Kathmandu [Nepal], July 2 (ANI): Nepal's caretaker Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Friday claimed that the country will receive a "sufficient" amount of COVID-19 vaccines for inoculation by the "day after tomorrow".
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): NITI Aayog member (Health) Dr VK Paul on Friday confirmed that India is in talks with US pharma giant Johnson & Johnson for their single-dose COVID-19 vaccine named Janssen.
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): A decision on the approval of Zydus Cadila's COVID-19 vaccine Zydus Cov-D is expected soon, Dr VK Paul, Member (Health) of the NITI Aayog said on Friday, adding that the data and evaluation would determine the outcome.
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): India has said it expects other EU countries to accept made in India COVID-19 vaccines and treat people vaccinated in India at par with those vaccinated in the EU, MEA said on Friday and noted that it is in touch with European Union member states on the is
Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 2 (ANI): A stampede-like situation was seen at a COVID-19 vaccination centre in Lodhikheda of Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district as people rushed to get their COVID-19 shot.
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): People often cannot choose what vaccine they get and a vaccine should not put a person at disadvantage if it is approved and is in use, Estonia Ambassador to India Katrin Kivi said on Friday.
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Nepal on Friday said it is yet to receive a million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from India, for which the advance payment has already been done.
Canberra [Australia], July 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Former Australian Prime Minister (PM) Malcolm Turnbull has described the country's coronavirus vaccine rollout as a "failure of public administration."
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): India's cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage crossed the landmark of 34 crore on Friday. A total of 34,00,76,232 vaccine doses were administered till 7 am today, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) informed in a press release.
Amsterdam [Netherlands], July 2 (ANI): The Netherlands became the latest European Union (EU) country to approve the Serum Institute of India (SII)-manufactured Covishield vaccine for travellers, days after India pushed for the approval of its COVID-19 vaccines in Europe.
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his criticism of the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination process.
Washington [US], July 2 (ANI): US top coronavirus adviser Dr Anthony Fauci on Thursday (local time) said that most COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective against the rapidly spreading Delta variant and reiterated his request for people to get vaccinated as soon as possible.