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SC directs Centre to submit complete data on purchase history of COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Central government to submit complete data on its purchase history along with administration of doses of all the COVID-19 vaccines-- Covaxin, Covishield and Sputnik V-- till date.
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Mamata calls Centre's claim of vaccinating all citizens before Dec 2021 a
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Howrah (West Bengal) [India], June 2 (ANI): Claiming that BJP-led Union government is not sending vaccines to states, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday slammed the Centre's claim to complete COVID-19 vaccination in India by December 2021, and called it a hoax.
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Odisha's Naveen Patnaik writes to all CMs, seeks consensus for Centre proc
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 2 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has written to Chief Ministers of all states and Union Territories stating that instead of competing against each other for vaccines they should arrive at a consensus to demand a centralised procurement of gl
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Govt holding discussions with Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson: MoS G Kishan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): The Central government is importing COVID-19 vaccines and is in talks with COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy said on Wednesday.
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Must find ways to ensure affordable access to key drugs amid COVID-19: Har
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): As Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan completed his tenure as the Chairman of the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board, he said that there is no scope for industries to stick to intellectual property rights (IPR) of COVID-19 vaccines and that o
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Centre is encouraging black marketing of COVID vaccines: Kerala govt to HC
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], June 2 (ANI): The state government on Wednesday submitted its response to the Kerala High Court on the COVID-19 vaccination policy and said, "The Central government is encouraging black marketing. Why are different rates being fixed? Rates must be fixed based on the c
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DCGI waiver likely to bring foreign vaccines like Pfizer, Moderna a step c
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has done away with specific trials of COVID-19 vaccines that have been approved by other international regulatory bodies - a big move likely to clear the way for foreign vaccines like Pfizer and Moderna for the
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Canada recommends mixing, matching of COVID-19 vaccines
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], June 2 (ANI): Canada on Tuesday recommended mixing and matching of AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.
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Nepal receives 800,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine from China
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 2 (ANI): Nepal on Tuesday received a consignment of 800,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines from China on grant basis as per the commitment made during talks between Presidents of the two nations.
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BRICS backs India-South Africa's COVID-19 vaccine patent waiver proposal
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): BRICS on Tuesday extended their support for a temporary global waiver on patent protection for COVID-19 vaccines and also reiterated the need for sharing of vaccine doses, transfer of technology, development of local production capacities and supply chains fo
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TRIPS waiver will facilitate wider access to technologies needed for COVID
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): The proposal by South Africa and India for a temporary global waiver on patent protection for COVID-19 vaccines will facilitate wider access to technologies needed to produce vaccines, South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor on Tuesday.
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Mixing of COVID-19 vaccines not protocol yet, clarifies Centre
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): The Government of India on Tuesday clarified that mixing of COVID-19 vaccines is not protocol yet and asserted there is no change in the schedule of two-dose vaccines Covishield and Covaxin.
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