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WHO issues Emergency Use Validation for Pfizer, BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization said on Thursday it had issued an emergency use validation for the vaccine against the coronavirus developed by the Pfizer and BioNTech companies, the first one since the start of the pandemic.
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After PM's message, healthcare workers, scientists enthused on roll out of
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New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Director-General Dr Shekhar Mande on Thursday expressed that it gives CSIR confidence when the country's highest office says that we are capable of delivering vaccines to the people.
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Government could evaluate AstraZeneca, Covaxin: Dr Vijay Bhaskar
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Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 31 (ANI): The government could evaluate two vaccines including the indigenously researched Covaxin and AstraZeneca to address the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr Vijay Bhaskar, Chairman of the Ethics Committee, Clinical trials and research said on Thursday.
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Indian envoy meets Nepal minister, assures cooperation in procurement, sup
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Kathmandu [Nepal], December 31 (ANI): India's Ambassador to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra met country's new Health Minister Hridayesh Tripathi on Thursday and reiterated India's continued support in common efforts to deal with COVID-19 including cooperation in procurement and supply of the vaccin
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Fake federations of fatwa are enemies of humanity: Naqvi
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New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday said that fake federations of fatwa work against the welfare of common people and they are enemies of humanity.
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South Koreans working with US forces become first to receive COVID-19 vacc
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Seoul [South Korea], December 31 (ANI/Sputnik): South Koreans working at US military bases in the country have become the first citizens to be inoculated against the coronavirus, media reported on Thursday.
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Centre asks states/UTs to gear up for rollout of COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): With the objective of gearing up for the rollout of COVID-19 vaccine across the country, the central government has asked all States and Union Territories to ensure effective preparedness for the vaccine rollout.
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Total of 800,000 Israelis vaccinated against COVID-19 since start of campa
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Tel Aviv [Israel], December 31 (ANI/Sputnik): Over 150,000 Israeli citizens received a vaccine against the coronavirus over the past day, taking the total count of those vaccinated to 800,000, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday.
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Govt placed orders for procurement of 83 crore syringes for COVID vaccinat
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New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): In anticipation of the much-awaited COVID-19 vaccine, the government has placed orders for procurement of nearly 83 crore syringes to be used for coronavirus vaccination and the Universal Immunization Programme, a statement from the Union Health Ministry
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Amid global criticism, China approves Sinopharm vaccine for general use
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 31 (ANI): Amid global criticism over the efficacy of the Sinopharm vaccine against COVID-19, China on Thursday approved the country's first coronavirus vaccine for general public use, reported New York Times (NYT).
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Argentina authorizes use of AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], December 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina's National Administration of Drugs, Foods and Medical Devices (ANMAT) on Wednesday approved the use of vaccine from AstraZeneca, a multinational pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical company, against Covid-19 in the country.
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India will have COVID-19 vaccine within days: Dr Randeep Guleria
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New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): Terming the approval for Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for use in the UK as a "big step forward", AIIMS Delhi Director Dr Randeep Guleria on Wednesday said that India will have the COVID-19 vaccine within days.
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