Covid-19 vaccines do not alter fertility: Expert
Mar 06, 2021, at 08:50 pm
Kolkata/UNI: There’s zero evidence that Covid-19 vaccines interfere with fertility. This misinformation is dangerous because the confusion it is based on sounds plausible, but in fact is not, a health expert has opined.
Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan takes Covid-19 vaccine shot
Mar 02, 2021, at 07:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India's Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan and his wife took the first shot of Covid-19 vaccine on the second day of the latest vaccination drive phase.
Côte d'Ivoire takes delivery of latest COVAX vaccine shipment, in further boost for Africa
Feb 27, 2021, at 07:26 pm
New York: Côte d'Ivoire received 504,000 doses of lifesaving COVID-19 vaccine on Friday making it the second African nation in a week to benefit from the first shipments of shots from the UN-backed global COVAX initiative, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported.
Feb 18, 2021, at 12:25 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The principal of Kolkata's Beliaghata I.D. and B.G. hospital, Anima Haldar, reportedly fell sick hours after receiving the second dose of Covishield corona vaccine and she is undergoing treatment in the same hospital.
UK vaccine Minister says not planning vaccine passports
Feb 08, 2021, at 05:10 am
Moscow/Sputnik: The United Kingdom does not plan to introduce vaccine passports that would potentially allow people to travel, a minister in charge of COVID-19 vaccine deployment said Sunday.
CK Birla Hospitals, Kolkata- CMRI & BMB administers Covishield to health workers
Jan 27, 2021, at 08:16 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: CK Birla Hospitals, Kolkata – CMRI & BMB has started dispensing and administering the first dose of Covid-19 vaccines from Jan 25.
Pandemic will not end for anyone, ‘until it ends for everyone’
Jan 23, 2021, at 03:35 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic “will not end for anyone, until it ends for everyone”, an independent UN human rights expert said on Friday, advocating for an equitable and globally-coordinated vaccine distribution programme.
COVID ‘vaccine hoarding’ putting Africa at risk: WHO
Jan 22, 2021, at 04:32 pm
New York: Africa is in danger of being left behind in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines as countries in other regions strike bilateral deals, thus driving up prices, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday.
7,585 healthcare workers vaccinated against Covid-19 across Assam
Jan 20, 2021, at 04:47 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The fourth day of the massive countrywide COVID-19 vaccination programme was conducted successfully in Assam on Tuesday.
Covid-19 vaccination drive: Over 3.81 lakh priority group beneficiaries inoculated
Jan 19, 2021, at 06:56 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Over 3.81 lakh priority group beneficiaries have been vaccinated under the country's inoculation drive commenced on Jan 16.
PM Modi launches world's biggest Covid-19 vaccination drive in India
Jan 16, 2021, at 04:25 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the world's biggest Covid-19 vaccination drive in India, which is one of the worst Novel Coronavirus-hit countries.
As COVID deaths pass two million worldwide, Guterres warns against self-defeating ‘vaccinationalism'
Jan 16, 2021, at 03:24 pm
New York: With more than two million lives now lost worldwide to COVID-19, the UN Secretary-General appealed on Friday for countries to work together and help each other to end the pandemic and save lives. In a video statement, Secretary-General António Guterres noted that the absence of a global coordinated effort has worsened the pandemic’s deadly impact.
Chinese expert says Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine is 'most unsafe in world' with 73 side effects
Jan 10, 2021, at 05:08 am
Beijing: A Chinese vaccine expert has claimed that the COVID-19 vaccine which has been rolled out by the nation as the 'most unsafe vaccine in the world'.
Vaccinating equitably ‘saves lives, stabilizes health systems’: WHO chief
Jan 10, 2021, at 12:17 am
New York: Two billion doses of “safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines” have been secured by the international equitable vaccine alliance COVAX, and they will be ready for distribution as soon they are delivered, the UN health agency chief said on Friday.
Bharat Biotech announces completion of phase 3 clinical trials of Covid-19 vaccine
Jan 08, 2021, at 12:03 am
New Delhi/UNI: Bharat Biotech on Thursday announced that it has enrolled 25,800 volunteers for phase 3 clinical trials of its indigenously manufactured Covid-19 vaccine, 'Covaxin'.
India registers 18,177 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, 217 deaths
Jan 03, 2021, at 06:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India registered 18,177 fresh infections in the last 24 hours taking the total Coronavirus cases to 1,03,23,965 on Sunday, the Union Health Ministry data showed.
Jan 02, 2021, at 06:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Saturday said the Covid-19 vaccine will be provided to one crore healthcare workers and two crore frontline workers free of cost across the country, a day after a government-appointed panel of experts cleared one of the remedies.
Vaccination no guarantee of virus eradication, more serious pandemic spreading: WHO officials
Dec 29, 2020, at 06:41 pm
New York: In the final World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 press conference of the year, on Monday, senior officials warned that the virus is "not necessarily the big one", and that there is a real chance of another, more serious pandemic spreading across the world.
US: Doctor develops severe allergic reaction after receiving Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
Dec 26, 2020, at 03:24 pm
Boston: A Boston doctor, who has shellfish allergy, developed a severe allergic reaction after taking a shot of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, media reports said.
Japan lists medical workers, elderly people as priority groups to get COVID-19 vaccine
Dec 25, 2020, at 10:26 pm
Tokyo/Sputnik: An expert group of the Japanese Ministry of Health has identified the categories of citizens who are supposed to be the first to be vaccinated against COVID-19, including medical workers and people over 65.
Meghalaya constitutes task force for COVID-19 vaccine
Dec 11, 2020, at 01:43 am
Shillong/UNI: In view of the anticipated early rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in the country, the Meghalaya Government has constituted a task force to ensure inter-departmental coordination with all line departments, mobilize resources and follow up on related activities in the state.
Bahrain approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19
Dec 05, 2020, at 04:26 pm
Manama/IBNS: Bahrain became the second country in the world to approve an emergency use of the vaccine against Covid-19 developed by US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech.
India's Covid-19 tally crosses 95 lakh with over 35,000 new cases in 24 hours
Dec 03, 2020, at 04:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India's Novel Coronavirus tally on Thursday crossed 95 lakh with the reporting of over 35,000 new infections in the last 24 hours.
Uruguay to start vaccination against COVID-19 in April 2021- President
Dec 02, 2020, at 10:21 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Uruguay plans to start vaccinations against the coronavirus disease in April 2021, President Luis Lacalle Pou has said, adding that the vaccination will not be obligatory.
UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 for roll out
Dec 02, 2020, at 06:37 pm
London/IBNS: The United Kingdom has become the first country to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 for widespread use, media reports said.
Vaccine by itself will not end coronavirus pandemic: WHO Chief
Nov 17, 2020, at 04:20 am
Geneva/IBNS: World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday said a vaccine would not by itself stop the coronavirus pandemic and cannot replace the other tools.
COVID-19 vaccine offers 90 percent protection: Pfizer
Nov 09, 2020, at 11:20 pm
Washington: A COVID-19 vaccine, which is jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, has shown 90 percent effectiveness in preventing Covid-19 infections during the ongoing Phase 3 trials, the companies said on Monday.
Covid-19 vaccine could be ready by December: Serum Institute's Adar Poonawalla
Oct 29, 2020, at 04:38 pm
New Delhi/Pune/IBNS: Giving a hope to 1.3 billion people of India, vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute of India (SII)'s chief Adar Poonawalla has said the Oxford University's Covid-19 vaccine can be made available in the country by December 2020.
Trials of Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V begin in India
Oct 23, 2020, at 07:26 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Russian Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19 will be tested in India on 100 volunteers, the Indian Central Drugs Standard Control Organization's Drug Controller General (DCGI) has said.
Covid-19 vaccine expected early next year: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan
Oct 13, 2020, at 06:28 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday said India, which is the second worst Covid-19-affected country in the world, is likely to have a vaccine against the virus in early 2021, media reports said.