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Javadekar accuses Maharashtra of poor administration of COVID-19 vaccines
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday accused Maharashtra of "poor administration" of Covid-19 vaccines in the state alleging that MPs from the Shiv Sena were asking the Centre for more vaccines while the state has only utilised 44 per cent of wh
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Make COVID-19 vaccine free for underprivileged, BSP appeals to Centre, sta
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 17 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Supremo Mayawati on Wednesday appealed to the Centre and state governments to make COVID-19 vaccine free for the underprivileged.
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Australia to ask AstraZeneca, EU for 1 million vaccine doses for Papua New
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], March 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Australia will ask AstraZeneca and the European authorities to divert 1 million contracted COVID-19 vaccine doses to Papua New Guinea (PNG) amid worsening epidemiological situation in the southwestern Pacific nation, Prime Minister Scott Morrison
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Moderna starts testing COVID-19 vaccine on young children, infants
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 17 (ANI): Moderna has begun testing its COVID-19 vaccine on children and infants between the ages of six months and 12 years old in a study, as the pharmaceutical company seeks to expand approval for its vaccine to children, the company said on Tuesday.
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'It is safe': Trump encourages supporters to get vaccinated against COVID-
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 17 (ANI): Former US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) urged his supporters to take the COVID-19 vaccine, as a growing number of Republicans remain opposed to get vaccinated.
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Growing number of US Republicans rejecting COVID-19 vaccines: Report
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 17 (ANI): A growing number of Republicans are having second thoughts about the efficacy of taking the COVID-19 vaccine over concerns that the vaccine poses a greater health threat than COVID-19 itself.
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Europe's top drug agency backs use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine followi
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], March 17 (ANI): After several European countries suspended the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine over blood clot concerns, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Tuesday (local time) said regulators remain confident in the safety of the vaccine.
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China-made Covid-19 vaccine required for getting Chinese visa
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): The Chinese embassy has announced it will start issuing visas to travellers who have taken a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine and possess the certificates of vaccination.
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Dominican Republic Vice President thanks PM Modi for providing COVID-19 va
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Santo Domingo [Dominican Republic], March 16 (ANI): Dominican Republic Vice President and Head of the Health Cabinet Raquel Pena on Tuesday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for providing 50,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to help combat the corona
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Over 359 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered worldwide
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 16 (ANI): At least 132 countries and territories have administered more than 359 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines so far.
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Spain, Germany, France, Italy halt rollout of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], March 16 (ANI): Spain, Germany, France and Italy became the latest European countries to temporarily halt the rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine over a small number of blood clots concern, as the third wave of infections looms over the continent.
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Centre opposes inclusion of judges, lawyers in vaccine priority group
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): The central government on Monday opposed a PIL in Supreme Court seeking prioritisation of judges, lawyers and judicial staff in COVID-19 vaccine administration and said, "it may not be desirable to create a separate class consisting of judges, lawyers, and
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