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Delhi govt makes COVID precautionary dose free for beneficiaries aged 18-5
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Delhi government on Thursday announced that the precautionary or the booster COVID-19 dose will be available for free to all eligible beneficiaries aged between 18 and 59 years in all government vaccination centres.
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Subject Expert Panel recommends Corbevax COVID-19 vaccines for children ag
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) of the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has recommended restricted emergency use of Biological E's Corbevax COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11, said sources on Thursday.
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Expert panel of DCGI holds meet to discuss recommendations to use COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): The meeting of the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) of the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) is underway to discuss recommendations on restricted emergency use of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin and Biological E's Corbevax COVID-19 vaccine for children aged
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Over 20.16 cr unutilized COVID-19 vaccine doses available with States, UTs
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): More than 20.16 crore balance and unutilized COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with States and Union Territories (UTs) to be administered, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in its official statement on Thursday.
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COVID-19: Over 55 pc of beneficiaries in 15-18 age group fully vaccinated
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday said that more than 55 per cent of youngsters between the 15-18 age group are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Over 20.60 cr unutilized COVID-19 vaccine doses still available with state
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, on Saturday, informed that more than 20.60 crore balance and unutilized coronavirus vaccine doses are still available with the states and Union Territories (UTs).
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Indian COVID vaccines better than Pfizer, Moderna says Adar Poonawalla
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Wednesday claimed that "Made in India" COVID-19 vaccines have provided more protection against the coronavirus infection than mRNA vaccines like Pfizer and Moderna.
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India is now better prepared to fight any Covid-19 variant, says SII's Ada
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): As some countries are presently reporting higher COVID-19 cases, Chief Executive Officer of Serum Institute of India (SII) Adar Poonawalla on Tuesday said that India is better prepared to face it now than it was in 2020.
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SII's Adar Poonawalla says Covovax first Indian COVID vaccine to be sold i
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Serum Institute of India (SII) Adar Poonawalla on Tuesday informed that the company has exported nearly 40 million COVID vaccine doses to European countries and Australia, and said that the Covovax is the first vaccine made
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India at UNSC expresses concern on low vaccination against COVID-19 in cou
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], April 12 (ANI): Highlighting the need to address the issues of access and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines across the world, India on Monday (local time) expressed concern regarding the low vaccination levels of the population in countries facing conflict situations.
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Over 18.03 cr COVID-19 vaccine doses available with States, UTs: Centre
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): More than 18.03 crore balanced and unutilized COVID vaccine doses are still available with states and Union Territories (UTs), informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in its official statement on Monday.
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Private hospitals start administering precaution dose of COVID vaccine to
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): Private vaccination centres on Sunday began the administration of the precautionary "third" dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, also known as the booster dose, for the 18-plus population.
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