COVID-19 vaccine

Canada administers first doses of COVID-19 vaccine

11:45 pm December 14, 2020

Toronto : Canada administered its first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine on Monday. Five front-line workers in Ontario were among the first Canadians to receive the vaccine at one of Toronto’s hospitals. Two nurses and three other workers at the Rekai Centre nursing home received the vaccine. Ontario received 6,000 doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday […]

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Mumbai: 500 teams to be deployed to administer COVID-19 vaccine

9:08 pm December 11, 2020

Mumbai: At least 500 teams of five trained personnel each will be deployed for administering the COVID-19 vaccine in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Friday. The first to get inoculated will be health workers followed by frontline workers, people above the age of 50 and those suffering from co-morbidities, it said […]

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Indonesia expects halal certificate for experimental vaccine

11:19 pm December 7, 2020

Jakarta: Indonesia’s highest Muslim clerical body is expected to issue a halal certification for the experimental COVID-19 vaccine developed by China-based Sinovac Biotech, officials said on Monday. The certification would be a significant step in immunization efforts in the world’s most populous Muslim country, should the vaccine be approved for use. “A study by the Indonesian Ulema Council Halal Product Guarantee […]

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Cold chains, system for vaccination ready in Gujarat: Dy CM

9:08 pm December 5, 2020

Ahmedabad : The Gujarat government has put together the cold chain infrastructure to store and transport COVID-19 vaccine alongwith a system for vaccination and lists of priority beneficiaries, Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel said on Saturday. The first priority will be given to healthcare workers, said Patel, who handles the health portfolio, while speaking to reporters in Gandhinagar. […]

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Rupee settles 37 paise higher at 73.68 against US dollar

6:05 pm December 1, 2020

Mumbai: The rupee appreciated 37 paise and settled for the day at 73.68 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday as positive domestic equities and sustained foreign fund inflows strengthened investor sentiment. Besides, positive developments on COVID-19 vaccine front, improved domestic macro-economic data and weakness of the American currency against key rivals also supported the […]

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