Coronavirus Vaccine
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Many states facing shortage of vaccine | Watch ground report
News | May 04, 2021, 12:20 PM ISTIndia is facing two of its worst possible crisis during the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic—record spikes in daily cases of Covid-19 and what several states have claimed a shortage of vaccine.
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UP: Media professionals be given priority in vaccination drive, free inoculation at workplace
India | May 04, 2021, 03:32 PM ISTThe Uttar Pradesh government has said that journalists should be allotted separate centres for vaccination, adding that arrangements should also be made at their workplace if required.
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Give priority to Maharashtra in vaccine allocation: Health Minister Rajesh Tope to Serum CEO
India | May 03, 2021, 11:58 PM ISTMaharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Monday urged Serum Institute of India Chief Executive Officer Adar Poonawalla to give priority to the state in providing its anti-coronavirus vaccine as the government was ready to purchase doses from the Pune-based company.
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Urgent need for 20 million vaccines to cover supply interruption triggered by rising demand in India
World | May 03, 2021, 11:33 PM ISTCOVAX, the global alliance to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, urgently needs 20 million doses to cover interruptions in supply triggered by increased demands for jabs in India, which is the main supplier of the AstraZeneca vaccines, the World Health Organisation said on Monday.
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Single COVID vaccine dose boosts protection against variants in previously infected: Study
India | May 03, 2021, 05:49 PM ISTA single dose of COVID-19 vaccine boosts protection against SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus variants, but only in those previously infected with the disease, according to a study.
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Bolstering India's Covid-19 fight: SBI allocates Rs 70 crore to combat second wave
Business | May 03, 2021, 03:29 PM ISTState Bank of India has tied with various hospitals for the vaccination of its employees. It has decided to bear the cost of vaccination for its employees and their dependent family members.
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Vaccine pricing policy may create disparity, revisit it: Supreme Court directs Centre
India | May 03, 2021, 12:27 PM ISTThe Supreme Court has directed the Centre to revisit its COVID-19 vaccine pricing policy.
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9 AM News | Delhi: Vaccination for 18+ category to begin today
News | May 03, 2021, 10:20 AM ISTThe third and the largest phase of vaccination will begin in Delhi on Monday. People in the 18-45 age group will be given jabs against coronavirus. Around 90 lakh people in this category will be eligible for the jabs.
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Delhi: Vaccination for 18+ category begins, 77 schools identified for inoculation exercise
India | May 03, 2021, 01:14 PM ISTDelhi government has placed orders for 1.34 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses with manufactures. The target is to inoculate all adults in three months.
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Bangladesh: PM Sheikh Hasina assures to procure Covid-19 vaccine at any cost
World | May 03, 2021, 07:14 AM ISTBangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has assured that her government will procure COVID-19 vaccines at any cost, and has also allocated financial help for marginalized families.
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Gujarat: Covid-19 Vaccination for 18-45 age group begins in 10 districts
India | May 01, 2021, 03:02 PM ISTThe drive began in Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Kutch, Mehsana, Bharuch and Gandhinagar districts, which are most affected most by the pandemic, officials said.
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WHO gives Emergency Use Authorisation to Moderna's COVID jab
World | May 19, 2021, 12:03 PM ISTThe authorization comes as the world works to ramp up its coronavirus vaccinations to significantly curb the pandemic over a year after it broke out in Wuhan, China.
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Russia begins production of world's first Covid vaccine for animals
World | May 01, 2021, 09:56 AM ISTThere is great domestic demand for the vaccine and the first batch of doses will be distributed within the country, it said, adding that foreign companies have also shown interest in it.
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Despite lockdown and night curfew, daily Covid cases hit 4 lakh for the first time
News | May 01, 2021, 09:00 AM ISTWith 4,08,323 new COVID-19 cases recorded until 11 p.m. on April 30, India became the first country in the world to register over 4 lakh infections in a single day. As many as 3,464 new deaths were also reported on the day.
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Supreme Court asks Centre to explain the logic behind Covid-19 vaccine pricing
News | Apr 30, 2021, 02:00 PM ISTThe Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Union of India (UOI) to explain the basis and rationale adopted with respect to the pricing of Covid-19 vaccines and other necessary items.
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No vaccination for 18+ category in Delhi on May 1: Arvind Kejriwal
India | Apr 30, 2021, 01:01 PM ISTDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said that no vaccination will be done for 18+ category in the national capital on May 1.
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Mumbai: Vaccination suspended for 3 days as stocks run out
India | Apr 30, 2021, 08:43 AM ISTBMC has said that no vaccination against Covid-19 will be held in Mumbai for the three days -- Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
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Delhi doesn't have sufficient vaccine doses for 18-44 age group: Satyendar Jain
India | Apr 29, 2021, 02:54 PM ISTDelhi recorded 368 more COVID-19 deaths and 25,986 cases with a positivity rate of 31. 76 per cent, according to the latest bulletin issued by the city health department. This was the seventh day on the trot that Delhi had recorded over 300 deaths due to coronavirus.
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Rahul Gandhi demands free vaccination for all, tweets dictionary meaning of word 'free'
India | Apr 29, 2021, 03:07 PM ISTRahul Gandhi has been demanding free Covid-19 vaccination for all citizens. They have also termed the centre's new vaccination policy discriminatory.
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Trucks carrying oxygen cylinder struck in traffic jam at Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway
News | Apr 29, 2021, 02:00 PM ISTThere is an acute shortage of oxygen supply in several states. Centre is providing oxygen cylinders to badly-hit COVID states. Amid this the trucks carrying oxygen cylinders are seen truck in traffic jam at Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway.