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After Vij tests COVID positive, Bharat Biotech says COVAXIN efficacy can b
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): After Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij tested positive for the COVID-19 despite taking a shot of Bharat Biotech's vaccine candidate around two weeks ago, the company clarified on Saturday that its efficacy can only be determined 14 days after the second
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COVID-19 Vaccine should be given free to everyone: Nawab Malik
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 5 (ANI): A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held an all-party meeting on COVID-19 vaccination in the country, Maharashtra Cabinet Minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik has said that COVID-19 vaccine should be given free to every citizen of the co
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Two weeks after getting first Covaxin trial shot in Haryana, Anil Vij test
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij, who received the first dose of Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine candidate, Covaxin, during its Phase-III trial in the state two weeks ago, on Saturday said that he has tested positive for the virus.
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DBT's expert committee tracking developments related to COVID-19 vaccine:
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), December 4 (ANI): Department of Biotechnology Secretary Renu Swarup on Friday said that the ministry has set up a vaccine expert committee which will give scientific inputs on regulatory requirements related to COVID-19 vaccine.
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WHO chief urges global leaders to invest in COVID-19 vaccines
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 4 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday urged global leaders to invest in COVID-19 vaccines as a step to bring an end to the ongoing pandemic.
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Delhi govt starts enrollment of healthcare workers for COVID-19 vaccinatio
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): The Delhi government has started enrollment of healthcare workers for COVID-19 vaccination and instructed all the healthcare facilities -- institutions, nursing homes, OPDs and clinics -- to send names of their healthcare workers for the enrollment proce
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'Black Panther' actor Letitia Wright angers fans with anti-vaccine tweets
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington (US), December 4 (ANI): Hollywood actor Letitia Wright, who played the role of 'Shuri' in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's 'Black Panther' upset her fans after she tweeted a fact-free video from YouTube, questioning the safety and efficiency of the Covid-19 vaccine on Thursday (loc
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Narottam Mishra declared unfit to take part in Covid vaccine trial
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], December 4 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Friday said that he was declared unfit to participate in the trial for the COVID-19 vaccine and added that he is pained by the development.
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UK announces financial assistance to people "severely disabled" due to COV
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 4 (ANI): With the United Kingdom giving a thumbs up to Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for the masses, the government on Thursday (local time) said that if someone is "severely disabled as a result of taking a COVID-19 vaccine, they can access financial assistance thro
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COVID vaccine expected to be ready in next few weeks: PM Modi at all-party
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday informed the opposition leaders that a COVID-19 vaccine is expected to be ready in the next few weeks, and as soon as scientists give a green signal, vaccination will start in India.
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COVID-19 to strain more global credit conditions, trigger more downgrades:
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Singapore, December 4 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic will continue to put a heavy strain on global credit conditions in 2021 despite positive news on a vaccine, S&P Global Ratings said on Friday in its 'Global Credit Outlook 2021: Back On Track?'
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Canada targeting January for start of COVID-19 vaccine delivery
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], December 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The Canadian government is targeting January as the starting point for COVID-19 vaccine delivery throughout the country, Canada's Vaccine Distribution Czar Major General Dany Fortin said during a press conference.
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