Buenos Aires [Argentina], June 26 (ANI): Mortality rate from COVID-19 among people older than 60 declined by 70-80 per cent after vaccination with Russia's Sputnik V or AstraZeneca jabs, the Argentinian health ministry said on Friday.
Rome [Italy], June 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi received the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine as a second shot, Corriere della Sera newspaper reported.
Washington [US], June 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunizations (NACI) is recommending those who received the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus shot as the first dose in their vaccination schedule to get vaccinated with a messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine for their seco
Moscow [Russia], June 15 (ANI/Sputnik): AstraZeneca announced on Tuesday that the clinical trial of its long-acting antibody cocktail has not provided evidence of effectiveness in protecting people exposed to the coronavirus.
Beijing [China], June 5 (ANI): Reasserting claims of sovereignty over Senkaku Islands, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Friday said that Diaoyu Island (Senkaku) and its affiliated islands are inherent Chinese territory.
Tokyo [Japan], June 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan has expressed readiness to ship more than a million shots of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines at no cost to Taiwan as requested by the East Asian nation, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Friday.
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): White House COVID-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients said on Thursday that the US will lift Defense Production Act ratings on the AstraZeneca, Novavax, and Sanofi COVID vaccines.
Tokyo [Japan], June 3 (ANI): Japan has decided to supply 1.2 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan, a move that is set to irk China who Taipei has accused of blocking their access to the much-needed vaccine.
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 2 (ANI): Nepal on Tuesday received a consignment of 800,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines from China on grant basis as per the commitment made during talks between Presidents of the two nations.
Washington [US], May 29: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Friday (local time) appreciated US solidarity and cooperation in dealing with India’s second wave of COVID-19.