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COVID vaccine booster dose may benefit organ transplant patients: Study
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): Organ transplant recipients may get benefit from a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as a booster shot that will push the response rate, according to a study conducted by Canadian scientists.
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Indian Immunologicals hands over first lot of Covaxin drug substance to Bh
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 13 (ANI): In order to augment the Covid-19 vaccine production capacity in our country so that a significant percentage of the population can get vaccinated at the earliest, the Central Government requested that Indian Immunologicals Limited (IIL) and Bha
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Difficulties in getting licences, permissions for vaccine lessened during
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 13 (ANI): Serum Institute of India's chairman and managing director Cyrus Poonawalla on Friday praised the Narendra Modi government for bringing reforms in the vaccine industry for getting permissions and licences on priority and said difficulties to get licenses an
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US approves third dose of COVID vaccine for people with weak immune system
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 13 (ANI/FENA): US drug regulators say transplant recipients and others with severely weakened immune systems may receive an extra dose of Pfizer or Moderna to better protect them as the delta variant of the coronavirus continues to spread.
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India achieved 99 pc coverage of DPT3 vaccine in 2021 amid COVID pandemic:
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 13 (ANI): During the COVID-19 pandemic, India prioritised childhood immunisation programme as an essential service and achieved an all-time high coverage with DPT3 vaccine in the first quarter of 2021, said Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director WHO South-E
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Immunocompromised people in US to get 3rd dose of COVID-19 vaccines
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the emergency use of the third dose of both Moderna and Pfizer vaccines against COVID-19 for immunocompromised people.
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India's cumulative COVID vaccination coverage exceeds 52.89 crore
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): India's cumulative COVID vaccination coverage on Thursday exceeded 52.89 crore (52,89,27,844) with five states namely Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh administering more than 1 crore cumulative doses of vaccine in the age g
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75 mn Covaxin doses supplied, more by September, says Bharat Biotech's Suc
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): Bharat Biotech on Thursday informed that the Hyderabad- based company has till now supplied 75 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin and more will be supplied this month.
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Top officials from Quad countries meet, discuss counter terror, Covid-vacc
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] August 12 (ANI): Senior officials from the four-member countries of the Quad grouping on Thursday discussed ways to advance cooperation in areas including maritime and cyber-security, counter-terrorism, higher education, climate change, critical and emerging technologies a
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Argentina's Laboratorios Richmond delivers first batch of Sputnik V vaccin
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia] August 12 (ANI): Argentina's Laboratorios Richmond has delivered the first batch of over 1 million doses of the Sputnik V vaccine produced in Argentina to the country's health ministry, the company said in a joint statement with the Russian Direct Investment Fund on Thursday.
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Reliance Foundation provides 2.5 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses free to Keral
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], August 12: In a boost to the vaccination initiatives of the Government of Kerala, Reliance Foundation has provided 2.5 lakh free COVID-19 vaccine doses to the state.
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Tokyo Olympics: JSW Group announces cash rewards for Indian medal winners
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): JSW Group has announced awards amounting to more than Rs 25 million for all the Indian medal winners at the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics.
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