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Turkey starts inoculation of second doses of China's Covid-19 vaccines

The nationwide vaccination rollout in Turkey started on January 14

US secures 200 million more doses of Moderna, Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines

The United States has secured an additional 200 doses of Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines, President Joe Biden announced on Thursday (local time)."Just this afternoon, we signed the final contracts for 100 million more Moderna and 100 million more Pfizer vaccines. We're also able to move up the delivery dates with an additional 200 million vaccines to the end of July, faster than we expected and in further good news both companies agreed and we're now contractually obligated to expedite delivery of 100 million doses that were promised by the end of June to deliver them by the end of May," he said in an address to the National Institutes of Health.He also informed that the US is on track to have a vaccine supply for 300 million Americans by the end of July."Within three weeks, round the clockwork with so many people standing behind me and in front of me, we've now purchased enough vaccine supply to vaccinate all Americans, and now we're working to get those vaccines into the arms ..

WHO says Covid19 fatalities in Africa surged amid new virus strains

WHO Regional Director for Africa, said the death toll from the pandemic increased by 40 percent in January, fuelled by a second wave of infections

Covid-19: 48.9% of targeted beneficiaries vaccinated on Thursday

The government has appealed all frontline workers to come for vaccination.

CAA to be implemented after Covid-19 vaccination, says Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah Thursday said the process of granting Indian citizenship to refugees under the CAA, will begin once the process of COVID vaccination has ended.

Covid-19 drugs among top-selling brands for pharma players in India

Data shows that cumulative sales of remdesivir was Rs 510 crore in January 2021, while for favipiravir it was Rs 471 crore

For whom the Covid bell tolls

It's John Donne's foreboding in reverse: No matter for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for you and me

Chhattisgarh rejects Bharat Biotech vaccine approved without efficacy data

The developers and India's drug regulator, however, say the vaccine is safe and effective based on early and intermediate studies

Over 7.33 mn healthcare, frontline workers vaccinated against Covid: Govt

The Raj Bhavan statement said the governor''s secretariat had written to the government authorities seeking permission for the use of the aircraft "well in advance" on February 2

Vaccine against new Covid variants may take 6-9 months: AstraZeneca

Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca said it could take between six to nine months to produce Covid-19 vaccines that are effective against new variants of the virus

African nations still encouraged to use AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine

African countries without the coronavirus variant dominant in South Africa were encouraged go ahead and use the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine

Kerala records 5,281 fresh coronavirus cases, death toll nears 4000-mark

The state currently accounts for about half of India's daily fresh cases

Pak to allow private firms to import Covid shots, exempt from price caps

The decision is significant as Pakistan has yet to secure substantive volumes of vaccines from any companies

India at forefront in global efforts to fight Covid-19: President Kovind

Kovind on Thursday said India has been at the forefront in the global efforts to forge a decisive and coordinated response to the pandemic

AstraZeneca working to adapt Covid-19 vaccine to new strains

AstraZeneca said Thursday it's working with the University of Oxford to adapt its Covid-19 vaccine to protect against new strains of the virus

Coronavirus LIVE: Saudi suspends entry from 20 countries, including India

Coronavirus live updates: Globally, more than 107.8 million people have been infected by the virus and the death toll stands at 2,363,308

AstraZeneca sees growth picking up, even without Covid-19 vaccine

AstraZeneca's core business for diabetes, heart and kidney, and cancer medicines has proved resilient

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Iran's vaccination drive mired in geopolitics

Malaysia's GDP contracts 5.6% in 2020, AstraZeneca to set up new vaccine facility in Germany, Coca-Cola sales drop in Q4 and other pandemic-related news across the globe

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Under 30% health workers get jabs in 11 states

Malfunctions with Co-Win, the need for more genome sequencing, the threat of a second wave, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Covid-19: Over 7 million health workers vaccinated in 26 days

The vaccination programme began on January 16