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  Houston COVID vaccine gets approval for use in India

  India | December 29, 2021 7:08 IST

  The initial construct and production process of vaccine antigen was developed at TCH's Centre for Vaccine Development.

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  CDC recommends Pfizer, Moderna COVID shots over Johnson & Johnson vaccine

  World | December 17, 2021 7:56 IST

  The panel recommended the unusual move of giving preference to Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, and late Thursday the CDC’s director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, accepted the panel’s advice.

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  Sustainable recovery from COVID pandemic should begin with vaccines: India at United Nations

  India | December 16, 2021 14:57 IST

  "If we need to have any sustainable recovery from the pandemic, it should start with vaccines," TS Tirumurti added.

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  COVID: Over 16.42 crore vaccine doses available with states, UTs

  India | December 16, 2021 10:52 IST

  The Union govt is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID vaccination throughout the country.

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  Our COVID vaccines may become ineffective in emerging situations, says VK Paul

  India | December 15, 2021 11:06 IST

  Paul also hoped that COVID in India is possibly moving in the direction of endemicity, where there is a low or moderate level of transmission going on.

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  'Toxic mix' of low COVID vaccination, testing rates recipe for amplifying variants, warns WHO

  World | December 02, 2021 7:52 IST

  "Globally, we have a toxic mix of low vaccine coverage, and very low testing - a recipe for breeding and amplifying variants. That's why we continue to urge countries to fully fund the ACT Accelerator, to ensure equitable access to vaccine, tests and therapeutics all over the world," Tedros said.

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  K'taka man demands written assurance from disrict admin over vaccine safety. What happened next?

  India | November 29, 2021 17:01 IST

  Hubballi-Dharwad district local questioned the administration as to who would take responsibility for his family if something happens to him after vaccination and this was the reason why he was not keen on taking a shot.

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  Over 118 crore Covid vaccine doses administered in India so far, says Health Ministry

  India | November 23, 2021 22:23 IST

  The next phase of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from March 1 for people over 60 years of age and those aged 45 and above with specified co-morbid conditions.

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  Service providers can now check Covid vaccination status of an individual on CoWIN portal

  India | November 20, 2021 20:01 IST

  The service could be utilised by a service provider -- private entities such as travel agencies, offices, employers, entertainment agencies or government agencies such as IRCTC -- for whom verifying a person's vaccination status is critical for facilitating a service requested by the citizen, an official said.

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  Canada to allow entry of travellers fully vaccinated with Sinopharm, Sinovac and Covaxin

  World | November 20, 2021 12:01 IST

  Additionally, starting Jan 15, certain groups of travellers, who are currently exempt from entry requirements, will only be allowed to enter Canada if they are fully vaccinated.

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  Developing 'Covaxin' was an enormous challenge: Bharat Biotech

  India | November 19, 2021 8:30 IST

  Bharat Biotech was successful in releasing Covaxin in a record time and helped to save lives of crores of fellow Indians, says Director V Krishna Mohan.

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  Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode November 17, 2021

  India | November 18, 2021 23:55 IST

  India's Number One and the most followed Super Prime Time News Show ‘Aaj Ki Baat – Rajat Sharma Ke Saath was launched just before the 2014 General Elections.

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  Maharashtra: No Covid vaccine jab, no travel in civic buses, says Thane mayor

  India | November 13, 2021 13:51 IST

  This announcement comes days after the Thane civic body said its employees who have not taken even one dose of the vaccine will not be paid salaries.  

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  Over 18.53 crore unutilized COVID vaccine doses available with States, UTs: Centre

  India | November 13, 2021 11:31 IST

  The health ministry further said that so far 1,23,19,12,030 vaccine doses have been provided to States, UTs through free of cost channel and through the direct state procurement category.

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  Over 118 crore COVID vaccine doses provided to States, Union Territories

  India | November 10, 2021 14:56 IST

  Health Ministry said that 16,13,69,661 balance and unutilized COVID vaccine doses are still available with states, union territories to be administered.

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  Centre to buy 1 crore shots of Zydus Cadila's COVID vaccine at Rs 265 per dose

  India | November 08, 2021 18:05 IST

  ZyCoV-D is the first DNA plasmid vaccine in the world for human use, developed indigenously by the company against the COVID-19 virus, Zydus Cadila said.   

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  India logs 10,853 COVID cases, over 12,000 recoveries in 24 hours; active cases decline to 1.44 lakh

  India | November 07, 2021 9:22 IST

  The total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 1,44,845, the health ministry data showed. 

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  Over 107.92 crore COVID vaccine doses administered so far in India

  India | November 06, 2021 14:53 IST

  The country's active caseload stands at 1,46,950 the lowest in 255 days. Active cases account for less than one per cent of total cases, currently at 0.43 per cent, lowest since March 2020.

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  Europe struggles with sharp rise in COVID infections despite vaccines

  World | November 06, 2021 10:22 IST

  Amid the sharp increase in infections, some countries in the region are now taking new measures to slow the spread of the virus that causes Covid-19, Xinhua news agency reported.

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  COVID: Over 107.63 crore vaccine doses administered so far in India

  India | November 04, 2021 12:11 IST

  Active cases account for less than one per cent of total cases, currently at 0.43 per cent, lowest since March 2020.