Vaccines
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India's first mRNA vaccine under final trials: Dr V.K. Paul
India | Feb 10, 2022, 07:05 PM ISTIndian Council of Medical Research Director General, Dr Balram Bhargava, said that this is another vaccine which really establishes that India is heading towards becoming a vaccine superpower.
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Centre places purchase order for 5 crore doses of Corbevax Covid vaccine
India | Feb 05, 2022, 05:00 PM ISTHowever, according to sources, discussions are underway in technical groups and in the Health Ministry's immunisation division about expanding the scope of the precaution doses which are currently being given to healthcare and frontline workers, and comorbid senior citizens.
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Current Covid vaccines induce robust protection against severe disease from Omicron: Study
India | Feb 01, 2022, 01:59 PM ISTThe research, published in the journal Nature on Jan 31, demonstrated that the vaccines induce this protection through cellular immunity or the production of protective immune cells, such as so-called killer and memory cells.
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COVID-19 vaccines offer lasting protection, claims study
Health | Jan 19, 2022, 05:33 PM ISTThe study, which is a collaboration between the UNC-Chapel Hill and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, examined data on COVID-19 vaccination history and health outcomes for 10.6 million North Carolina residents between December 2020 and September 2021. The study results were used by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention to support the use of booster shots.
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Recap 2021: Biggest news events that kept us occupied throughout the year | Viral Videos
India | Dec 30, 2021, 09:15 PM ISTAs we near to say bye bye to 2021, here's a compilation of moments that became viral new points during the course of a challenging year.
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Over 107.92 crore COVID vaccine doses administered so far in India
India | Nov 06, 2021, 02:53 PM ISTThe country's active caseload stands at 1,46,950 the lowest in 255 days. Active cases account for less than one per cent of total cases, currently at 0.43 per cent, lowest since March 2020.
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At G20 summit, leaders vow to boost supply of COVID-19 vaccines in developing countries
India | Nov 01, 2021, 07:44 AM ISTThe G20 leaders committed to achieving food security and adequate nutrition for all, leaving no one behind. G-20 nations, including India, also committed to strengthen actions to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030.
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Vladimir Putin urges for mechanism to adjust COVID vaccines among G20 members
World | Oct 31, 2021, 07:16 AM IST"Considering that coronavirus keeps mutating, we have to work out mechanisms for systematic and quick upgrade of vaccines," Putin told a G20 summit.
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Ensuring equitable vaccines for all must for global economic recovery: Nirmala Sitharaman tells G-20
World | Oct 14, 2021, 06:50 AM ISTThese “should be our policy goals,” Sitharaman said at the in-person meeting of the 4th G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors under the Italian presidency.
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India becomes first in southeast asia to deliver COVID-19 vaccine through drones in Manipur
India | Oct 04, 2021, 11:32 PM ISTWe can use drones in delivering important life-saving medicines, collecting blood samples, said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.
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India administers over 1 crore vaccine doses for fifth time
India | Sep 27, 2021, 10:39 PM ISTHealth Minister Mansukh Mandaviya tweeted, "Congratulations to the nation, as we administer another 1 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India delivers a punch to Corona - Record of 1+ crore vaccines achieved for the 5th time."
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Quad partnership on track to produce at least a billion vaccine doses in India by 2022: Joe Biden
World | Sep 23, 2021, 12:03 AM ISTThe United States and its international partners are working quickly to scale up vaccine manufacturing in other countries around the world so they can manufacture as well, Biden said in his virtual address to the Global Summit to End COVID-19.
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India to get over 100 cr doses of Covid vaccines in next 3 months; to resume export too
India | Sep 21, 2021, 09:45 AM ISTUnion Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday announced that the government will receive over 30 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines in October and over 100 crore in the next three months.
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Is Rahul's dig at Modi government on coronavirus futile?
News | Aug 28, 2021, 10:40 PM ISTWhile India vaccinated around 1 crore people on Friday and over 65 lakh people on Saturday, Rahul Gandhi recently took a dig at the Centre over the rise in coronavirus cases in the country.
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Covid-19: Over 58 crore vaccines administered in India, new milestone reached
India | Aug 21, 2021, 08:58 PM ISTOn the 218th day (August 21) of the inoculation drive, a total of 43,92,759 vaccine doses were given -- 27,77,409 beneficiaries received the first dose and 16,15,350 got the second dose -- according to a provisional report.
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Mumbai: Covid-19 vaccination drive to resume from Saturday as 1.6 lakh doses arrive
India | Aug 20, 2021, 09:47 PM ISTIn a statement issued on Friday, the BMC said 1,60,240 vaccine doses arrived here on Thursday night, comprising 1.5 lakh Covishield and 10,240 Covaxin vaccines.
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Vaccine stockpiling by nations may bring new Covid-19 variants
Science | Aug 18, 2021, 06:11 PM ISTA team of researchers from the US and Canada projected forward the incidence of Covid-19 cases under a range of vaccine dosing regimes, vaccination rates, and assumptions related to immune responses.
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COVID-19: Fully vaccinated people have 3 times lower risk of infection, says study
India | Aug 04, 2021, 06:10 PM ISTPeople who were unvaccinated had a three-fold higher prevalence than those who had received both doses of Covid vaccine, at 1.21 per cent compared to 0.4 per cent.
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UP achieves milestone of vaccinating 5 crore people, 22 lakh jabs administered in a day
India | Aug 03, 2021, 07:24 PM ISTYogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government achieved a big milestone of vaccinating over 21 lakh people in a day thus becoming the first state in the country to administer 5 crore Covid shots.
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Over 49 crore vaccine doses given to states, 3 crore still unutilised, says Centre
India | Aug 01, 2021, 11:44 PM ISTIt said that over 3 crore (3,00,58,190) unutilised Covid vaccine doses are still available with the states and Union Territories and private hospitals to be administered.