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Japan to allow people to choose COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 28 (ANI/Sputnik): People in Japan will be given a choice of a coronavirus vaccine, a senior official in charge of the vaccination campaign, Fumiaki Kobayashi, said Sunday.
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Improved outlook, vaccine progress lift emerging east Asian bond markets
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], March 26 (ANI): An improving global economic outlook and progress on coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccinations have pushed up bond yields in emerging east Asia.
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Macron admits failures in vaccine rollout as Covid-19 cases surge in Franc
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Paris [France], March 25 (ANI): French President Emmanuel Macron has admitted failures in the country's vaccination campaign against COVID-19 and vowed to accelerate the rollout, days after the government was forced to impose new coronavirus restrictions to contain a surge of cases across th
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Doctors welcome second phase vaccination campaign commencing from March 1
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): The second phase of the coronavirus vaccination drive is going to kick start from March 1 with priority given to those who are above 60 and those over 45 with co-morbidities.
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WHO warns unequal COVID-19 vaccine distribution can lead to global risk
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 20 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday urged countries and drugmakers to help speed up the manufacture and distribution of vaccines across the globe, warning that the world could be "back at square one" if some coun
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Malaysia to begin COVID-19 vaccination campaign on February 26
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], February 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The first batch of Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine will be delivered to Malaysia on February 21, allowing the nation to launch the mass vaccination campaign on February 26, Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced on Tuesday.
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First batch of Pfizer's COVID vaccine arrive in Colombia
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], February 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The first batch of coronavirus vaccine has arrived in Colombia, now the country can start a vaccination campaign, the country's Ministry of Health said in a statement.
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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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Bangladesh starts COVID-19 inoculation drive with Indian-made vaccines
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], February 7 (ANI): Bangladesh on Sunday launched its nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign with the Made in India vaccine by Serum Institute of India, reported Dhaka Tribune.
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Algeria launches 1st phase of mass vaccination campaign against COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Algiers [Algeria], January 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The first phase of the mass vaccination campaign against the novel coronavirus has been launched in Algeria after the country received the first shipment of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, national media reported on Saturday.
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India's vaccine production capacity is best asset world has today, says UN
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], January 29 (ANI): Calling for India to play a major role in global vaccination campaign, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday termed the vaccine production capacity of India as the "best asset" that the world has today.
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New Zealand likely to keep borders shut for most of 2021 over COVID-19, sa
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], January 26 (ANI/Sputnik): New Zealand's borders are likely to remain closed for most of the year depending on the progress in the vaccination campaign against the coronavirus, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday.
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