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Maharashtra wants to prioritise beneficiaries of 2nd dose of COVID-19 vacc
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 8 (ANI): Flagging the issue of shortage of COVID vaccines to innoculate the beneficiaries of the age group of 18-44 years in Maharashtra, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said the second dose of vaccine is also pending for those of 45 years and above.
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Why Covaxin being manufactured only at pvt institute? Madras HC asks Centr
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 8 (ANI): The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court on Friday questioned the Central government why Covaxin, the vaccine against COVID-19 which was developed with the assistance of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Institute of Virology
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COVID-19: WHO approves emergency use of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 8 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday approved the Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, paving the way for it to be rolled out globally.
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HC directs Centre to inform when Kerala will receive its share of Covid va
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], May 8 (ANI): The Kerala High Court on Friday sought a response from the Centre regarding the time frame within which the Kerala Government would get its share of COVID vaccine doses.
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Pfizer applies for permit to administer COVID-19 vaccine to teens
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): US drugmaker Pfizer has applied to Switzerland's medicines regulator for the extension of the use of its coronavirus vaccine to teens of 12-15 years, the watchdog said on Friday.
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EMA safety committee probing cases of new side effect from AstraZeneca vac
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Medicine Agency (EMA) said on Friday that its committee on vaccine safety asked AstraZeneca to provide additional trial data on its COVID-19 drug for an inquiry into cases of a rare autoimmune disorder following vaccination.
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WHO, medicines regulators call on drug manufacturers to open access to cli
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 7 (ANI/Sputnik) : The WHO and the International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities (ICMRA) urged the pharmaceutical industry to open access to clinical data for all new medicines and vaccines for reasons of "overriding public health interest."
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Maharashtra Health Minister requests Centre for more COVID-19 vaccines, ox
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 7 (ANI): Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Friday requested the Central government for more COVID-19 vaccines, oxygen supply, Remdesivir injections, in wake of the prevailing situation of the pandemic.
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TRIPS waiver will facilitate scaling up, timely availability of affordable
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New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): India has worked with South Africa and other partners in the WTO to seek relaxation in the norms of the TRIPS agreement, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Friday and noted that this waiver will be an important step for enabling the rapid scal
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Pfizer, BioNTech seek full approval of COVID-19 vaccine across US
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 7 (ANI): Pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and BioNTech on Friday said that they have started the process for getting the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) complete authorisation of its COVID-19 vaccine after having emergency use authorization for almost five months.
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Nepal refutes claims of COVID-19 cases at Everest, other mountain base cam
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 7 (ANI): The Nepal government has refuted reports of the COVID-19 outbreak at Mount Everest and other mountain base camps, as the second wave of pandemic sweeps the Himalayan nation.
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Health Ministry requests States, UTs to prioritise beneficiaries of 2nd do
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New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Friday requested all the states and Union Territories to prioritise the beneficiaries of the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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