Vaccine

PM Modi Interacts With Covid Vaccine Beneficiaries In His Constituency Varanasi

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 22, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today interacted with those involved in the COVID-19 vaccination drive in Varanasi, his Lok Sabha constituency.

More Than 10 Lakh People Vaccinated Against COVID-19 In First 6 Days: Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 22, 2021

Nearly 10.5 lakh beneficiaries have received anti-coronavirus shots under the countrywide COVID-19 vaccination exercise as on date, the Union Health Ministry said today.

Six Days Into COVID-19 Vaccination Drive, India Crosses Million Mark

India News | Reported by Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited by Nandini Gupta | Friday January 22, 2021

Almost a week since it started the "world's largest" vaccination exercise with its home-grown inoculants, India crossed a major milestone of administering jabs to at least 10.5 lakh -- almost a million - beneficiaries, the health ministry said.

India Will Start Commercial Vaccine Exports With Shipments to Morocco, Brazil

Business | Edited by Nirmalya Sen | Friday January 22, 2021

Serum Institute of India will also send the Covid-19 vaccine to South Africa and Saudi Arabia

India Starts Commercial Covid Vaccine Exports Today

India News | Reuters | Friday January 22, 2021

The government has cleared commercial exports of COVID-19 vaccines, with the first consignments to be shipped to Brazil and Morocco on Friday, the foreign secretary told Reuters.

PM Cites Cricket Team's Win, Says Approach All About Self-Reliant India

India News | Edited by Nandini Gupta | Friday January 22, 2021

Urging the country's youth to draw inspiration from Team India's historic test cricket victory at Australia's Gabba, clinched with less experienced players, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India must fight back challenges with the same spirit.

New China Swine Fever Strains Point To Unlicensed Vaccines: Experts

World News | Reuters | Friday January 22, 2021

A new form of African swine fever identified in Chinese pig farms is most likely caused by illicit vaccines, industry insiders say, a fresh blow to the world's largest pork producer, still recovering from a devastating epidemic of the virus.

"India Remains Committed To Assist Nepal In Fighting COVID-19": PM Modi

India News | ANI | Friday January 22, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India remains committed to assisting the people of Nepal in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic.

Russian Covid Vaccine In Phase 3 Trial, To Cost Less Than $10 Per Dose In India

India News | ANI | Friday January 22, 2021

The Russian COVID-19 vaccine "Sputnik V" will cost less than USD 10 (about Rs 730) per shot in India and the price is the same for all countries, Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said on Thursday.

Kamala Harris's Uncle In India Says Will Visit US After Vaccination

India News | Reuters | Friday January 22, 2021

Kamala Harris's Indian uncle plans to visit the United States to congratulate her once he receives a COVID-19 vaccine, he said on Thursday, after his niece became the first woman, Black American and Asian American to hold the office of vice president.

India To Begin Covid Vaccine Exports To Brazil, Morocco From Friday

India News | Reuters | Friday January 22, 2021

India's government has cleared commercial exports of COVID-19 vaccines, with the first consignments to be shipped to Brazil and Morocco on Friday, the Indian foreign secretary told Reuters.

Pfizer Cuts Vaccine Deliveries By As Much As Half To Some EU Countries

World News | Reuters | Thursday January 21, 2021

Pfizer has slashed in half the volume of COVID-19 vaccines it will deliver to some EU countries this week, government officials said on Thursday, as frustration over the U.S. drugmaker's unexpected cut in supplies grows.

India's Vaccine Diplomacy In South Asia Pushes Back Against China

India News | Reuters | Thursday January 21, 2021

India will give millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccine to South Asian countries in the next few weeks, government sources told news agency Reuters today, drawing praise from its neighbours and pushing back against China's dominating presence in the region.

9.99 Lakh Healthcare Workers Received Vaccine Shots Till Now: Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 21, 2021

The number of healthcare workers who have received COVID-19 vaccine jabs in the country till the evening of the sixth day of the nationwide immunisation drive has reached 9,99,065 as per provisional reports, Union Health Ministry said on Thursday.

China To Gift Half Million Doses Of Sinopharm Vaccine To Pakistan

World News | Reuters | Thursday January 21, 2021

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.