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GSK fires former US govt vaccine head Slaoui over harassment allegation

Former U.S. President Donald Trump appointed Slaoui to lead his administration's effort to produce and distribute COVID-19 vaccines last year

Amid Covid surge, India stops exports of Covishield: Report

The move will also affect supplies to the GAVI/WHO-backed COVAX vaccine-sharing facility through which more than 180 countries are expected to get doses

Covishield is safe, no risk of blood clotting, says Centre

This comes after the vaccine's suspension in some European countries

New Zealand cricketers, Olympians may get vaccinated on priority

New Zealand cricketers, Olympians, and Paralympians may get early vaccinations after the government announced eligibility criteria on Wednesday.

European Union moves toward stricter export controls for Covid-19 vaccines

The European Union is moving toward stricter export controls to ensure more COVID-19 shot supplies for the bloc that should boost its flagging vaccine drive.

Bollywood actor Salman Khan receives his first dose of Covid-19 vaccine

The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16

88% of all Covid-19 deaths in India in age group of 45 yrs and above: Govt

Those above 45 are the most vulnerable section that needs to be protected, the Union Health Ministry said

Stressed even in normal times, Indian health care held up in a crisis year

As anti-virus vaccines become the biggest productivity leap of the 21st century, India could possibly emerge as the destination of choice for products against a larger number of viral diseases

Swiggy to roll out vaccine cover for its fleet of 2 lakh delivery partners

The foodtech giant would also cover the loss of pay when the partners take the time off to get vaccinated against coronavirus

DATA STORY: India sees biggest jump in Covid cases since Nov 12, most deaths since Dec 31

India has so far vaccinated 50,841,286 people. That is 433.28 per cent of its total caseload, and 3.6581 per cent of its population

Negative Covid-19 report must for travelling to Gujarat from Maharashtra

The Gujarat government has made it mandatory to people coming from neighboring Maharashtra to carry a negative RT-PCR test report not older than 72 hours

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Odisha facing a shortage of vaccine doses

An odour distortion condition associated with coronavirus, doctors make a song to raise awareness about vaccination, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

A new 'double mutant' variant of Covid found in India: Health Ministry

Though VOCs and a new double mutant variant have been found in India, these have not been detected in sufficient numbers, says govt

Why Coronavirus may become our permanent enemy like the flu, but worse

Most epidemics disappear once populations achieve herd immunity and the pathogen has too few vulnerable bodies available as hosts for its self-propagation

With eye on post-Covid world, Japan step up calls for higher minimum wage

Japanese policymakers are stepping up calls to raise the country's minimum wage as part of a strategy to ensure households can boost consumption and revitalise the economy when curbs are removed

India records highest single-day spike with 47,262 fresh Covid-19 cases

India recorded 47,262 fresh coronavirus cases in a day, the highest single-day rise so far this year, taking the nationwide Covid-19 tally to 1,17,34,058, the Union health ministry said on Wednesday

Hong Kong suspends Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccines over packaging defects

Hong Kong suspended vaccinations using Pfizer shots known as BioNTech shots in the city on Wednesday after they were informed by its distributor Fosun that one batch had defective bottle lids

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 124 million: Johns Hopkins University

The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has surpassed 124 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.73 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Sputnik V Covid vaccine importer threatens Pak if desired price not fixed

The importer also said selling the shipment to some other country was "an option if an appropriate price is not fixed" of their product

AstraZeneca to publish US trial results after rebuke over outdated data

AstraZeneca will publish up-to-date results from its US trial within 48 hours after health officials publicly criticised it for using "outdated information" to show how well the immunisation worked