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Bharat Biotech confirms deal with Brazil to supply 20 million doses of Cov
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 26 (ANI): Bharat Biotech International Limited on Friday confirmed that the company has signed an agreement with Brazil for the supply of 20 million doses of Covaxin vaccine.
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Queen Elizabeth II urges public to get vaccinated against COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], February 26 (ANI): Queen Elizabeth II has urged people to get COVID-19 vaccinations while adding that her own jab "didn't hurt at all."
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Tedros lauds India, PM Modi for supporting vaccine equity
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 25 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday thanked India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "supporting vaccine equity".
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India offers 'Made in India' vaccines to all foreign diplomats and their f
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): Envoys, UN workers and people working in intergovernmental agencies and their families may not have to worry about Covid-19 vaccines. The Indian government has offered India-made vaccine in a special Covid vaccine drive for diplomats in all locations
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India's proposal at WTO for TRIPS waiver gets support from 57 nations, say
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): As many as 57 members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) have supported India's proposal for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver on COVID-19 vaccines, said Union Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal on Thursday.
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"Private sector has to be involved in India's growth story" Nirmala Sithar
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 25 (ANI/NewsVoir): At an exclusive interactive session organized by the Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce (BCIC) this Sunday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that India's growing and aspiring needs, as well as demands, cannot be only
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Worrisome Covid mutation that may weaken effectiveness of vaccines found i
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], February 25 (ANI): A new form of coronavirus variant is spreading rapidly in New York City and it carries a worrisome mutation that may weaken the effectiveness of vaccines, according to The New York Times.
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'Made in India' COVID-19 vaccines dispatched to Cote d'Ivoire
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): Keeping up with the commitment to assist in the pandemic period, India on Thursday dispatched the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines to Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
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Pressure mounts on WTO to consider India's proposed IPR waiver on COVID va
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): As the world grapples to counter the pandemic, pressure on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is mounting to seriously consider a proposal by India and South Africa for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver on COVID-19 vacc
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'Keeping our African commitment': Jaishankar after Ghana receives Made-in-
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Wednesday informed that Ghana received the Made-in-India COVID-19 vaccines under the 'Vaccine Maitri' programme.
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New COVID-19 strains not 'more infectious', need to aggressively monitor s
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): With two new strains of Covid-19, one each from the UK and Brazil, confirmed in a number of states, AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria on Wednesday said that vaccines will be able to control the spread of coronavirus and lessen the mortality rate.
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Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi regarding purchase of COVID-19 vaccines
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 24 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines and make the upcoming Assembly polls safe.
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