Vaccine
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Serum Institute Fire: Covishield vaccine production won't be affected
India | Jan 21, 2021, 06:21 PM ISTA massive fire broke out at Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) on Thursday. The blaze erupted at the institute's Manjari premises in the afternoon and 15 fire tenders were rushed to the site.
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I'll wait for my turn: Dr Harsh Vardhan on why has he not taken the vaccine
India | Jan 16, 2021, 10:45 PM ISTUnion Health Minister Harsh Vardhan asked his counterparts in states and union territories to keep a check on rumours and disinformation regarding COVID-19 vaccines as he held a review meeting on day one of the inoculation drive on Saturday.
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India rolls out world's largest Covid-19 vaccination drive, nearly 2 lakh get shots
India | Jan 17, 2021, 08:38 AM ISTIndia on Saturday flagged off world's largest vaccination drive against coronavirus. The first vaccine shots were given to nearly two lakh frontline healthcare and sanitary workers as Prime Minister Narendra Modi rolled out the world’s largest inoculation drive against the pandemic that has caused 1,52,093 deaths and upended millions of lives in the country.
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Mild infection after taking vaccine a good sign: AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria
India | Jan 16, 2021, 05:09 PM ISTAIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria on Saturday joined scores of healthcare workers across the country who were administered Covid-19 vaccine shots on the first day of the nationwide vaccination drive.
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Punjab CM Amarinder Singh writes to PM Modi for free coronavirus vaccine for poor
India | Jan 15, 2021, 09:59 PM ISTPunjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking free COVID-19 vaccination for the poor in the state.
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PM Modi to launch world's biggest Covid vaccination drive | Top Points
India | Jan 16, 2021, 08:03 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday will kick start the world's largest vaccination drive against coronavirus, almost a year after India reported the first case of the deadly infectious disease, which has claimed over 1.5 lakh lives in the country till now. It is going to be a historic moment with the commencement of the eagerly-awaited vaccination drive against the dreaded disease.
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Scientists develop novel vaccine platform that may help prevent future coronavirus pandemics
Science | Jan 15, 2021, 05:41 PM ISTScientists have designed a vaccine candidate that induces protection in mice against "a wide range of related coronaviruses," an innovation that may help protect against future pandemic-potential viruses that jump from animals to humans.
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Vaccination centres in Delhi to scale up to 225 within a week
India | Jan 14, 2021, 09:33 PM ISTThe Delhi government is expecting to scale up the vaccination centres to 225 within a week of the Covid-19 immunisation programme launch, officials informed.
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Kurukshetra | About 3 lakh healthcare workers to get vaccine shots on 1st day of COVID-19 inoculation drive
Kurukshetra | Jan 14, 2021, 07:33 PM ISTAround 3 lakh healthcare workers will be inoculated at 2,934 sites across the country on the first day of the massive nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive which is set to begin from January 16.
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Vaccine rollout plan for Delhi: List of vaccination centres, what we know
India | Jan 13, 2021, 11:23 PM ISTAs vaccines against coronavirus reaching corners of India during mass distribution drive underway ahead of January 16 launch, the robust preparations ahead of the D-day when the world's biggest immunization exercise against the Covid-19 starts, are underway at the national capital too.
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Kurukshetra | Vaccine vehicle held up in West Bengal as TMC minister blocks highway over farm laws
Kurukshetra | Jan 13, 2021, 07:40 PM ISTA special vehicle carrying COVID-19 vaccines got held up Wednesday in West Bengal’s Purba Bardhaman district. It happened due to a blockade of the national highway led by minister Siddiqullah Chowdhury.
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'Indians are not guinea pigs': Congress raises question over COVAXIN's efficacy, roll out
India | Jan 13, 2021, 06:16 PM ISTAt a time when vaccine distribution to states across India is in full swing ahead of the January 16 launch, the Congress party has raised questions on the safety, compatibility of India's homegrown Covid vaccine named COVAXIN, asking the government how it can be rolled out when it is yet to clear phase-3 trials.
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We successfully completed the dry-run process, now looking forward to vaccination program on Jan 16: Himachal CM
News | Jan 13, 2021, 04:20 PM ISTIn an exclusive interview with IndiaTV Himachal Pradesh CM Jairam Thakur opens up on how the state govt will handle the vaccination program which is set to begin from Jan 16.
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Covid vaccination drive in India to kick off on January 16 | Key points
India | Jan 10, 2021, 08:16 AM ISTThe vaccination drive against coronavirus will kick off on January 16, 2021. The priority will be given to the healthcare workers and the frontline workers, estimated to be around 3 crore, followed by those above 50 years and the under-50 population groups with co-morbidities numbering around 27 crore, the government said on Saturday.
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Moderna vaccine approved in UK to fight coronavirus
Good News | Jan 08, 2021, 10:12 PM ISTThe UK’s medicine regulatory authority on Friday approved a third COVID-19 vaccine for use in the country, made by the American biotech company Moderna which has already been rolled out in the US.
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PM Modi to meet chief ministers of all states on Monday to discuss coronavirus vaccine rollout
India | Jan 08, 2021, 06:32 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi to meet chief ministers of all the states on Monday to discuss coronavirus vaccine rollout. The meeting is expected to take place at around 4 pm.
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Special News: 2nd vaccination dry run across the country today
News | Jan 08, 2021, 04:18 PM ISTA second dry run to check the best way to vaccinate people against COVID-19 is taking place across 737 districts in the country today.
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Special News | Second nation-wide dry run for coronavirus vaccine to take place on 8 Jan
News | Jan 07, 2021, 04:37 PM ISTA second dry run of the Covid-19 vaccination will be held across all states and Union Territories on 8 January, the central government said on Wednesday.
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Scientists demand rollback of approvals for emergency use authorisation given to two vaccines
India | Jan 06, 2021, 04:13 PM ISTThe Progressive Medicos and Scientists Forum have demanded the rollback of approvals for emergency use authorisation given to two vaccine candidates by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI).
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The wait is over, Government announces COVID-19 vaccine roll out date
News | Jan 05, 2021, 05:28 PM ISTIndia will begin administering coronavirus vaccine by January 13, the Union Health Ministry announced at a press briefing on Tuesday.