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2 Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine doses 85-90 per cent effective, real-world study finds

3:26 pm May 21, 2021

London: Two doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine have shown to prevent around 85 to 90 per cent of symptomatic COVID-19 infections, the first real-world data from Public Health England (PHE) has found. The method used for the ‘COVID-19 Vaccine Surveillance Report’ by PHE for analysing the approximate number of deaths and hospitalisations prevented by the vaccine programme was able to take into […]

COVID: AstraZeneca pledges USD 250,000 as humanitarian aid to India

11:59 pm May 11, 2021

New Delhi: Drug major AstraZeneca on Tuesday said it has pledged USD 250,000 (over Rs 1.8 crore) in humanitarian aid to India to support relief activities amid the second wave of COVID-19 sweeping across the country. The aid to India is part of the USD 1 million which the British-Swedish multinational has earmarked for relief initiatives across communities which have been […]

Plan prepared to vaccinate all adults in 3 months: CM Kejriwal

10:29 pm April 29, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Thursday that a plan had been formulated to vaccinate all adults against coronavirus within the next three months. Kejriwal said vaccination centres would be set up on a large scale and those eligible must come forward to take the jab. “Had a meeting with the officials […]

Kerala govt will provide vaccine free of cost

11:29 pm April 21, 2021

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday said the Left government would provide the vaccine against COVID-19 free of cost for everyone in the State. This statement comes on a day the Serum Institute of India announced a price of Rs 400 per dosefor its COVID-19 vaccine ‘Covishield’ for State governments and Rs 600 […]

About 18-19 COVID vaccine candidates in pipeline: Harsh Vardhan

11:07 pm February 15, 2021

New Delhi: About 18-19 coronavirus vaccine candidates are in different clinical trial stages and may be available in the coming months, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday. Addressing the media, Vardhan said that in the next 2-3 weeks, vaccination against COVID-19 will be started for people above 50 years of age. ”About 18-19 vaccine candidates against COVID-19 are in […]

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