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DCGI gives emergency use authorisation to India's first mRNA COVID-19 vacc
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved two doses of Pune-based Gennova Biopharmaceuticals' mRNA COVID-19 vaccine for restricted use in emergency situations for beneficiaries aged above 18 years age group.
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PM Modi, South African President welcome WTO agreement on COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Schloss Elmau [Germany], June 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on the sidelines of the G-7 Summit in Schloss Elmau, Germany on Monday and welcomed the WTO agreement reached in June that supports the production of COVID-19 vaccines in developi
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Vietnam reports 533 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], June 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnam recorded 533 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, down by 166 from Saturday, according to its Ministry of Health.
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'Monumental step': Biden on CDC's recommendation of COVID-19 vaccines for
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 19 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Saturday called the announcement of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to recommend the first COVID 19 vaccines for kids under the age of five, a monumental step forward in the nation's fight against the virus.
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US: CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccines for children under five
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 19 (ANI): The US regulators, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Saturday authorized and recommended the first COVID-19 vaccines for kids under the age of five.
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US approves Pfizer, Moderna Covid-19 vaccines for youngest children
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 17 (ANI): The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized emergency use of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine and the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 to include use in children down to 6 months of age.
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South Africa to spend USD 480 million World Bank loan on COVID-19 vaccines
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): South African government will use 480 million US dollars of the World Bank loan to pay for COVID-19 vaccines purchased between December 2020 and June 2021 and other costs associated with the vaccines, a health official said on Thursday.
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At WTO, Piyush Goyal slams nations opposing TRIPS waiver, seeks negotiatio
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 13 (ANI): Highlighting the importance of the TRIPS waiver for COVID-19 vaccines, Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday slammed the countries standing in the way of the key Indian proposal, besides urging the need to start negotiations on therapeutics and diagnostic
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COVID-19: Pope Francis backs waivers on intellectual property rights for v
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Vatican City [Vatican], June 11 (ANI): Ahead of the 12th World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial conference, Pope Francis has extended support for waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines and asked the UN body to adopt measures to ensure access to coronavirus shots fo
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Philippines detects 2 cases of Omicron sub-variant BA.5
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], June 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines has detected COVID-19 Omicron sub-variant BA.5 from two people in the same household in a province north of the capital, an official from the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday.
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Children under 5 could get COVID-19 vaccines by June 21: White House
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 3 (ANI): COVID-19 vaccinations for children under the age of five are expected to begin as early as June 21, White House Covid response coordinator Dr Ashish Jha said.
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Over 25.8 mln people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in Myanmar
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], May 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar has fully vaccinated more than 25.8 million people, or more than 46 percent of the country's population, against COVID-19 as of Saturday, according to the Ministry of Health on Sunday.
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