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Rahul poses questions on vaccination strategy, asks by when will all India
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday posed questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding government strategy for vaccination against COVID-19, asking which vaccine candidate will be chosen and if PM Cares Fund will be used to ensure free vaccinat
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US official says 20 million Americans can be vaccinated in December, 25 mi
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States hopes to immunize 20 million residents in December and at least 25 million each month in 2021, Operation Warp Speed chief adviser Moncef Slaoui said in a news conference at the White House.
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Ontario should vaccinate newborns for hepatitis B, study suggests
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Ontario [Canada], October 26 (ANI): Not all pregnant women are universally screened for hepatitis B virus (HBV) in Ontario, even though this screening is recommended, and the majority of those who test positive do not receive follow-up testing or interventions, leading to infections of newbo
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Odisha begins preparation of database of frontline workers for COVID-19 va
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], October 24 (ANI): The Odisha government on Friday has started preparing a data base of healthcare workers and anganwadi workers, who will be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Will other states need to have election to get vaccinated against COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): Taking a dig at BJP's manifesto for poll-bound Bihar where it promised free COVID-19 vaccine for all if it came to power, senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Thursday asked if all states need to have assembly elections in order to get free vaccines.
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BJP manifesto promises free COVID vaccination for all in Bihar
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], October 22 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday released its manifesto for three-phased Bihar elections and promised that after the approval of the coronavirus vaccine from ICMR, every person in the State will get vaccinated free of cost.
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Americans' willingness to take COVID-19 vaccine plunges 11 points to 50pc
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Acceptance of a COVID-19 vaccine by US adults plunged by 11 percentage points in late September from a month earlier, with half of those surveyed saying they would refuse to be vaccinated, a Gallup poll revealed on Tuesday.
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After Serum Institute tweet, Union Health Ministry says its disagrees with
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): Following a tweet by the Serum Institute of India, the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said it disagrees with the mathematics which asked the government whether it has Rs 80,000 crore to buy and distribute COVID-19 vaccine to everyone in India.
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Pre book your vaccination through WONDRx app
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI/NewsVoir): A Mumbai-based health-tech start-up launched an application for Indian citizens to book an appointment with the nearest doctor or the vaccination clinic to get themselves vaccinated.
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Just 21 pc Americans would agree to get vaccinated against COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Only about one-fifth of Americans would want to get a coronavirus vaccine as soon as possible if it became available, a new YouGov poll conducted for CBS shows.
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US vaccinates 'several hundred' people in first days of phase 3 COVID-19 t
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], July 31 (Sputnik/ANI): The United States vaccinated several hundred volunteers during the first days of two Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trials, senior administration official told reporters.
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WHO, UNICEF alert of drop in vaccinations during coronavirus pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 15 (Sputnik/ANI): The world has seen a dramatic decline in the number of children vaccinated during the novel coronavirus pandemic and can experience a surge in preventable diseases, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF
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