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Over 60 envoys to visit biotech companies in Hyderabad developing COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI): More than 60 foreign heads of missions will on Wednesday visit leading biotech companies in Hyderabad - Bharat Biotech and Biological E - which are developing vaccines against the novel coronavirus, sources said.
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Equity indices touch new highs, ITC top gainer
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 9 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices touched fresh highs during early hours on Wednesday as encouraging vaccine developments pushed investors towards riskier equities in global markets.
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64 foreign envoys leave for Hyderabad to visit biotech companies developin
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI): 64 foreign envoys, who are scheduled to visit leading biotech companies - Bharat Biotech and Biological E - which are developing vaccines against the novel coronavirus, have left for Hyderabad.
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NEGVAC working on management of COVID-19 vaccine roll-out: Govt
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday said that the Centre had in August this year constituted the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC), which is providing guidance on prioritisation of population groups, procur
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Centre develops 'Co-WIN' app to self-register for COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): Union Health Ministry had developed a digital platform 'Co-WIN' for real-time monitoring of COVID-19 vaccine. It will enable people to get themselves registered for vaccination.
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Luxembourg firm to set up cold chain facility for COVID vaccine in Gujarat
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): With the talks of starting COVID-19 vaccination doing round in India, Luxembourg based B Medical System is all set to start a specialised refrigerated vaccine transportation plant in Gujarat to ensure last mile drug delivery to villages across the coun
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COVID-19: Centre consults with states/UTs for cold chain storage of vaccin
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): In order to augment the cold-chain requirement for the storage of COVID-19 vaccine, the Union Health Ministry in consultation with states/Union Territories has assessed the additional requirement for cold-chain storage facilities like walk-in coolers,
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Six COVID vaccine candidates in different clinical trial stage in India, t
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday said that there are six COVID-19 vaccine candidates in different clinical trial stages being developed by various manufacturers in India.
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90-year-old British grandma is first in world to get Pfizer Covid vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 8 (ANI): Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old grandmother on Tuesday became the first Briton/person in the world to receive the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine shot outside of a clinical trial.
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Russia ready to produce COVID-19 vaccine in Algeria, says Ambassador
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia stands ready to produce a vaccine against the novel coronavirus on the territory of Algeria and has already discussed the matter with the country's authorities, Russian Ambassador to Algeria Igor Belyaev told Sputnik in an interview.
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Japan's AnGes begins Phase 2 clinical trials of DNA vaccine against COVID-
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan's AnGes biopharmaceutical company said on Tuesday that it had started phase 2 clinical trials of its DNA vaccine against the coronavirus.
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Fitch revises India's FY21 GDP contraction forecast to 9.4 pc
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 8 (ANI): Fitch Ratings has revised India's GDP forecast to minus 9.4 per cent in the current fiscal year from a previously projected contraction of 10.5 per cent after the economy staged a sharper rebound in the second quarter.
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