Covid-19 vaccine

UK’s vaccination policy prioritises those at high risk of infection

Representative Image LONDON: The government of United Kingdom (UK) cleared up its citizens’ “misguided” perception of the vaccine programme by…

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Lockdown reimposed in COVID-19 clusters of New York

Representative Image NEW YORK: Bill de Blasio, Mayor, New York City, has ordered the shutting down of non-essential businesses and…

4 years ago

DCGI gives nod to SII to recommence Oxford COVID vaccine trials

Representative Image NEW DELHI: Dr. Venugopal G Somani, Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), on Tuesday, September 15, withdrew the…

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Global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines not expected until mid-2021: WHO Chief Scientist

Representative Image GENEVA: Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist, World Health Organization (WHO), on Friday, September 4, said that distribution of…

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Russia’s COVID vaccine ‘Safe’, passes early stage trials: Study

Representative Image LONDON: Patients involved in early tests of the Russian COVID vaccine developed antibodies with no serious side effects,…

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Dr Tedros urged countries to not engage in ‘”Vaccine Nationalism”

Representative Image GENEVA: Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO), on Friday, September 4, urged countries around the…

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Drug manufacturers can produce unprecedented amounts of COVID-19 vaccine: UNICEF

Representative Image NEW YORK: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), on Thursday, September 3, said that 28 drug manufacturers in 10…

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Fair distribution of COVID-19 vaccine, a big challenge: WHO Chief Scientist

Representative Image BENGALURU: Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist, World Health Organization (WHO), on Wednesday, August 26, said that being able…

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COVID-19 vaccine could come within an year: WHO

Representative Image GENEVA: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Secretary General, World health Organisation, has said that it might take scientists about an…

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