Awarding the pair with the Nobel Prize, the Nobel Prize Committee has said, "The laureates contributed to the unprecedented rate of vaccine development during one of the greatest threats to human health in modern times." 

As per the findings of why people didn't want to take vaccines, 80% of them had believed that the Covid-19 pandemic won't affect them while around 48% of them said that they have a fear of injection.

The apex court has noted that the vaccine mandates imposed by various state governments and other authorities in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic are not appropriate.

The statement from the minister has come when the Union government has decided to relinquish the lockdown and containment measures from April.

Ajay Bhalla has highlighted that after the expiry of the existing order on March 31, no further order will be issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

India has begun its vaccination drive on January 16, 2021, with an initial target of vaccinating three crore healthcare workers. 

The state health department has been prepared to roll out special camps for the booster doses along with the mega vaccination camps. 

The officials of the Greater Chennai Corporation said on Monday that nearly seven out of ten people who died in the city due to Covid-19 in December weren't completely vaccinated.

The video of his speech, which stirred controversy, had gone viral as his warning has invited widespread outrage over his conduct of addressing the pandemic and vaccine mandate. 

Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian has said that the vaccination is mandatory for students above 18 years of age to attend the classes physically.