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DCGI expert panel asks SII, Bharat Biotech to provide more safety, efficac
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], December 9 (ANI): In a major development related to COVID-19 vaccine, Subject Expert Committee (SEC) of Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has asked for more safety and efficacy data from Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bharat Biotech for their COVID-19 vaccines
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Fitch revises India's FY21 GDP contraction forecast to 9.4 pc
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], December 8 (ANI): Fitch Ratings has revised India's GDP forecast to minus 9.4 per cent in the current fiscal year from a previously projected contraction of 10.5 per cent after the economy staged a sharper rebound in the second quarter.
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Covid-19 vaccine will be free, non-mandatory in Brazil: Bolsonaro
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): People in Brazil will be able to get vaccinated against the coronavirus for free, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has announced.
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World watches intently as UK begins COVID-19 vaccination programme from Tu
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], December 8 (ANI): After a wretched year of lockdowns and more than 61,000 deaths - the highest death toll in Europe, the United Kingdom on Tuesday will become the first country in the world to administer the new coronavirus vaccine developed jointly by the American drugmaker Pfi
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Indonesia receives over 1 million Chinese Covid-19 vaccine doses
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 7 (ANI): Indonesia has received 1.2 million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine made by China's biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech.
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SII CEO thanks PM Modi for support after seeking emergency authorisation o
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): After Serum Institute India (SII) applied for the emergency use authorisation of its coronavirus vaccine "COVISHIELD", its CEO Adar Poonawala expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the central government for the support.
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US COVID-19 deaths could surpass 500,000 despite vaccination, says IHME
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 6 (ANI): A total of over 500,000 people could die from COVID-19 in the US by early spring despite the release of the coronavirus vaccine, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington in Seattle projects.
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'Got only first dose of coronavirus vaccine, antibodies develop after 2 do
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij who tested positive for Covid-19 on December 5 and is hospitalized said on Sunday that he was told by doctors before being administered the first dose during the phase 3 trial of Bharat Biotech's coronavirus vaccine Covaxin
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Trump tells Georgia supporters vaccines against COVID-19 to become availab
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Georgia [US], December 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Coronavirus vaccines will be made available in the US next week, US President Donald Trump said at the Saturday rally in Valdosta, Georgia.
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UK announces financial assistance to people "severely disabled" due to COV
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], December 4 (ANI): With the United Kingdom giving a thumbs up to Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for the masses, the government on Thursday (local time) said that if someone is "severely disabled as a result of taking a COVID-19 vaccine, they can access financial assistance thro
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Hopeful India will get Covid-19 vaccine nod by Dec end or early Jan: AIIMS
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Director of the All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Dr Randeep Guleria has said that he is hopeful of that by the end of this month or early next month, India will get emergency use authorisation for a coronavirus vaccine.
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Brazil to receive 15 million doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine in Ja
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The first batch of 15 million doses of Oxford University and AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine will be shipped to Brazil in January and February, Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello said.
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