vaccine

Sputnik V debuts in Kolkata, 150 get jabs

KOLKATA: The much awaited made-in-Russia shots arrived in Kolkata on Tuesday afternoon.Vials of Sputnik V vaccines landed in the city…

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Covaxin trials on children begin in Mysuru

MYSURU: Paediatric trials for Covaxin have started at the Cheluvamba Hospital, which is attached to the Mysore Medical College and…

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‘Covid, anti-rabies vax can be taken on the same day’

BENGALURU: People who have received the Covid-19 vaccine and are bitten by a stray dog must also take an anti-rabies…

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‘This is insane’: SA desperately short of Covid vaccine

CAPE TOWN: In the global race to vaccinate people against Covid-19, Africa is tragically at the back of the pack.In…

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Over 1.33 crore Covid vaccine doses still available with states: Centre

NEW DELHI: More than 1.33 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses are still available with states and union territories and over 3…

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World Bank opposes vaccine IP waiver as WTO talks resume

WASHINGTON: World Bank president David Malpass said on Tuesday the bank does not support waiving intellectual property rights for Covid-19…

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Ex-Wisconsin pharmacist gets prison for ruining vaccine

MILWAUKEE: A former pharmacist in Wisconsin who purposefully ruined more than 500 doses of Covid-19 vaccine was sentenced to three…

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Biden Asia chief ‘relatively confident’ on billion vaccine timing despite India crisis

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden's policy coordinator for the Indo-Pacific said on Tuesday he was "relatively confident" a target for the…

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Problems at biggest vaccine maker leave world short on Covid shots

Around the world, from Bangladesh to Nepal to Rwanda, vulnerable hotspots have been grappling with stalled Covid-19 vaccination programs as…

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1% wastage target could be inimical to vax drive: Experts

Immunisation experts and those actually involved in vaccination efforts say that the health ministry’s insistence on keeping Covid vaccine wastage…

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