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India has administered over 1.04 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered to healthcare and frontline workers crossed over 1.04 crore on Friday in the country, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
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Priyanka Chaturvedi urges Harsh Vardhan to rope in private hospitals in CO
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): Shiv Sena leader Priyanka Chaturvedi on Friday urged Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan to rope in private hospitals in the nationwide COVID-19 immunisation drive.
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Clinical trials indicate India's vaccines will be effective against COVID-
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Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], February 19 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday said interim results of the ongoing clinical trials indicated that the indigenous COVID-19 vaccines would be effective against the mutated virus strains reported from the Unit
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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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Pfizer, Moderna vaccines can protect against coronavirus variant: Study
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Washington [US], February 18 (ANI): Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine can protect people against concerning new coronavirus variants, including one first seen in South Africa called B.1.351, according to report published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday.
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Hopes of region, world focused on rapid deployment of COVID-19 vaccines: P
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New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): Noting that the spirit of collaboration is a valuable takeaway from COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said hopes of the region and the world are focused on rapid deployment of vaccines and there is need to maintain "the same
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UN chief Guterres calls for fair distribution of vaccines
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New York [US], February 18 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has criticised what he calls the "wildly uneven and unfair" global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines amid the pandemic.
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Consignment of Made in India COVID-19 vaccines airlifted for Dominican Rep
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New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): India on Thursday airlifted consignment of Made in India COVID-19 vaccines for the Dominican Republic under the Vaccine Maitri initiative.
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Widely unfair: UN says 130 countries haven't received single COVID-19 vacc
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New York [US], February 18 (ANI): United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday (local time) slammed the "wildly uneven and unfair" distribution of coronavirus vaccines and said that only 10 countries have administered 75 per cent of all vaccinations and demanding a global effort to
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Taiwan's deal to receive 5 mln Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines foiled by
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], February 18 (ANI): Taiwan was close to receiving 5 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine late last year but the deal was called off due to interferences from outside sources, said Chen Shih-Chung, Taiwan Health Minister.
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COVID-19: India has vaccinated close to 92 lakh beneficiaries
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): With 1,87,527 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered to healthcare workers (HCWs) and frontline workers (FLWs) on Wednesday, the thirty-third day of nationwide COVID19 vaccination, the total number of vaccinations across the country is now close to 92 lakh.
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Delhi HC sends plea seeking COVID-19 vaccine for jail staff, prisoners to
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New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sent to the Division Bench, a plea filed by a female convict moving the High Court seeking COVID-19 vaccine for jail staff, security persons and all prisoners lodged in Delhi jails.
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