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No shortage of COVID-19 vaccines but you lack maturity: Health Minister Ma
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): Following Rahul Gandhi's criticism over COVID-19 vaccine shortage in the country, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday took a swipe at the Congress leader by calling him "immature".
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Karnataka to get one crore COVID-19 vaccines, says Chief Minister
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Saturday that the Centre has assured to supply about 1 crore vaccines for the state in August.
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Over 3.14 Cr unutilised COVID-19 vaccine doses available with states/UTs,
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Saturday said that over 3.14 crore unutilised COVID-19 vaccine doses are presently available with the states, Union Territories (UTs), and private hospitals, and are yet to be administered.
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Off-target antibodies undermine HIV vaccine efforts
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
California [US], July 31 (ANI): A new study from Scripps Research suggests that some proof-of-concept HIV vaccines in early human trials generate antibodies that actively hinder protection by degrading the vaccine's payload.
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COVID-19: Kerala can vaccinate 1 crore people per month, says CM
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 31 (ANI): At a time when a six-member expert team from the Centre reached Kerala to study the spiralling COVID-19 cases, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the state has the capacity to administer COVID-19 vaccine to one crore people every m
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Need to reinforce messages on COVID Appropriate Behaviour, vaccine uptake,
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): In an online workshop organised by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) in collaboration with UNICEF, the ministry iterated the need to reinforce messaging on COVID Appropriate Behaviour (CAB) and to encourage vaccine uptake in the country. Read More
Initial results of AstraZeneca, Sputnik V 'mix & match' vaccine joint
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 30 (ANI): Announcing the initial safety results of the world's first study of a combination of the AstraZeneca and Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), on Friday said that interim analysis of the data demonstrates a high safety prof
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Brazil reports 1,318 more COVID-19 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], July 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil registered 1,318 more COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, raising its national death toll to 554,497, the health ministry said on Thursday.
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UK announces donation of 10 million Covid vaccines to Commonwealth, Asian
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): India has confirmed that it is not on the list of beneficiaries announced by the United Kingdom of 10 million vaccines to Commonwealth and several Asian countries.
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Expert panel recommends trials on mixing Covaxin and Covishield
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) on Thursday recommended granting permission for trials of mixing COVID-19 vaccines--Covaxin and Covishield--said sources.
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After denying pandemic in Tanzania, vaccination against coronavirus began
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Dadoma [Tanzania] July 29 (ANI/FENA): In one of the last countries in the world to accept vaccines against COVID-19, the President of Tanzania started a vaccination campaign on Wednesday by publicly receiving the vaccine and calling on others to do the same.
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HIV vaccine efforts are undermined by off-target antibodies
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
California [US], July 29 (ANI): Some proof-of-concept HIV vaccines in early human trials generate antibodies that actively hinder protection by degrading the vaccine's payload, suggests a new study from Scripps Research.
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