Coronavirus Vaccine
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Govt celebrated 'Tika Utsav' but made no arrangements to provide vaccines: Priyanka Gandhi
India | May 12, 2021, 01:59 PM ISTThe government had marked 'Tika Utsav', a vaccination drive between April 11 and 14, with an aim to inoculate the maximum number of eligible people against coronavirus amid a surge in cases.
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Harsh Vardhan to meet Health Ministers of states to review Covid-19 vaccination drive
India | May 12, 2021, 11:15 AM ISTUnion Health Minister Harsh Vardhan will chair a meeting with Health Ministers of states to review the vaccination drive.
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Global sale of Celltrion's COVID-19 antibody-drug Regkirona begins
World | May 12, 2021, 04:50 PM ISTTo assist with educating local doctors and nurses who will be in charge of administering Regkirona, Celltrion Healthcare has decided to send medical personnel to Pakistan.
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Canada's largest province halts AstraZeneca doses over blood clot concerns
World | May 12, 2021, 11:48 AM ISTCanada has lagged in vaccinating its population because it lacks the ability to manufacture the vaccines and like many countries has had to rely on the global supply chain for the shots.
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Delhi will float global tender for coronavirus vaccine: Manish Sisodia
India | May 11, 2021, 05:59 PM ISTThe Delhi government will float a global tender for procuring coronavirus vaccines, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Tuesday, as the city government grapples with a shortage of doses.
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Prioritise vaccinating those due for second dose of COVID-19 vaccine: Centre to states
India | May 11, 2021, 04:36 PM ISTThe Centre appealed to states on Tuesday to prioritise vaccinating those due for second dose of COVID-19 vaccine and reserve at least 70 per cent of the shots supplied from the central pool for the purpose.
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Share vaccine formula with other companies: Kejriwal to PM Modi
India | May 12, 2021, 12:02 AM ISTDelhi on Monday reported 319 more COVID-19 fatalities and 12,651 new infections, the lowest in four weeks, with a positivity rate of 19.10 percent, the Health Department said.
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US researchers develop new vaccine that blocks COVID-19, variants, other viruses
World | May 11, 2021, 11:39 AM ISTThe findings, published in the journal Nature, showed that the nanoparticle vaccine, in monkeys, blocked Covid-19 infection by 100 per cent. The new vaccine also elicited significantly higher neutralising levels in the animals than current vaccine platforms or natural infection in humans.
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Bharat Biotech commences direct supply of 'Covaxin' to 14 states
India | May 10, 2021, 12:13 PM ISTThe company is supplying vaccines to Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
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'Little room for judicial interference': Centre defends vaccine pricing policy in Supreme Court
India | May 10, 2021, 12:03 PM ISTSerum Institute of India is supplying Covishield to the Centre for Rs 150 a dose while to states for Rs 300 a dose. Private Hospitals are getting it at double the state's price at Rs 600.
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Over 17 crore free Covid-19 vaccine doses provided to states: Centre
India | May 10, 2021, 08:38 AM ISTAnurag Thakur's remarks came in response to Mallikarjun Kharge's letter to PM Narendra Modi urging him to use Rs 35,000 crore allocated in the Union Budget to ensure free vaccine.
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Jeetega India: Singer Shaan urges all to get vaccinated
Entertainment | May 09, 2021, 04:05 PM ISTSpeaking at India TV's conclave 'Jeetega India, Harega Corona', singer Shaan encouraged all to get vaccinated saying 'this too shall pass.'
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DCGI approves anti-COVID drug developed by DRDO for emergency use
India | May 09, 2021, 12:05 AM ISTThe drug has been developed by Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), a leading laboratory of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in collaboration with Dr Reddy's Laboratories in Hyderabad.
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US seconds India's plan for patent waivers on Covid-19 vaccines
World | May 06, 2021, 08:39 AM ISTThe US has joined calls for more sharing of the technology behind Covid-19 vaccines to help speed the end of the pandemic.
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Kapil Sibal slams Centre for not capping prices of Covid-19 vaccines
India | May 06, 2021, 08:09 AM ISTKapil Sibal said that he was surprised that why the Centre is not taking steps to cap the prices of the vaccines.
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Canada approves Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 12-15
World | May 06, 2021, 07:18 AM ISTCanada became the first country in the world to have okayed the two-dose Pfizer vaccine shots to children aged 12-15.
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Over 16.24 crore COVID vaccine doses administered in India: Govt
India | May 05, 2021, 11:21 PM ISTThe cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country so far stands at 16,24,30,828, the health ministry said on Wednesday.
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Get 5% discount on health policy if vaccinated: Reliance General
Business | May 05, 2021, 04:27 PM ISTReliance General is offering one time five per cent discount to customers taken the Covid-19 vaccination.
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Watch All India report of COVID vaccination drive
News | May 05, 2021, 01:46 PM ISTWatch All India report of COVID vaccination drive
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S Jaishankar, Anthony Blinken discuss increasing Covid vaccine production capacity
World | May 04, 2021, 04:48 PM ISTThe US has pledged $100 million in aid to India to fight the devastating surge in Covid-19 cases and has already sent four planeloads of oxygen cylinders and concentrators and vital medicines like Remdesivir.