Paris [France], May 21 (ANI/Sputnik): France will share at least 30 million doses of vaccines by different manufacturers by the end of the year through the COVAX COVID-19 vaccines distribution mechanism, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Friday.
Brussels [Belgium], May 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Europe aims at donating at least 100 million doses of vaccines against the coronavirus to low and middle-income countries by the end of the year, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Friday.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 21 (ANI): Karnataka will receive 2 lakh doses of Covishied vaccine on Friday as part of the order placed by the state government, said Health and Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar.
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Amid the growing demand for vaccines in the country, Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech has announced ramping up of additional manufacturing capacities for Covaxin at Chiron Behring Vaccines in Gujarat's Ankleshwar.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 20 (ANI): The pricing of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, currently capped at Rs 995 per dose, is expected to come down once local manufacturing of the vaccine begins, according to a company spokesperson from Dr Reddy's Laboratories.
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Over 40 countries have supplied COVID-19 related equipment and material to India through the Indian Red Cross Society amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in the second wave of pandemic, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 20 (ANI): Karnataka's former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Thursday urged the state government to purchase at least 15,000-20,000 doses of Amphotericin B, an antifungal drug used for the treatment of black fungus, due to its unavailability in the state.
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.
Washington [US] May 20, (ANI): American civil rights activist Rev Jesse Jackson Sr on Wednesday urged President Joe Biden to allocate at least 60 million vaccine doses to India out of the 80 million announced earlier by the US President. Jackson was joined by Congressman Raja Krishnamoort
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): India crossed a significant landmark in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic after the cumulative number of coronavirus vaccine doses administered in the country neared 18.7 crores on Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Health and Family welfare.
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 19 (ANI): Amid the ongoing large-scale Covid vaccination drives, a centenarian woman, Dholi Devi, set an example for younger people, when she turned up to get her first jab in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district on Wednesday.