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More than 22 lakh average precaution doses administered per day: Health Mi
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 27 (ANI): India has crossed a significant milestone in the national countrywide vaccination programme as more than 211 crore COVID vaccination doses were administered so far, the Union Health Minister Manuskh Mandaviya on Friday said that more than 22 lakh average p
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Novak Djokovic pulls out from US Open due to vaccination policy of federal
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
It is not the first time that Djokovic has faced this issue. Earlier in January this year, he could not participate in Australian Open due to the same reason
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Nigeria introduces Bharat Biotech's Rotavac vaccine to immunise children
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 24 (ANI): Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL), the Indian vaccines and bio-therapeutics manufacturer, on Wednesday announced that its rotavirus oral vaccine ROTAVAC has been introduced to immunise its children from the life-threatening diarrhoeal
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Russia develops Delta & Omicron-adapted Sputnik V vaccine
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 23 (ANI): Russia's Gamaleya National Research Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology (Gamaleya Center) and the Russian Direct Investment Fund announced the development of the Sputnik V vaccine specifically adapted against Delta and Omicron variants of coronavirus.
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Study: New model for predicting belief change
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 21 (ANI): A new kind of predictive network model could help determine which people will change their minds about contentious scientific issues when presented with evidence-based information.
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India has become world's largest startup ecosystem: JP Nadda
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Nahan (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 20 (ANI): The national president of Bharatiya Janata Party JP Nadda on Saturday stated that India has more than 75,000 startups, making it the country with the largest startup ecosystem in the world.
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Over 12 cr COVID-19 precaution doses administered in last 24 hours
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): The cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed the 208.95 crore mark on Thursday, with over 12 crore precaution doses administered till 7 am on August 18.
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WHO says Monkeypox vaccines efficacy below 100 per cent
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 18 (ANI): Vaccines against monkeypox are not 100 per cent effective and that is why, people must reduce their own risks of infection, WHO technical lead Rosamund Lewis said on Wednesday.
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Finance Ministry contributed over Rs 900 cr in COVID vaccine development:
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): The Union Finance Ministry contributed more than Rs 900 crore to COVID vaccine development under 'Mission COVID Suraskha' resulting in India becoming a leader in vaccine production, said a top official.
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COVID still not over, precaution dose vaccination rate needs a boost: Dr V
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI): With the country still reporting nearly 10,000 COVID cases daily, Dr VK Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog on Wednesday said that the pandemic is still not over while also urging the citizens to increase the rate of vaccination of the precaution dose among
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India has made remarkable contribution in vaccine production: Nirmala Sith
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that India has made a remarkable contribution over the decades in vaccine production and now supplies nearly 60 per cent of the world's demand.
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Millions more children to benefit from world's first malaria vaccine: UNIC
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 17 (ANI): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has awarded a contract for the first ever supply of a malaria vaccine to pharmaceutical company GSK with a value of up to USD 170 million.
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