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Japan offers vaccines to Taiwan-friendly islands in the Pacific
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 3 (ANI): Aiming to curb Chinese expansionism jointly with the US, Japan has urged leaders from Pacific island nations to unite against the authoritarianism of China by promising COVID-19 vaccine doses and economic assistance to the region.
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Study suggests patients with cancer respond well to COVID-19 vaccines
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 3 (ANI): An international team of researchers with a recent survey found that nearly all patients with cancer developed a good immune response to the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines three to four weeks after receiving their second dose.
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COVID-19 third wave will be 'ripple' in absence of faster spreading mutant
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): The third wave of COVID-19 will be a "ripple" but only if there is no significantly faster-spreading mutant, according to projections of the 'Sutra' model for COVID-19.
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Germany recommends mixing COVID vaccines
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], July 3 (ANI): Germany on Friday recommended that people mix AstraZeneca COVID vaccines with Pfizer or Moderna to enhance immune responses against coronavirus and shorten the interval period between the two shots.
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Brazil reports 1,857 more COVID-19 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Sao Paulo [Brazil], July 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil registered 1,857 more deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the national death toll to 521,952, the health ministry said Friday.
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Nepal to procure anti-COVID vaccine from China, signs non-disclosure agree
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], July 2 (ANI): Nepal will procure four million doses of Vero Cell vaccines from China under a non-disclosure agreement signed between the two nations, sources said though officials from the Ministry of Health and Population declined to comment on the issue.
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Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya visits SII vaccine plant in Pune
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], July 2 (ANI): Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday visited a vaccine manufacturing plant of the Serum Institute of India in Pune to review the production of vaccines.
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'Sufficient' number of COVID-19 vaccines arriving in Nepal 'day after tomo
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], July 2 (ANI): Nepal's caretaker Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Friday claimed that the country will receive a "sufficient" amount of COVID-19 vaccines for inoculation by the "day after tomorrow".
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India in touch with EU members for reciprocal acceptance of COVID-19 vacci
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): India has said it expects other EU countries to accept made in India COVID-19 vaccines and treat people vaccinated in India at par with those vaccinated in the EU, MEA said on Friday and noted that it is in touch with European Union member states on the is
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MP: Mad dash for COVID-19 vaccines creates stampede-like situation at vacc
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 2 (ANI): A stampede-like situation was seen at a COVID-19 vaccination centre in Lodhikheda of Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district as people rushed to get their COVID-19 shot.
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Nepal yet to receive 1 million COVID vaccine doses purchased from India: E
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Nepal on Friday said it is yet to receive a million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from India, for which the advance payment has already been done.
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India's vaccination coverage crosses landmark of 34 crore
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): India's cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage crossed the landmark of 34 crore on Friday. A total of 34,00,76,232 vaccine doses were administered till 7 am today, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) informed in a press release.
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