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COVAX allocates additional Covid jabs to North Korea
Seoul: The COVAX Facility, a global vaccine distribution platform, has assigned 1.29 million doses of additional Covid-19 jabs to North Korea, a UN agency announced on Friday. According to the Unicef’s Covid-19…
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Novavax vax 90% effective at preventing Covid infections
New York: Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine is 90 per cent effective at preventing Covid-19 illness, according to results from a Phase 3 clinical trial. In addition to being highly effective in preventing Covid…
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Kim orders tougher virus steps after North Korea shuns vaccines
Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered officials to wage a tougher epidemic prevention campaign in our style after he turned down some foreign COVID-19 vaccines offered via the UN-backed immunisation…
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India to share latest US vaccine allocations through COVAX
New York: India will get a share of the 16 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccines that US President Joe Biden is earmarking for Asia in the latest donations to COVAX, the international…
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Gates Foundation pledges $50 mn for equitable vaccine access
San Francisco: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Wednesday pledged $50 million to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to increase access to safe and affordable Covid-19 vaccines in 92 lower-income countries. The…
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EU leaders agree to donate 100 million doses of vaccines
Brussels: EU leaders agreed Tuesday to donate at least 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to poorer nations by the end of the year as supplies steadily rise across Europe. Gathered in…
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When will COVID-19 vaccines be widely available globally?
Washington; When will COVID-19 vaccines be widely available globally? Experts say it could be 2023 or later before the shots are widely available in some countries. The United States, Israel and the United…
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US Chamber calls on administration to distribute vaccines to international partners
Washington: Myron Brilliant, Executive Vice President and Head of International Affairs at the US Chamber of Commerce, on Friday (local time) issued the statement calling on the administration to distribute US vaccine…
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Pressure mounts on Biden admin to ship AstraZeneca vaccine, other medical supplies to India
Washington: The Biden administration has came under intense pressure from various quarters, including the powerful US Chambers of Commerce, lawmakers and eminent Indian-Americans, to ship AstraZeneca and other COVID-19 vaccines along with…
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WHO chief descries ‘shocking’ vaccine imbalance
Geneva: The head of the World Health Organisation said that over 87 per cent of the more than 700 million doses of coronavirus vaccine that have been administered worldwide have been given in…
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Australia halts AstraZeneca vaccine for most people under 50
Canberra: Australia on Thursday become the latest country to restrict use of the AstraZeneca vaccine by recommending that it not be given to people under age 50. The announcement came after drug regulators…
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Saudi cargo joins UNICEF’s mission to support global delivery of COVID-19 vaccines
Riyadh: The Saudi Shipping company has joined UNICEF’s Humanitarian Air Cargo Initiative to support the delivery of life-saving COVID-19 vaccines around the world. The company is the national carrier of air freight…
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UN to rich nations: Don’t undermine COVAX vaccine program
Berlin: The head of the World Health Organization pleaded with rich countries on Monday to check before ordering additional COVID-19 vaccine shots for themselves whether that undermines efforts to get vaccine shots to…
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Vaccine shipment from India under COVAX to be sent this week: Soumya Swaminathan
Hyderabad: The first shipment from India under COVAX, the global initiative to ensure rapid and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for all countries, is likely to roll out this week, WHO Chief…
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US to join global coronavirus vaccine programme
Geneva: Dr Anthony Fauci says US President Joe Biden on Thursday will order the United States to support projects to deploy COVID-19 vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics to people in need around the world.…
