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Serum Institue Of India Exports First Novavax Shot

The world's biggest vaccine maker exported 137,500 doses of Covovax, as it calls the shot, to the Southeast Asian country last week.

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UK Speeds Up Covid Booster Jabs To Buy Time Against Omicron Variant

Hospital hubs will be asked to offer vaccines to the public as well as NHS frontline staff and more pharmacies will be used in a bid to meet the January 31, 2022, target.

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'Omicron's Impact On Emerging Economies To Depend On Curbs, Policy Support'

"Countries with an assured supply of effective vaccines and delivery systems, and high levels of vaccine acceptance by the public, will remain better positioned," Moody's said.

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India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Exceeds 124 Cr: Centre

The Ministry said that a total of 10,207 patients recovered in the last 24 hours that has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients to 3,40,28,506. According to the ministry, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.36 per cent.

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UK Makes Face Masks Mandatory As Omicron Variant Cases Rise To 22

The Omicron variant, first identified in southern Africa, is feared to have higher re-infection risk and its potential vaccine resistance due to a large number of spike proteins remains under study.

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WHO Warns Against Over-Reaction To Omicron

"I well understand the concern of all countries to protect their citizens against a variant that we don't yet fully understand," said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

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SEC Recommendations On Covaxin's Approval For 2-18 Age Group Being Examined: Govt

The CDSCO has also approved COVID-19 vaccine (ZyCoV-D) of Cadila Healthcare for restricted use in emergency situations in the age group 12 years and above

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Moderna CEO Warns COVID-19 Shots Less Effective Against Omicron

Omicron - which the World Health Organization (WHO) said carries a "very high" risk of infection surges - has triggered global alarm, with border closures casting a shadow over a nascent economic recovery from a two-year pandemic.

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