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WHO advises against Covid vaccination proof for int’l travel
NEW DELHI: The World Health Organization's (WHO) Emergency Committee on Covid-19 has advised countries not to require proof of vaccination or immunity against the virus for international travel as a condition of entry.
The advice is on…
India to begin world’s largest immunisation exercise today
NEW DELHI: India is set to witness a historic moment on Saturday with the commencement of the most-awaited vaccination drive against the dreaded coronavirus disease, with over three lakh people to be inoculated with doses of either Covaxin…
Centre disapproves administration of Covaxin to those below 18 yrs
NEW DELHI: In a major shift of narrative, the government has now disapproved the authorisation of Bharat Biotech's Covid vaccine to people below 18 years of age whereas earlier, it was approved for children above the age of 12 years by the…
Murray tests positive for Covid-19, in doubt for Australian Open
LONDON: British former world No.1 Andy Murray has tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of his trip to Australia for the Australian Open, British media reported on Thursday.
Murray, 33, planned to take a chartered flight to Melbourne this…
New Covid-19 strains threat to Africa’s public health system: WHO
NAIROBI: The new Covid-19 variants that have been reported in several African countries could undermine efforts to contain the pandemic and pose a threat to the continent's public health system, a World Health Organization (WHO) official…
Chinese Covid vax found 50.4% effective in Brazil trials
Sao Paulo, Jan 14 (IANS) A leading Chinese Covid-19 vaccine, developed by Sinovac Biotech, has been found to be 50.4 per cent effective in Brazilian clinical trials, researchers have found.
According to the latest results released by…
Vaccination drive in Delhi at 81 places, 4 days a week: CM
NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that the vaccination drive against coronavirus will be carried out at 81 centres across the national capital from January 16, on four days in a week.
Arrangements are in…
UK records highest daily Covid-19 deaths
LONDON: Another 1,564 people have died in the UK within 28 days of a positive Covid-19 test, the highest increase in daily fatalities since the pandemic began in the country early last year, according to official figures.
The new figure…
Brazil’s Covid-19 vaccination drive to begin Jan end
BRASILIA: Brazil's vaccination campaign against the novel coronavirus will begin at the end of January in pandemic hotspot Manaus, capital of northern Amazonas state, Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello said.
"We are going to vaccinate in…
Indians not ‘guinea pigs’, stop Covaxin rollout till ph 3 trials over: Cong
NEW DELHI: As the government gears up for the Covid vaccination drive targeting health care and frontline workers, the Congress has cautioned the government that since the 'Covaxin' vaccine has not completed phase-3 trials, it should not be…