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Nepal may never use four million COVID vaccine doses donated by China
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population officials said that they have proposed to roll out the vaccine at a meeting of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee, four times but no decision was taken in this regard, The Kathmandu Post reported.
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Third dose of China's Sinovac ineffective against Omicron, says study cont
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 25 (ANI): China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine (CoronaVac) doesn't provide sufficient antibodies to fend off Omicron, a study by two Hong Kong universities has found.
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Philippines approves China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine as booster shots
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], November 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of China's Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine and three other brands as booster shots against the COVID-19, FDA Director General Enrique Domingo said Tuesday.
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Brazilian minister who attended UNGA session tests positive for coronaviru
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 22 (ANI): Brazilian Health Minister -- who participated with President Jair Bolsonaro's delegation to United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session -- has tested positive for coronavirus in New York, a media report said.
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Chile to vaccinate kids 6 to 11 with medical conditions against COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Santiago [Chile], September 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Chile will resume its vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) next week by vaccinating adolescents aged 14 to 17, and children aged 6 to 11 with underlying medical conditions, Deputy Minister of Public Health Paula Daza s
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COVID-19: WHO approves emergency use of China's CoronaVac vaccine
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 1 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday approved the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac for emergency use, the second Chinese vaccine to receive the global health body's green light.
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WHO seeks more data on China's CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 27 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking more data on China's Sinovac Biotech-made COVID-19 vaccine, named CoronaVac, as it weighs whether to authorise a second Chinese vaccine under international pressure to help distribute more shots.
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Turkey reports 28,997 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], May 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Tuesday confirmed 28,997 new COVID-19 cases, including 2,483 symptomatic patients, raising the total number of cases in the country to 4,929,118, according to its health ministry.
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Brazil begins to make own COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Sao Paulo [Brazil], April 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil's Sao Paulo-based Butantan Institute, a state-run medical research facility, on Wednesday began to manufacture ButanVac, the first Brazilian vaccine against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), state governor Joao Doria announced.
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Pakistan approves emergency use of third Chinese COVID vaccine, despite it
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], April 9 (ANI): Pakistan approved the emergency use of the third Chinese vaccine, despite its low efficacy rate, on Thursday.
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Chinese vaccine CoronaVac might prove ineffective against Brazil's P1 COVI
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Sao Paulo [Brazil], March 11 (ANI): Amid an aggressive spread of the new COVID-19 strain from the Amazon in Brazil, a recent preliminary study has provided evidence that China's CoronaVac, the country's principal vaccine, might prove ineffective against the coronavirus variant.
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