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Should people in government hang themselves if vaccine production is insuf
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 13 (ANI): Union Minister DV Sadananda Gowda on Thursday asked whether people in the government should hang themselves if the production of COVID-19 vaccines is insufficient.
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Delhi Health Minister suggests Centre should float global tender for COVID
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday said that he has suggested to the Union Health Ministry that the Central government should float a single global tender instead of various states to purchase COVID-19 vaccines.
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Centre extends gap between two doses of COVISHIELD from 6-8 weeks to 12-16
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Thursday accepted the recommendation of the COVID working group to extend the gap between the first and second doses of COVISHIELD vaccine to 12-16 weeks. The present gap between the two doses of the COVISHIELD vaccine is 6-8 wee
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Centre, Bharat Biotech willing to invite other companies to scale up Covax
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Amid the reports of vaccine shortage from various state, Central government and Hyderabad based Bharat Biotech is willing to invite other companies who want to produce COVAXIN to increase the production, said NITI Aayog member, Dr VK Paul, on Thursday.
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Sputnik V could be available in India from next week: NITI Aayog
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Amid reports of the shortage of COVID-19 vaccine in various states, Sputnik vaccine has arrived in India, and "hopefully" it will be available in the market from next week, said Dr VK Paul, member (health) of the NITI Aayog, on Thursday.
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BMC becomes first civic body to float global tenders for procuring COVID-1
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 13 (ANI): Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has become the first municipal corporation in India to float global tenders for procuring COVID-19 vaccines as the country continue to face vaccine shortage amid the deadly second wave of the pandemic.
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Pakistanis inoculated with Chinese vaccine need to undergo mandatory quara
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 13 (ANI): Pakistanis travellers inoculated with the Chinese vaccine against coronavirus will have to undergo mandatory quarantine in Saudi Arabia as per new conditions imposed by the Kingdom.
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Delhi witnesses dip in COVID cases, records 10,489 new infections in last
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Amid the crisis of COVID-19 vaccine in Delhi, the national capital continues to witness a dip in the COVID-19 cases with just 10,489 new infections recorded in the last 24 hours, which is the lowest since April 11, according to the health bulletin by the Delh
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K'taka health minister seeks IISc's support in tackling COVID-19
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 13 (ANI): Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Thursday interacted with Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Director Prof. Govindan Rangarajan to seek premier science institute's support in tackling the second wave of the COVID-19 across the state.
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Czech Republic registers six new deaths possibly linked to vaccination aga
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Prague [Czech Republic], May 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The Czech Republic has registered six cases of death suspected to be connected with vaccination against COVID-19 over the past week, the State Institute for Drug Control (SUKL) said on Thursday.
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Several vaccination centres shut in Delhi due to non-availability of Covax
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Several vaccination centres where Covaxin is being administered in the national capital on Thursday remained closed for the age group of 18-44 years due to its non-availability.
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Taiwan chides China for using COVID-19 vaccines as political tool
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Taipei [Taiwan], May 13 (ANI): Taiwan has condemned the Chinese government for using vaccines as a political tool to pressure the Tapei's diplomatic allies to switch allegiance after Honduras said it is mulling the possibility of opening a trade office in China in a bid to acquire COVID-19 v
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