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Pfizer, Oxford vaccines reduce severe Covid-19 in elderly, study finds

Experts say the new analysis adds to growing evidence that the vaccines are working

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Pandemic may not vanish by 2021-end, says WHO

Variants spreading fast in Japan, Donald and Melania Trump quietly got vaccines, Single AstraZeneca shot can significantly protect elderly and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Those who can afford should get vaccinated in pvt hospitals: Harsh Vardhan

Vardhan and Goel received Bharat Biotech's Covaxin and paid Rs 250 each for the doses

Italy's Covid-19 infection rate inches higher, experts call fo diligence

Italy's Covid-19 rate has started to increase over last week for the first time since December 2020, as the head of the country's coronavirus task force was sacked and other experts callfor diligence

Japan receives 526,500 doses in third batch of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine

Japan has received its third batch of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, with the shipment containing up to 526,500 doses developed by US pharmaceutical giant and its German partner BioNTech

DATA STORY: India sees minor reduction in active Covid cases after 5 days of surge

India has so far vaccinated 14,854,136 people. That is 133.54 per cent of its total caseload, and 1.0694 per cent of its population

Covid-19: India records 12,286 infections, 91 fatalities in 24 hours

The recoveries have surged to 1,07,98,921, according to data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 114.4 million: Johns Hopkins University

The total number of global Covid-19 cases has topped 114.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.53 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

World won't finish with Covid-19 by end-2021: World Health Organisation

The World Health Organization (WHO) said that it is "unrealistic" to expect the Covid-19 pandemic to be over by the end of 2021

SBI commits Rs 11 crore to support government's Covid-19 vaccination drive

In order to support the next phase of the government's COVID-19 vaccination drive, the State Bank of India (SBI) has decided to contribute Rs 11 crore to the PM CARES Fund, said an official statement

First Covid-19 vaccination begins in Africa: World Health Organisation

The first Covid-19 vaccination campaigns in Africa using doses provided by Covax, a global initiative for equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines, began in Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire, the WHO said

Twitter cracks down on misinformation over vaccine, begins labelling tweets

Twitter says it has begun labelling tweets that include misleading information about Covid vaccines and using a "strike system" to eventually remove accounts that repeatedly violate its rules

Iran warns of '4th wave' of coronavirus as death toll rise to 100 in 24 hrs

Iranian health authorities issued a warning over a 'fourth wave' of the Covid, after registering more than 100 deaths in 24 hours for the first time since early January

Pak may witness third Covid-19 wave amid dull vaccination drive: Experts

Pakistan may witness a resurgence in the number of C cases that might lead to a third wave of coronavirus in the country as restrictions related to the virus have been relaxed

France reports 4,703 new cases of coronavirus, 375 deaths in 24 hours

France has recorded a total of 86,803 coronavirus-related fatalities as of Monday, with 375 new deaths registered in the past 24 hours, according to health authorities

Brazil health secretaries call for lockdown as coronavirus cases soar

Brazil's health secretaries called for lockdowns and curfews in many parts of the country because hospitals are running short of intensive care unit beds as Covid daily kills more than 1,000 people

J&J Covid vaccine shipping to US, but new deliveries hinge on regulators

The drugmaker expects to deliver another 16 million doses of the vaccine by the end of this month. But none is expected to go out next week

PM Modi kicks off third phase of vaccination, takes first jab of Covaxin

In the age group of 45-60 years of age around 18,850 got the first dose and more than 128,000 beneficiaries over 60 years of age got the shot on Monday

Covid-19 vaccination: Centres witness enthusiastic response on Day 1

Even as the upgraded Co-WIN was launched, technical glitches continued and many places got off to a late start.

VSSUT postpones examination as hostels declared micro containment zones

The authorities of VSSUT, Burla on Monday postponed the examination of the final year students as hostels were declared as micro containment zones after many students tested positive for COVID-19.