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India dispatches first consignment of 100,000 Covishield vaccines to Maldi
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): India dispatched the first consignment of 100,000 doses of Covishield vaccines from Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Male in the Maldives on January 20.
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Uttrakhand to receive additional 92,500 doses of Covishield
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttrakhand) [India], January 19 (ANI): Uttrakhand will receive additional 92,500 doses of Covishield vaccine from the Centre that will reach Dehradun airport on Wednesday, said the Chief Minister's office on Tuesday.
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India honoured to meet healthcare needs of global community: PM Modi on su
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): As India is set to begin supplies of COVID-19 vaccines to its neighbouring countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that India is honoured to be a long-trusted partner in meeting the healthcare needs of the global community.
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NITI Aayog Member urges healthcare workers to fulfil their responsibility,
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): Urging health workers to fulfil their "societal" responsibility" by getting vaccinated against COVID-19, senior government officials on Tuesday said there should be no cause of vaccine hesitancy and the vaccines are very safe.
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There is no choice between vaccines, says Karnataka Health Minister over K
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 19 (ANI): After the Karnataka Association of Resident Doctors' objected to taking the Covaxin shot developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech and requested the government to use Covishield vaccine instead, Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Tue
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India to begin COVID-19 vaccine supply to six countries including Banglade
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): India will begin supplies of COVID-19 vaccines being manufactured in the country to Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and Seychelles from Wednesday.
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Iraq approves Sinopharm, AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], January 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The Iraqi authorities have approved the coronavirus vaccines by UK-Swedish company AstraZeneca and China's Sinopharm for emergency use, the Iraqi Ministry of Health said on Tuesday.
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Jaishankar meets African envoys, discusses issues including Covid vaccines
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar on Tuesday held talks with envoys of African countries, including Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Botswana, Burundi, Zimbabwe and Ethiopia.
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WHO chief warns against COVID-19 vaccine distribution, says 'world is on b
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 19 (ANI): As several countries have rolled out coronavirus vaccines, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has questioned the fairness in the distribution of the vaccines and said that the world is on the "brink of a catastr
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India will provide COVID-19 vaccines to Bhutan for free, says PM Tshering
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Thimphu [Bhutan], January 18 (ANI): Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering on Monday said that the Indian government has announced that they will provide COVID-19 vaccines for free.
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COVID-19 vaccines are safe, says TN Health Secy after inoculation
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 18 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Health Secretary Dr J Radhakrishnan was inoculated against COVID-19 on the second day of the vaccination drive in Trichy on Sunday.
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Brazil's health regulator authorises use of AstraZeneca, Sinovac vaccines
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], January 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa) on Sunday approved the use of two vaccines against the coronavirus disease, developed by companies AstraZeneca and Sinovac.
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