Vaccine Corona
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UK expands vaccine drive to all over-40s as COVID-19 infection rates fall
World | Apr 30, 2021, 10:18 PM ISTNearly three-quarters of a million appointments were made on Monday and Tuesday as the National Health Service (NHS) began by first inviting 44-year olds followed by people aged 42 and 43 by text.
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Over 2.45 crore register for Phase 3 of COVID-19 vaccination
India | Apr 30, 2021, 12:52 PM ISTMore than 2.45 crore beneficiaries have registered themselves on the Co-WIN digital platform ahead of the Phase-3 of the COVID-19 vaccination for those above 18 years that is set to start from May 1, according to the Union Health Ministry.
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Gujarat: Uncertainty over 18-45 age group COVID vaccination from May 1
India | Apr 29, 2021, 04:25 PM ISTOn Sunday, the state govt had announced that starting May 1, it would provide free of cost COVID-19 vaccines to those between 18 and 45 years of age.
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Modi govt allowing vaccine makers to make profit of Rs 1.11 lakh crore: Randeep Surjewala
India | Apr 25, 2021, 08:10 PM ISTCongress general secy and chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala alleged that govt has abdicated its responsibility of providing free vaccines to the poor and the youth of the country.
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Biden admin criticised for not releasing surplus COVID-19 vaccines to India
World | Apr 25, 2021, 10:30 AM ISTThe Biden administration has come under criticism from several quarters, including from members and supporters of the Democratic party, for not releasing surplus COVID-19 vaccines to India.
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Fact check: Women shouldn't take COVID 19 vaccine 5 days before & after menstrual cycle?
Health | Apr 24, 2021, 07:04 PM ISTSeveral messages circulating on WhatsApp and social media claim that women shouldn't take COVID 19 vaccine 5 days before and after their menstrual cycle. Here's the truth about it.
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COVID: Andhra Pradesh govt places order for 4.08 cr doses each of Covaxin, Covishield
India | Apr 24, 2021, 06:52 PM ISTGovt Principal Secy (Covid Management and Vaccination) wrote letters to Bharat Biotech MD Krishna Yella and Serum Institute of India Limited CEO Adar Poonawalla in this regard.
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Government exempts customs duty on COVID vaccine, oxygen and related equipment
India | Apr 24, 2021, 06:09 PM ISTThe decision to exempt customs duty was taken at a meeting chaired by PM Narendra Modi to boost oxygen availability in India.
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No-vaccine-shortage claim hollow: Chidambaram
India | Apr 24, 2021, 12:14 PM ISTCongress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday pointed to the shortage of vaccines and warned the government of more protests if people were turned away at hospitals.
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ICMR grants permission for drone trial to deliver vaccine
India | Apr 23, 2021, 12:58 PM ISTThe Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has granted permission for conducting a feasibility study of Covid-19 vaccine delivery using drones in collaboration with IIT Kanpur.
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Fresh Covid cases spike to 25,795 in Karnataka, more than 50% in Bengaluru
India | Apr 23, 2021, 07:45 AM ISTA record 25,795 new Covid cases were registered in a day across Karnataka, with Bengaluru accounting for 15,244 of them, said the state health bulletin
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COVID 19: India to airlift oxygen generation plants, containers from Germany
India | Apr 23, 2021, 06:26 AM ISTIndia will be importing oxygen generation plants and containers from Germany to cater oxygen shortage in the country.
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COVID-19: Goa government to provide free vaccine to 18-45 age group
India | Apr 22, 2021, 07:02 PM ISTGoa will be procuring five lakh doses of Covishield vaccine initially.
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Union minister Prakash Javadekar tests positive for COVID-19
India | Apr 16, 2021, 06:35 PM ISTUnion minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday said that he has tested positive for COVID-19
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No Haj without two vaccine doses: Haj Committee of India
India | Apr 16, 2021, 12:00 PM ISTThe Haj Committee of India (HCI) has said that no Indian Muslims shall be allowed to go for the annual Haj pilgrimage unless they have taken the two vaccine doses.
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What’s known about Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine and rare clots
World | Apr 15, 2021, 04:38 PM ISTThe US recommended that states pause giving the J&J vaccine on Tuesday while authorities examine six reports of the unusual clots, including a death, out of more than 6.8 million Americans given the one-dose vaccination so far
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COVID-19: Ten states account for over 80% new cases
India | Apr 13, 2021, 12:29 PM ISTIndia's daily new cases continue to rise. A total of 1,61,736 new cases were registered in a span of 24 hours.
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How Russia's Sputnik V vaccine works against Covid-19: Doses, Efficacy, Price and more
India | Apr 13, 2021, 12:00 PM ISTSputnik V is a two dose Covid-19 vaccine. The drug has shown 91.6 per cent efficacy in the phase 3 trial without any major serious side effects.
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Top official admits Chinese COVID-19 vaccines have low effectiveness
World | Apr 12, 2021, 08:06 AM ISTBeijing has distributed hundreds of millions of doses abroad while trying to promote doubt about effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine made using the previously experimental messenger RNA, or mRNA, process.
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Over 27 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on first day of ‘tika utsav’: Government
India | Apr 12, 2021, 07:47 AM ISTDay-1 of the countrywide 'Tika Utsav' saw many workplace vaccination centres becoming operational.