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Coronavirus: Here's everything you need to know and how to protect yourself from it.

Leaders of the global scheme aiming to get COVID-19 vaccines to the world's poorest are pushing manufacturers,including Pfizer and Moderna, to cut or slow deliveries of about half a billion shots so doses are not wasted.

The Gavi vaccine alliance is in talks with Bharat Biotech over potential procurement of the company's Covaxin COVID-19 shot for the COVAX global vaccine distribution programme, a Gavi spokesperson told news agency Reuters on Thursday.

COVAX on Thursday set a target to achieve 70 per cent COVID-19 immunization coverage by mid-2022.

Iraq said Saturday it has received 1.2 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine through the Covax sharing scheme, amid fears of a fourth wave in the country.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya received a thank you this morning from the World Health Organization chief as India announced its decision to resume the export and donations of excess vaccines from next month.

China will "strive to provide" two billion Covid-19 vaccine doses to the world this year and donate $100 million to the international vaccine distribution system known as Covax, President Xi Jinping said Thursday.

A new World Bank financing mechanism will allow developing countries to purchase Covid-19 vaccines collectively through the Covax facility, the scheme announced Monday.

The Government of India is holding discussions with COVID-19 manufacturers Moderna and Pfizer over several issues including indemnity waiver, Dr VK Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog said on Friday.

India pulled back its supply of vaccines to the rest of the world after the second wave of pandemic hit the country, resulting in acute global shortage of COVID-19 vaccines, the Biden Administration has informed the lawmakers.

Calling for "equal recognition of vaccines", COVAX on Thursday urged all governments to recognise as "fully vaccinated" those people who have received COVID-19 vaccines deemed safe by WHO.

The administration of US President Joe Biden on Monday announced its plan for the next tranche of 55 million Covid vaccine doses it plans to send to countries in need.

India will be receiving a share of the 80 million (8 crores) unused COVID-19 vaccines through the UN-backed COVAX global vaccine sharing programme that President Joe Biden has announced, according to a senior State Department official.

US has so far contributed $2 billion to GAVI for COVAX facility, a global risk-sharing mechanism for pooled procurement and equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.

Data sharing is going on with WHO to give recognition to Bharat Biotech's Covaxin, the government said, noting that it wants to achieve this "milestone" as soon as possible.

Coronavirus: Here's everything you need to know and how to protect yourself from it.

Leaders of the global scheme aiming to get COVID-19 vaccines to the world's poorest are pushing manufacturers,including Pfizer and Moderna, to cut or slow deliveries of about half a billion shots so doses are not wasted.

The Gavi vaccine alliance is in talks with Bharat Biotech over potential procurement of the company's Covaxin COVID-19 shot for the COVAX global vaccine distribution programme, a Gavi spokesperson told news agency Reuters on Thursday.

COVAX on Thursday set a target to achieve 70 per cent COVID-19 immunization coverage by mid-2022.

Iraq said Saturday it has received 1.2 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine through the Covax sharing scheme, amid fears of a fourth wave in the country.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya received a thank you this morning from the World Health Organization chief as India announced its decision to resume the export and donations of excess vaccines from next month.

China will "strive to provide" two billion Covid-19 vaccine doses to the world this year and donate $100 million to the international vaccine distribution system known as Covax, President Xi Jinping said Thursday.

A new World Bank financing mechanism will allow developing countries to purchase Covid-19 vaccines collectively through the Covax facility, the scheme announced Monday.

The Government of India is holding discussions with COVID-19 manufacturers Moderna and Pfizer over several issues including indemnity waiver, Dr VK Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog said on Friday.

India pulled back its supply of vaccines to the rest of the world after the second wave of pandemic hit the country, resulting in acute global shortage of COVID-19 vaccines, the Biden Administration has informed the lawmakers.

Calling for "equal recognition of vaccines", COVAX on Thursday urged all governments to recognise as "fully vaccinated" those people who have received COVID-19 vaccines deemed safe by WHO.

The administration of US President Joe Biden on Monday announced its plan for the next tranche of 55 million Covid vaccine doses it plans to send to countries in need.

India will be receiving a share of the 80 million (8 crores) unused COVID-19 vaccines through the UN-backed COVAX global vaccine sharing programme that President Joe Biden has announced, according to a senior State Department official.

US has so far contributed $2 billion to GAVI for COVAX facility, a global risk-sharing mechanism for pooled procurement and equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.

Data sharing is going on with WHO to give recognition to Bharat Biotech's Covaxin, the government said, noting that it wants to achieve this "milestone" as soon as possible.