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India Coronavirus Dispatch: How states are fighting vaccine hesitancy

How vaccines are developed, no back-up plan if Covaxin efficacy data is not up to the mark, younger workers still reeling from lockdown, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Covid-19 vaccination: Nearly 1.4 million beneficiaries inoculated

Nearly 3,50,000 were vaccinated in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Saturday

China: Wuhan returns to normal as world still battling Covid-19 pandemic

Early Saturday morning, residents in the central Chinese city where the virus was first detected were jogging and practicing tai chi in a fog-shrouded park beside the mighty Yangtze River

Arunachal Pradesh reports one new Covid-19 case, state tally at 16,817

The single case was detected from Lepa Rada district through rapid antigen test and the patient was asymptomatic, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said

With 14,256 fresh cases, India's Covid-19 tally climbs to 1,06,39,684

There are 1,85,662 active cases of the coronavirus infection in the country currently, which accounts for only 1.78 per cent of the total caseload, according to data released by the ministry

US praises 'true friend' India for gifting Covid vaccine to several nations

In the last few days, India has sent consignments of domestically produced coronavirus vaccines under grant assistance to Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Mauritius and Seychelles

Brazil President thanks India for 'Sanjeevni Booti' against Covid-19

India had previously cleared commercial exports of COVID-19 vaccines, and the first consignments were shipped to Brazil and Morocco on Friday

Over 1,200 adverse events in US after receiving Moderna Covid-19 vaccine

The US Food and Drug Administration issued an Emergency Use Authorization for Moderna Covid-19 vaccine on December 18, 2020, administered as 2 doses, 1 month apart to prevent Covid-19

BS Reads: Lessons for India Inc from cricket win and slow vaccine embrace

While Team India's can-do attitude in the face of imminent loss got them top honours, Serum and Bharat Biotech failed to gauge the impact of exogenous factors on two high-potential health products

Coronavirus expected to kill over 6,00,000 people in US: Joe Biden

Biden said The United States' death toll from COVID-19 is likely to top 5,00,000 next month

Brazil receives Covid-19 vaccine cargo from India amid supply concern

Brazil's Health Ministry announced that the vaccine, developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford, landed in Sao Paulo before being flown to Rio de Janeiro

Biden seeks to speed delivery of coronavirus stimulus checks and food aid

Biden is using the two executive orders to try to ease people's burdens while Congress negotiates the fate of his proposed $1.9 trillion stimulus package.

Registration of companies up despite Covid-19 pandemic, shows data

Also, 85 per cent fewer companies were closed in the year, compared to those in 2019.

Court order in 'Covishield' trademark lawsuit likely on January 30

A Pune court hearing a suit filed by a pharmaceutical firm over the brand name 'Covishield', used by the SII for its COVID-19 vaccine, is likely to deliver its order in the case on January 30

British PM Boris Johnson says new variant may carry higher risk of death

Johnson said however that all the current evidence showed both vaccines remained effective against old and new variants

Luxembourg's B Medical Systems signs MoU with Adani for vaccine cold chain

MoU includes erecting mfg units in both Mundra SEZ and domestic tariff area, providing logistics for Covid-19 transportation and creating 'Pharma Excellence Centres' at Adani airports across India

Bharat Biotech's Covaxin has tolerable safety, says Lancet study

Sharing the interim findings, the paper said that the vaccine was well tolerated in all dose groups with no vaccine-related adverse events

India plans to supply coronavirus vaccine to six countries, says MEA

MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said that India has so far sent consignments of coronavirus vaccines under grant assistance to Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Seychelles

No politics, followed scientific advice on Covid-19 vaccine, says PM Modi

In an interaction with beneficiaries from his constituency, PM assures both vaccines safe

Covid vaccine: How to ensure equitable distribution

We need equity, not equality, in vaccine distribution, and that is maintained in India's plan with some sort of emphasis on the risk factor and also due recognition of the importance of health workers