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Airlines get ready for Covid-19 vaccine journey ahead of inoculation drive

Government has asked airlines to get ready to transport 30 tonnes of vaccines immediately

Aditya Birla Sun Life MF expects Nifty to grow 10-12% over 3 years

A weak dollar and strong commodity prices augur well for emerging markets (EMs)

Govts or manufacturers, who is on the hook if Covid-19 vaccines go wrong?

Policy makers in developing nations may not have a choice but to take what they can get - easily, cheaply and quickly

Covid-19 vaccine: Bharat Biotech completes recruitment for phase 3 trials

More than 5,000 people have been given both shots of the vaccine; efficacy data around March

Coronavirus LIVE: China puts curbs in Hebei province as outbreak worsens

Coronavirus live updates: At 1,958,282, Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus cases, followed by Karnataka 924,137, Andhra Pradesh 883,876, Tamil Nadu 823,181, and Kerala 790,882

Harsh Vardhan to visit TN on Friday to review vaccination dry run

As the country prepares for the COVID-19 vaccine roll out, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan will be visiting Tamil Nadu on Friday

Harsh Vardhan reviews preparedness for vaccine dry run on Friday

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday interacted with the Health Ministers, Principal Secretaries, and Additional Chief Secretaries of the states and UTs

Kerala Covid vaccination second dry run at 46 centres on Friday

Kerala health minister KK Shailaja has said that preparations for the second dry run for Covid vaccination in the state are almost complete

Covid vaccination dry run to be conducted at 263 places across K'taka

Karnataka has planned to conduct Covid-19 vaccination dry run at a total of 263 different health facilities across the state on January 8

Central government tell states to be prepared for vaccine roll out

The further distribution of vaccine to the districts will be done per the registered beneficiaries, for which a separate communication will be done

Central government finalises Covid-19 vaccination transport module

For northern India, Delhi and Karnal will be made mini-hubs

Japan declares state of emergency for Tokyo area over virus spread

Japan has declared a state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic for Tokyo and three nearby areas as cases continued to surge

Private sector willing to partner with govt in Covid vax roll-out: Ficci

The private sector is willing to support and augment government's capacity across the value chain of Covid-19 vaccine distribution and administration, Ficci said

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Greece churches defy lockdown, stay open

Nations stretch scarce vaccines by delaying second dose, Australia speeds up vaccine plan, In a Sussex care home, half the residents died over Christmas and other global pandemic-related news

Ahead of Covid-19 vaccine rollout, second mock drill across India on Jan 8

In the light of coronavirus vaccine rollout, another mock drill will take place on January 8 across all States and Union Territories, the Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan reiterated on Thursday.On Wednesday, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) had informed that a second dry run will take place on January 8 across all districts of the country, except in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. While Uttar Pradesh has already conducted the dry run in all districts on January 5, Haryana is scheduled to organise the same on January 7.The Health Minister also stated that around 1.7 lakh vaccinators and three lakh vaccination team members have been trained to administer the coronavirus vaccine."#VaccinationUpdate In a massive country-wide exercise, another Mock Drill on COVID19 Vaccine administration to be conducted in all States & UTs on January 8, 2021. Around 1.7 lakh vaccinators & 3 lakh vaccination team members trained in vaccine administration," Harsh Vardhan wrote .

Bharat Biotech concludes recruitment for Covaxin's phase 3 study

Bharat Biotech has concluded the recruitment of volunteers for the phase III trials of its Covid vaccine, Covaxin, on Thursday after achieving the sample size it had promised to the ethics committee

Harsh Vardhan to meet state health ministers on Covid vaccine's dry-run

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan is slated to hold a video conference with health ministers of all the states to review preparedness for another nationwide dry run of administering Covid vaccine on Jan 8

4,400 adverse events reported in US after receiving Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

Nearly 4,400 adverse events were reported after people received the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in the US, with 21 cases determined to be anaphylaxis, according to CDC

India reports 20,346 new Covid cases, 222 deaths; recoveries cross 10 mn

India's Covid-19 caseload rose to 1,03,95,278 with 20,346 new infections being reported in a day, while the number of recoveries surpassed 10 million

Global Covid-19 cases surpass 87 million: Johns Hopkins University

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 87 million mark, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.88 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University