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Nepal Parliamentarians take first shot of Made-in-India COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], March 3 (ANI): Members of Nepal Parliament on Wednesday administered the first jab of Indian-made COVID-19 vaccine at Minbhawan based Civil Hospital in Kathmandu.
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Nigeria receives over 3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from India
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], March 2 (ANI): Nigeria on Tuesday received 3.92 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine 'Covishield' from the Serum Institute of India (SII).
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Can central govt clarify confusion? As PM Modi takes Covaxin, Owaisi quest
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 1 (ANI): Raising question against the effectiveness of Serunm Institute's Covishield, the vaccine against coronavirus, All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday said it is not "as effective" for people aged 64 and ab
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Almost 1 lakh Maldivians jabbed with Indian-made Covishield vaccines
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Male [Maldives], February 28 (ANI): The Maldivian Health Emergency Operation Centre (HEOC) on Saturday informed that over 98,511 people have received the first dose of Indian-made Covishield vaccines manufactured by Serum Institute of India (SII), reported avas.mv.
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Guatemala President Giammattei thanks India for providing Covishield vacci
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Guatemala City [Guatemala], February 27 (ANI): Guatemala President Alejandro Giammattei has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India for providing 200,000 doses of the Covishield vaccine -- which is manufactured by the Serum Institute of India -- on Friday.
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SII's Adar Poonawalla asks countries, govts to 'be patient' over COVID vac
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): Pune-based Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla requested the countries to 'be patient' as they await the Covishield supplies, adding that SII is trying to maintain a balance between the needs of India and the world.
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Harsh Vardhan appeals to medical community, frontline workers to get vacci
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Friday appealed to the medical community and the frontline workers through the media to come forward and take the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Nepal removes legal hurdles to purchase additional Covishield vaccines fro
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], February 16 (ANI): Nepal has resolved legal hurdles to purchase additional Covishield vaccines from India, Nepal's Health Minister Hridayesh Tripathi confirmed.
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COVID-19 vaccine are safe and immunogenic, says Harsh Vardhan as he replie
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): Replying to the concern of Chattisgarh Health Minister over COVID-19 vaccine, the Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said both the COVID-19 vaccines - Covaxin and Covishield are safe and immunogenic and should be used expeditiously to con
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Healthians frontline workers and staff in Delhi NCR get vaccinated for COV
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI/NewsVoir): The COVID-19 crisis has unleashed a global health and humanitarian crisis like no other claiming lakhs of lives in India. It has pushed healthcare providers to the wall, adversely affecting their operations and service delivery.
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India dispatches COVID-19 vaccines to Barbados, Dominica
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 8 (ANI): India on Sunday dispatched two consignments of Covishield COVID-19 vaccines to the countries of Barbados and Dominica under the Vaccine Maitri initiative.
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COVID-19 pandemic helped India to scale up its healthcare infrastructure,
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): While India has been successful in controlling the Covid-19 pandemic, it also turned out to be a huge opportunity for the country to scale up its healthcare infrastructure, said Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Balram Bhar
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