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Mexico to receive 1 million doses of Indian-made COVID-19 vaccine, says Pr
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], February 11 (ANI): Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador at a news conference on Wednesday informed that the country would receive around a million doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine sent from India in the early hours of Sunday.
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SC refuses to entertain PIL seeking directions to prevent sale of counterf
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New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions under the Disaster Management Act to prevent the sale of counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines, and asked the petitioner to file a fresh one, with "concrete fa
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Benefits of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine outweigh risks: WHO
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Moscow [Russia], February 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) said on Wednesday that the benefits of the AstraZeneca/Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine outweigh the potential risks.
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Prince Charles, Camilla get first COVID-19 vaccine dose
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London [UK], February 10 (ANI): Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, has received his first Covid-19 vaccination shot, along with his wife, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, a Clarence House spokesman said on Wednesday.
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Europe was too late to approve COVID-19 vaccines, too optimistic on mass p
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Brussels [Belgium], February 10 (ANI): President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday that Europe was late to authorise COVID-19 vaccines and too optimistic on mass production.
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Dominica, Barbados receive 'Made in India' COVID-19 vaccines
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New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): Dominica and Barbados on Wednesday received 'Made in India' COVID-19 vaccines under the Vaccine Maitri initiative, said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
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Afghan President expresses gratitude to India, PM Modi for 'gift of vaccin
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New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday thanked India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the gift of water through the signing of an agreement on Shehtoot dam, and 5,00,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine given by India.
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Wide-scale irregularities found in administration of Chinese Sinopharm vac
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Karachi [Pakistan], February 9 (ANI): There have been wide-scale irregularities in the administration of COVID-19 vaccines in Pakistan's Sindh province, including administering the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine to people over 60 years of age, non-frontline health workers and unrelated people, so
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Johnson confident in COVID-19 vaccines as South Africa pauses AstraZeneca
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London [UK], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK government is "very confident" about the effectiveness of all the COVID-19 vaccines that the country has approved for use so far, despite South Africa's decision to pause the rollout of the AstraZeneca/Oxford University vaccine over fears that it
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South African opposition slams govt vaccination drive amid halted AstraZen
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Johannesburg [South Africa], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): South Africa's political opposition has slammed the country's government for its handling of the coronavirus vaccine roll-out after Johannesburg halted its plans to use the AstraZeneca vaccine, a Sputnik correspondent reported Monday.
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Seoul may consider purchasing Sputnik V, other vaccines due to new coronav
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Seoul [South Korea], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said that the South Korean government would likely to consider buying Russia's Sputnik V and other coronavirus vaccines to curb the spread of new virus variants and forestall delays in deliverie
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India dispatches COVID-19 vaccines to Barbados, Dominica
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 8 (ANI): India on Sunday dispatched two consignments of Covishield COVID-19 vaccines to the countries of Barbados and Dominica under the Vaccine Maitri initiative.
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