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Long queues outside vaccination centres in WB's Siliguri, women wait for h
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], July 24 (ANI): Following an alleged vaccine crisis in West Bengal, women, especially the mothers of children between the age group of 0-12 years, waited in long queues outside a Covid vaccination centre in Niranjan Nagar of West Bengal's Siliguri district on F
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Nearly 39 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India today
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday informed that India's cumulative COVID vaccination coverage has exceeded 42.75 crores (42,75,00,272).
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May need COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for emerging variants: AIIMS chief
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): With various mutations of the SARS-CoV-2 emerging in the near future, there might be a need for the country to adopt a booster dose with second-generation COVID-19 vaccines, said All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) chief Dr Randeep Guleria. Read More
Abdullah Shahid praises India for supplying COVID-19 vaccines, essential m
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] July 23 (ANI): Minister of Foreign Affair of Maldives and President-Elect of the 76th UN General Assembly Abdullah Shahid on Friday commended India's generosity for ensuring COVID-19 vaccine supply to 95 countries and providing essential medicines to 150 countries in the wo
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Indian govt's expert group in talks with Pfizer over COVID vaccine: Health
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): An expert group of the Indian government is in talks with global pharma major Pfizer over COVID vaccine supply, said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday.
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S.Korea to extend toughest social-distancing rules in capital area for 2 w
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Seoul [Korea] July 23 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea's health authorities decided Friday to extend the toughest social-distancing rules in the capital area for two more weeks amid the continued resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Over 2.75 crore COVID vaccine doses still available with states, UTs: Cent
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): Amid reports of shortage of COVID-19 vaccines from several parts of the country, the Central government on Friday informed that more than 2.75 crore unutilised doses are still available with states, union territories and private hospitals.
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Sean Penn wants all cast, crew members of 'Gaslit' Watergate Series to be
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 23 (ANI): Hollywood star Sean Penn has refused to return to work on Starz's Watergate series 'Gaslit' until all cast and crew on the production have had the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Researchers develop new cell-analysis technique to fight tuberculosis
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], July 23 (ANI): During a new study, researchers paved the way for new vaccine strategies against tuberculosis, and provided insights into fighting other infectious diseases around the world by analyzing how individual immune cells react to the bacterium that causes this deadly
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EU is donating more than 200 million vaccines by end of year
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium] July 23 (ANI/FENA): The European Union announced on Thursday that it will donate more than 200 million doses of vaccines against COVID-19 to countries with average and low incomes before the end of this year.
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Arunachal aims to achieve 100 pc first dose COVID-19 vaccination coverage
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], July 23 (ANI): The Arunachal Pradesh Government aims to innoculate 100 per cent of the state's population against COVID-19 by mid-August, Chief Minister Pema Khandu said.
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Brazil reports 1,412 more COVID-19 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], July 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil has registered 1,412 more COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, raising its national death toll to 547,016, the health ministry said on Thursday.
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