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Harsh Vardhan slams Manish Tewari for questioning efficacy, safety of COVI
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Saturday slammed Congress Member of Parliament Manish Tewari for raising questions over the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines being administered in the nationwide vaccination drive.
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Manish Tewari criticises vaccination drive, questions efficacy of vaccines
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): As the nationwide vaccination drive commenced on Saturday, Congress Member of Parliament Manish Tewari raised questions on the efficacy and safety of both COVID-19 vaccines approved for emergency use in the country.
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Combating Covid: IMA allays fears around Covishield, Covaxin
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 15 (ANI): Ahead of the vaccination drive, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Friday put the fears around the safety and efficacy of the vaccines at rest.
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Former AIIMS director, other experts slam skeptics of Covid-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 15 (ANI): Former AIIMS director Tirath Das Dogra along with a group of 49 doctors, scientists, and medical professionals come forward in support of the Made in India Covid-19 vaccines and slammed those questioning their efficacy.
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Study: Depression, stress could dampen efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 14 (ANI): Decades of research show that depression, stress, loneliness, and poor health behaviours can weaken the body's immune system and lower the effectiveness of certain vaccines. A new report suggests that the same may be true for the new COVID-19 vaccines that
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Indians are not guinea pigs, you can't use Covaxin rollout as phase 3 tria
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): Congress leader Manish Tewari on Wednesday said that emergency use authorization to COVID-19 vaccine 'Covaxin' raises concerns on its efficacy as phase three trials have not been completed and its roll out can't be used as phase three trial. He said India
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China's Sinovac vaccine shows 50.38 pc efficacy in Brazil, less than claim
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], January 13 (ANI): The Chinese Sinovac vaccine has been found to be far less effective than vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, according to a Brazil government statement on Tuesday, which raised questions about the lack of transparency of Chinese-made vaccin
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IMA endorses safety, efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, requests its 3.5 lakh
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI): Endorsing the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Monday announced that it has decided to actively take part in the mission of COVID vaccination programme rolled out by Government of India.
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Trust COVID-19 vaccines, no need for unnecessary questions, says Rajasthan
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], January 11 (ANI): Ahead of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the country, Rajasthan Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma hit out at those questioning the efficacy of vaccines, stating that trials have been conducted and there is no time to raise apprehensions over inocul
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Pfizer-funded research claims vaccine might be effective against new coron
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The efficacy of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine (official name BNT162b2) might sustain against the newly-detected mutant strains from the United Kingdom and South Africa, a group of US scientists said in a research paper.
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Harsh Vardhan directs states/UTs to be vigilant against rumours on COVID-1
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): In a bid to conduct the smooth implementation of a second dry run on the COVID-19 vaccination on Friday, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has directed all States/Union Territories to be vigilant against rumours and disinformation campaigns regardi
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Amid global criticism, China approves Sinopharm vaccine for general use
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 31 (ANI): Amid global criticism over the efficacy of the Sinopharm vaccine against COVID-19, China on Thursday approved the country's first coronavirus vaccine for general public use, reported New York Times (NYT).
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