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EC seeks explanation from Kerala CM on free COVID-19 vaccine announcement
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 15 (ANI): The State Election Commission has sought an explanation from Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan regarding violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) over his recent announcement that COVID-19 vaccine will be provided free of cost in Kera
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No indication new COVID-19 variant in UK interferes with vaccine effective
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organisation is aware of reports that a new variant of COVID-19 has been identified in the United Kingdom, although there is no evidence to suggest that the mutation will impact the effectiveness of vaccines against the diseas
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Africa can teach world about mass vaccination campaigns: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Africa has built more experience than any other continent in conducting large-scale health campaigns during the many past epidemics it had to face, inspiring confidence in its ability to manage the distribution of a coronavirus vaccine, WHO He
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Israel to start phase 2 of COVID-19 vaccine trials in coming days, says De
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) has successfully completed phase one of the domestic coronavirus vaccine trials and plans to start phase two of the clinical trials in the coming days, the Israeli Defense Ministry said on Monda
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Sputnik V vaccine efficacy confirmed at '91.4 per cent' during Phase 3 tri
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 14 (ANI): The efficacy of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine has been confirmed to be 91.4 per cent, based on data analysis of the final control point of clinical trials, announced the Gamaleya National Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology and the Russian Direct I
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Trump congratulates US on administration of first COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 14 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Monday congratulated the world after the administration of the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in the country, which has recorded the highest number of cases globally.
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COVID-19 vaccination: Centre issues guidelines for safe waste disposal of
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): As COVID-19 vaccination programme will soon start in India, the Union Health Ministry has pledged for "One needle, One syringe, Only one time" and prepared guidelines for safer disposal of used injections.
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Bogus voting took place in CM Vijayan's constituency: Kerala BJP VP
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], December 14 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state vice-president KS Radhakrishnan on Monday alleged that bogus voting took place in the constituency of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan during the local body polls.
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100 people will receive Covid vaccine at booth per day, eventually, everyo
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], December 14 (ANI): As India is on the brink of welcoming the coronavirus vaccine, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey on Sunday claimed that "everyone will get the vaccine".
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COVID-19 vaccine preparations at war footing in Uttarakhand
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], December 14 (ANI): The preparations for COVID-19 vaccination is being undertaken on a war footing in Uttarakhand. The vaccination will start as soon as vaccines are made available by the Centre, said State Health Secretary Amit Negi.
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Trump, White House staffers not among first to get COVID vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 14 (ANI): Days after the US Food and Drug Administration approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) said that he along with the White House (WH) staffers would not be among the first in the country to get th
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Canada gets first batch of Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine: Trudeau
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], December 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The first batch of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has been delivered to Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.
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