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Germany to roll out Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on Dec 27

German states have been told to prepare for mass vaccinations against coronavirus starting December 27, the Berlin Senate's health authority announced

Israeli PM Netanyahu to be 1st person in country to get Covid-19 vaccine

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to be the first person in Israel to be vaccinated against Covid-19

100 experts from friendly nations trained for India's Covid vaccine trials

Over 100 experts from friendly neighbouring nations have so far been trained to strengthen capacities in their countries for facilitating phase-3 clinical trials of Indian Covid-19 vaccine

Twitter says it will start removing Covid-19 vaccine misinformation

Twitter has said that it will begin removing misinformation about Covid-19 vaccinations from its site

India and World Bank sign $400 mn project to protect poor from Covid impact

India on Wednesday signed a pact worth Dollar 400 million with the World Bank in a bid to aid the poor and vulnerable reeling under the coronavirus crisis

Covaxin facing shortage of volunteers for phase 3 trials, says AIIMS

The Phase III clinical trial for Bharat Biotech's vaccine candidate Covaxin is witnessing a shortage of volunteer participation, with a high refusal rate of 70% to 80%, a senior AIIMS doctor said

Vial, syringe makers push the pedal as Covid-19 vaccine roll-out nears

Most firms plan to increase capacity to meet fresh orders

Next Covid-19 vaccine challenge: Crossing the economic and patent barrier

India's proposed WTO waiver faces stiff opposition from the US and EU

Covaxin's phase 1 trial data shows robust response: Bharat Biotech

Bharat Biotech had recently sought an accelerated approval from the regulator based on phase 1 and phase 2 studies

Govt in talks with Moderna for vaccine, yet to receive cold chain plan

Moderna's vaccine can be stored at normal fridge temperatures of 2 to 8 degrees Celsius for 30 days and it can be stored up to six months at minus 20 degree Celsius, according to reports

Vaccine had robust immune response in Phase 1 trial: Bharat Biotech

The interim findings of phase 1 clinical trial showed that the vaccine was was well tolerated in all dose groups

Coronavirus LIVE: 6,185 new Covid-19 cases in Kerala in past 24 hours

Coronavirus live updates: At 1,886,807, Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus cases, followed by Karnataka 903,425, Andhra Pradesh 876,336, Tamil Nadu 801,161, and Kerala 677,255

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Who in the country will be inoculated first?

Lessons from pandemic on tackling air pollution, doctors divided on plasma therapy, and why pet cats are vulnerable to the virus-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Facebook to notify users who like, share Covid-19-related misinformation

In its bid to fight the spread of Covid-19 related misinformation on its platform, Facebook will now send notifications directly to users who like, share, or comment on such posts

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Will people keep cleaning even after Covid?

South Africa limits sale of alcohol, half of Singapore's migrants living in dorms had Covid, Italy to set up 1,500 temporary structures for vaccine delivery and other pandemic news around the globe

Quarter of the world may not get Covid-19 vaccine till at least 2022: Study

"This study provides an overview of how high-income countries have secured future supplies of Covid-19 vaccines, but that access for the rest of the world is uncertain," the researchers said

Panama govt approves emergency use of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine

Panama's government has approved the emergency use of the vaccine produced by US company Pfizer and German company BioNTech. The delivery of the first batch is expected in the first quarter of 2021

Donald Trump 'absolutely open' to taking Covid-19 vaccine: White House

US President Donald Trump is "absolutely open" to taking the coronavirus vaccine but his priority is frontline workers and the most vulnerable, the White House said

DATA STORY: Delhi's testing hits new high, positivity rate down at 1.9%

India on Tuesday conducted 1,085,625 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 156,646,280. The test positivity rate recorded was 2.4%

Covid-19 vaccine: A doctor answers 5 questions around rollout, distribution

Dr. Jason McKnight, a primary care physician at Texas A&M University, answers five questions about the rollout and distribution underway