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Healthcare workers fight vaccination hesitancy in Maharashtra villages
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) [India], May 19 (ANI): Only 40 people aged 45 years and above have taken their COVID-19 shot in Dhanora tehsil villages in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra. This is not a story of just one village. According to grassroots healthcare workers in Dhanora tehsil, rumou
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Karnataka receives 2 lakh doses of Covishied vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 19 (ANI): Karnataka received 2 lakh doses of Covishied vaccine on Wednesday as part of the order placed by the state government, Health, and Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar informed.
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Both Pfizer, Moderna vaccines effective on B.1.617 COVID-19 strain: US Stu
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 19 (ANI): COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna work against B.1.617 variant of the virus that was first identified in India, according to a new study.
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Government hesitancy about pushing COVID-19 vaccination is costing Hong Ko
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, May 19 (ANI): Government hesitancy about pushing COVID-19 vaccination is costing Hong Kong.
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More pharma companies should be allowed to produce COVID-19 vaccines: Niti
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said that more pharma companies should be allowed to manufacture the COVID-19 vaccine in the country during the pandemic to scale up production.
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Kenya Deputy High Commissioner's son takes jab at COVID-19 vaccination in
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Kenya's Deputy High Commissioner Irene Achieng Oloo accompanied her son as he received his first jab of COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Delhi's Malviya Nagar on Tuesday.
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Johnson & Johnson working with Telangana-based pharma company to manuf
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): US pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson has joined hands with Biological E Limited (Telangana-based pharma company) for the manufacturing of the COVID-19 vaccine, as per an official statement on Tuesday.
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Vaccination stopped in Telangana since last 4 days despite regular supply:
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 18 (ANI): Stating that 'like every other state' Telangana is recieving the required amount of vaccine doses, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy on Tuesday questioned the Telangana Government for allegedly stopping the vaccination drive
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Over 20.78 cr COVID-19 vaccine doses provided to states, UTs so far
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): The Central government has provided over 20.78 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses to states and Union Territories (UTs) so far.
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Slow vaccine roll-out could risk advent of new variants, warns Chinese exp
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 18 (ANI): Chinese infectious disease specialist has warned that slow global COVID-19 vaccine roll-out risks allowing new variants to emerge as the world continues to combat the pandemic.
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Vaccination for India's large population can't be completed within 2-3 mon
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], May 18 (ANI): The Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Tuesday said his firm has "never exported vaccines at the cost of the people of India."
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J-K orders 1.2 cr COVID vaccines
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kashmir (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 18 (ANI): An order for 1.2 crore doses of COVID vaccines have been placed as part of ongoing vaccination drive in the valley, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole informed on Tuesday.
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