Coronavirus Vaccine
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Centre's COVID-19 vaccine strategy 'abject failure': Priyanka Gandhi
India | Apr 21, 2021, 02:29 PM ISTPriyanka Gandhi Vadra said that constructive suggestions from opposition parties are being dismissed by the government.
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Covaxin neutralises double mutant strain of Covid-19: ICMR
India | Apr 21, 2021, 01:58 PM ISTICMR study shows Covaxin neutralises against multiple variants of SARS-CoV-2 and effectively neutralises the double mutant strain as well.
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Mamata faces reality check from BJP day after questioning Centre’s vaccine policy
India | Apr 21, 2021, 11:54 AM ISTCOVID-19: BJP leader Amit Malviya said that Mamata didn't attend any Covid management meeting held in the last three months. he said that this reflects Mamata's seriousness in dealing with the situation.
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SII CEO Poonawalla lauds PM Modi, Sitharaman for boost to vaccine production
News | Apr 21, 2021, 08:40 AM ISTSerum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Tuesday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman for what he called a ‘decisive policy changes’ and ‘swift financial aid’ to help Covid-19 vaccine production and distribution in India.
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Govt waives import duty on Remdesivir
India | Apr 20, 2021, 11:03 PM ISTThe Ministry of Finance, in a notification issued on late Tuesday night, removed the duty on import of pharmaceutical ingredients used to manufacture of the drug.
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COVID-19: US researchers develop new cheap, DNA vaccine which may offer protection from deadly virus
Health | Apr 20, 2021, 05:36 PM ISTUS researchers have developed a novel, low-cost DNA-based vaccine that may not only provide protection against existing variants of coronavirus, but also against its future strains.
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'Understand India's pharmaceutical needs': US to consider lifting ban on vaccine raw material supply
World | Apr 20, 2021, 02:50 PM ISTThe Biden administration has conveyed to India that they understand India's pharmaceutical requirements and has promised to review embargo on Covid-19 vaccine raw material.
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Experts suggest ways on how coronavirus can be controlled from spreading
News | Apr 20, 2021, 02:06 PM ISTIndia registered 1,761 Covid deaths in the last 24 hours, the biggest one-day spike, and over 2.59 lakh new cases. The total number of cases, which shows a worrying rise in the second wave of the pandemic, now stands at more than 1.53 crore.
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SC stays Allahabad HC's lockdown order in Lucknow, other cities
India | Apr 20, 2021, 03:04 PM ISTUP Lockdown, Lucknow, Varanasi Lockdown: Supreme Court has stayed Allahabad High Court's order to impose lockdown in Lucknow, Allahabad, Kanpur Nagar, Varanasi and Gorakhpur.
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Govt to provide Rs 4,500 cr booster to SII, Bharat Biotech for ramping up Covid vaccine production
India | Apr 20, 2021, 12:30 PM ISTCOVID-19 vaccine: SII will supply 200 million doses and Bharat Biotech is to supply another 90 million doses to the government by July at a pre-agreed rate of Rs 150 per dose.
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White House silence on lifting ban export of Covid-19 vaccine raw materials to India
World | Apr 20, 2021, 10:32 AM ISTThe question in this regard was asked twice on Monday -- once during the morning White House briefing on COVID-19 and later during the daily news conference by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki.
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COVID-19 vaccine for all above age of 18 years from May 1
News | Apr 20, 2021, 08:20 AM ISTIn a significant step, the Indian government on Monday announced that all persons above 18 years of age will be eligible to get COVID-19 vaccine doses from May 1, 2021.
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J&J seeks permission for phase-3 trial of its single-shot Covid-19 vaccine in India
News | Apr 20, 2021, 08:20 AM ISTSuch vaccines will be given emergency use approval mandating the requirement of post-approval parallel bridging clinical trial in place of conduct of local clinical trial under the provisions of the New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules 2019, the health ministry had said.
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PM Modi to meet COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers today
India | Apr 20, 2021, 06:26 AM ISTSo far, two vaccines -- Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine COVISHIELD manufactured by Serum Institute in India and indigenously developed COVAXIN by Bharat Biotech -- are being administered in India, while a third vaccine Sputnik V -- developed in Russia and to be imported and sold in India by Dr Reddy's Laboratories -- has also been approved by the Indian drug regulator.
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Johnson & Johnson seeks permission for phase-3 trial of its single-shot COVID vaccine in India
India | Apr 20, 2021, 01:24 AM ISTMultinational pharma giant johnson and johnson has applied to India's drug regulator seeking permission to conduct phase-3 clinical trial of its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine in India as well as import licence, sources said.
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Haqikat Kya Hai: Centre Decides To Give COVID19 Vaccination To All Above 18 Years From May 1
Hakikat Kya Hai | Apr 19, 2021, 11:20 PM ISTDrawling criticism over handling of the second wave of covid-19, the union government on Monday decided to allow vaccination to everyone above 18 years of age starting 1st May.
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Aaj Ki Baat April 19: Full Episode
India | Apr 20, 2021, 01:00 AM ISTHello and welcome to Aaj Ki Baat With Rajat Sharma, the only news show with real facts and no noise.
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Centre allows 'vaccine for all', those above 18 to get Covid shots from May 1
India | Apr 19, 2021, 07:53 PM ISTIn a significant step, the Central government on Monday announced that people above 18 years of age will be eligible to get coronavirus vaccine from may 1.
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Covaxin production to increase 10 times by September: Harsh Vardhan
India | Apr 18, 2021, 11:07 PM ISTUnion Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday said there will be a 10 times rise in Covaxin vaccine production by September while manufacture of remdesivir jabs, an anti-viral drug against COVID-19, will be doubled to 74.1 lakh each month by May.
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India registers 2.34 lakh new coronavirus cases, active cases climb to 16 lakh
News | Apr 17, 2021, 10:20 AM ISTMultiple states from Maharashtra to Uttar Pradesh and Punjab are enforcing stringent restrictions to break the chain of transmission following an unprecedented surge in new confirmed cases of Covid-19. With the central government laying emphasis on vaccination against coronavirus, school examinations across the country have either been postponed or cancelled as a second wave of the pandemic continues to infect tens of thousands each day.