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Some in White House set to get early access to coronavirus vaccine
The Trump administration is undertaking the vaccination program under federal continuity of government plans, officials said
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Centre may not procure Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine over high cost
At $37 per dose, the Pfizer vaccine is much more expensive compared to $3 per dose for the Covishield
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Path to normalcy via herd immunity
The need of the hour is the release of data on seroprevalence, created through scientific surveys in each city, every week
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Scientists decode how the coronavirus hijacks and damages lung cells
The researchers believe the findings provide insights into disease pathology and new therapeutic targets to block Covid-19
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US looks to turn tide as Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine reaches public today
Expects to immunise 100 million people in the first three months of 2021
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Shelf life of vaccines likely to be more than 3 months, unlike drugs
They have the stability data for these investigational products, said a source
Coronavirus LIVE updates: India's active tally dips to 3.62% of total cases
Coronavirus live updates: At 1,872,440, Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus cases, followed by Karnataka 899,011, Andhra Pradesh 874,000, Tamil Nadu 796,475, and Kerala 658,683
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Germany to impose stricter lockdown to halt the spread of coronavirus
Germany will close most stores until at least Jan. 10, cutting short the busy Christmas shopping season, as it tightens coronavirus restrictions and tries to rein in the spread of the infection
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AP reports 506 coronavirus cases even as active infections fall below 5,000
Active coronavirus cases fell below the 5,000 mark to 4,966 in Andhra Pradesh even as the state added 506 fresh positives, 613 recoveries and five deaths to its tally
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Uttar Pradesh registers 1,441 fresh Covid-19 cases, 16 more fatalities
Sixteen more people succumbed to Covid-19 in a day in Uttar Pradesh taking the death toll to 8,072, while 1,441 fresh cases pushed the infection tally to 565,556
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Seven important Coronavirus vaccine updates that you need to know
Listen to the podcast to know about the current status of the Covid-19 vaccine in India and other parts of the world
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Odisha registers 393 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking tally to 323,757
Odisha's Covid-19 caseload climbed to 323,757 after 393 people tested positive for the virus, while five more fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,807
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India Coronavirus Dispatch: How do we deal with vaccine hesitancy?
Centre's Covid vaccine guidelines to states, downsides of remote working, how state govts' vaccine rollout plans are shaping up-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19
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World Coronavirus Dispatch: The dangerous race for vaccine approval
Reopening borders tough for Australia, Covid deals a huge blow to Italian tradition, software developer's app is key to Uruguay's Covid success, and other pandemic-related news around the globe
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Covid-19 vaccine to help cold chain market jump 17% to Rs 1.7 trn in CY21
Growth next year comes on the back of robust 16% estimated annual growth over past five years with volume growth in the period pegged at 4.4%
Covid-19 vaccines raise hope for cancer, throw open new field of medicine
Approach used by Moderna. and Pfizer, BioNTech SE partnership have never been used outside of clinical experiments.
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Initial doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in US to begin from Monday
The first shipments of Pfizer and BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine will leave Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Sunday, reported CNN
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Brazil govt outlines plan for Covid-19 vaccinations with no start date
The plan calls for the government to provide immunization shots for priority groups that amount to about 51 million people, just under 25% of Brazil's 212 million people
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Cold storage to companies: a stock trader's guide to Covid vaccine rollout
With millions getting injected, how will markets react to reports of sickness or deaths among those who have received the vaccine?
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No pressure on regulator to approve a vaccine, says NITI Aayog's V K Paul
Paul said it was in India's interest to ensure scientific rigour is maintained while granting the licence to a vaccine