India will launch one of the largest vaccination programs in the world today. New Delhi: India will launch one of the world’s largest vaccination programs with domestically manufactured vaccines on Saturday, one developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca, the other by Bharat Biotech International with a state institute. …
Read More »Norway warns of vaccination risks for sick elderly patients after 23 deaths
Norwegian officials said 23 people had died shortly after receiving their first dose of the vaccine. Norway said Covid-19 vaccines may be too risky for the very old and terminally ill, the most cautious statement yet by a European health authority as countries assess the real-world side effects of the …
Read More »Brazil sends planes to collect vaccines ‘too early’ for exports, India says
Brazil appears to have jumped the gun by officially announcing the dispatch of a plane to transport two million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine from India, and New Delhi made it clear on Thursday that decisions on supplies to foreign countries will take longer. A statement issued by Brazil’s Foreign …
Read More »Arvind Kejriwal: COVID-19 vaccine in Delhi at 81 centers on Saturday, 4 times a week, 100 to get injections at each site: Arvind Kejriwal
The Chief Minister of Delhi has taken stock of the preparations for the Covid-19 vaccination campaign. New Delhi: Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today that his government had made all preparations for the Covid-19 vaccination program to be rolled out across India from Saturday and had reviewed the situation. …
Read More »Rahul Gandhi, Mohan Bhagwat, JP Nadda in Tamil Nadu This Pongal
RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat in Chennai today to celebrate Pongal. Chennai: Tamil speakers celebrate their annual harvest festival, Pongal, for the next four days starting today. Coinciding with similar revelries across the country, such as Bihu in Assam and Uttarayan in Gujarat, Tamil Nadu’s biggest celebration comes just months before …
Read More »Riqui Puig says he was ‘desperate’ to shoot Barcelona a penalty
Riqui Puig was the winner of Barcelona’s game on Wednesday, scoring the decisive penalty to send his team to the final of the Spanish Super Cup. It was a great moment for the young man who endured a frustrating season with Ronald Koeman, but has been rewarded for his patience. …
Read More »One day after Serum Institute’s Covishield, Bharat Biotech launches homegrown covaxin vaccine
Covid Vaccine: The Hyderabad-based vaccine maker will launch 14 shipments from its factory today. Hyderabad: The first batches of Covaxin, Bharat Biotech’s coronavirus vaccine, left Hyderabad early this morning for Delhi and 10 other cities, a day after the Serum Institute of India launched its COVID-19 vaccine ahead of the …
Read More »India sees 15,968 new Covid cases, 1.04 million cases in total: 10 points
India has recorded more than 1.04 million coronavirus cases so far. New Delhi: As the first batch of thousands of doses of coronavirus vaccines reaches different parts of the country, India saw an increase of 15,968 new infections in the last 24 hours, almost 26% more than 12,584 yesterday. More …
Read More »The death toll in the United States reaches a new daily record of almost 4,500; New data from Brazil show 50.4% efficacy for China’s CoronaVac vaccine
Piecemeal disclosures about Chinese vaccine trials globally have raised concerns that they are not subject to the same public scrutiny as American and European alternatives. Palacios and officials from the São Paulo state government, which funds Butantan, emphasized the good news that none of the volunteers vaccinated with CoronaVac had …
Read More »The center will pay the first 3 million shots: PM Modi to CM at the meeting
The Center will bear the cost of vaccinating health care and frontline workers of Rs 3 million in the first phase of the vaccination campaign against the novel coronavirus disease, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told senior ministers on Monday. . The Prime Minister highlighted three critical aspects of vaccine administration: …
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