Vaccine  

In an important move, Assam has decided to vaccinate its younger population (18+) free of cost 

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to come forward and do their bit in alleviating the problems caused by the pandemic, several corporates have rushed, promising to do their bit 
 

The defence ministry is doing its bit to help alleviate the problems caused by the pandemic. It includes building covid centres to increase oxygen supply
 

Here's the story of Pulmonologist Sandeep Nayar, who was among the first to take the Coronavirus vaccine.

The cumulative number of COVID19 vaccine doses administered in the country has nearly reached 12 Cr today as part of the world’s largest vaccination drive
 

The cumulative number of COVID19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 11.44 Cr

Noting that India has supplied vaccines to more than 80 countries despite many constraints, Modi said while addressing the inaugural session of the Raisina Dialogue that the country will continue to share its expertise and resources with the whole of humanity to fight the pandemic

Self-help groups, teachers are meeting those people with vaccine anxieties and helping them come out in the open and taking the jab, by talking to them about the issue  
 

India will be getting vaccines from five additional manufacturers by the end of the 3rd quarter of this year 

With the Serum Institute, India is blessed to have a major manufacturer of global vaccines and he is encouraged by the country’s ramping up of its domestic vaccination programme, said World Bank President David Malpass
 

In the coming days, India will be expanding the eligibility criteria for inoculating its people. It will include those above 50 years 
 

India vaccinated more than 3 million in a single day on Monday

The PM’s mother has received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine under the second phase of the vaccination drive which was expanded on March 1 to include senior citizens (aged 60 and above) and those above the age of 45 with specified co-morbidities

Billboards have sprung up in Canada, thanking Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for providing the country with vaccines 
 

The Covid-19 vaccines will be received under agreement with the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization which was set up in 2000 to ensure improved access to vaccines for children living in the poorest nations