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COVID-19 Vaccination Drive Begins in the World, India Expected to Decide by Wednesday on Emergency Use of Vaccine

December 8, 2020 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 8: The COVID-19 vaccination has officially begun in the world on Tuesday. A 90-year old British citizen was the first in the world to receive the BNT162b2 vaccine developed by the American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer in collaboration with German biotechnology company BioNTech. The old lady Margaret Keena became the first recipient of […]

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India records lowest daily New Cases after a gap of 5 months

December 8, 2020 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: First time in the last five month – India has reported less than 27000 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours. The nation had reported 26506 new coronavirus cases last on 10th July, 2020 and 26567 new cases registered on December 7. India has achieved a significant milestone in its fight against COVID. […]

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No safety concerns in Pfizer shot: The US Food and Drug Administration in its review

December 8, 2020 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Food and Drug Administration of the US (FDA) on Tuesday said that “In BioNTech – Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine – there are no safety concerns, but it is 95 per cent protective against Covid-19.” The FDA review comes in light before Thursday’s meeting where independent experts in the USA will check the details […]

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Despite Cold Months Active Cases and Daily Fatalities on Monday were Lowest in About Five Months

December 7, 2020 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 7: Contrary to the apprehension that winter months could be more disastrous for the country in respect of COVID-19 surge, India has reported a landmark achievement on Monday with the active caseload falling below four lakh mark for the first time after 140 days and the daily fatalities going down to less […]

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Type of COVID-19 Virus in India has Changed from What Seen in June-July

December 5, 2020 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 5: Some scientists who studied the pattern of the rise and fall of COVID-19 have claimed that the type of Coronavirus found in India at present was different from the types prevalent in the country in June and July. “In India we find only 20B type virus now. In June and July […]