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Extended gap between 2 doses of Covishield reasonable approach, India must
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 14 (ANI): Dramatically ramping up COVID-19 vaccination drive is key to ending the crisis in India and extending the gap between two doses of Covishield is a "reasonable approach," White House chief medical adviser Dr Anthony Fauci told ANI in an exclusive interview on
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US CDC says fully vaccinated people no longer need masks indoors or outdoo
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 14 (ANI): The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday (local time) announced that people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no longer need their masks indoors and outdoors.
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We received last COVID vaccine batch on May 9, not certain about next batc
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 13 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday said that the state had received a batch of COVID vaccines on May 9 and neither the Centre nor the vaccination manufacturers are certain about the availability of the next batch.
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'Lancet report on India COVID-19 response another attempt to undermine dev
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 13 (ANI): Medical journal Lancet's latest report on COVID-19 situation in India that discusses the Indian government's management of the pandemic is yet another attempt by the big pharma lobby to undermine the "abilities of a developing country to challenge their mono
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Should people in government hang themselves if vaccine production is insuf
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 13 (ANI): Union Minister DV Sadananda Gowda on Thursday asked whether people in the government should hang themselves if the production of COVID-19 vaccines is insufficient.
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Delhi Health Minister suggests Centre should float global tender for COVID
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday said that he has suggested to the Union Health Ministry that the Central government should float a single global tender instead of various states to purchase COVID-19 vaccines.
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BMC becomes first civic body to float global tenders for procuring COVID-1
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 13 (ANI): Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has become the first municipal corporation in India to float global tenders for procuring COVID-19 vaccines as the country continue to face vaccine shortage amid the deadly second wave of the pandemic.
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Czech Republic registers six new deaths possibly linked to vaccination aga
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Prague [Czech Republic], May 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The Czech Republic has registered six cases of death suspected to be connected with vaccination against COVID-19 over the past week, the State Institute for Drug Control (SUKL) said on Thursday.
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Taiwan chides China for using COVID-19 vaccines as political tool
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], May 13 (ANI): Taiwan has condemned the Chinese government for using vaccines as a political tool to pressure the Tapei's diplomatic allies to switch allegiance after Honduras said it is mulling the possibility of opening a trade office in China in a bid to acquire COVID-19 v
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Tech transfer, voluntary licenses to improve vaccine supply: FICCI
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Industry body FICCI said on Thursday the government should focus on connecting with global pharmaceutical companies to facilitate technology transfer and voluntary licenses to Indian companies which have the capacity and capability for mass production of Covi
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Rajasthan to float global tender to buy 1 cr COVID vaccine doses
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], May 13 (ANI): The Rajasthan state cabinet on Wednesday gave the nod to float a global tender to purchase 1 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines.
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Centre should have brought out global tenders for one-stop COVID vaccine p
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], May 12 (ANI): Demanding free vaccination for every citizen of the country, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said it would be better if the Central government, instead of the state governments, would have brought out global tenders for the procure
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