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Pfizer fights to control secret of $36-billion Covid-19 jab recipe

Pfizer has begun to ramp up vaccine deliveries quickly outside the richest nations

Singapore plans quarantine-free travel for fully-vaccinated Indians: Report

Singapore is planning to allow quarantine-free travel for fully-vaccinated passengers from India and Indonesia from November 29

UK to extend Covid-19 booster vaccine doses to over-40s

The authorities extended the rollout of the booster vaccine shots to all those aged 40 and over

Gujarat sees 29 new Covid-19 cases, 24 recoveries; no fatality

Gujarat's tally of Covid infections reached to 8,26,979

Maharashtra sees 686 Covid-19 cases, 19 deaths, 912 recoveries

Maharashtra on Monday reported 686 fresh coronavirus positive cases and 19 fatalities, taking the tally in the state to 66,24,986 and the toll to 1,40,602, an official said.

Covid-19 pandemic: Nagaland logs 17 new cases and 2 fresh fatalities

Nagaland's Covid tally crossed the 32,000-mark

Mumbai reports under-200 new Covid-19 cases; 4 die, 225 recover

Mumbai on Monday reported 184 new coronavirus cases and four fresh fatalities, taking the infection tally to 7,59,777 and the death toll to 16,296, a civic official said.

Covaxin has cellular immune memory to Covid for at least 6 months: NII

Covaxin has immunological memory to SARS-CoV-2 and its variants of concern for at least up to six months, National Institute of Immunology director in-charge Pushkar Sharma said

Govt allows SII to export 5 cr doses of Covid vaccine Covovax to Indonesia

The government has permitted export of 5 crore doses of Covovax, a Covid-19 vaccine domestically produced here by the Serum Institute of India

Death of 3 infants in Bengal hospital not because of Covid: official

Three infants have died at North Bengal Medical College and Hospital here in 24 hours till early on Monday, a senior official of the medical establishment said.

Belgium expedites decision on Covid-19 measures amid rise in cases

Belgium's government is bringing forward a meeting to decide on tighter measures to control the spread of Covid-19 amid a rapid increase in infections and hospital admissions in the nation.

DATA STORY: India logs 10,229 new cases; death toll rises to 463,655

India has so far administered 1,123,430,478 vaccine doses. That is 3261.27 per cent of its total caseload, and 80.33 per cent of its population

India's cumulative coronavirus vaccination coverage crosses 1.12 bn mark

According to the health ministry, 43,26,35,344 vaccine doses were administered as the first dose and 17,04,47,156 vaccine doses were given as the second dose in the age group 18-44 years.

Over 202 mn unutilized Covid vaccine doses still available with states

The ministry said that so far 1,24,90,65,030 vaccine doses have been provided to states and union territories through the free of cost channel and through the direct state procurement category.

Malaysia reports 5,162 new Coronavirus infections, 45 more deaths

Another 45 more deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 29,676.

Tamil Nadu inoculates 163,2000 people in eight mega vaccination camp

The Tamil Nadu Health Department said that 16.32 lakh people were inoculated against Covid-19 as part of the state's eighth mega vaccination camp.

India records 10,229 new Covid infections; active cases decline to 1,34,096

India's Covid tally rose to 3,44,47,536 with 10,229 people testing positive, while active cases have declined to 1,34,096, lowest in 523 days, according to Health Ministry's data updated on Monday

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 253.2 mn, deaths surge to more than 5.10 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 253.2 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.10 million and vaccinations soared to over 7.46 billion, according toJohns Hopkins University.

Israel approves coronavirus vaccines for children of ages 5 to 11 years

Israel on Sunday approved giving the COVID-19 vaccine to children between the ages of 5 and 11.

UK coronavirus update: Records another 36,517 new Covid cases, 63 deaths

The UK has registered 36,517 new Covid-19 infections and 63 coronavirus related deaths, bringing the total loss of lives to 142,898, according to the latest official figures.