Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], January 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Director John Nkengasong on Thursday said he envisages most African countries will start receiving COVID-19 vaccines by the second half of 2021.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 1 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices began the first trading session of year 2021 on a positive note with the possibility of touching new heights.
Boston (Massachusetts) [US], January 1 (ANI): A team of researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital reassures potential allergic reactions to new COVID-19 vaccines and stresses that people with food or medication allergies can safely be vaccinated.
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): A proposal by India, South Africa and eight other countries calls on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to exempt member countries from enforcing some patents, and other Intellectual Property (IP) rights under the organization's Agreement on Trade-Relate
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): COVID-19 vaccines will work against new variants of the virus detected in the UK and South Africa and there is no evidence that current vaccines will fail to protect against these coronavirus variants, Prof K Vijay Raghavan, Principal Scientific Advis
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI/SRV Media): With COVID-19 vaccines coming out in various parts of the world, India will soon follow the suit. This will require a flawless infrastructure supporting an uninterrupted cold-chain that would carry the vaccines.
Patna (Bihar) [India], December 23 (ANI): Preparations are underway at vaccine storage centre in Patna's Nalanda Medical College and Hospital to handle and store COVID-19 vaccines.
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): There is a storage capacity of 27 lakh COVID-19 vaccines at any point at the Delhi Airport, said Videh Jaipuriar, CEO, Delhi International Airport Ltd on Tuesday adding that both cargo terminals of Delhi Airport are equipped with cool chambers to hand
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], December 18 (ANI): Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen hit out at China saying the country is not a dumping ground for Beijing in terms of vaccine trial" adding that the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines will come from the UN-backed COVAX.
Manila [Philippines], December 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) regional office for the Western Pacific on Thursday called for greater vigilance amid the roll-out of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, saying the vaccine is not a "silver bullet" that will end the nearly year-
Wellington [New Zealand], December 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The New Zealand government will purchase COVID-19 vaccines from pharmaceutical companies AstraZeneca and Novavax, meaning every New Zealander will be able to be vaccinated, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday.