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Afghanistan confirms new polio case in Uruzgan, raising 2025 total to 9 am
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Afghanistan reported a new polio case in Uruzgan, bringing the 2025 total to nine. Officials warned insecurity and limited access hinder vaccination, putting children at risk. Public health authorities urged Kabul and Islamabad to strengthen cross-border immunisation to achieve complete poli
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Pakistan: Man held for confining polio worker in Karachi
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The conflict began when a polio worker entered the building to administer vaccines. The resident, identified as a mobile market trader, and his family refused to comply with the vaccination efforts and allegedly forcibly confined the polio worker to a room within the flat.
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M-Pox remains public health emergency: WHO
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The WHO has retained M-Pox's status as a public health emergency of international concern, citing a surge in cases and the spread of the clade Ib variant to Europe and Asia. With over 46,000 suspected cases reported in Africa this year, the organisation emphasises the urgency of a unified
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Diphtheria cases surge in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa despite vaccination efforts
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Diphtheria cases have surged in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, with children across the province continuing to face health risks despite ongoing vaccination efforts led by the Expanded Program of Immunisation (EPI) and the K-P Health Department.
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Dr VK Paul lauds people, govt's efforts as India sets 'new record' by jabb
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): India on Sunday crossed a big milestone of administering two billion COVID vaccine doses, a year after it launched the world's largest vaccination drive against Coronavirus. The country has been trying to ramp up vaccination efforts amid global concerns over
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US announces USD 25 million aid to support India's COVID-19 vaccination pr
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [US], July 28 (ANI): The United States on Wednesday announced USD 25 million assistance to support COVID-19 vaccination efforts across India.
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UNICEF reaches coronavirus vaccine supply agreement with Moderna
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday that it has reached an agreement with vaccine manufacturer Moderna to supply their international vaccination efforts against the novel coronavirus.
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Philippines citizens rejecting Chinese COVID-19 vaccines due to delays, er
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], May 27 (ANI): Owing to repeated delays, disorganisation and erratic supplies, many citizens of the Philippines are rejecting COVID-19 vaccines from China.
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Another Indian company, Shilpa Medicare, joins efforts to ramp up manufact
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 17 (ANI): In a bid to speed up India's COVID-19 vaccination efforts, another Indian company, Shilpa Medicare has joined efforts to ramp up the manufacturing capacity of the Sputnik V vaccine.
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PM Modi speaks to Trudeau, assures support to Canada's vaccination efforts
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke to his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau and assured that India will do its best to support Canada's COVID-19 vaccination efforts.
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PM Modi lauds country's COVID vaccination efforts
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that India has come up with more than one vaccine within a year to fight against the COVID-19 and is also providing it to the world which will further boost self-confidence.
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Govt officials likely to hold meeting to discuss future course of COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI): To discuss the future course of COVID-19 vaccination efforts, the government officials likely to hold a meeting with representatives of pharmaceutical industries and other stakeholders on Monday.
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