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Indonesia mulls rollout of 4th dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], July 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesia was mulling the rollout of the fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccines as the pandemic is predicted to last longer than expected and the antibodies decline after six months of inoculation, Health Ministry spokesman Mohammad Syahril said on Friday
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Study: High blood pressure may double risk of severe COVID, despite full v
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Dallas [US], July 21 (ANI): According to a new analysis of adults hospitalised with COVID-19 in Los Angeles between December 2021 and April 2022, high blood pressure more than doubled a person's risk for hospitalisation from an Omicron-variant COVID-19 infection - even in the presence of ful
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Vietnam reports 1,162 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], July 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnam recorded 1,162 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, up by 65 from Tuesday, according to its Ministry of Health.
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Covaxin booster dose increases immune response by 40 times, gives long-ter
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 20 (ANI): Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech on Wednesday announced that the administration of the third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin (BBV152) after six months of two-dose vaccination dramatically increased neutralizing antibody responses against both
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Kejriwal appeals to citizens to get free COVID-19 precaution dose
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said that free precaution doses of the COVID-19 vaccine will be administered at 'Mohalla Clinics' as he appealed to all eligible citizens to get vaccinated.
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WHO's Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh congratulates India for administering over
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): First Indian elected as Regional Director of World Health Organization (WHO)'s South-East Asia Region, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh on Sunday congratulated India for setting a 'new record' by administering two billion vaccine doses within months.
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German health minister recommends 4th COVID-19 dose for under 60s
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], July 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Germany's Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach on Friday recommended a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose for people under the age of 60, contradicting the advice from a relevant national commission
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India supplied over 235 million total supplies of COVID-19 vaccines to 98
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 15 (ANI): Hailing India's scientific research and vaccine manufacturing ecosystem, NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman, Dr Suman K Berry said that India introduced an array of initiatives and focused interventions to mitigate the impact of the COVID pandemic and to protect lives and
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Govt issues guidelines for COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V precaution dose
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written a letter to all the states and union territories' chief secretaries and administrators over the precaution dose for COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V.
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COVID-19 booster vaccine beneficial for lupus patients: Study
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 13 (ANI): Those with systemic lupus erythematosus, or SLE, who received a "booster" dose of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine after receiving the full dosage are about half as likely to experience a subsequent "breakthrough" COVID-19 infection, according to a recent study.
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US donates 33,600 doses of Pediatric COVID-19 vaccine to Bhutan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Thimpu [Bhutan], July 10 (ANI): In order to curb the spread of COVID-19, the United States delivered 33,600 doses of the Pfizer pediatric COVID-19 vaccine to Bhutan, in partnership with COVAX and the Bhutan Foundation, an official statement said on Sunday.
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Over 10.357 crore COVID vaccine doses available with states, UTs: Centre
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Over 10.35 crore balance and unutilized COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs to be administered, informed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday.
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