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COVID-19 vaccine delivery by age may mitigate deaths and severe health imp
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 7 (ANI): A multi-institutional study suggests that prioritizing vaccine delivery to older age groups and the medically vulnerable has the greatest impact in minimizing loss of life.
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Over 10 lakh COVID vaccine doses to be received by states, UTs in 3 days:
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New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): The central government has promised to provide more than 10 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses to the states and union territories within the next three days.
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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle urge for vaccine donations on son Archie's sec
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Washington [US], May 7 (ANI): The Duke and Duchess of Sussex urged people to support for COVID-19 vaccine donations to mark their son Archie's second birthday on Thursday (local time).
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Gates Foundation supports 'narrow waiver' of intellectual property on COVI
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Washington DC [US], May 7 (ANI): In a significant shift of stance, Gates Foundation has followed the line taken by the Biden administration to back the temporary waiver of intellectual property on COVID-19 vaccines.
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Calcutta HC directs Centre to take instructions about COVID-19 vaccine sup
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 6 (ANI): The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the Central government to take necessary instructions about the supply of COVID-19 vaccine to West Bengal.
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COVID-19: Lakshadweep reports highest vaccine wastage followed by Tamil Na
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New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Thursday informed that Lakshadweep, Tamil Nadu and Assam are the top three states/Union Territories that reported maximum COVID-19 vaccine wastage in the country.
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Achieving high COVID-19 vaccine coverage levels by summer can prevent mill
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New York [US], May 6 (ANI): A new study finds if the United States vaccinates half its population by the summer vs fall, 6.8 million cases could be prevented and USD 9.8 billion in societal costs could be saved.
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Tokyo Olympics: Pfizer, BioNTech to supply vaccines for athletes
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Tokyo [Japan], May 6 (ANI): As part of the plans to ensure safe and secure Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Pfizer Inc. and its partner BioNTech SE to donate doses
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India welcomes US decision to support TRIPS waiver for COVID-19 vaccine
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New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): Welcoming the US support for global waiver on patent protection for COVID-19 vaccines, India on Thursday said it is hopeful that the waiver can be approved quickly at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) with a consensus-based approach.
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Odisha CM writes to Nirmala Sitharaman seeking exemption of GST on purchas
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Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 6 (ANI): Amid the surge of COVID-19 cases, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday wrote to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urging the exemption of Goods and Service Taxes (GST) on the purchase of COVID-19 vaccine.
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Shikhar Dhawan gets first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
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New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): India opener Shikhar Dhawan on Thursday received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The left-handed batsman also urged everyone to get vaccinated as it will 'help us defeat' the coronavirus.
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EU chief says ready to 'discuss' Covid vaccine patent waiver
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Brussels [Belgium], May 6 (ANI): The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday said that she is ready to discuss solutions to help increase the production of COVID-19 vaccines for global vaccination.
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