Global disparity in access to essential vaccines, says WHO report
Nov 12, 2022, at 03:16 am
New York: Limited supply and unequal vaccine distribution means that lower-income countries consistently struggle to access essential inoculations in demand by wealthier countries, according to the latest Global Vaccine Market Report, released on Wednesday by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Benefits of all Covid vaccines approved in EU outweigh potential risks: European Medicines Agency
Dec 04, 2021, at 02:16 am
Brussels/UNI/Sputnik: The benefits of all Covid-19 vaccines approved in the European Union outweigh the risks, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Friday.
People in India still not realizing that Covid-19 infection causes deaths: Dr Shankar
Nov 12, 2021, at 11:54 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: Dr K Shankar, Director of Institute of Preventive Medicine Public Health Labs & Food (Health) Administration, Hyderabad has said that the people in India including in Telangana still have not realized that the Covid-19 infection causes the deaths.
Step up vaccines against Group B strep, linked to baby deaths and disability
Nov 03, 2021, at 10:05 pm
New York: New vaccines are urgently needed against a common bacterium which is a major cause of preterm births, disability and babies’ deaths globally, according to a UN-backed report published on Wednesday.
India breaks its single-day vaccination record, Govt may administer 2.5 crore jabs today
Sep 17, 2021, at 09:57 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Centre expects to achieve 2.5 crore vaccinations by COVID-19 vaccines on Friday after India broke its record of single-day vaccination in the day, sources at Union Health Ministry said.
Indian govt administers nearly 1 crore doses of Covid vaccine in a single day
Sep 07, 2021, at 12:49 am
New Delhi/UNI: India is aiming for 1 crore Covid-19 vaccination again on Monday and the country has achieved close to 90 lakh vaccination by 6 PM, according to data showing on CoWIN.
Germany to give away 1.3 billion leftover AstraZeneca doses: Health Minister
Aug 05, 2021, at 01:05 am
Berlin/UNI/Sputnik: Germany will hand over 1.3 billion AstraZeneca vaccine doses to the COVAX shot-sharing mechanism, Health Minister Jens Spahn said.
Senior Venezuelans finally get vaccinated against COVID-19
May 31, 2021, at 11:17 pm
Caracas/Sputnik: After months of waiting for their turn, Venezuelans aged over 60 tell Sputnik that receiving vaccine shots feels liberating.
Over 1.82 crore Covid vaccine doses still available with states: Health Ministry
May 29, 2021, at 07:58 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A total of 1,82,21,403 Covid vaccine doses are still available with the states and union territories to be administered, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday.
Over 22 crore Covid vaccines provided to states till date: Health Ministry
May 27, 2021, at 07:49 pm
New Delhi/UNI:The Centre has so far provided more than 22 crore vaccine doses to the states and Union Territories, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Thursday.
India reports 2.08 lakh COVID-19 cases, 4,157 deaths in 24 hours
May 26, 2021, at 04:44 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Wednesday reported 2.08 lakh new COVID-19 cases as the South Asian country is struggling to cope with the second wave of the virus.
Prioritize vaccine contracts with UN-led COVAX initiative, urges health chief Tedros
Feb 23, 2021, at 11:23 pm
New York: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on manufacturers to prioritize contracts with the UN-led equitable vaccines initiative, COVAX, declaring that it’s “not a matter of charity, it’s a matter of epidemiology”.
Third of world population to receive COVID-19 shots by 2028 at current vaccination rate
Feb 05, 2021, at 10:23 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: With some countries making better progress in immunizing their citizens against COVID-19 than others, the Bloomberg news agency has estimated that it would take around seven years to vaccinate 75 percent of the world population at the current pace.
India registers over 65,000 cases in 24 hours, tally crosses 2.5 million
Aug 15, 2020, at 05:12 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Even in the middle of Unlock 3.0, India on Saturday continued to register a huge number of Novel Coronavirus cases by adding over 65,000 infections in the last 24 hours.
Creating awareness only way of eliminating Hepatitis: WHO
Jul 28, 2016, at 04:16 am
Mumbai, July 27 (IBNS): 'Elimination' is this year's theme for the World Hepatitis Day, observed every year on Thursday by World Health Organization (WHO).