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COVID-19: Centre consults with states/UTs for cold chain storage of vaccin
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): In order to augment the cold-chain requirement for the storage of COVID-19 vaccine, the Union Health Ministry in consultation with states/Union Territories has assessed the additional requirement for cold-chain storage facilities like walk-in coolers,
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Six COVID vaccine candidates in different clinical trial stage in India, t
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday said that there are six COVID-19 vaccine candidates in different clinical trial stages being developed by various manufacturers in India.
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90-year-old British grandma is first in world to get Pfizer Covid vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], December 8 (ANI): Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old grandmother on Tuesday became the first Briton/person in the world to receive the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine shot outside of a clinical trial.
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Russia ready to produce COVID-19 vaccine in Algeria, says Ambassador
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia stands ready to produce a vaccine against the novel coronavirus on the territory of Algeria and has already discussed the matter with the country's authorities, Russian Ambassador to Algeria Igor Belyaev told Sputnik in an interview.
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S Korea to secure COVID-19 vaccines for 88 pc of population
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea planned to secure COVID-19 vaccines from foreign drugmakers for 44 million people, or 88 per cent of the country's total population, the health ministry said Tuesday.
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Covid-19 vaccine will be free, non-mandatory in Brazil: Bolsonaro
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): People in Brazil will be able to get vaccinated against the coronavirus for free, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has announced.
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People of India should not be turned into 'Guinea pigs', says Digvijaya Si
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], December 8 (ANI): Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Monday said that people of the country should not be turned into "Guinea pigs" to test the Covid-19 vaccine, amidst competition in the world with major pharma companies vying to find an effective vaccine ag
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Dr Anthony Fauci wants Biden administration to focus on efficient distribu
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 8 (ANI): US' top infectious disease expert, Dr Anthony Fauci on Monday said that the first thing he wants President-elect Joe Biden's administration to do is to get an efficient and equitable distribution of vaccines to as many people as possible. He also warned tha
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World watches intently as UK begins COVID-19 vaccination programme from Tu
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], December 8 (ANI): After a wretched year of lockdowns and more than 61,000 deaths - the highest death toll in Europe, the United Kingdom on Tuesday will become the first country in the world to administer the new coronavirus vaccine developed jointly by the American drugmaker Pfi
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Around 2,000 Moscow residents get vaccinated against Covid-19, says Mayor
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 7 (ANI): Around 2,000 Moscow residents got vaccinated against the coronavirus this weekend, Sputnik quoted Sergei Sobyanin, Mayor of Moscow on Monday.
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Bharat Biotech applies for emergency use authorisation for its COVID-19 va
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): Bharat Biotech on Monday applied for emergency use authorisation for its indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine 'Covaxin' to Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), officials said.
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PM Modi talks to Macron, expresses support to France in fight against terr
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation on Monday with French President Emmanuel Macron and reiterated India's full support to France in the fight against terrorism, extremism and radicalism.
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