Washington [US], April 2 (ANI): Johnson and Johnson (J&J) vaccine supplier Emergent BioSolutions said in a statement that it acknowledges it botched a batch of vaccines but is confident of its ability to meet US government safety requirements and standards.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 1 (ANI): Punjab Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan on Thursday took the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a special camp in Chandigarh.
London [UK], April 1 (ANI): United Kingdom's Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday received her second dose of the COVID-19 Vaccine, before making her first maskless public appearance of the year.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 1 (ANI): As many as 1,271 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the last 24 hours in Andhra Pradesh, the state health department informed on Thursday.
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): Anurag Thakur, Union Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs, was administered the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Parliament on Thursday.
Geneva [Switzerland], April 1 (ANI): The rollout of vaccines in Europe is "unacceptably slow," the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, delivering a damning evaluation on the region's Covid response, amid a "worrying" surge in infections.
New York [US], April 1 (ANI): The ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial of Pfizer/BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine has confirmed its protection lasts at least six months after the second dose.
Rohtak (Haryana) [India], April 1 (ANI): Twenty-two doctors from the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS), Rohtak have tested positive for COVID-19. Fourteen of them had already taken the COVID-19 vaccine, hospital authorities said on Wednesday.
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], April 1 (ANI): As the third phase of the vaccination drive started in Pune on Thursday, the Mayor of the city took the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], April 1 (ANI): A large number of people gathered at a COVID-19 vaccination facility at Indira Gandhi Hospital in Nagpur on Thursday and were seen waiting for their turn to get the vaccine dose.
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): Union Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal on Thursday took his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi.