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India will have to spend $1.8 bn on Covid-19 vaccines in Phase 1: Report

India will have to spend $1.4 billion to $1.8 billion in the first phase of a coronavirus vaccination programme, even after getting support under the COVAX global vaccine-sharing scheme

Covid vaccination in some Asia-Pac nations expected mid or late 2021: WHO

The World Health Organization said that countries in the Asia-Pacific region are not guaranteed to have early access to Covid-19 shots and urged them to adopt a long-term approach to the pandemic

India's Covid-19 caseload nears 10-million mark with 24,010 new infections

With 24,010 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, India's total cases have reached 9,956,558, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

US actively negotiating to get additional Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer

US officials say they're actively negotiating for additional purchases of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine after passing up a chance to lock in a contract this summer

Global coronavirus caseload crosses 74 million: Johns Hopkins University

The global coronavirus caseload has crossed the 74 million mark, as per the latest updates by Johns Hopkins University

We have enough Covid-19 doses for our entire population: New Zealand PM

We now have agreements in place with four providers and we have secured more than enough vaccine doses to cover our entire population plus the Pacific, Jacinda Arden said

Germany to roll out Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on Dec 27

German states have been told to prepare for mass vaccinations against coronavirus starting December 27, the Berlin Senate's health authority announced

100 experts from friendly nations trained for India's Covid vaccine trials

Over 100 experts from friendly neighbouring nations have so far been trained to strengthen capacities in their countries for facilitating phase-3 clinical trials of Indian Covid-19 vaccine

India and World Bank sign $400 mn project to protect poor from Covid impact

India on Wednesday signed a pact worth Dollar 400 million with the World Bank in a bid to aid the poor and vulnerable reeling under the coronavirus crisis

Quarter of the world may not get Covid-19 vaccine till at least 2022: Study

"This study provides an overview of how high-income countries have secured future supplies of Covid-19 vaccines, but that access for the rest of the world is uncertain," the researchers said

Panama govt approves emergency use of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine

Panama's government has approved the emergency use of the vaccine produced by US company Pfizer and German company BioNTech. The delivery of the first batch is expected in the first quarter of 2021

Donald Trump 'absolutely open' to taking Covid-19 vaccine: White House

US President Donald Trump is "absolutely open" to taking the coronavirus vaccine but his priority is frontline workers and the most vulnerable, the White House said

Europe to get Covid vaccine before new year, nod likely in Christmas week

Europeans are set to start getting Covid-19 vaccines before the new year after the regional drug regulator accelerated approval process following the launch of immunisation campaigns in the US and UK

Over 100,000 sign up for Covid vaccine in Saudi on Day 1 of registration

Over 100,000 people in Saudi Arabia have signed up for the coronavirus vaccination on the opening day of vaccination registration, the Saudi Health Ministry said

Bank of Japan to buy $6 billion in cash to combat potential market turmoil

The Bank of Japan has decided to tap $6 billion in cash from a government account in a rare arrangement to ensure it has enough ammunition to combat any market disruptions

Up to 250,000 Germans may lose their jobs due to new Covid-19 restrictions

Up to 250,000 people may lose their jobs, with roughly 50,000 enterprises facing bankruptcy, if Germany does not provide financial support to cover the losses caused by new restrictions

Uttarakhand to give free Covid-19 vaccine to 93,000 health workers

More than 93,000 health workers of Uttarakhand will be given free coronavirus vaccine, the state Health Secretary Amit Negi said

Collaboration, not confusion, is best response to Covid-19: India at UN

It is imperative that we join hands to show leadership, solidarity and collaboration to deal with Covid-19 pandemic. We can respond best by collaboration, not confusion, India said at the UN

India's daily Covid-19 case count falls below 23,000 after over 5 months

India's daily Covid-19 case count fell below 23,000 after a little over five months as the nation reported 22,065 infections. The national recovery rate stood at over 95 per cent

Global Covid-19 cases exceed 72.8 million: Johns Hopkins University

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 72.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.62 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University