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The first days of Pfizer Inc’s Covid-19 vaccine launch have seen unexpected issues including some vaccines stored in excessively cold temperatures and Pfizer reporting potential challenges in its vaccine production, US officials said. At least two trays of Covid-19 vaccine doses delivered in California needed to be replaced after storage …

Nationwide, the pandemic has slowed since September, but weekly increases in some states had remained massive in absolute terms. Yet this week, Kerala, Maharashtra and West Bengal, the source of most of the new infections, together totaled nearly 74,000 cases in seven days. India has added 189,186 new patients in …

By: Trends Desk | New Delhi | December 17, 2020 12:34:03 pm Wearing masks, shields and scrubs, healthcare workers dance to the hit song by American singer-songwriter Lizzo “Good as Hell.” A video of healthcare workers at a Boston hospital breaking into a celebratory dance upon receiving their first doses …

New Delhi: Pfizer said its mRNA vaccine will be priced to help the Indian government ensure supply with little to no out-of-pocket costs for people when the immunization program begins. “We will set the price in a way that can help governments ensure there are little or no out-of-pocket costs …

India’s coronavirus disease (Covid-19) case count exceeded 9.95 million, data from the Union Health Ministry showed on Thursday. However, of these, 9,489,740 or more than 95% are recovered cases, the ministry board showed. As India, along with the rest of the world, continues to fight the pandemic, the Center has …

An Alaskan health worker had a severe allergic reaction after receiving the coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer Inc and BioNTech, but is now stable, public health authorities said Wednesday. The adverse reaction in the person, minutes after receiving the injection from Pfizer on Tuesday, was similar to two cases reported last …

NEW DELHI: The World Bank on Wednesday approved four Indian projects worth more than $ 800 million to support development initiatives. The projects that have been approved are: Chhattisgarh Inclusive Rural and Accelerated Agricultural Growth Project (CHIRAAG); Nagaland: Project to improve teaching and classroom resources; and Project for the Improvement …

LONDON: Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority (BAME) groups, including people of Indian origin in the UK, are reluctant to get vaccinated against Covid-19, according to a new study urging the UK government to launch campaigns more specific. Given that the UK has covered nearly 138,000 people in the first week …

By Priyanka Sharma ANI | Updated: Dec 16 2020 21:00 IST New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): With the start of Covid vaccination, an immediate future in India, the phase III clinical trial for Bharat Biotech’s locally developed COVAXIN vaccine candidate is witnessing a shortage of volunteer participation, with a …

Maharashtra Wednesday reported 4,304 frescoes COVID-19 cases. Now, the state is home to 61,454 active cases. However, the state also saw 4,678 recoveries today, bringing the total to 17,69,897. Maharashtra’s patient recovery rate is now 94.1 percent. Here are some of the other highlights of COVID-19 and lockdown of December …