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India’s first intranasal Covid vaccine iNNCOVACC launched

India’s first intranasal Covid vaccine iNNCOVACC launched

🕔06:07, 27.Jan 2023

New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday unveiled the Covid-19 vaccine, iNNCOVACC in the presence of Union Minister of State (IC) for Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh. iNNCOVACC is the world’s first intranasal Covid-19 vaccine to

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UNSC reform: Jaishankar cites Covid vaccine source as example of changed world order

UNSC reform: Jaishankar cites Covid vaccine source as example of changed world order

🕔07:33, 15.Dec 2022

United Nations, Dec 15 (IANS) India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar cited on Wednesday India’s role in becoming the world’s vaccinator in the Covid pandemic to demonstrate how the world order has changed requiring Security Council reforms. He warned that the

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Special drive to fill up backlog vacancies of SCs from Oct 2

Special drive to fill up backlog vacancies of SCs from Oct 2

🕔18:15, 29.Sep 2022

New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) All Public Sector Banks (PSBs) will begin a special campaign drive from October 2 this year for filling up of the backlog vacancies of Scheduled Castes. National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) Chairman Vijay Sampla informed

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UP crosses 38-cr mark in Covid vaccine doses

UP crosses 38-cr mark in Covid vaccine doses

🕔10:44, 14.Sep 2022

Lucknow, Sep 14 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh has crossed the 38-crore mark of administering Covid-19 vaccine doses and has become the first state in India to have achieved this figure. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said, “Uttar Pradesh under the leadership

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India’s first intranasal vaccine for Covid gets DCGI approval

India’s first intranasal vaccine for Covid gets DCGI approval

🕔19:03, 6.Sep 2022

New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) India’s first intranasal Covid vaccine by Bharat Biotech on Tuesday got the approval from the Drug Controller General of India for 18+ age group for restricted use in emergency situation. Announcing the achievements, Union Health Minister

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Over 211 cr vax doses demonstrate collective will: Mandaviya

Over 211 cr vax doses demonstrate collective will: Mandaviya

🕔18:38, 26.Aug 2022

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) With more than 211 crore Covid vaccination doses administered, India crossed a significant milestone in the national countrywide vaccination programme on Friday. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya hailed it as “Collective will of the country under

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India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 202.17Cr

India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 202.17Cr

🕔17:41, 25.Jul 2022

Over 3.85Cr 1st dose vaccines administered for age group 12-14 years India’s Active caseload currently stands at1,50,877 16,866 new cases reported in the last 24 hours Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.46% Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 4.49% New

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Serum Institute’s Covovax approved for kids aged 7 to 11 years

Serum Institute’s Covovax approved for kids aged 7 to 11 years

🕔06:44, 29.Jun 2022

India’s apex drugs regulator, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), on Tuesday approved Pune-based Serum Institute’s Covid vaccine Covovax for children aged 7 to 11 years, as per a source. New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) India’s apex drugs regulator, the

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India has ‘strong protective shield’ of Covid vaccination: Mandaviya

India has ‘strong protective shield’ of Covid vaccination: Mandaviya

🕔07:30, 13.Jun 2022

India now has strong protective shield of over 195 crore vaccine doses, said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya as the cumulative vaccination tally crossed this figure on Sunday. New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) India now has strong protective shield of over

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UP inches closer to milestone of 33 crore vax doses

UP inches closer to milestone of 33 crore vax doses

🕔17:26, 5.Jun 2022

Uttar Pradesh will soon cross the milestone of administering 33 crore total vaccine doses. Lucknow, June 5 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh will soon cross the milestone of administering 33 crore total vaccine doses. This will be another milestone as Uttar Pradesh continues

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Covid: Vaccinating all eligible children is priority, says PM Modi

Covid: Vaccinating all eligible children is priority, says PM Modi

🕔17:02, 27.Apr 2022

Amid rising Covid cases in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said vaccinating all eligible children is the government’s priority and stressed on the need to promote Covid-appropriate behaviour. New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Amid rising Covid cases in

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Omicron 10x better at escaping Covid vax, immunity than Delta: Study

Omicron 10x better at escaping Covid vax, immunity than Delta: Study

🕔20:05, 17.Feb 2022

Although Omicron is touted as mild compared to previous variants, it is widely known to be more contagious than previous Covid strains. Sydney, Feb 17 (IANS) Although Omicron is touted as mild compared to previous variants, it is widely known to

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England to roll out Covid vax for kids aged 5 to 11 in April

England to roll out Covid vax for kids aged 5 to 11 in April

🕔16:53, 17.Feb 2022

London, Feb 17 (IANS) After several delays, health regulators in England have approved a low-dose Covid vaccine for children aged between five and 11 in April. According to scientists on the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), the move would

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Over 70% eligible teens get 1st dose of Covid vaccine

Over 70% eligible teens get 1st dose of Covid vaccine

🕔07:29, 14.Feb 2022

New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Over 70 per cent of the adolescents between the 15 to 18 age bracket have received their first dose of Covid vaccine. As per the government’s CoWIN portal, a total of 6,69,85,609 youngsters of this age

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75% adult population in India fully vaccinated

75% adult population in India fully vaccinated

🕔14:02, 30.Jan 2022

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) India achieved another milestone in its fight against Covid-19 on Sunday as it administered more than 75 per cent of the adult population with both doses of vaccines, said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. “With the

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Over 60% in 15-18 age group administered first vaccine shot

Over 60% in 15-18 age group administered first vaccine shot

🕔07:27, 29.Jan 2022

New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Over 60 per cent teenagers in the 15 to 18 age group have received the first dose of Covid vaccine since the beginning of the drive for this age bracket on January 3. “Young India Showing

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Unicef delivers over 100mn Covid vaccines to B’desh

Unicef delivers over 100mn Covid vaccines to B’desh

🕔16:05, 29.Dec 2021

Dhaka, Dec 29 (IANS) The Unicef said on Wednesday that it has delivered over 100 million Covid-19 vaccines to Bangladesh since June this year. “The arrival today of 20.46 million doses of vaccines from China means that since June 2021, Unicef

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UP crosses 10 cr mark in 1st dose vaccination

UP crosses 10 cr mark in 1st dose vaccination

🕔12:20, 11.Nov 2021

Lucknow, Nov 11 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh has crossed the 10-crore mark in administering the first dose of vaccines against Covid-19. The state, according to a government spokesman, has already administered over 13.53 billion vaccine doses. Nearly 68 per cent of the

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Bengal to launch house-to-house campaign for vaccination

Bengal to launch house-to-house campaign for vaccination

🕔08:23, 11.Nov 2021

Kolkata, Nov 11 (IANS) In an effort to make vaccination a social event and reach out to the remotest part of the state, the West Bengal Health Department has decided to launch a house-to-house campaign to identify the beneficiaries who are

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Six months after second dose ideal time for booster: Bharat Biotech CMD

Six months after second dose ideal time for booster: Bharat Biotech CMD

🕔08:22, 11.Nov 2021

New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Hyderabad-based pharma major Bharat Biotech founder and Managing Director Dr Krishna Ella on Wednesday said that an ideal time for booster dose of a coronavirus vaccine would be six months after receiving the second dose. However,

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