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Scientists find new details about how immune system builds long-term memor
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 17 (ANI): Experts in Japan have identified a fundamental part of the immune system's long-term memory, providing a useful new detail in the pursuit to design better vaccines for diseases, ranging from COVID-19 to malaria.
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WHO chief raises concern over low COVID-19 vaccination rate in Africa
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 16 (ANI): Amid the spread of new COVID-19 variant Omicron, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday raised concern over the low vaccination rate in Africa.
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Germany expects to receive vaccines adapted to Omicron in early 2022
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], December 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany expects to receive the first deliveries of BioNTech vaccines adapted to the omicron coronavirus variant in the first quarter of 2022, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said.
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Bodh Raj Sikri & Team provided 10K corona vaccines by campaign trail
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], December 16 (ANI/PNN): Ghar Ghar Dustak campaign, initiated by Bodh Raj Sikri, has crossed 10,000 vaccinations and registrations in the first three weeks. "Better health care facilities, mainly provided by the Government, and the changed lifestyles of citizens hav
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Sustainable recovery from COVID-19 pandemic should begin with vaccines: In
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [India], December 16 (ANI): Emphasising that following the emergence of the Omicron variant, India had immediately offered support including supplying made vaccines to the affected countries in Africa, India at the UN said that sustainable recovery from the pandemic should start wit
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'China's vaccines invite criticism for lower efficacy'
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 15 (ANI): China as it tries to promote its vaccines have been questioned on its efficacy.
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US COVID deaths surpass 8 lakh, Biden prays for loved ones left behind
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 15 (ANI): Deaths from the COVID-19 in the US has surpassed the tragic numbers of 8,00,000 on Tuesday (local time) with President Joe Biden saying all "loved ones" left behind are remembered and the nation prays for them.
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Omicron: Effective strategy to ensure India's adult population is fully va
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar(Odisha) [India], December 15 (ANI): Amid concerns over the Omicron variant of COVID-19, NITI Aayog Member-Health, Dr VK Paul on Tuesday said that the effective strategy is to ensure that the adult population of India is vaccinated with the two doses of vaccines.
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Serum Institute working to develop COVID vaccine booster shot which is mor
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): Chief Executive Officer of the Serum Institute of India Adar Poonawalla on Tuesday said that they are working towards developing a vaccine booster shot which is more effective against Omicron virus.
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NTAGI, NEGVAC considering scientific evidence related to need, justificati
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): The Centre has told the Delhi High Court that the National Technical Advisory Group of Immunization (NTAGI) and National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC) are deliberating and considering scientific evidence related to the dosi
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India's cumulative COVID-19 vaccination exceeds 133.88 cr
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): With the administration of nearly 67 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, the cumulative vaccination coverage of India has exceeded 133.88 crore, the Union Health Ministry informed on Tuesday.
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Vaccines, previous infection may offer some stronger than basic protection
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 13 (ANI): A new study has found that people previously infected with COVID and those vaccinated will have some 'stronger than basic' defence against the Omicron strain of COVID-19.
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