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'Great discoveries' made during my watch will end 'China plague': Trump on
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], November 16 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday was quick to take credit as Moderna announced that its Covid-19 vaccine candidate has shown nearly 95 per cent efficacy.
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Biden says vaccine 'months away', practice COVID-19 norms to combat virus
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Washington DC [US], November 16 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday said that the country is still "months away" from the COVID-19 vaccine, adding that Americans need to continue to practice social-distancing and mask-wearing to combat the virus.
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COVID-19 vaccine: White House says 'big wins for all' as Pfizer, Moderna a
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Washington DC [US], November 16 (ANI): After the US biotech company Moderna on Monday announced significant interim results of its Covid-19 vaccine, the White House credited US President Donald Trump for the progress of the vaccine which has been shown to be 94.5 per cent effective for the t
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Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine is 94.5 pc effective
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Massachusetts [US], November 16 (ANI): US biotech company Moderna on Monday announced a new potential Covid-19 vaccine, which has been shown to be 94.5 per cent effective at protecting people from coronavirus, according to interim results from late-stage clinical trials.
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World is counting on India for accessibility, affordability of COVID-19 va
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New Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Monday stated that the world was counting on India to make COVID-19 vaccines accessible and affordable for all.
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US official says 20 million Americans can be vaccinated in December, 25 mi
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Washington [US], November 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States hopes to immunize 20 million residents in December and at least 25 million each month in 2021, Operation Warp Speed chief adviser Moncef Slaoui said in a news conference at the White House.
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Low, middle income countries' access to Covid-19 vaccine crucial for econo
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New York [US], November 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The access of low and middle-income countries to vaccines against the coronavirus is important to fight the consequences of the pandemic, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Thursday.
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Moderna expecting to announce results of COVID-19 vaccine by end of month
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Washington [US], November 12 (ANI): Moderna expects to have an announcement on the efficacy of its COVID-19 vaccine after it finished accumulating data for a first analysis of the vaccine, the company said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Brazil allows resumption of Chinese coronavirus vaccine trial
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Ankara [Turkey], November 12 (ANI): Brazil's health regulator Anvisa on Wednesday (local time) announced the resumption of clinical trials of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine.
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WHO chief Tedros thanks PM Modi for strong commitment to Covid vaccine
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New York [US], November 12 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his strong commitment to Covax and making Covid-19 vaccines a global public good.
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Switzerland increases Covid-19 vaccines procurement fund to USD 430 millio
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Bern [Switzerland], November 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Switzerland has allotted additional 100 million Swiss francs (USD 109 million) for its fund earmarked to be spent on the purchase of coronavirus vaccines, the government said in a press release on Wednesday.
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Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine is 92 pc effective: Russia
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Moscow [Russia], November 11 (ANI): Russia on Wednesday said that its vaccine Sputnik V is 92 per cent effective at protecting people from COVID-19 according to the first interim analysis.
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