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India remains committed to assist people of Nepal in fighting COVID-19, sa
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India remains committed to assisting the people of Nepal in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Russian COVID-19 vaccine in phase 3 trial, to cost below USD 10 per shot i
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI): The Russian COVID-19 vaccine 'Sputnik V' will cost less than USD 10 (about Rs 730) per shot in India and the price is the same for all countries, Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said on Thursday.
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5,942 healthcare workers vaccinated against COVID-19 in Delhi today
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI): The daily number of COVID-19 vaccines administered to healthcare workers in the national capital neared the 6,000-mark for the first time on Thursday with 5,942 newly administered vaccines.
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Harsh Vardhan unveils IEC campaign to address vaccine hesitancy
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI): To address the emerging issue of vaccine hesitancy in some sections of the population in the country, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan, unveiled IEC posters on Thursday.
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U'khand govt asks Centre for 20,000 additional COVID-19 vaccines for Kumbh
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], January 21 (ANI): Amid the on-going first phase of the mass vaccination-drive for COVID-19, the Uttarakhand Government has asked the Centre for 20,000 additional vaccines for the occasion of Kumbh Mela.
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Biden to direct agencies to use Defense Production Act in COVID-19 fight
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 21 (ANI): US President Joe Biden will issue an executive order on Thursday directing agencies to use the Defense Production Act (DPA) and other powers to speed up the manufacturing of testing and vaccine supplies and other items needed to fight COVID-19 in the countr
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WHO chief thanks Biden for membership U-turn, US joining ACT Accelerator,
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 21 (ANI/Sputnik): World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday thanked new US President Joe Biden for honouring his pledge to U-turn on its membership status and join the organization's vaccine access initiatives.
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UAE authorises emergency use of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-1
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorized emergency use of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) confirmed on Thursday, noting that Phase III clinical trials were still ongoing in the UAE.
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Fire breaks out at Serum Institute in Pune, 10 fire tenders rushed to spot
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], January 21 (ANI ): As many as 10 fire tenders were rushed to the Serum Institute of India (SII) in Maharashtra's Pune on Thursday where millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccine are being manufactured.
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Russia ready to start delivering Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine to Philippines
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian Ambassador to Manila Marat Pavlov held talks with Philippine Secretary of Health Francisco Duque on the potential use of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 in the Southeast Asian country, and told him that the Russian Direct Investm
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India's gift of 1 million Covishield vaccines reaches Nepal
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI): India's gift of one million Covishield vaccines to Nepal, under the Vaccine Maitri initiative, has reached Kathmandu, said S Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs said on Thursday.
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Harsh Vardhan releases posters to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Thursday released posters prepared by the Health Ministry to address issues related to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy.
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