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Vietnam mulls shift to Covid endemic path as virus surges

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh directed the Health Ministry to begin the process of moving the country to the course of living with Covid-19 and treating it as endemic even as cases surge.

Bangkok Post

Centre directs States to replace near-expiry COVID-19 vaccines in private facilities

Letter from Health Ministry says regular reviews must be undertaken

The Hindu

Iran Returns Donated Vaccines Because They Were Made in US

Iran has returned 820,000 doses of coronavirus vaccines donated by Poland because they were manufactured in the United States, state TV reported Monday. TV quoted Mohammad Hashemi, an official in the country’s Health Ministry, as saying that Poland donated about a million doses of the British-Swedish AstraZeneca vaccine to Iran.…

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Egypt to Receive New Batches of Pfizer Covid Vaccines

Health Ministry Spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said Egypt is set to receive a new shipment containing 2,158,650 doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine. In statements to the MENA news agency on Saturday, the spokesman added that the shipment is part of the state’s plan to provide various kinds of vaccines…

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ICMR got ₹171.74 crore in royalty from Covaxin sale, Rajya Sabha told

The Council has spent around ₹35 crore in research and development of the vaccine, says Health Ministry

The Hindu

COVID-19 | Aadhaar card not mandatory on CoWIN portal for vaccination, Centre tells Supreme Court

Health Ministry says one of 9 identity documents, including passport, driving licence, PAN card, voter ID card, ration card, can be produced for vaccination

The Hindu

Tunisia Records Highest Covid Deaths in Two Months

Tunisia reported the highest number of Covid deaths in two months, reporting 20 new deaths in the last 24 hours. The death toll reached 26,271, the Health Ministry said, adding that the total number of hospitalized cases reached 1,042. According to the ministry, 191 patients are in intensive care and…

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UK Provides Egypt with 4 Million Doses of AstraZeneca

Egypt has received four million doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine from the United Kingdom, as part of the global COVAX agreement, Egypt's Health Ministry revealed. The vaccines were sent to Cairo International Airport in three batches on Thursday and Friday. Acting Health Minister Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar thanked the UK for supporting…

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Coronavirus updates | January 29, 2022

India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 164.96 crore with more than 48 lakh vaccine doses being administered on Friday, the Union health ministry said

The Hindu

Good vaccination coverage must for breaking transmission, say experts

Country’s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 161.92 crore currently, says Health Ministry

The Hindu

Early signs of a flat COVID-19 caseload, says Government

Need to track changes: Health Ministry

The Hindu

Fourth Covid jab raises resistance to serious illness for over-60s in Israel

A fourth dose of the Covid-19 vaccine given to over-60s in Israel made them three times more resistant to serious illness than people with just one booster in the same age group, Israel's Health Ministry said on Sunday.

Evening Standard

Coronavirus updates | January 22, 2022

The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 161.05 crore on Friday, the Union Health Ministry said

The Hindu

Health secretaries to meet EC on Saturday

Special CorrespondentHealth Secretary Rajesh Bhushan and health secretaries of poll-bound States are scheduled to meet with the Election Commission on Saturday, a Health Ministry official has confirme

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Coronavirus updates | January 21, 2022

Harbhajan Singh tests positive for COVID-19, under home quarantine

The Hindu

Vaccines preventing many COVID-19 deaths in third wave: Government

Five States top contributors to the present surge, says Health Ministry; for the first time, Government terms it as “the third wave” of the pandemic.

The Hindu

Coronavirus updates | January 20, 2022

For the first time, the Health Ministry terms the present COVID-19 surge “the third wave” of the pandemic in the country.

The Hindu

Coronavirus updates | January 19, 2022

The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country have reached 158.74 crore so far, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday

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Israel sticks with 4th vaccine shot, sees Omicron wave waning next week

Israel will continue to offer a fourth COVID-19 vaccine shot despite preliminary findings that it is not enough to prevent Omicron infections, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday, predicting contagions stoked by the variant will wane in a week.

Reuters

Czech Republic sees biggest daily jump in COVID cases since Dec 1

The Czech Republic reported on Tuesday more than 20,000 new cases of COVID-19, the biggest single-day rise since Dec. 1, the Health Ministry said.

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