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US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy wraps global tour for World Mental Health
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
America's top doctor, Murthy travelled to Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru to commemorate World Mental Health Day, earlier this week.
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US Surgeon General declares firearm violence in America a public health cr
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
In a new advisory released on Tuesday, US Surgeon General, Dr Vivek Murthy said that gun violence in the US is an urgent public health crisis that demands the "collective commitment of the nation" to put an end to it, reported CNN.
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Barack Obama to visit Karnataka’s Mandya in December
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Former US President Barack Obama will be visiting Karnataka’s Mandya in December this year, along with Dalai Lama to lay the foundation stone of the International Yoga and Meditation Centre.
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U.S. surgeon general says India important partner going forward
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The top official of the Biden administration lauded India and US' commitment to lead the global effort to end the COVID-19 pandemic and also stressed how the partnership between India and US could take on any future pandemic.
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White House officials, US lawmakers celebrate Diwali with Indian diaspora
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 27 (ANI): Several officials of the White House and US lawmakers celebrated Diwali with the Indian diaspora in Capitol Hill on Wednesday (local time).
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Top Biden administration official and US lawmakers celebrate Diwali at Cap
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 27 (ANI): Top official of the White House and influential US lawmakers together with members of the Indian diaspora gathered for the Diwali celebration on Capitol Hill.
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US to roll out COVID-19 vaccine booster shots in September, say health off
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): Booster shots of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are set to become available for all adults in America beginning next month, the country's top health officials announced on Wednesday.
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'Misinformation prolongs pandemic', says US Surgeon General
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 15 (ANI): US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has warned that health misinformation, including disinformation, continues to prevent Americans from getting vaccinated, prolonging the ongoing COVID pandemic and putting lives at risk.
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US faces resurgence of COVID-19 infections due to Delta variant
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 16 (ANI): Despite a steady COVID-19 vaccination pace, the United States faces a resurgence of infections due to the Delta variant, which was first identified in India, experts said.
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COVID-19: US Surgeon General urges parents to get their kids vaccinated
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 15 (ANI): US Surgeon General Dr Vivek Murthy has made an appeal to the people of the United States to get their children vaccinated against COVID-19, a move that is aimed at addressing vaccine hesitancy among some parents in the country.
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Only way to address COVID-19 is global cooperation, mutual support: US Sur
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 26 (ANI): Indian-American physician Vivek Murthy, the 21st Surgeon General of the US on Sunday (local time) said that the only way to address a global COVID-19 pandemic is global cooperation and mutual support.
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US Senate vote to confirm Indian-American Vivek Murthy as Biden's surgeon
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 24 (ANI): The Senate voted on Tuesday (local time) to confirm Indian-American Dr Vivek Murthy to be US President Biden's surgeon general, handing the administration one of its top public health officials amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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