Covid Vaccine
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Maharashtra’s Latur civic body to prioritise vaccination of auto drivers, grocery shop owners
India | June 11, 2021 11:13 ISTThe civic body in Maharashtra’s Latur city has declared auto-rickshaw drivers, grocery and medical shop owners, newspaper vendors and bank employees as frontline workers, and decided to vaccinate them on priorityThe civic body in Maharashtra’s Latur city has declared auto-rickshaw drivers, grocery and medical shop owners, newspaper vendors and bank employees as frontline workers, and decided to vaccinate them on priority
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CDC looking into reports of heart inflammation after Pfizer, Moderna vaccine second jab
World | June 11, 2021 9:19 ISTIt's not clear if the heart inflammation is caused by the shots and the reports still are rare, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It urges everyone 12 and older to get vaccinated.
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Focus on 2nd dose COVID-19 vaccine coverage of health workers: Centre to states
India | June 11, 2021 8:22 ISTIn a high-level meeting chaired by Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, low vaccination coverage was highlighted and states were also informed about the modifications of the CoWIN platform to make it more effective.
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'Unplanned vaccination can promote mutant strains': Health experts in report to PM Modi
India | June 10, 2021 21:43 ISTHighlighting that vaccination of young adults and children is not supported by evidence and would not be cost-effective, experts said unplanned inoculation can promote mutant strains.
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Jeetega India | Covid vaccine booster shots needed but timeline uncertain
News | June 10, 2021 20:40 ISTPeople who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus will require a booster shot to remain protected, according to the US’ top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci.
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'Serious concern': Centre on low vaccination coverage for second dose healthcare workers
India | June 10, 2021 19:37 ISTTerming the low Covid vaccination coverage among the healthcare and frontline workers, especially for the second dose, a cause of "serious concern", the Centre advised the states and Union territories on Thursday to sharpen their focus and prepare effective plans for expediting the second dose coverage among these priority groups.
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'Amazed': Sisodia on Govt advice to not share vaccine stock info
India | June 10, 2021 19:05 ISTDelhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday said that he was "amazed" at Central government's order preventing states from sharing information regarding vaccine stocks. He advised the government to focus on ensuring an adequate supply of vaccines to all states.
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India's big vaccine push: 200 crore doses to be available by December, Nadda says
India | June 10, 2021 15:37 ISTIndia will have as many as 200 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses by the end of this year, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda said Thursday. He lauded the preparations of the Central government to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Hong Kong opens vaccine drive to children aged 12 and older
World | June 10, 2021 15:13 ISTGovernment officials said Thursday they will offer the vaccine to about 240,000 children from 12 to 15 years old starting Friday, joining other countries that have started vaccinating children.
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Nationwide campaign to counter rumours on vaccination drive: Naqvi
India | June 10, 2021 15:05 ISTThe senior BJP minister said Women Self Help Groups will also be included in the campaign. These groups will inform the people about “some narrow-minded self-interests creating fear and confusion” on the vaccines.
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Jharkhand tops in COVID vaccine wastage; Kerala, West Bengal report negative wastage
India | June 10, 2021 14:25 ISTWhile Kerala reported -6.37 per cent vaccine wastage, West Bengal recorded -5.48 per cent. Chhattisgarh reported 15.79 per cent vaccine wastage while Madhya Pradesh reported 7.35 per cent.
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Rajkumar Hirani, Karan Johar, Anand Pandit step up to vaccinate cine employees
Celebrities | June 10, 2021 13:47 ISTFilmmakers Rajkumar Hirani, Karan Johar and producer Mahaveer Jain have joined hands to start vaccine drive for the cine workers. Apart from this, as a part of a separate cause, producer Anand Pandit will also sponsor a vaccination drive to help all workers associated with IFTDA.
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US to buy 500M Pfizer vaccines to share globally
World | June 10, 2021 7:46 ISTPresident Joe Biden was set to make the announcement Thursday in a speech before the start of the Group of Seven summit.
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‘This IS INSANE’: Africa desperately short of COVID vaccine
World | June 09, 2021 20:53 ISTIn the global race to vaccinate people against COVID-19, Africa is tragically at the back of the pack. In fact, it has barely gotten out of the starting blocks.
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Kejriwal visits vaccination centre, says people happy over getting jabs at polling booths
India | June 09, 2021 14:51 ISTThe campaign is aimed at spreading awareness and encouraging citizens aged above 45 to get vaccinated against COVID-19 at local polling booths in their assembly constituencies.
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Covaxin protects against Delta, Beta variants of COVID-19, says study
India | June 09, 2021 13:26 ISTThe Delta variant (B.1.617.2) was first found in India and is the dominant strain in the country, the Beta variant (B.1.351) was first discovered in South Africa.
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Talks with Pfizer, Moderna for Covid vaccines under consideration, No conclusion yet: Dr VK Paul
India | June 09, 2021 10:42 ISTThe Pfizer vaccine, which is manufactured in collaboration with German Biotechnology firm BioNTech, is the only vaccine currently being administered to children in a few countries.
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Sushil Modi suggests levying 0.1% CGST, SGST on COVID vaccines
Business | June 08, 2021 18:03 ISTSenior BJP leader Sushil Modi on Tuesday suggested levying 0.1 per cent each of CGST and SGST on vaccines, oxygen ventilators and other essential medical devices required for treating coronavirus infections.
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Over 1.19 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses still available with states: Centre
India | June 08, 2021 15:08 ISTMore than 1.19 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs to be administered, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
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On World Brain Tumour Day, know why patients must not delay taking COVID vaccine
Health | June 08, 2021 14:49 ISTBrain tumour patients, especially malignant brain tumour patients, can be grouped in the high-risk category, as chemotherapy compromise immune system, making them more susceptible to Covid.
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