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  Over 3.09 crore unutilised vaccine doses available with states, private hospitals: Centre

  India | July 26, 2021 12:11 IST

  It said that more than 45.37 cr vaccine doses have been provided to states, UTs so far through all sources and a further 59,39,010 doses are in pipeline.

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  Next Covid vaccine in pill form? Israeli company to start clinical trial - Here's the Indian connect

  World | July 23, 2021 18:58 IST

  If turned out to be productive, the Israeli-made oral Covid vaccine will ease out the process of vaccination and would also not be required a cold-storage set-up, manpower efforts that are needed for administering injections.

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  India administers over 40 crore Covid vaccine doses

  India | July 17, 2021 23:46 IST

  "India's cumulative COVID vaccination coverage has surpassed 40 crore (40,44,67,526)," according to a provisional report compiled at 7 pm.

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  Kerala CM Vijayan seeks allocation of additional COVID vaccine doses for state

  India | July 16, 2021 23:58 IST

  Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the steps taken by the state government to mitigate the effects of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and sought allocation of more vaccine doses.

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  Over 3 million children in India missed out on first DTP-1 vaccine dose in 2020: WHO

  India | July 15, 2021 7:19 IST

  India has witnessed the greatest increase in the number of children not getting DPT 1 first last year as compared to 2019.

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  COVID: Delhi's positivity rate below 0.1%

  News | July 13, 2021 19:00 IST

  Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on July 13 said that the national capital reported 45 new COVID-19 cases on July 12 and the positivity rate has dipped below 0.1%.

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  FDA adds warning of rare reaction risk to J&J Covid vaccine

  World | July 13, 2021 7:43 IST

  US regulators on Monday added a new warning to Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine about links to a rare and potentially dangerous neurological reaction, but said it's not entirely clear the shot caused the problem.

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  Over 1.44 crore unutilised COVID-19 vaccine doses available with states, private hospitals: Centre

  India | July 11, 2021 13:26 IST

  More than 1.44 crore balance and unutilised COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states, UTs and private hospitals to be administered.

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  'Vaccination shouldn't be stopped': Nawab Malik requests Centre to chalk out plan

  News | July 09, 2021 16:40 IST

  Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Nawab Malik, on July 09, informed that due to shortage of vaccines, many centres in Mumbai are shut and to overcome this situation, the Centre should chart a plan.

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  Pfizer Covid vaccine induces 'good' immune response against coronavirus variants

  World | July 05, 2021 15:53 IST

  The research, published in the journal Nature Communications on June 28, found that the immune response was as strong against the Alpha variant first identified in the UK, as against the original virus found in Wuhan, China in 2019.

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  'People recovered with Covid, received at least 1 jab have higher protection against Delta variant'

  India | July 03, 2021 23:55 IST

  Prior vaccination results in less severe disease against subsequent infection provide evidence that both humoral and cellular immune response play an important role in protection, according to the study which is yet to be peer-reviewed and was posted on bioRxiv preprint server on Friday.

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  BJP's Gaurav Bhatia answer Rahul on his Vaccine allegations on govt

  News | July 02, 2021 13:20 IST

  Dr Harsh Vardhan lashed out at Rahul Gandhi on Friday after the Congress questioned the Modi govt over the lack of Covid vaccine doses.

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  Vaccine scam: Another fake govt official arrested in Kolkata

  India | June 30, 2021 14:55 IST

  "The man inside the vehicle first said that he is a officer of the Central Vigilance Commission. Then he suddenly changed his version and claimed to be an officer of th Narcotics Cell. He could not produce any identity card an kept on challenging and threatening us," Kolkata Police official said

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  Oxford/AstraZeneca Vaccine makers get standing ovation at Wimbledon | WATCH

  Trending | June 29, 2021 19:43 IST

  Tennis fans gave the creators of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine a standing ovation at Wimbledon's Centre Court on Monday, the first day of the tournament.

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  Cipla gets DCGI nod to import Moderna's Covid vaccine for emergency use in India: Centre

  India | June 29, 2021 21:30 IST

  Mumbai-based pharmaceutical firm Cipla has received the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) nod to import Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for restricted emergency use in India, sources told news agency PTI.

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  China's CoronaVac found safe, effective in kids, adolescents: Lancet

  Health | June 29, 2021 15:38 IST

  Two doses of CoronaVac, a Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by Chinese firm Sinovac, are safe and produce a strong antibody response among children and adolescents aged 3-17 years, according to a results of phase 1/2 clinical trial published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal. 

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  135 cr COVID-19 vaccine doses to be between Aug to December

  News | June 29, 2021 8:41 IST

  Centre govt has informed the SC that a total of 135 crore COVID-19 vaccines will be available in India between August to December.

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  COVID: Indonesia examines use of Sinovac, Pfizer vaccines for kids

  World | June 26, 2021 14:58 IST

  China has approved the emergency use of its Sinovac vaccine for children as young as three-year-old, while the US has green-lighted the Pfizer jab for those as young as 12, reports Xinhua news agency.

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  Kolkata vaccine scam: TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty falls ill days after taking fake vaccine

  India | June 26, 2021 16:49 IST

  TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty has complained of severe dehydration and stomach cramps. Mimi said that she felt unconscious following a round of profuse sweating and later was attended by doctors who diagnosed her with low blood pressure

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  Suvendu Adhikari writes to Union Health Minister; seeks investigation into Kolkata vaccine scam

  India | June 26, 2021 9:01 IST

  BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Friday wrote an open letter to Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan demanding an investigation by central agencies into the Kolkata vaccine scam.