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AstraZeneca's vaccine less protective against virus variant in South Afric
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], February 8 (ANI): South Africa is pausing the country's rollout of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after a study showed it offered reduced protection from the COVID-19 variant first identified there, CNN reported citing South African health officials on Sunday (
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India dispatches COVID-19 vaccines to Barbados, Dominica
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 8 (ANI): India on Sunday dispatched two consignments of Covishield COVID-19 vaccines to the countries of Barbados and Dominica under the Vaccine Maitri initiative.
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Village volunteer dies 2 days after COVID-19 vaccination in Andhra, cause
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], February 8 (ANI): A female volunteer from a village in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday died two days after receiving a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. The cause of her death is currently unknown.
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France begins distributing AstraZeneca COVID vaccine amid UK variant warni
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Paris [France], February 7 (ANI): France began distributing the AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday as epidemiologist Arnaud Fontanet warned the coronavirus variant B.1.1.7 -- first identified in the UK - could be dominant in the country by March.
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Iran to start COVID-19 vaccination on Tuesday: Health Minister
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tehran [Iran], February 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Iranian Minister of Health and Medical Education Saeed Namaki announced on Sunday that vaccination against COVID-19 will start on Tuesday, official news agency IRNA reported.
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Estonia receives first batch of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], February 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Estonia has received the first batch of the coronavirus vaccine developed by the UK-Swedish AstraZeneca pharmaceutical company along with Oxford University, the Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs said on Sunday.
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India stands with its friends, says Jaishankar as Indian-made vaccines arr
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 7 (ANI): India will always stand with its friends, said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar as a consignment of Indian-made vaccines arrived in Afghanistan on Sunday.
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Maldives vaccinates over 6,000 people against COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Male [Maldives], February 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The Maldives has vaccinated over 6,000 people against the COVID-19 pandemic in the first six days of its vaccination program, local media citing the Health Protection Agency (HPA) reported here Sunday.
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After receiving Indian COVID vaccines, Nepal concludes first phase of vacc
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Kathmandu [Nepal], February 7 (ANI): After receiving one million doses of Indian-made COVID-19 vaccine, Nepal has completed the first phase of its vaccination drive with as many as 184,857 persons receiving the first dose of the vaccine in the country.
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Australian govt confirms digital vaccine certificate system
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Canberra [Australia], February 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The Australian government has revealed its plans for digital coronavirus vaccine certificates.
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Bangladesh starts COVID-19 inoculation drive with Indian-made vaccines
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], February 7 (ANI): Bangladesh on Sunday launched its nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign with the Made in India vaccine by Serum Institute of India, reported Dhaka Tribune.
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WHO assures support for Nigeria on COVID-19 vaccines
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], February 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) has assured Nigeria that it will support the country to procure, distribute and administer COVID-19 vaccines.
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