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India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 135 Crore Mark

More than 16.42 crore (16,42,12,506) balance and unutilised COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered, the ministry added.

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Serum Institute Pledges $66 Million To Oxford University For Research

The research building would be named after Serum's billionaire owners, the Poonawalla family.

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India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Exceeds 133 Cr Mark

"The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of 9,50,482tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 65.76 crore (65,76,62,933) cumulative tests," the health ministry said.

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Two-Dose Vaccines Induce Lower Antibodies Vs Omicron: Oxford Study

The results come a day after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned that two shots will not be enough to contain Omicron.

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Omicron "Very High" Global Risk, Severity Not Clear Yet: WHO Update

"The overall risk related to the new variant of concern Omicron remains very high for a number of reasons," it said, reiterating its first assessment of November 29.

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India's Top Syringe Maker Asks PM Modi To Lift Factory Shutdown Order

"The closure of needles and syringes manufacturing factories will create disruption in the supply chain," said Rajiv Nath, managing director of HMD, in a letter to Modi's office which was released to media.

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India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Nearly 132 Cr: Centre

The health ministry said that 9,265 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, which has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients to 3,41,14,331. India’s recovery rate stands at 98.36 per cent, the highest since March 2020.

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Booster Shot Of Pfizer Can Cut Mortality From Delta Variant By 90%: Study

The mortality due to COVID-19 among participants who received the booster during the study period (booster group) was compared with that among participants who did not receive the booster (non-booster group).

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