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Centre provided over 21 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses to states, UTs so far
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): The Central government has provided more than 21 crore vaccine doses to the states and Union Territories so far, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Thursday.
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80 million COVID-19 vaccines to be shared across world, no decision on all
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Noting that India has been a major priority for Washington given the surge of COVID-19 cases in the second wave of pandemic, President Biden's point-person for global pandemic response has said that no decision has been taken regarding ulitmate allocation o
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India working with South Africa to address COVID-19 vaccines' accessibilit
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): India has supplied medicines, vaccines and health-related equipment to Africa as it faces the coronavirus pandemic and is also working in partnership with South Africa to address the challenges of accessibility and affordability of COVID vaccines, External
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China supports India, SA proposal for IPR waiver for COVID-19 vaccines
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 19 (ANI): Extending its support to India and South Africa's proposal for a temporary waiver of Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) for coronavirus vaccines, China said that it is in favour of all efforts for fair vaccine access.
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Both Pfizer, Moderna vaccines effective on B.1.617 COVID-19 strain: US Stu
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 19 (ANI): COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna work against B.1.617 variant of the virus that was first identified in India, according to a new study.
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More pharma companies should be allowed to produce COVID-19 vaccines: Niti
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said that more pharma companies should be allowed to manufacture the COVID-19 vaccine in the country during the pandemic to scale up production.
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Slow vaccine roll-out could risk advent of new variants, warns Chinese exp
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 18 (ANI): Chinese infectious disease specialist has warned that slow global COVID-19 vaccine roll-out risks allowing new variants to emerge as the world continues to combat the pandemic.
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High Court directs Centre, Delhi govt to treat as representation PIL seeki
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the concerned authorities of the Centre and Delhi Government to treat a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) as a representation which sought direction for the supply of COVID-19 vaccines in Delhi with immediate effect.
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Uttarakhand Congress asks why COVID vaccine exported abroad amid shortage
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 18 (ANI): Amid COVID-19 vaccine shortage reported from different parts of the country, Uttarakhand Congress has put up a poster outside its office at Rajpur Road in Dehradun questioning the Centre why COVID-19 vaccines were exported abroad.
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Amid looming shortfall of doses, UNICEF calls for global, equitable distri
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], May 18 (ANI): Warning of a COVID-19 vaccine shortfall of nearly 190 million doses by next month, the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Monday called for a global, equitable distribution of vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics to curb the spread of the viru
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Kerala to float global tender to procure 3 crore COVID vaccines
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 17 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday said that the state government has initiated steps to float a global tender to source three crore COVID vaccine doses.
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Share excess COVID-19 vaccines now, says UNICEF chief ahead of G7 summit
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], May 17 (ANI): The sudden increase in COVID-19 cases in India could potentially occur elsewhere if vulnerable countries do not have equitable access to vaccines, UNICEF chief Henrietta Fore warned on Monday with the aim to get richer nations to share their excess doses.
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