At least 77.2 per cent health workers took the Covid-19 shots in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district on the fourth day of the vaccination drive, a considerable rise from the previous sessions, an official said on Saturday.
A group of British doctors have written to England's chief medical officer to tell him to cut the gap between doses of the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine to six weeks from up to 12.
Britain is prioritising giving first doses of Covid-19 vaccine, allowing up to 12 weeks before a second dose, to give the maximum number of people some initial protection.
(Reuters)
Nearly 14 lakh beneficiaries have been vaccinated for Covid-19 in the country, including 3,47,058 in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Saturday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged everyone to vaccinate as and when their turn comes. PM Modi was speaking at an event in Sivasagar, Assam.
Modi boasted of the global demand of Made-in-India vaccines. He also said that people must still be cautious and practice Covid-19 protocols.