Vaccine Corona
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India facilitated vaccination better than countries with good health systems: Ashwini Vaishnaw
India | Oct 22, 2021, 09:35 AM ISTThe countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on Jan 16 with health care workers getting inoculated in the 1st phase. The vaccination of frontline workers started from Feb 2.
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India logs 15,786 COVID cases, over 18,000 recoveries in 24 hrs; active cases decline to 1.75 lakh
India | Oct 22, 2021, 09:19 AM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India slightly dipped to 1,75,745, the health ministry data showed.
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Over 102.4 cr COVID vaccine doses provided to states, UTs: Centre
India | Oct 20, 2021, 01:45 PM ISTUnder the nationwide vaccination drive, over 99.12 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far in India.
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Over 97.79 crore COVID vaccine doses provided to states, UTs: Centre
India | Oct 13, 2021, 11:23 AM ISTOver 8.43 cr balance and unutilised vaccine doses are still available with states and UTs to be administered, it said.
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India's COVID vaccination coverage crosses 94.62 crore
India | Oct 09, 2021, 11:47 PM ISTMore than 60 lakh vaccine doses were administered till 7:00 pm today, as per the ministry.
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WHO 'deeply concerned' over Covid vaccines approved for emergency being unrecognized in all nations
World | Oct 07, 2021, 09:40 PM ISTAddressing a press briefing, Dr. Bruce Aylward, Senior Advisor to WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said the organization again calls on “all countries to ensure the recognition of vaccines proven to be efficacious and safe and certainly that meet WHO Emergency Use Listing criteria”.
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Hindustan Syringes gets government order for more syringes for COVID jabs
India | Oct 01, 2021, 07:00 PM ISTThe company is not accepting any export orders and has diverted supply of 100 mn pieces from an order for UNICEF order to govt from Sept to December 2021.
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India’s COVID vaccination coverage reached nearly 89 crore: Government
India | Sep 30, 2021, 10:56 PM ISTThe daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for day by late night, the ministry said.
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Odisha aims to inoculate all residents with first COVID vaccine jab by year end
India | Sep 29, 2021, 05:16 PM ISTOdisha has about 17 lakh stock of vaccines at present and in the next months, there is an allocation of 70 lakh doses to the state.
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United Kingdom counts on vaccines, ‘common sense’ to keep coronavirus at bay
World | Sep 26, 2021, 02:34 PM ISTAs winter approaches, bringing the threat of a new COVID surge, Britain’s light touch is setting it apart from more cautious nations.
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Over 78.58 crore COVID vaccine doses provided to states, UTs so far: Centre
India | Sep 19, 2021, 01:02 PM ISTThe ministry said over 5.16 cr balance and unutilised vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs to be administered.
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US: Federal mandate takes vaccine decision off employers’ hands
World | Sep 10, 2021, 01:02 PM ISTPresident Joe Biden announced sweeping new orders Thursday that will require employers with more than 100 workers to mandate immunizations or offer weekly testing.
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Los Angeles requires COVID-19 vaccine for students 12 and up
World | Sep 10, 2021, 09:35 AM ISTThe move makes Los Angeles by far the largest of a very small number of districts with a vaccine requirement. Nearby Culver City imposed a similar policy last month for its 7,000 students.
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COVID: Over 66.89 crore vaccine doses provided to states, UTs: Centre
India | Sep 05, 2021, 01:57 PM ISTThe vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to states and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain, the ministry said.
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COVID: Brazil bans use of Chinese vaccines made at unauthorised plant
World | Sep 05, 2021, 11:38 AM ISTThe ban came after 12.13 mn Corona Vaccine doses already entered the country in 25 batches.
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Japan halts some Moderna vaccine after contamination found
World | Aug 26, 2021, 02:59 PM ISTThe health ministry said contamination was reported from multiple vaccination sites. Some doses might have been administered, but no adverse health effects have been reported so far, officials said.
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84-day gap between Covishield doses based on vaccine availability or efficacy: Kerala HC asks Centre
India | Aug 24, 2021, 02:22 PM ISTThe judge also said that if efficacy was the reason for the gap, then he was "worried" as he was administered the second dose within 4-6 weeks of the first dose
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Tamil Nadu to launch 24x7 COVID vaccine camps
India | Aug 22, 2021, 11:55 AM ISTThe camps will be set up at all the major hospitals in the state and a trial camp was launched at the premises of the Directorate of Public Health, Chennai on Saturday.
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Do I need a booster if I got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine?
World | Aug 20, 2021, 11:51 AM ISTAll the vaccines used in US- including the J&J vaccine- still are doing their job of preventing hospitalizations and deaths from COVID.
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India has done better than any country across world in vaccination: Bharat Biotech CMD Krishna Ella
India | Aug 15, 2021, 02:53 PM ISTIn his Independence Day speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort, PM Modi said India takes pride in having the world's largest vaccination programme, and over 54 crore people have already taken the COVID vaccines.