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14 Million Children Did Not Receive A Single Vaccine In 2024: UN
More than 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine last year - about the same number as the year before - according to UN health officials. Nine countries accounted for more than half of those unprotected children.
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Covid Vaccine Scheme For The Poorest Pushes For Delivery Slowdown: Report
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.
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Over Half Of India's Adults Have Received At Least 1 Covid Vaccine Dose
Over half of India's adult population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 16 per cent have got both, the Union government said on Thursday, as the cumulative number of doses administered in the country crossed 67 crore.
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Assam Turns Poll Booths To Covid Vaccine Points To Cover Those Left Out
Only about half of Assam's population has received its first dose of Covid vaccine till now. The government has now adopted a new strategy to quicken the pace of coverage. It is turning polling booths to vaccination centres and using voter lists.
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UN Sees 80% Drop In Vaccinations In Afghanistan After Taliban Takeover
In the first week following the Taliban conquest of Kabul, COVID-19 vaccinations in Afghanistan have dropped by 80%, the UN agency UNICEF said, warning that half of the few doses delivered to the country so far are close to expiry.
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Kerala Administers First Dose Of Covid Vaccine To Over Half Its Population
Kerala Health Minister Veena George said on Monday that the government has administered the first dose vaccine to 1,77,88,931 persons till now.
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India To Miss July-End Vaccination Target As Bharat Biotech Lags: Report
India will miss a target to administer over a half billion COVID-19 vaccine doses by the end of the month as Bharat Biotech - maker of its only approved homegrown shot - struggles to boost output, an analysis of government data showed on Monday.
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More Than Half Of US Adults Have At Least Taken One Covid Vaccine Dose: Report
More than half of US adults have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, government data showed on Sunday, as the White House bids to beat a worrying surge in new cases.
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This Vaccine Cuts By 50% Risk of Symptomatic Covid: Study
Sinovac Biotech Ltd.'s coronavirus vaccine cut in half the risk of developing symptomatic Covid-19 in a key Brazilian study, suggesting two doses of the shot is less potent than some other immunizations designed to tame the ongoing pandemic.
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Britain Hits Milestone As Half Of All Adults Get First Covid Vaccine Dose
Half of all adults in Britain have now had at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, making the country the world's first major economy to hit that milestone, health minister Matt Hancock said on Saturday.
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China To Gift Half Million Doses Of Sinopharm Vaccine To Pakistan
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Thursday that China has agreed to provide half a million doses of the Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 free of cost to Pakistan by January 31.
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Joe Biden's Government To Release All Available Coronavirus Doses: Report
US President-elect Joe Biden's administration will release every available dose of Covid-19 vaccine produced in the country, rather than holding back half the supply to make sure people receive their booster shots on time, a report said Friday.
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"Half-Dose Trial Finding Intriguing Result": Oxford Vaccine Chief
The Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine candidate's late-stage trial results are "intriguing" and more work needs to be done on the finding that an initial half dose of the shot offers more protection, Oxford's vaccine chief said on Monday.
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Rich Nations Secured Deals For Half Of COVID-19 Vaccine Supply: Report
A group of wealthy nations representing 13 percent of the global population have already bought up more than half of the promised doses of future Covid-19 vaccines, according to a report by Oxfam on Wednesday.
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6 Foods That Contain More Calcium Than a Glass of Milk
If youve been unwillingly chugging a glass of milk every day to get your calcium dose, try turning to these foods instead.
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14 Million Children Did Not Receive A Single Vaccine In 2024: UN
More than 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine last year - about the same number as the year before - according to UN health officials. Nine countries accounted for more than half of those unprotected children.
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Covid Vaccine Scheme For The Poorest Pushes For Delivery Slowdown: Report
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.
-
Over Half Of India's Adults Have Received At Least 1 Covid Vaccine Dose
Over half of India's adult population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 16 per cent have got both, the Union government said on Thursday, as the cumulative number of doses administered in the country crossed 67 crore.
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Assam Turns Poll Booths To Covid Vaccine Points To Cover Those Left Out
Only about half of Assam's population has received its first dose of Covid vaccine till now. The government has now adopted a new strategy to quicken the pace of coverage. It is turning polling booths to vaccination centres and using voter lists.
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UN Sees 80% Drop In Vaccinations In Afghanistan After Taliban Takeover
In the first week following the Taliban conquest of Kabul, COVID-19 vaccinations in Afghanistan have dropped by 80%, the UN agency UNICEF said, warning that half of the few doses delivered to the country so far are close to expiry.
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Kerala Administers First Dose Of Covid Vaccine To Over Half Its Population
Kerala Health Minister Veena George said on Monday that the government has administered the first dose vaccine to 1,77,88,931 persons till now.
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India To Miss July-End Vaccination Target As Bharat Biotech Lags: Report
India will miss a target to administer over a half billion COVID-19 vaccine doses by the end of the month as Bharat Biotech - maker of its only approved homegrown shot - struggles to boost output, an analysis of government data showed on Monday.
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More Than Half Of US Adults Have At Least Taken One Covid Vaccine Dose: Report
More than half of US adults have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, government data showed on Sunday, as the White House bids to beat a worrying surge in new cases.
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This Vaccine Cuts By 50% Risk of Symptomatic Covid: Study
Sinovac Biotech Ltd.'s coronavirus vaccine cut in half the risk of developing symptomatic Covid-19 in a key Brazilian study, suggesting two doses of the shot is less potent than some other immunizations designed to tame the ongoing pandemic.
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Britain Hits Milestone As Half Of All Adults Get First Covid Vaccine Dose
Half of all adults in Britain have now had at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, making the country the world's first major economy to hit that milestone, health minister Matt Hancock said on Saturday.
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China To Gift Half Million Doses Of Sinopharm Vaccine To Pakistan
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Thursday that China has agreed to provide half a million doses of the Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 free of cost to Pakistan by January 31.
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Joe Biden's Government To Release All Available Coronavirus Doses: Report
US President-elect Joe Biden's administration will release every available dose of Covid-19 vaccine produced in the country, rather than holding back half the supply to make sure people receive their booster shots on time, a report said Friday.
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"Half-Dose Trial Finding Intriguing Result": Oxford Vaccine Chief
The Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine candidate's late-stage trial results are "intriguing" and more work needs to be done on the finding that an initial half dose of the shot offers more protection, Oxford's vaccine chief said on Monday.
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Rich Nations Secured Deals For Half Of COVID-19 Vaccine Supply: Report
A group of wealthy nations representing 13 percent of the global population have already bought up more than half of the promised doses of future Covid-19 vaccines, according to a report by Oxfam on Wednesday.
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6 Foods That Contain More Calcium Than a Glass of Milk
If youve been unwillingly chugging a glass of milk every day to get your calcium dose, try turning to these foods instead.
