Vaccine
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Giriraj Singh, UP Health Minister receive 1st jab of COVID-19 vaccine
News | Mar 05, 2021, 01:39 PM ISTUnion Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Giriraj Singh received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at Sadar Hospital in Begusarai on March 05.
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HM Amit Shah receives first shot of Coronavirus vaccine
News | Mar 01, 2021, 08:40 PM ISTUnion Home Minister Amit Shah received the first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday. Shah was administered the vaccine under the supervision of a team of doctors led by Naresh Trehan. Shah has been holding public rallies and meetings in poll-bound states, including West Bengal, where elections are set to take place in March-April. The senior BJP leader had tested positive for the virus in August last year.
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No impact on increment, will motivate cops to get vaccine, clarifies Delhi Police
India | Feb 26, 2021, 11:17 PM ISTThe Delhi Police on Friday clarified that no action will be taken against police officers for not getting vaccinated against coronavirus. The clarification from the Delhi Police came after it was mentioned in its general diary that the increment of those cops will be deducted who will not get vaccinated against the contagious disease.
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Hope other countries will follow your example: WHO Chief thanks PM Modi for India's vaccine supply
India | Feb 25, 2021, 11:42 PM ISTWorld Health Organisation (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has thanked PM Modi for supporting vaccine equity, amid the pandemic.
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People above 60 years of age, 45+ with comorbidities to get COVID vaccination from March 1: Govt
India | Feb 24, 2021, 08:45 PM ISTPeople above 60 years of age and those more than 45 years having comorbidities will be vaccinated from March 1, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar announced on Wednesday.
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EAM Jaishankar denounces 'vaccine nationalism' during open debate in UN Security Council
India | Feb 17, 2021, 11:51 PM ISTIndia's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar denounced "vaccine nationalism" on Wednesday and called for putting the world on guard against future pandemics.
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No case of serious, severe Adverse event after immunization or death attributable to vaccination
India | Feb 13, 2021, 08:24 PM ISTAs vaccination against coronavirus continues to progress in the country, the Health Ministry on Saturday informed that no case of serious or severe Adverse event following immunization (AEFI) or death has been attributable to vaccination till date.
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Oxford University launches COVID vaccine study on children
World | Feb 13, 2021, 06:40 PM ISTThe University of Oxford has launched the first study to assess the safety and immune responses in children and young adults of its coronavirus vaccine.
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Covid antibodies to last for 8 months after vaccine: AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria
India | Feb 12, 2021, 04:57 PM ISTGuleria, who is also a member of the National Task Force on Covid-19, answered a batch of questions related to the vaccines on Twitter earlier in the day. People tweeted to him using #VaccineVarta, following which he reverted to them.
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Third phase of corona vaccination drive to cover those above 50, beginning March
India | Feb 05, 2021, 05:26 PM ISTThe most vulnerable age group of people in the country, those aged above 50 will get the first jab in March second week onwards, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan informed Parliament on Friday.
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After corona vaccines arrive from China, Pakistan begins inoculation drive
World | Feb 03, 2021, 05:26 PM ISTPakistan on Tuesday launched its coronavirus vaccination campaign after vaccines arrived from China, with a doctor becoming the first person in the country to be vaccinated for COVID-19. Prime Minister Imran Khan oversaw the start of the campaign.
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Inside the world's biggest vaccine factory, The Serum Institute of India
News | Feb 02, 2021, 07:47 PM ISTThe firm, founded in 1966 in the western city of Pune, is producing millions of doses of the Covishield vaccine, developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, for India and much of the developing world.
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Initiate covid vaccination of frontline workers from February first week: Centre to states
India | Jan 29, 2021, 10:10 PM ISTThe Union Health Ministry on Friday asked all states and union territories to initiate vaccination of frontline workers against COVID-19 from the first week of February.
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Bharat Biotech to make antigen for first-ever anti-malaria vaccine
India | Jan 27, 2021, 07:07 PM ISTGlobal healthcare company GSK, non-profit agency working to end health inequity PATH, and vaccine maker Bharat Biotech on Wednesday announced the signing of a product transfer agreement for malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS01E1.
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China plays down its vaccine rivalry with India
India | Jan 25, 2021, 10:36 PM ISTAggressively pursuing its COVID-19 vaccine diplomacy, China on Monday played down reports of rivalry with India, which has emerged as a major competitor to Beijing in supplying the jabs to various countries, saying that there should not be “vicious” competition and confrontation over this.
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Super 100: Nearly 16 lakh have received the jab in India so far
News | Jan 24, 2021, 01:36 PM ISTNearly 16 lakh beneficiaries have received the COVID19 vaccination so far. India took only 6 days to roll out 1 million vaccine doses: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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Haqikat Kya Hai: Video viral with claim of Karnataka medical officials fake Covid vaccination
Hakikat Kya Hai | Jan 22, 2021, 09:30 PM ISTA video of the District Health Officer of Tumkur and Principal of a government nursing college of the district has gone viral on social media claiming both just posed for the camera and did not take the coronavirus vaccine in real.
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Serum Institute fire tragedy: 5 killed, 'anguished', says PM Modi; Covishield facility safe
India | Jan 21, 2021, 09:18 PM ISTSerum Institute of India (SII), Pune on Thursday announced a compensation of Rs 25 lakh to each family who have lost their loved ones in the fire incident today.
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India's free vaccine supply to foreign countries begin with Bhutan, Maldives
News | Jan 21, 2021, 07:31 PM ISTIndia will start supplying hundreds of thousands of doses of ‘Covishield’ vaccine on a grant basis to key neighbours beginning with 2,50,000 vaccine doses for Bhutan and Maldives. Other countries like Bangladesh and Nepal are likely to receive their supplies on Thursday.
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Pune: Five charred bodies recovered from Serum Institute of India building
News | Jan 21, 2021, 06:15 PM ISTWhile the plant produces multiple vaccines, the facility affected by fire did not have any production work on at the time of the incident, said the police.