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Malaysia receives 1st batch of COVID-19 vaccines
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], February 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia received its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines on Sunday, boosting its capability in the fight against the pandemic.
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UN thanks India for offering 200,000 COVID vaccine doses for UN Peacekeepe
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New York [US], February 21 (ANI): United Nations on Saturday thanked India for offering 200,000 COVID vaccine doses for UN Peacekeepers and appreciated efforts to strengthen COVAX Facility for ensuring equitable access to vaccines for all.
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Harsh Vardhan appeals to medical community, frontline workers to get vacci
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New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Friday appealed to the medical community and the frontline workers through the media to come forward and take the COVID-19 vaccine.
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COVID-19: Biden to pledge USD 4 billion to global vaccine alliance in G7 m
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Washington [US], February 19 (ANI): US President Joe Biden will on Friday pledge USD 4 billion to the global COVID-19 vaccine alliance, COVAX, and also call on G7 member countries to prioritise a sustainable health security financing mechanism "aimed at catalysing countries to build the need
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WHO gives AstraZeneca-Oxford's COVID-19 vaccines emergency use approval
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Geneva [Switzerland], February 16 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday (local time) gave emergency use approval (EUA) to two versions of AstraZeneca-Oxford-developed COVID-19 vaccines, allowing these shots to be rolled out globally through COVAX. The vaccines are being produc
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COVID-19 vaccine are safe and immunogenic, says Harsh Vardhan as he replie
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): Replying to the concern of Chattisgarh Health Minister over COVID-19 vaccine, the Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said both the COVID-19 vaccines - Covaxin and Covishield are safe and immunogenic and should be used expeditiously to con
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US to become participant in COVAX high-level council
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 9 (ANI): The United States will switch from observer to participant in the Facilitation Council of the COVAX vaccine distribution tool, said Colin McIff, a senior official at the US Department of Health and Human Services, on Tuesday.
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WHO assures support for Nigeria on COVID-19 vaccines
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Lagos [Nigeria], February 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) has assured Nigeria that it will support the country to procure, distribute and administer COVID-19 vaccines.
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COVID-19 pandemic helped India to scale up its healthcare infrastructure,
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): While India has been successful in controlling the Covid-19 pandemic, it also turned out to be a huge opportunity for the country to scale up its healthcare infrastructure, said Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Balram Bhar
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SA receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccine doses from India, expects more
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], February 2 (ANI/Xinhua): South Africa has secured millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses from different suppliers and expects more to come, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced in his televised address on Monday night.
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Dubai launches initiative to speed up distribution of COVID-19 vaccines
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Dubai [UAE], January 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The UAE emirate of Dubai on Sunday announced creating a "logistics alliance" to speed up supplies of two billion doses of the vaccine against the coronavirus disease via the COVAX initiative.
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Bolivia to get about 1 million COVID-19 vaccine shots in February
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La Paz [Bolivia], January 31 (ANI/Sputnik): Bolivia expects to get nearly one million doses of coronavirus vaccines next month, Bolivian President Luis Arce has announced.
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