Day 1: Over 40L teens get Covid jab

Over 51l registered

Over 40L in 15-18 age group got 1st shot of Covaxin by 8 pm

51,52,917 registered on CoWIN

Only Covaxin for those below 18 years of age

18 year old and above eligible for all vaccines, including Covishield

Pat for young India

Well done Young India! Over 40 lakh got first dose on day 1. This is another feather in the cap of India’s vax drive. —Mansukh Mandaviya, Health Minister

Biometric attendance suspended

The Central Government on Monday suspended biometric attendance for its employees, including officers, across all offices with immediate effect till Jan 31

Expedite vax drive: EC to poll-bound states

Election Commission of India has asked the Chief Secretaries of five poll-bound states to step up vaccination and ensure the poll staff are ‘doubly vaccinated’