Vaccines
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Mamata writes to PM seeking adequate supply of COVID vaccines, medicines to Bengal
India | Apr 18, 2021, 08:16 PM ISTWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention to ensure an adequate supply of COVID vaccines, medicines and oxygen to the state, which has been reporting a sharp spike in fresh infections.
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COVID-19: Odisha demands 25 lakh vaccine doses in single lot from Centre
India | Apr 16, 2021, 07:57 AM ISTHealth and Family Welfare Minister in a letter to central govt, said the state is prepared to administer 3 lakh doses daily, but about 2-3 lakh vaccine shots are being allocated to it at a time.
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Metro, DTC buses, restaurants to run at 50% occupancy in Delhi as Covid cases rise. Details
India | Apr 10, 2021, 11:52 PM ISTDelhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has issued new guidelines in view of the rising cases of coronavirus in the national capital. The prohibited activities specified in the order came into force with immediate effect and will continue till April 30 or till further orders.
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India fastest nation to administer 100 million doses of COVID vaccine
India | Apr 10, 2021, 09:42 PM ISTWith the total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossing 10 crore, the Union Health Ministry on Saturday said that India is the fastest nation to administer 100 million doses in 85 days.
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By end of 2022 we should be basically completely back to normal: Bill Gates on pandemic
World | Mar 25, 2021, 09:24 PM ISTMicrosoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates has predicted that the world should be back to normal by 2022 end, thanks to the availability of vaccines, Reuters reported. Gates was speaking in an interview with Gazeta Wyborcza, a Polish newspaper and TVN24.
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No shortage of vaccines in Rajasthan, Centre responds to Gehlot govt
India | Mar 09, 2021, 04:27 PM ISTReacting to reports that the state may run out of vaccines, the union government clarified on Tuesday that there is no shortage of Covid-19 vaccines in Rajasthan.
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China's crackdown against fake covid vaccines, smuggling; over 80 arrested, 3,000 jabs seized
India | Feb 16, 2021, 08:56 PM ISTNot just the spread of coronavirus and its control, China is also battling counterfeit vaccine makers after reports surfaced that several fake version of Chinese vaccines have already made their way to South Africa.
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In call with PM, Trudeau commended Modi govt's efforts to end deadlock with protesting farmers
India | Feb 12, 2021, 10:31 PM ISTIn his telephonic talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau commended the Indian government's efforts to choose the path of dialogue in dealing with the farmer protests and described it as "befitting in democracy", the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday.
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'India will try its best': PM Modi says as Canada PM Trudeau dials requesting COVID vaccines
India | Feb 10, 2021, 11:48 PM ISTCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and shared Canada's requirements of COVID-19 vaccines from India.
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Glad to see your affection towards India: PM Modi responds to Pietersen's '...beloved country' tweet
India | Feb 03, 2021, 09:35 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took to Twitter and thanked cricketer Kevin Pietersen for his affection towards India. The Prime Minister responded to his February 2nd tweet when he said Indian generosity and kindness grows more and more every single day. The beloved country!
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Brazil President Bolsonaro thanks PM Modi for corona vaccines. Shares image of this Indian god
India | Jan 22, 2021, 11:43 PM ISTBrazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has thanked the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government for exporting coronavirus vaccines to Brazil. Taking to Twitter, Bolsonaro thanked PM Modi for vaccines.
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Republic Day 2021: Covid-19 vaccine development process to be showcased during parade
India | Jan 22, 2021, 04:36 PM ISTThe making of vaccines against the deadly Covid-19 virus will be showcased during the Republic Day parade on January 26 at Rajpath in New Delhi. India has two indigenous vaccines, Covaxin and Covishield, and a large-scale inoculation programme started from January 16, 2021.
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'Kuch to log kahengay...': Govt combats rumour-mongering over covid vaccine
India | Jan 21, 2021, 05:41 PM IST"Kuch to log kahengay, logon ka kaam hai kehna," the Union Health Ministry said in one of the creative posters released on Thursday to bring about vaccine awareness in a bid to combat rumour-mongering and allay hesitancy amongst the healthcare workers.
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India, a vaccine hub for the world! 92 countries request for stock
India | Jan 21, 2021, 04:35 PM ISTNinety-two countries have approached India for Covid-19 vaccines, bolstering New Delhi's credentials as the vaccine hub of the world.
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TMC leaders get COVID vaccine shot ahead of healthcare workers in Bengal, sparks controversy
News | Jan 17, 2021, 04:20 PM ISTIn yet another controversy over COVID vaccine rollout, many healthcare workers alleged that they could not get the jab as several TMC netas got it first.
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Study: Depression, stress could dampen efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines
News | Jan 15, 2021, 10:13 AM ISTDecades of research show that depression, stress, loneliness, and poor health behaviours can weaken the body's immune system and lowers the effectiveness of certain vaccines.
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Vaccines will work against new strains of COVID-19: Govt
News | Dec 29, 2020, 07:02 PM ISTCOVID-19 vaccines will work against the variants detected in UK and South Africa, informed Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to the Government of India Prof K. Vijay Raghavan.
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Adverse events occur with vaccines, regulator's role to ascertain link between event, intervention: ICMR
News | Dec 01, 2020, 08:58 PM ISTICMR Director General Balram Bhargava on December 1 said that the adverse events occur with drugs or vaccines or any other health intervention.
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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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Mother's milk has superpowers! It may protect newborn from diseases much like vaccines do, claims study
Lifestyle | Oct 09, 2016, 08:08 AM ISTBreast milk has fat, protein and has the capability to fight germs. There are many super powers only breast milk has. Mother's milk is the best gift any mother can give to her newborn.