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US Covid-19 death toll surpasses 300,000: Johns Hopkins University

The US has reached the grim milestone of 300,000 coronavirus deaths, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University

J&J has applied to South Africa for registering coronavirus vaccine

The US firm's vaccine candidate is one of at least four Covid vaccines being trialled in South Africa, along with candidates being developed by Novavax, AstraZeneca and Pfizer

New York health worker becomes first American to get Covid-19 vaccine

Sandra Lindsay, who has treated some of the sickest Covid-19 patients for months, was given the vaccine at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in the New York City

Serum likely to submit final Covid-19 vaccine trial data in 10 days

If the data is found satisfactory, an approval for Covishield, Oxford-AstraZeneca's vaccine candidate, can come in by the first week of January

Oil prices rise on Covid-19 vaccine hopes, tanker blast at Saudi Arabia

Brent crude futures for February rose 54 cents, or 1.1 per cent, to $50.51 a barrel by 09.50 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures for January were up 46 cents, or 1 per cent

Largest vaccination drive in US history begins with Pfizer's Covid-19 shots

A nurse in New York City was among the first people to receive the first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine on Monday morning

Coronavirus LIVE: 'First vaccine administered in the US, says Donald Trump

Coronavirus live updates: At 1,883,365, Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus cases, followed by Karnataka 901,410, Andhra Pradesh 875,531, Tamil Nadu 798,888, and Kerala 669,330

Sputnik V vaccine's efficacy confirmed at 91.4%: RDIF, Gamaleya Center

Russia's Sputnik V vaccine is 91.4% effective in providing protection against COVID-19 and has demonstrated 100% efficacy against severe coronavirus cases, the vaccine's developers said on Monday

Codagenix, Serum to start UK trials of nasal Covid vaccine in January

The companies said 48 volunteers will be enrolled at three dose levels and expect to begin dosing the trial participants in the first week of January

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Bats, the human intrusions and the virus

Russia tries to gain public trust over vaccination, Germany set to impose harsh curbs, Hunting is one of Covid's big winners, and other pandemic-related news around the globe

Over 100 from IIT-Madras test positive for Covid-19, institute shuts down

Of the 444 samples lifted till date, 104 have tested positive for Covid-19 at the institute

Stuck in Sydney hotel, Astra CEO defended Covid vaccine and made mega deal

AstraZeneca announced Saturday it plans to buy rare-disease specialist Alexion Pharmaceuticals in a $39 billion deal

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Vaccine literacy key to building public trust

Fatalities in Delhi cross a grim landmark, elevated smartphone usage, and tips on how to help children deal with stress-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Time Magazine's 'Kid of the Year' Gitanjali Rao is focused on vax rollout

The Indian-American teen scientist is focussed on using technological tools to offer solutions for vaccine distribution

Covid-19: Daily new infections dip below 30,000 for third consecutive month

The total coronavirus cases mounted to 98,84,100 with 27,071 infections being reported in a day. The death toll rose to 1,43,355 with 336 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed

Global Covid-19 cases top 72.2 mn, death toll at 1,611,758: Johns Hopkins

The US is the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 16,246,771 and 299,163, respectively, according to the CSSE

Global stocks look for Covid vaccine-led recovery, US fiscal stimulus

E-Mini futures for the S&P 500 responded by rising 0.5%, while March Treasury bond futures slipped 4 ticks. EUROSTOXX 50 futures added 0.6% and FTSE futures 0.3%

First batch of freezer-packed Covid-19 vaccine shipments arrive in Canada

Quebec is expected to be the first province to administer the vaccine, saying it''s prepared to start inoculating residents of two long-term care homes as early as Monday

Facing trust deficit, Russian, Chinese vaccine could use a shot in the arm

For an indication of the trust deficit, look at the way the market responded to Russia's green light for its Sputnik V vaccine, or to news the flagship vaccine is more than 90% effective

US CDC director signs recommendation to use Pfizer-BioNTech's vaccine

This official CDC recommendation follows Friday's decision of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to authorize the emergency use of the vaccine