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Senior intelligence official raises concern over China, Russia targeting C
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 13 (ANI): As countries are either in the process of administrating Covid -19 vaccines or are gearing up to do so, the director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC), has raised concerns over the efforts by China and Russia to target the vacc
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Covishield, Covaxin are safest of COVID-19 vaccines, side-effects are neg
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New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): Covishield and Covaxin, the two COVID-19 vaccines which have received Emergency Use Authorisation (EAU) have been tested on thousands of people and side-effects are negligible, Dr VK Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog, said on Tuesday and noted that the
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COVID-19 vaccine may cost between Rs 200 to 295 in India: Health Ministry
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday said the COVID-19 vaccine may cost in the range of Rs 200 to 295 in India and two vaccines -- Covishield and Covaxin -- have received Emergency Use Authorisation (EAU) after going through established saf
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First consignment of COVID-19 vaccine from Serum Institute arrived at Hyde
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 12 (ANI): The first consignment of COVID-19 vaccines from Serum Institute of India arrived at Hyderabad airport on Tuesday, confirmed the airport's CEO Pradeep Panicker.
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Chennai receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccines
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Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 12 (ANI): Chennai on Tuesday received the first batch of COVID-19 vaccine 'Covishield', informed an official notification.
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HLL, a govt PSU, to procure Covid-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI): HLL Lifecare Limited, a Government of India enterprise, is going to be the procurement agency to buy vaccines from Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech for the vaccination drive.
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Scientists take step forward in developing vaccine for leishmaniasis
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], January 11 (ANI): The researchers from University of York have taken an important step forward in developing a controlled human infection model to test vaccines for one of the most neglected tropical diseases 'leishmaniasis'.
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Pune firm gears up to transport Covid-19 vaccines
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India] January 11 (ANI): As India is all set to start the massive inoculation drive against the COVID-19 outbreak, the Pune-based logistic firm Kool-ex Cold Chain is prepared to transport the vaccine vials from Serum Institute of India to other parts of the country. Read More
IMA endorses safety, efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, requests its 3.5 lakh
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New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI): Endorsing the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Monday announced that it has decided to actively take part in the mission of COVID vaccination programme rolled out by Government of India.
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India's economy poised for recovery supported by vaccine rollout: Fitch
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [USA], January 11 (ANI): Fitch Ratings expects India's economy to contract by a record 9.4 per cent in the current fiscal year ending March 2021 (FY21) amid the shock from coronavirus pandemic but this represents a 1.1 percentage point improvement from its our previous forecast, ref
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Trust COVID-19 vaccines, no need for unnecessary questions, says Rajasthan
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], January 11 (ANI): Ahead of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the country, Rajasthan Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma hit out at those questioning the efficacy of vaccines, stating that trials have been conducted and there is no time to raise apprehensions over inocul
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Karnataka ready to start COVID-19 vaccinations: State Health Minister
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 10 (ANI): Karnataka is ready to start COVID-19 vaccinations, said State Health Minister K Sudhakar during his visit to a state storage facility for vaccines here on Sunday.
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