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Fauci addresses African Americans' vaccine concerns, says 'developed by Af
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 12 (ANI): As skepticism regarding the safety of COVID-19 vaccine among the African American community rises, US top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said that one of the major vaccine candidates has been worked on by an African American woman.
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Pfizer Covid Vaccine will be administered in less than 24 hours, says Trum
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 12 (ANI): Soon after the US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use across the country, President Donald Trump said that the vaccine will be administered "in less than 24 hours."
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US FDA authorizes Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
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New York [US], December 12 (ANI): The US Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use on Friday for the prevention of coronavirus disease in individuals 16 years of age and older.
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US purchases 100 million additional Moderna Covid19 vaccine
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Washington [US], December 12 (ANI): Biotech company Moderna on Friday (local time) announced that the US government will purchase an additional 100 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate, thus bringing its confirmed order commitment to 200 million doses.
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Number of Covid-19 vaccines growing but volume of doses remains concern, s
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization (WHO) is encouraged by the growth in the number of vaccines against COVID-19 that have performed well in clinical trials, although the organization remains concerned by the limited number of doses currently ava
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Indigenous mRNA vaccine candidate supported by DBT gets Drug Controller no
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): In a major development in the fight against COVID-19, India's first indigenous mRNA vaccine candidate has received approval from Indian Drug regulators to initiate Phase I/II human clinical trial.
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Punjab gears up with cold chain points for COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], December 11 (ANI): As Punjab gears up for the mega exercise with a total of 729 cold chain points, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday directed the Health Department to incorporate the results of the second sero survey in the strategy for Covid-19 vaccine roll-out so
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$9 billion ADB facility for members to access, distribute Covid-19 vaccine
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Manila [The Philippines], Dec 11 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a 9 billion dollar vaccine initiative -- the Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility (APVAX) -- offering rapid and equitable support to its developing members as they procure and deliver effective and safe
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Imran Khan govt did not take provinces into confidence on COVID vaccine, s
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], December 11 (ANI): Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Pechuho on Friday slammed the Imran Khan-led federal government for not taking provinces into confidence about the coronavirus vaccination timeline.
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COVID-19 cases in CAPFs cross 50,000-mark, 185 deaths
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New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): The Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) COVID-19 cases have crossed the 50,000-mark, leaving behind states like Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Puducherry etc.
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Russia's Sputnik V developers ready to share technology with Sanofi / GSK
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The developers of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus has expressed readiness to share its technology with France's Sanofi and the UK's GSK companies to help them with their vaccine development, the Russian vaccine's official Twitter acc
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OptraLABS received ICMR clearance for its COVID-19 recovery test kits
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], December 11 (ANI/NewsVoir): Pune based OptraLABS announced today that it has received approval from ICMR towards its COVID-19 rapid test kits named 'Optra-Shield'.
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