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Yet another milestone in fight against COVID-19: Adar Poonawalla on Covova
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): After the Covovax vaccine got WHO's approval for emergency use, Chief Executive Officer of the Serum Institute of India Adar Poonawalla on Friday said that this is yet another milestone in our fight against COVID-19.
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WHO approves emergency use of COVID-19 vaccine Covovax
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 17 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) said it had approved the Covovax coronavirus vaccine, which is manufactured by the Serum Institute of India under license from US company Novavax, for emergency use.
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Sputnik vaccines induce robust neutralizing antibody response to Omicron,
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 17 (ANI): Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) on Friday said that Sputnik V and Sputnik Light vaccines induce robust neutralizing antibody response to COVID-19 variant Omicron.
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Israel to donate one million COVID-19 vaccine doses to African countries t
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 17 (ANI): In the coming weeks, the State of Israel will transfer one million Astra Zenica COVID-19 vaccine doses to African countries through the International Covax Vaccine Distribution Mechanism.
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Scientists find new details about how immune system builds long-term memor
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 17 (ANI): Experts in Japan have identified a fundamental part of the immune system's long-term memory, providing a useful new detail in the pursuit to design better vaccines for diseases, ranging from COVID-19 to malaria.
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China's Sinovac booster shot is 94 pc efficient against Omicron, claims co
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 17 (ANI): China's biotech firm Sinovac claimed that a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine is 94 per cent effective against the Omicron variant of the COVID-19.
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Madhya Pradesh inoculates 82 pc of its residents with second COVID-19 vacc
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], December 17 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh inoculated around 82 per cent of its residents with the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine, said Vishvas Sarang, State Minister of Medical Education on Thursday.
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COVID-19 cases rise to 527,714 in Myanmar
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], December 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 cases has risen to 527,714 in Myanmar after 211 new infections were reported in the past 24 hours, according to a release from the Ministry of Health on Thursday.
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WHO chief raises concern over low COVID-19 vaccination rate in Africa
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 16 (ANI): Amid the spread of new COVID-19 variant Omicron, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday raised concern over the low vaccination rate in Africa.
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UK reports 88,376 new Covid cases, biggest daily spike since pandemic bega
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 16 (ANI): The United Kingdom on Thursday reported 88,376 COVID-19 cases, breaking the previous record for the highest number of cases ever recorded since the pandemic began.
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Bharat Biotech donates 2 lakh Covaxin doses to Vietnam
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Hyderabad-based biotechnology company Bharat Biotech on Thursday announced that it will donate two lakh doses of its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin to Vietnam.
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Egypt approves COVID-19 booster shots
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], December 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Egypt has approved on Thursday the administration of a third COVID-19 vaccine booster shot for those who received their second shot at least six months ago, according to a statement by the country's government.
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