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Phase 3 trial of Novavax investigational coronavirus vaccine begins

The Phase 3 trial of another investigational Covid-19 vaccine developed by biotechnology company Novavax, has started enrolling adult volunteers, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced

Delhi airport 'completely ready' to handle vaccine distribution challenge

New Delhi's airport -- Indira Gandhi International -- will be a main handling point and has facilities to store 2.7 million vials of vaccine at 2-to-8 degrees Celsius

Telangana: 1 more UK returnee tests Covid-19 positive, 156 yet to be traced

Amid global concern over the new United Kingdom (UK) Covid-19 strain, one more UK returnee tested positive, taking the number of returnees testing positive to 21 in Telangana

Global Covid-19 cases cross 81.2 million: Johns Hopkins University

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 81.2 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.77 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Eight German elderly workers mistakenly overdosed on Pfizer Covid vaccine

Eight elderly workers at a German care home were mistakenly injected with five times the recommended dose of the Pfizer/Biontech vaccine, local authorities said

Home Secy asks states to support Health Ministry on Covid-19 vaccination

Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla wrote to chief secretaries of all states to instruct the concerned authorities for their active support to the Health ministry and Family Welfare in vaccine delivery

Japan reports first case of new Covid strain that emerged in South Africa

The first case of the new coronavirus variant found in South Africa has been confirmed in Japan, the Japan Times reported

Brazil logs over 20,000 Covid-19 cases, taking total to over 7.5 million

Brazil registered 20,548 new Covid-19 cases in the past day, taking the national count to 7,504,833, the country's health ministry said

Indonesia to close borders temporarily over new Covid-19 strain fears

The Indonesian government announced the temporary closure of entrances for foreign nationals from all countries on January 1-14, 2021, due to the emergence of a new virus variant that causes Covid-19

Diplomatic headache as China struggles to get nations to trust its vaccines

China's vaccines were meant to score a clear diplomatic win for Beijing, shoring up ties with dozens of poorer nations amid an anticipated shortage of Western-developed shots

US troops in Europe receive first coronavirus vaccine shots, army says

The US Army announced on Monday that it has started vaccinating service members deployed overseas belonging to the European Command against the novel coronavirus

Not opposed to commercialising Covid vaccine, to firms selling it: Mexico

Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador has said that he is not opposed to private companies buying coronavirus vaccines to distribute to patients who want to pay for the shots

Pakistan extends ban on flights from UK over new Covid-19 strain fears

Pakistan on Monday extended the ban on flights from the UK for another week over fears of a new variant of the coronavirus which is reportedly spreading at a much faster rate

House approves increasing relief checks to $2,000, meeting Trump's demand

The House has voted to increase Covid-19 relief checks to $2,000, meeting Trump's demand for bigger payments and sending the bill to the GOP-controlled Senate, where the outcome is uncertain

52-year-old UK returnee tests positive for coronavirus in Jabalpur

A 52-year-old woman, who returned to Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh from the United Kingdom on December 12, has tested positive for coronavirus, an official said on Monday

Over 2.1 million in US receive first shots of coronavirus vaccine

Over two million individuals in the United States have received the first of two coronavirus vaccine shots, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data revealed on Monday

Nod for Covid vaccine in the next few days: Serum Institute's Poonawalla

SII has stockpiled 40-50 mn doses and is adding more every week. Most of these will come to India, as exporting would require fulfilling WHO's pre-qualification procedures

Prohibitory orders in Bengaluru from Dec 31 to Jan 1 due to Covid-19

The order will be in force from 6 PM on December 31 to 6 AM on January 1, Police Commissioner Kamal Pant said

Vaccination dry run: 125 beneficiaries each in 4 states register for shots

The dry run was being carried out in Krishna district in AP, in Rajkot and Gandhinagar in Gujarat, Ludhiana and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar in Punjab, Sonitpur and Nalbari districts in Assam

Centre issues new Covid-19 surveillance guidelines over UK virus strain

In a statement, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said it issued fresh guidelines for surveillance with regard to Covid-19 that will remain in force till January 31