's vaccination, The Health and Family Welfare Department taken the initiative to start a different vaccination drive for the eminent personalities in the state. This ...
Article about 12 months ago
Walk-in vaccination programme for media persons
In order to control the spread of the deadly Coronavirus, the Delhi government has started a walk-in-vaccination drive for the media persons. Along with the media persons, their family members will ...
Article about 1 year ago
Swati Bidhan Barua Opens Up About The Reality of Vaccination Among Some People
We all have come through the news about the nation actively getting involved in the vaccination process. Daily news updates us regarding the percentage of a citizen who gets vaccinated.But there are ...
Article about 1 year ago
Serum Institute of India To Make 10 cr Covishield Available by Next Month
Replying to all the complaints by other states regarding scarcity or lack of vaccines, the Serum Institute of India has informed the Indian Government that it will be able to manufacture and supply ...
Article about 1 year ago
The importance of post-vaccination care
The rapid increase of Covid-19 cases in India has been a principal cause of concern for everyone. People from every sector, coupled with the government, are putting their complete efforts into getting ...
Article about 1 year ago
Covid-19 vaccination programme at Guwahati Central Jail
The Marwari Yuva Mancha, in association with the Health Department, conducted a Covid-19 vaccination drive in the Guwahati Central Jail at Lokhra on Wednesday.The main motive was to vaccinate every ...
Article about 1 year ago
Covid-19: Assam Government introduces new SOP for vaccination
The Assam Government has issued new guidelines regarding the pre-vaccination process.As per the SOP, it is mandatory for the person to undergo a Covid test prior to the vaccination. Anyone who ...
Article about 1 year ago
Meghalaya government gears up to fight upcoming health challenges
Meghalaya's fight against COVID-19 is getting mightier as the positive cases in the state are six times higher than last year. Despite the lockdown, the numbers are not coming down. On April 2, the ...
Article about 1 year ago
Covid-19 catastrophe: Tripura records good recovery rate
While the Tripura government has laid emphasis on vaccination of a maximum number of people at the shortest possible time, the entry of Double Mutant (Indian variant), UK and South African strains ...
Article about 1 year ago
Assam CM seeks funds to fight Covid-19 crisis
Assam chief minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma has expressed his serious concern over the Covid 19 situation in Assam, which has turned grim during the last few days. Chief Minister Sarma has said the ...
Article about 1 year ago
Vaccination for frontline workers
We all are familiar with the fact that media is the fourth pillar of democracy. As we acknowledge their contribution to society, it is also important to view that how hard every media person works to ...
Article about 1 year ago
Covid-19 vaccine shortage hits inoculation drive in Northeast
The second wave of COVID-19 has hit India 'like a tsunami', while a shortage of vaccines stared at health managers of North East India leaving them helpless.Shortage of vaccines has delayed the ...
Article about 1 year ago
Free Covid-19 vaccination drive put on hold in Nagaland! Know why?
Weeks after the Nagaland government announced free vaccinations for those aged between 18 - 44 years has been put on hold. Earlier the state government has announced that the vaccination drive will ...
Article about 1 year ago
Vaccine shortage delays Covid-19 inoculation drive for 18-plus in Northeast
The second COVID-19 wave in India has proved far deadlier than the first wave as cases and deaths continue to increase at an unprecedented pace with more than four lakh positive cases reported every ...
Article about 1 year ago
Second wave of Covid-19 triggers panic among Nagaland residents
With the coming of the second wave of COVID-19, Nagaland seems more or less prepared. With the recent spread of the virus in almost every district, there seems to be an air of uneasiness dominating ...
Article about 1 year ago
Know your Vaccination! It's Covishield vs Covaxin
Going through this pandemic was taxing but, we never forgot that "after a storm comes a calm". The announcement of the Covid-19 vaccination was a relief to our anxiety. Now we not only can get ...
Article about 1 year ago
Covid-19: Testing positive even after getting the vaccination, here's why?
Since the day this deadliest disease came knocking at the door, we have been eagerly waiting for a vaccine to end the mayhem created by it. We all like to believe that vaccination is the only way to ...
Article about 1 year ago
Covid-19 Vaccination: A step towards protection against the deadly virus
It was the year 2021 in which the Covid vaccination became available to people above the age of 45. But in contrast, the new mutation virus landed over the world. According to experts, this new ...
Article about 1 year ago
Covid-19 vaccination opens to all above 18 years from May 1: Here are Key points
The Centre has decided to make Covid-19 vaccination available for all citizens above the age of 18 years from May 1 onwards.The much-awaited announcement comes when India has been recording a daily ...
Article about 1 year ago
Assam's Film fraternity and Artists join hands to combat COVID-19
As the world gears up to fight the pandemic. The health and other frontline workers in every part of India are wholeheartedly contributing to every vaccination campaign and vaccination camps to make ...
Event about 1 year ago
Sikkim Chief Minister takes the first jab of vaccine during Tika Utsav
On the occasion of Tika Utsav (Vaccination Festival), Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at STNM Hospital, Sochyagang on Monday. The spouse of Chief ...
Article about 1 year ago
Assam's vaccination programme
Immunization is the process by which the immune system of the individual becomes fortified against an unknown agent called immunogen. Keeping in mind the importance of vaccination, Assam's Health and ...
Article about 1 year ago
Getting vaccinated for COVID-19 will be voluntary; the Union Health Ministry has said but...
So far, 16,262 Health care workers received the first dose of COVID 19 vaccination in Meghalaya while, 1643 received the second dose. A total of12,538 frontline workers are vaccinated in the state. ...
Article about 1 year ago
Let it be a spring of health and wellness
The first stirrings of spring are visible and it should augur positive and fresh beginnings in health and wellness too. Well for starters, as we all know the Union Budget has just been announced. We ...
Article about 1 year ago
Hai na hamara Bharat mahan?
India has sufficient stockpile of COVID 19 vaccines to inoculate priority groups, namely healthcare workers and frontline workers in the first phase, NITI Aayog member V.K. Paul had stated in ...
Article about 1 year ago
Vaccine wise? Better safe than skeptical
India is currently executing the world's largest COVID 19 vaccination campaign with an approximate estimation of more than 300 million beneficiaries. The first batches of vaccines are being ...
Article about 1 year ago
Vaccination in Sikkim at a glance
Like in the rest of the country, the vaccination programme that kick started in Sikkim on Saturday was supported by the CoWIN app that facilitates online entry of the beneficiaries, individualized ...
Article about 1 year ago
Vaccination and wellness rules this week
Vaccination is the flavor of conversations and buzzword of speculation and analysis in India at the moment. As the world's biggest vaccination drive is rolling out in our country, people of the ...
Article about 1 year ago
Was there adequate sensitization before embarking on vaccination?
A media and health officials sensitization workshop on the COVID 19 vaccination, had been organised by the department of health and family welfare, Government of Sikkim in collaboration with UNICEF ...
Article about 1 year ago
India has launched the world's largest vaccination programme today
India has started the world's largest vaccination programme today that had incidentally been announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a virtual conference with chief ministers of all states ...
Article about 1 year ago
Sikkim successfully conducts dry run on COVID vaccination
At the start of this year, Sikkim conducted the dry run on COVID 19 vaccination at the Urban Public Health Centre at Gangtok per the guidelines of the Union Ministry of Health. According to Dr P ...
Article about 1 year ago
Let's ink the first chapters of a healthier year
At the outset let me begin by wishing all of you a happy and healthy 2021. This is incidentally the first year of a fresh decade too; hopefully a decade where there is greater awareness and ...
Article about 1 year ago
Let's ink a new chapter in healthcare
This is the last editorial of the year and decade and because it is in the domain of healthcare it has volumes to say for obvious reasons. However, I shall focus on the aspects that require immediate ...
Article about 1 year ago
Arunachal Pradesh ready for COVID 19 vaccination
The health and education sector of Arunachal Pradesh have been accorded top focus by the present state government. Consequently the state was awarded/recognised as 'the leading small state in terms ...
Article about 1 year ago
First State Steering Committee Meeting for COVID 19 vaccine introduction held at Sikkim
The Government of India has begun its preparedness for possible introduction of Covid 19 vaccine and a National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid 19 (NEGVAC) has been formed as the apex ...
Article about 1 year ago
Let's have some straight conversations on all that matters
The coming week shall see us grappling with some matter of fact concerns in healthcare and wellness. Now with the pandemic gradually ebbing in India and people getting restless to restart their social ...
Article about 1 year ago
West Garo Hills plans 100 % vaccination against Japanese Encephalitis
After the ravaging floods this year in north east India, the cases of Japanese Encephalitis have shot up. Last year too, north east India was on high alert as Japanese Encephalitis had claimed several ...
Article about 2 years ago
