Vaccine
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PM Modi to hold a meeting with CMs of states over COVID-19 situation tomorrow
News | Nov 23, 2020, 04:15 PM ISTPM Modi will on Tuesday hold a virtual meeting with chief ministers of eight states to review coronavirus situation in the states.
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Top 9 News: PM Modi holds meet to review India’s COVID-19 vaccination strategy
News | Nov 21, 2020, 10:05 AM ISTHeld a meeting to review India’s vaccination strategy and the way forward. Important issues related to progress of vaccine development, regulatory approvals and procurement were discussed.
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EXCLUSIVE | Wait for COVID-19 vaccine to end soon: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan's BIG announcement
India | Nov 19, 2020, 11:52 PM ISTWhen will the vaccine be available in India? Citizens are awaiting a positive and early response to this question. Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, in an exclusive interview with India TV, made a big announcement.
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Coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V can be produced in India and China, says Putin during BRICS Summit
World | Nov 17, 2020, 07:34 PM ISTPresident Vladimir Putin on Tuesday called for a joint effort by the BRICS countries on the development of the coronavirus vaccines as he suggested that Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 could be produced in China and India, which are members of the five-nation bloc.
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Scientists develop novel method to preserve vaccines without refrigeration
Science | Nov 12, 2020, 05:07 PM ISTChemical engineers have developed a new way to stabilise vaccines with proteins instead of relying on refrigeration, an innovation that may help reduce wastage of the therapeutic during transportation and storage.
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What is COVAXIN, India's first indigenous coronavirus vaccine | All you need to know
India | Jan 02, 2021, 07:18 PM ISTIndia's own coronavirus vaccine COVAXIN developmed by Bharat Biotech could be launched as early as February 2021 after the last stage trials began a couple of weeks ago, Reuters said a senior government official has informed.
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UAE PM Sheikh Mohammed takes shot of coronavirus vaccine
World | Nov 03, 2020, 10:57 PM ISTUnited Arab Emirates (UAE) Prime Minister and the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, on Tuesday received a shot of the coronavirus vaccine developed by Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinopharm. Sheikh Mohammed tweeted about this development along with his photo getting vaccinated.
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Scientists develop "ultrapotent" COVID-19 vaccine candidate
Science | Nov 03, 2020, 06:53 PM ISTScientists have developed a vaccine candidate for COVID-19 that produces "extremely high levels" of protective antibodies in animal models, an advance that may lead to a novel therapeutic to curb the pandemic.
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India's vaccine production, delivery capacity to help all humanity in fighting coronavirus: MEA
India | Oct 29, 2020, 11:15 PM ISTIndia's vaccine production and delivery capacity will be used to help all humanity in fighting the coronavirus pandemic, and it will also help countries in enhancing their cold chain and storage capacities, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.
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Third phase human trial of COVID-19 vaccine to commence in Bhubaneswar soon
Health | Oct 26, 2020, 08:03 PM ISTThe indigenous vaccine, being developed by ICMR and Bharat Biotech has received the approval of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) for initiating the third phase trial.
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BJP's promise of free COVID-19 vaccine for Bihar residents completely legal: Ravi Shankar Prasad
News | Oct 23, 2020, 11:20 AM ISTThe promise of free COVID-19 vaccine for all Bihar residents, after it gets the required approval, by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in its manifesto is completely legal, said Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday.
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Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine to be tested on 100 Indian volunteers
India | Oct 23, 2020, 08:13 AM ISTThe Russian Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 will be tested in India on 100 volunteers, the Indian Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation's Drug Controller General (DCGI) told Sputnik on Thursday.
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Covaxin, Bharat Biotech's coronavirus vaccine, gets DCGI approval to conduct phase 3 clinical trials
India | Oct 22, 2020, 11:43 PM ISTLeading vaccine maker Bharat Biotech, which is developing India's own vaccine for coronavirus named COVAXIN has got the nod from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to conduct phase 3 clinical trials.
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PM Modi says use poll experience for vaccine delivery system
India | Oct 18, 2020, 08:49 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reviewed the Covid-19 pandemic situation in the country and the preparedness of vaccine delivery, distribution, and administration.
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After launching Sputnik V, Russia to approve second coronavirus vaccine in a week. Details inside
Good News | Oct 09, 2020, 09:25 PM ISTRussia is all set to approve its second coronavirus vaccine in the coming days, very likely by October 15. The country was the first to officially launch COVID-19 vaccine — Sputnik V — back in August with its very first doses were administered to President Vladimir Putin's daughter.
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China joins COVAX alliance for global distribution of its COVID-19 vaccines
World | Oct 09, 2020, 10:48 AM ISTChina has officially joined the World Health Organization's (WHO) COVAX alliance to equitably distribute COVID-19 vaccines around the globe, ending speculation that it wants to supply them on its own to developing countries for its diplomatic agenda.
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AstraZeneca-Oxford coronavirus vaccine may get clearance by Christmas, roll out in next 6 months
Good News | Oct 03, 2020, 06:38 PM ISTWith less than 3 months left for 2020 to end and everyone hoping that a vaccine for coronavirus infection would be out soon by early 2021, there is a growing hope that a vaccine against the contagious disease may be given the green light by health regulators by the end of this year to be rolled out for a vaccination programme in six months' time or even less, according to a UK media report.
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Covid-19 vaccine rollout unlikely before fall 2021: Study
Science | Oct 02, 2020, 11:57 AM ISTExperts working in the field of vaccine development tend to believe that an effective vaccine is not likely to be available for the general public before the fall of 2021.
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Coronavirus vaccine Covaxin's phase 3 clinical trials to begin in Punjab
Good News | Sep 24, 2020, 04:56 PM ISTIndia's indigineously developed coronavirus vaccine -- Covaxin -- phase 3 trials will be starting in Punjab's three Government Medical Colleges will in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), an official said.
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WHO chief says no guarantee if any coronavirus vaccine in development will work
World | Sep 23, 2020, 08:41 PM ISTAt a time when the world is patiently waiting for an effective coronavirus vaccine hoping that it will contain the spread of the contagious disease, the World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said they have no guarantee whether a coronavirus vaccine that are in development stage will be effective or not.