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Iran begins COVID-19 vaccination campaign with Russia's Sputnik V
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tehran [Iran], February 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Iran embarked on the coronavirus immunization campaign on Tuesday with the rollout of the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine.
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89 lakh children under 5 years inoculated on National Polio Immunisation D
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 31 (ANI): Close to 89 lakh children (as per provisional data) under five years across the country were given polio drop during Polio National Immunization Day, also known as "Polio Ravivar" on Sunday.
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Adityanath administers polio doses to children at immunisation programme l
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 31 (ANI): At the launch of the 'Polio National Immunization Day' at Veerangana Avanti Bai Women's Hospital in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday administered polio doses to children.
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President Kovind launches Pulse Polio Programme for 2021
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 30 (ANI): On the eve of the Polio National Immunization Day, President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday launched the first round of the Pulse Polio Programme for 2021 by administering polio drops to children less than five years of age at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
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Concentrix to provide free COVID-19 vaccinations to employees in India
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Gurgaon (Haryana) [India], January 27 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Concentrix Corporation, a leading global provider of customer experience (CX) solutions and technology, today announced its plans to reimburse the cost of COVID-19 vaccinations to all Indian employees not covered under the count
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Barbados PM requests PM Modi for access to Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine bein
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bridgetown [Barbados], January 23 (ANI): Amid the rising health and economic woes caused by the pandemic, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has requested India for access to vaccines to provide immunisation coverage for their country, which has been ravaged by COVID-19.
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CAPFs' facilities to be used after concerns raised over COVID-19 immunisat
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has asked all states and union territories to use medical facilities of the Central Armed Police Force (CAPFs) after concerns were raised by CAPFs' medical wing over COVID-19 immunization of its h
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WHO not ruling out introduction of immunization passports for travel if si
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organisation (WHO) does not rule out the introduction of immunisation passports for international travel if the situation with Covid-19 changes, Michael Ryan, director of the WHO health emergencies program, said on Friday.
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First, second dose should be of same Covid-19 vaccine; pregnant, lactating
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): Citing precautions and contraindications for COVID-19 vaccination ahead of massive immunisation scheduled on January 16, the Union Health Ministry has said that interchangeability of vaccine is not permitted while pregnant and lactating mothers should not
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Pope Francis, predecessor Benedict XVI vaccinated against Covid-19
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI have received their first doses of COVID-19 vaccines under the immunization campaign in the Vatican, Holy See spokesman Matteo Bruni told reporters on Thursday.
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo receives Chinese COVID-19 vaccine shot
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 13 (ANI): The Indonesian President Joko Widodo received his first shot of the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine, Sinovac, on Wednesday, marking the launch of the country's mass immunization programme.
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Polio immunisation drive in Kerala postponed
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 10 (ANI): The pulse polio immunisation drive in Kerala, which was scheduled on January 17 as part of the National Polio Eradication Program, has been postponed, State Health Minister KK Shailaja informed on Sunday.
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