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Chaos at COVID vaccine centre in Andhra's Guntur
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 8 (ANI): A chaos ensued as people rushed to take their dose of COVID-19 vaccine at Urban Health Centre in Narasaraopeta city of Guntur district on Friday.
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Maharashtra wants to prioritise beneficiaries of 2nd dose of COVID-19 vacc
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 8 (ANI): Flagging the issue of shortage of COVID vaccines to innoculate the beneficiaries of the age group of 18-44 years in Maharashtra, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said the second dose of vaccine is also pending for those of 45 years and above.
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COVID-19: WHO approves emergency use of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 8 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday approved the Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, paving the way for it to be rolled out globally.
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Pfizer applies for permit to administer COVID-19 vaccine to teens
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): US drugmaker Pfizer has applied to Switzerland's medicines regulator for the extension of the use of its coronavirus vaccine to teens of 12-15 years, the watchdog said on Friday.
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Maharashtra Health Minister requests Centre for more COVID-19 vaccines, ox
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 7 (ANI): Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Friday requested the Central government for more COVID-19 vaccines, oxygen supply, Remdesivir injections, in wake of the prevailing situation of the pandemic.
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TRIPS waiver will facilitate scaling up, timely availability of affordable
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): India has worked with South Africa and other partners in the WTO to seek relaxation in the norms of the TRIPS agreement, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Friday and noted that this waiver will be an important step for enabling the rapid scal
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Pfizer, BioNTech seek full approval of COVID-19 vaccine across US
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 7 (ANI): Pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and BioNTech on Friday said that they have started the process for getting the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) complete authorisation of its COVID-19 vaccine after having emergency use authorization for almost five months.
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Nepal refutes claims of COVID-19 cases at Everest, other mountain base cam
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 7 (ANI): The Nepal government has refuted reports of the COVID-19 outbreak at Mount Everest and other mountain base camps, as the second wave of pandemic sweeps the Himalayan nation.
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Health Ministry requests States, UTs to prioritise beneficiaries of 2nd do
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Friday requested all the states and Union Territories to prioritise the beneficiaries of the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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PM Modi speaks with Scott Morrison seeking Australia's support for intelle
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): In a phone call with his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday sought Canberra's support for the initiative taken at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) by India and South Africa for global waiver on patent protection
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Switzerland in favour of vaccines for financially weak countries, to look
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Swiss authorities will look into the issue of a temporary waiver of intellectual property on COVID-19 vaccines and then take a decision on the matter, Swiss Ambassador to India Dr. Ralf Heckner told ANI on Friday. He added that the main objective is to get
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New security feature added to CoWIN platform
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): In order to minimise errors for online bookings and appointments and the subsequent inconvenience caused to the people, the CoWIN system is introducing a new feature of '4 digit security code' in the CoWIN application from tomorrow, the Ministry of Health and
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