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COVID-19 Vaccine Race: Here's Details Of The Available Options
COVID-19 Vaccine Race: Here's Details Of The Available Options

New Delhi: Almost a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, about 200 vaccine candidates are in the works and 10 have been either approved by several countries or are under limited emergency use. As India prepares to launch its vaccine drive on January 16, here is a look at the options: COVAXIN Developed by Bharat Biotech […]

COVID Pandemic Gave India New Identity As 'Pharmacy Of World': Prez
COVID Pandemic Gave India New Identity As 'Pharmacy Of World': Prez

New Delhi: Even as 2020 has been the year of a global crisis caused by Covid-19, the pandemic gave India a new identity as the ‘pharmacy of the world’, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Saturday. The fame was achieved as India supplied medicines to nearly 150 countries during the pandemic, said the President while […]

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Coronavirus Pandemic: Global COVID-19 Cases Top 89.5 Million

Washington: The coronavirus pandemic has hit the world like never before. Here are some updates on the COVID-19 cases and death toll from around the world on Sunday. The overall global coronavirus caseload has topped 89.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.92 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its […]

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Nasal Covid Vaccine Can Be Potential Gamechanger: Experts

New Delhi: Public health experts believe that intranasal vaccines for coronavirus, administered through nose rather than muscles, can be a potential game changer in India’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The nasal vaccine is different from two intramuscular vaccines which recently got approval, as it is non-invasive, needle-free, doesn’t require trained healthcare workers, eliminates needle-associated […]

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18K New Cases Push India's COVID-19 Tally To 1,04,50,284

New Delhi: India’s overall tally increased to 1,04,50,284 with 18,645 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, while the total number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 1,00,75,950 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll reached 1,50,999 with 201 more people succumbing to the disease […]

COVID-19 ICU Patients At Risk Of Acute Brain Dysfunction: Study
COVID-19 ICU Patients At Risk Of Acute Brain Dysfunction: Study

New Delhi: COVID-19 patients admitted to intensive care in the early months of the pandemic experienced a higher burden of delirium and coma than is typically found in those hospitalised with acute respiratory failure, according to the largest study of its kind to date. The research, published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal, tracked the […]

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Global Covid-19 Cases Cross 90 Million Mark

Washington: In yet another grim milestone, the overall number of global Covid-19 cases has surpassed the 90 million mark, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.92 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. The University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE), in its latest update revealed that the current global caseload and […]

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COVID-19 Updates: India Records Lowest Daily Spike In Coronavirus Cases In Over 6 Months

New Delhi: With 16,311 new coronavirus infections reported in the last 24 hours on Monday, India recorded the lowest one-day figure in over six months taking India’s overall tally to 1,04,66,595. The death toll reached 1,51,160 with 161 more fatalities, the lowest in the last seven-and-half-months, the data updated at 8 am showed. #CoronaVirusUpdates: 📍Total […]

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Govt Places Purchase Order For 11 Million Doses Of Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine

New Delhi: The government on Monday placed a purchase order for 11 million doses of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine- Covishield, with Serum Institute of India (SII), each costing Rs 210, including the GST. Dispatch of the vaccine is likely to start by late Monday evening, officials informed. According to the order, each dose of the vaccine […]

Centre To Bear Expenses For 1st Round Of COVID Vaccination: PM Modi During Interaction With CMs
Centre To Bear Expenses For 1st Round Of COVID Vaccination: PM Modi During Interaction With CMs

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Monday that the central government will bear the expenses of vaccinating nearly three crore healthcare and frontline workers in the first round and suggested that public representatives, a reference to politicians, should not be part of this initial exercise. Interacting with state chief ministers, Modi underscored the […]

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First Covishield Vaccines Consignment Leaves Serum Institute | WATCH

Pune: A decisive phase in India’s fight against coronavirus began in the wee hours on Tuesday as the first consignment of Covishield vaccines left Serum Institute of India for Pune airport, four days ahead of the nationwide inoculation drive launch. Three temperature-controlled trucks rolled out of the Serum Institute gates shortly before 5 am and […]

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Global COVID19 Cases Exceed 90.8 Million, Death Tally Crosses 1.94 Million

Washington: The total global COVID19 caseload has topped 90.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.94 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Tuesday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 90,872,905 and […]

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COVID-19 Updates: Despite Less Fresh Infections, Active Cases At 2.16 Lakh

New Delhi: India recorded 12,584 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the lowest in around seven months, taking the country’s COVID-19 tally to 1,04,79,179, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll increased to 1,51,327 with 167 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. […]

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Let's Not Worry Too Much: IMA On Safety & Efficacy Of Covid Vaccines

New Delhi: Amid the ongoing debate around the safety and efficacy aspects of Covid vaccines, the president of Indian Medical Association (IMA) has advised the public to not worry too much about it. Speaking to IANS, Dr. J.A. Jayalal, president, IMA said, “We should not be too worried about the safety and efficacy of the […]

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Corona Vaccine Covishield Reaches Odisha, Over 3 Lakh Health Workers To Get Shots In Phase-1

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of India’s vaccination drive, the world’s largest immunisation exercise against coronavirus, which is set to kick off on January 16, the first consignment containing vials of Covishield vaccine dispatched from Serum Institute of India in Pune reached Odisha at around 3:30 PM on Tuesday. The vaccine Covishield landed at Biju Patnaik International Airport […]

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