COVID-19 vaccine

London: the UK has kicked off a trial of what has been described as the world's first multi-variant vaccine booster against Covid-19 in the city of Manchester. On Monday, a married couple, both in their 60s, became the first participants…
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Berlin: Germany would likely offer Covid-19 vaccines to children under 12 in early 2022, Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn has said. Spahn on Monday said he expects authorisation to use the vaccine in this age group to come in the…
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New Delhi: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted permission for the conducting of the Phase III bridging trials of Sputnik Light on the Indian population. The Sputnik Light is a single-dose Covid-19 vaccine of the Russian…
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Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday ordered extension of the existing Covid-19 restrictions till September 30, in view of the upcoming festival season, with a limit of 300 on all gatherings, including political, and…
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Tokyo: The Japanese Health Ministry said that two men died after they received two shots of Moderna Inc.'s Covid-19 vaccine, local media reported. The Ministry said on Saturday that the two men aged 30 and 38 died within days of…
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Gurugram: Around 23,61,212 people in Gurugram have been administered the Covid-19 vaccine, the health officials said on Sunday. They said the vaccination drive is being done in the government and private health facilities across the…
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London: Although the UK has witnessed a sharp decline in coronavirus vaccine hesitancy, London still remains the most vaccine resistance area in the country, a survey by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed. In the survey…
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha has achieved yet another success in vaccinating its citizens by administering 1.5 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses. According to the Odisha Health & Family Welfare (H & FW) Department, the state has achieved this…
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Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued notification that expectant mothers can take Covid-19 vaccination at the centres from July 21. The walk-in facility for pregnant women will be available from 21st July…
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Berhampur: The Ganjam district will start giving Covaxin jabs for people of 18-44 age group from today. Until now, Covaxin was limited to Bhubaneswar while Covishield was available for the rest of the state. The Bharat Biotech vaccine…
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