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US to purchase, donate 500 million Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to 92 low-inco
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 10 (ANI): In a major move, US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that the country will purchase and donate half a billion Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to 92 low-income countries and the African Union (AU).
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US report on COVID-19 origins finds lab leak theory 'plausible', calls for
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 8 (ANI): Amid widespread calls for a fresh probe into the origins of the coronavirus in China's Wuhan, a report on the origins of COVID-19 by a US government national laboratory concluded that the hypothesis claiming that the virus leaked from a lab in Wuhan is "plausib
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India to be key part of Biden's allocation plan of 25 million COVID-19 vac
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): Indian Ambassador to the United States, Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Thursday (local time) announced that India will be a big part of US President Joe Biden's newly-launched Global Allocation Plan of 25 million COVID-19 vaccines to neighbours and partner countri
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Jaishankar to meet US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 27 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is currently on a visit to United States, is scheduled to meet US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon on Friday, the Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said on Wednesday (local time).
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On COVID-19 vaccines, India says it's engaged with entities in US for proc
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): After US president Joe Biden announced the decision to distribute 80 million vaccines to countries in need, India said it is engaged with entities in the US for procurement and the subsequent manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines.
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80 million COVID-19 vaccines to be shared across world, no decision on all
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Noting that India has been a major priority for Washington given the surge of COVID-19 cases in the second wave of pandemic, President Biden's point-person for global pandemic response has said that no decision has been taken regarding ulitmate allocation o
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Achieving high COVID-19 vaccine coverage levels by summer can prevent mill
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New York [US], May 6 (ANI): A new study finds if the United States vaccinates half its population by the summer vs fall, 6.8 million cases could be prevented and USD 9.8 billion in societal costs could be saved.
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COVID-19: India receives 1.25 lakh vials of Remdesivir from US
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): As the United States continues to deliver vital medical supplies to India to support its fight against COVID-19, a flight from America carrying 1.25 lakh vials of an anti-viral drug Remdesivir landed in India on Sunday.
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US proud to deliver first shipment of oxygen equipment, raw materials for
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], April 29 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday said that the United States is proud to deliver its first shipment of critical oxygen equipment, therapeutics and raw materials for vaccine production to India to tackle COVID-19 crisis.
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First shipment of US COVID-19 relief material departs for India
Updated : 5 years ago IST
California [US], April 29 (ANI): The first shipment of the United States emergency COVID-19 relief material carrying 440 oxygen cylinders and regulators; 960,000 Rapid Diagnostic Tests and 100,000 N95 masks, departed from California to New Delhi on Wednesday (local time).
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US Senate passes COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 23 (ANI): The Senate on Thursday (local time) passed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, a bill that aims to end violence specifically targeted at Asian communities in the United States.
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Fauci warns of another COVID-19 surge in US
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], April 4 (ANI): The US top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci on Saturday (local time) warned that the United States may be on the cusp of another COVID-19 surge if Americans aren't careful.
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