Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij receives a test dose of Covaxin, Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate, at Ambala Cantt Civil Hospital on Friday. (Twitter / @ ANI) The 67-year-old senior BJP leader was dosed under the supervision of a team of doctors from PGI Rohtak and the Department of Health. …
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New Delhi, facing the double scourge of winter pollution and coronavirus, has seen infections surpass half a million with a record rise in daily cases. On Thursday, the megacity government quadrupled fines for not wearing a mask in an effort to control the outbreak. In one of Delhi’s largest cemeteries, …
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From india COVID-19 The number of cases surpassed the dismal 90 lakh mark on Friday with 45,882 new cases, while recoveries increased to 84.28 lakh, bringing the national recovery rate to 93.6%, according to data from the Ministry of Health of the Union. The total coronavirus cases amounted to 90.04,365 …
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NEW DELHI: The CEO of vaccine maker Serum Institute of India, Adar Poonawalla, said Thursday that the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine should be available to healthcare workers and seniors around February 2021 and in April for the general public, and will have a maximum price of Rs 1,000 for two doses …
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NEW DELHI: The CEO of vaccine maker Serum Institute of India, Adar Poonawalla, said Thursday that the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine should be available to healthcare workers and seniors around February 2021 and in April for the general public, and will have a maximum price of Rs 1,000 for two doses …
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Children in India may have to wait a bit longer to receive their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine when it becomes available in the country, as the deadly viral infection is less bothersome for them, the Serum Institute of India said, with headquarters in Pune. CEO and owner Adar …
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NEW DELHI: The global race to create vaccines against the novel coronavirus has entered a critical stretch, with Pfizer and Moderna releasing very promising final test data that has raised the hopes of nations struggling to combat the pandemic. Pfizer, which reported 95% efficiency, has now applied for early regulatory …
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NEW DELHI: The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, said Thursday that he was confident that the Covid-19 vaccine would be ready in the next three to four months, adding that the priority of providing the same to the Indians 135 crore would be based on …
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US President-elect Joe Biden has warned that a delay in transition by the outgoing Trump administration will delay the Covid-19 vaccination plan by “weeks or months.” In a virtual roundtable with healthcare workers on Covid-19, Biden alleged Wednesday that his transition team has not received any cooperation from the Trump …
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Pfizer Inc and BioNTech Could Obtain Emergency Clearance in US and Europe for Their Covid-19 vaccine the next month, after the final results of the trial showed it had a 95% success rate and no serious side effects, drug makers said Wednesday. The efficacy of the vaccine was found to …
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