Lahore [Pakistan], April 1 (ANI): Pakistan's already-slow vaccination process has hit another snag as 550 doses of coronavirus vaccine have reportedly gone missing from Lahore's Service Hospital, Pakistani media reported.
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): With 13,04,412 vaccine doses administered till 7 pm on Wednesday, the cumulative number of coronavirus vaccine doses administered in the country has surpassed 6.43 crore, informed the Union Health Ministry.
Suva [Fiji], March 31 (ANI): Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama on Wednesday thanked the Government of India for providing the island country with Made-in-India COVID-19 vaccines.
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): A flight carrying a consignment of Made-in-India COVID-19 vaccines landed in Yemen on Wednesday under the 'Vaccine Maitri' initiative, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar informed.
Moscow [Russia], March 31 (ANI): Russia has registered the world's first animal vaccine against Covid-19, said Konstantin Savenkov, the deputy head of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) on Wednesday.
New York [US], March 31 (ANI): US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech will begin testing a freeze-dried version of its Covid-19 vaccine that will need no ultra-cold storage conditions in April, The Walls Street Journal reported, citing a source.
New York [US], March 31 (ANI): Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine is extremely effective in adolescents between 12 to 15 years old, perhaps even more than in adults, the companies reported on Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has urged the states and the union territories (UTs) to maintain vaccine wastage at less than one per cent.
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], March 31 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan and his wife Suprava Harichandan on Wednesday took the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine here at Raj Bhavan.
Washington [US], March 31 (ANI): American actor Jeremy Strong, widely known for his role in the HBO hit series 'Succession', will essay the role of Dr Jonas Salk, the inventor of the polio vaccine, in the upcoming biographical movie 'Splendid Solution'.
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): Meeting of Subject Expert Committee (SEC) of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) will be held on Wednesday to deliberate on emergency use authorisation application of Russian vaccine Sputnik V.