Coronavirus Vaccine
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Single-dose Sputnik Light vaccine set for launch in September, likely to be priced at Rs 750: Report
India | Aug 13, 2021, 10:03 AM ISTPanacea Biotec has partnered Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) to launch the Russian Sputnik V vaccine in India.
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COVID vaccine production ramped up to 40 lakh doses per day, says MoS Health
India | Aug 07, 2021, 09:58 AM ISTThe Minister emphasised that the government has made continuous efforts to ensure that vaccines reach people and informed that trials of vaccines for children are underway.
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US gave only 7.5 mn doses of COVID vaccine to India, need to do more: Krishnamoorthi
India | Aug 07, 2021, 06:34 AM ISTHis statement has come on a day when the White House said it is “eager” to continue partnership with India in the fight against coronavirus and wants to provide assistance, including vaccines.
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Delay in delivery of Sputnik V to be fully resolved in August
India | Aug 05, 2021, 06:44 AM ISTMentioning the doubling of the capacity of Sputnik V in September, the release stated, "Sputnik V has built production partnership with producers in 14 countries and will additionally double its capacity in September.
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Vaccine shortage: No inoculation at civic, govt centres in Mumbai today, says BMC
India | Aug 04, 2021, 09:40 AM ISTAccording to the BMC, so far 73,36,171 citizens have been inoculated in the metropolis. Out of them, 18,09,075 beneficiaries have received both the doses.
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Pakistan: Covid vaccination suspended after chaos at biggest inoculation centre in Karachi
World | Aug 01, 2021, 07:46 AM ISTKarachi Expo Centre stopped its inoculation drive following chaos after hundreds of people rushed to get themselves vaccinated.
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Kerala: Man, who received Covaxin vaccine, gets Covishield in second dose in Wayanad
India | Jul 28, 2021, 07:22 AM IST59-year-old Manual Mathai has taken up the complaint with the district medical officer of Wayanad along with copies of the vaccine certificate he received.
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'Ill-informed': Center trashes reports on missing Covid vaccine supply target
India | Jul 27, 2021, 03:36 PM ISTThe health ministry issued a statement referring to recent media reports alleging that the country will miss the target of administering half-a-billion (50 crore) doses of the COVID-19 vaccine by July-end.
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Vaccination gives 97.4 per cent protection from COVID-19, reveals study
India | Jul 27, 2021, 07:35 AM ISTThe study conducted on 3,235 HCW (2480 received both doses while 755 received a single dose) showed that COVID-19 infection after vaccination is primarily minor and did not lead to severe disease.
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Get vaccine or face weekly tests: California, NYC tells workers
World | Jul 27, 2021, 07:13 AM ISTIn New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that all municipal workers — including teachers and police officers — will be required to get vaccinated by mid-September or face weekly COVID-19 testing.
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Covaxin trials for children underway; results by Sept: AIIMS chief
India | Jul 24, 2021, 01:11 PM ISTThe Government of India has been holding discussions with COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers Moderna and Pfizer, for procuring their vaccine. However, there has been a delay over the same.
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Sinopharm vaccine highly efficient against Delta variant: Study
Health | Jul 21, 2021, 02:54 PM ISTSri Jayewardenepura University, have found that China's Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine is highly efficient against the Delta variant which has become the dominant variant across the world.
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7.5 mn doses of Moderna vaccine offered to India; no consensus on indemnity clause: Sources
India | Jul 20, 2021, 07:56 AM ISTOn the availability of Moderna vaccine in the country, NITI Aayog member (Health) Dr. VK Paul had recently said the government is working actively with Moderna to see how its vaccine can be imported and made available in the country.
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Sri Lanka administers highest number of Covid vaccines in a day
World | Jul 16, 2021, 11:16 AM ISTSri Lanka's health authorities administered the highest number of Covid-19 vaccines in a single day with nearly 400,000 people inoculated.
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21 COVID vaccination centres to remain shut in south Delhi today
India | Jul 15, 2021, 11:06 AM ISTApart from Delhi, few other states such as Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha are also experiencing a vaccine shortage.
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Single dose of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine triggers strong antibody response: Study
World | Jul 14, 2021, 01:24 PM ISTThe new study examined whether a single dose would achieve greater public health benefit than two doses by allowing protection of a larger population more quickly.
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11 billion doses needed to end COVID-19, says UN Chief
World | Jul 14, 2021, 09:40 AM ISTNoting that there is "uneven access" to these tools, especially vaccines, around the world and within countries, the UN chief said that "a global vaccination gap threatens us all" because as the virus mutates, it could become even more transmissible, or even more deadly.
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Unable to send vaccines as India needs time to review its legal provisions: US
India | Jul 14, 2021, 10:03 AM ISTThe Biden Administration has announced to share 80 million doses from its domestic stockpile with countries around the world, including India.
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PM Modi to interact with Chief Ministers of six states on Covid-19 situation
India | Jul 13, 2021, 03:48 PM ISTPM Narendra Modi will interact with the CMs of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha, Maharashtra and Kerala on July 16 to review COVID-19 situation.
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Crowds without masks in hill stations matter of concern: PM Modi
India | Jul 13, 2021, 01:40 PM ISTPM Narendra Modi told CMs of North-East states that stricter steps are needed at micro-level to check virus spread as he called for greater emphasis on micro-containment zones.