Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Health Ministry says, Pregnant Women Now Eligible for Covid Vaccination

The Union Health Ministry on Friday said pregnant women can now register on CoWIN or walk-in to the nearest Covid vaccination centre to get themselves vaccinated. The central government rushed teams to six states- Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Manipur for COVID-19 control and containment measures.

In the last 24



hours, India recorded 46,617 fresh Covid-19 cases. Johnson & Johnson announced data that demonstrated its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine generated strong, persistent activity against the rapidly spreading Delta variant and other highly prevalent SARS-CoV-2 viral variants. The data also showed that the durability of the immune response lasted for at least eight months.