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If children are safe, future of the country is safe: Mandaviya urges peopl
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 1 (ANI): As registrations for COVID-19 vaccination of children falling into the age bracket of 15 to 18 years commenced from today on the Co-WIN portal, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday said that the safety of children secures the future of the c
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Study on feasibility of mixing COVID-19 vaccine doses to be available by F
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): The effectiveness of heterologous vaccine doses against new COVID-19 variants is likely to come in six weeks after the trial in the Christian Medical College, Vellore, said top virologist, Dr Gagandeep Kang, on Friday.
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'Ending 2021 on a great note', says Mansukh Mandaviya as India's COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): On New Year's eve, as India crossed a milestone of administering 145 crore COVID-19 doses to the eligible population, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said 'ending the year on a great note'.
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Discussions underway for WHO approval for Corbevax COVID-19 vaccine, says
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Houston [US], December 31 (ANI): Corbevax, a 'recombinant protein sub-unit' vaccine developed by Texas-based vaccine developers, was recently granted emergency approval by the Indian government and will be manufactured by the Hyderabad-based company Biological E, one of the world's largest v
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Allow COVAXIN to get in the game: Tennis star Connors urges US to approve
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 31 (ANI): As the US continues to register a record number of COVID-19 cases, American tennis legend Jimmy Connors has called on the Biden government and country's regulatory authority to recognise India's indigenously developed coronavirus vaccine COVAXIN for its
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Covaxin found to be safe, immunogenic in 2-18 age group in phase 2, 3 stud
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 30 (ANI): Hyderabad based vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech on Thursday announced that Covaxin (BBV152) has been found to be "safe, well-tolerated, and immunogenic" in the age group of 2-18 years in phase II/III study, said a company's statement.
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Eligible attendees to be offered booster shots at Sundance Film Festival
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 30 (ANI): The Sundance Film Festival has planned to offer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to all eligible in-person attendees.
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COVID vaccines are disease-modifying, don't prevent infection: ICMR
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): All COVID vaccines do not prevent infection and are primarily disease-modifying, said Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday.
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90 pc of adult population in India vaccinated against COVID-19 with first
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): Approximately 90 per cent of the adult population in India has been vaccinated against COVID-19 with the first dose, said The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday.
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Mexico's sanitary regulator approves use of Cuba's Abdala vaccine
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], December 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Mexican sanitary regulator Coferpis said it has approved the use of Cuba's Abdala vaccine against COVID-19.
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India's cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 143.8 crore
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): With the administration of 63,91,282 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 143.83 crore (1,43,83,22,742) as per provisional reports till 7 am today, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Th
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Woman vaccinated 4 times tests positive for COVID-19, prevented from flyin
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], December 30 (ANI): A woman who had been vaccinated four times tested positive for COVID-19 at the Indore airport following which she was prevented from boarding a Dubai-bound flight, officials said on Wednesday.
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