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Bangladesh will start the nationwide COVID-19 vaccine distribution from early February.

The total death toll in the country due to the infection mounted to 1,53,470 including the new deaths.

UK's Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jonathan Van-Tam stressed that scientists "do not yet know the impact of the vaccine on transmission"

People with recent history of allergic anaphylaxis should compulsorily seek an allergist or immunologist opinion before getting vaccinated

Sputnik V is the third vaccine to be approved for the emergency use in the country, the report said.

The UK took 18 days whereas USA took 10 days to reach the one million mark, the Union Health Ministry highlighted.

The WHO had granted emergency use validation for the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine on December 31, 2020, opening the door for countries to expedite their own regulatory approval processes to import and administer the vaccine.

This is India's first and only phase-3 efficacy study for a Covid-19 vaccine, and the largest phase-3 efficacy trial ever conducted for any vaccine in the country.

It is unknown when Sri Lanka might be able to get supplies.

The prime minister had launched the nationwide inoculation drive on January 16 with over three crore healthcare and frontline workers prioritised to get the jabs initially.

Five labourers died in the fire which broke out in a five-storeyed under-construction building in the Serum Institute of India's Manjari premises in Pune.

Amazon also said that the company stands ready to assist the Biden administration in reaching the goal of vaccinating 100 million Americans in the first 100 days of the new administration, GeekWire reported on Wednesday.

The economy contracted by a massive 23.9 per cent in the first quarter and 7.5 per cent in the second quarter on account of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Speaking to Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Thursday, Naidu referred to the request made by IT Minister KT Rama Rao to him in this regard.

A total of 2 million doses of the Covishield vaccine, by Serum Institute of India, has been dispatched from Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Dhaka.

The company is "fully cooperating" with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) in investigating these reported adverse events, Moderna said on Tuesday.

Instances of adverse reactions should be analysed meticulously and shared with the public in an open manner

While mask-wearing and social distancing are strictly enforced, life in the tourism-reliant emirate looks much like normal, with its restaurants, hotels and mega-malls open for business.

Minister assured that people need not to panic about vaccine since it was being administered after testing its safety and efficacy.

Inoculation drive off to smooth start across Telangana