Britain's approval of BioNTech-Pfizer's vaccine against Covid-19 marks a "historic moment" in the battle against the pandemic, the US pharma group's chief executive sai

'Historic moment': Pfizer CEO after UK vaccine nod

Britain's approval of BioNTech-Pfizer's vaccine against Covid-19 marks a "historic moment" in the battle against the pandemic, the US pharma group's chief executive said on Wednesday. Pfizer has won the first such authorisation in the West. The UK on Wednesday became the first country to give a go ahead to the vaccine. "Today's Emergency Use Authorisation in the UK marks a historic moment in the fight against Covid-19," said Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla.

Britain's approval of BioNTech-Pfizer's vaccine against Covid-19 marks a "historic moment" in the battle against the pandemic, the US pharma group's chief executive said on Wednesday. Pfizer has won the first such authorisation in the West. The UK on Wednesday became the first country to give a go ahead to the vaccine. "Today's Emergency Use Authorisation in the UK marks a historic moment in the fight against Covid-19," said Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla.

In a second purported incident of its kind in the country, a&nbsp;42-year-old healthcare worker in Telangana died on Wednesday, a day after he was inoculated with the a

In a second purported incident of its kind in the country, a&nbsp;42-year-old healthcare worker in Telangana died on Wednesday, a day after he was inoculated with the anti-coronavirus&nbsp;vaccine.&nbsp;Reports said the male worker was vaccinated on January 19 at Kuntala PHC in Nirmal&nbsp;district and&nbsp;developed chest pain before dying.&nbsp;However, the state government said it was not linked to the vaccine shot, even as the postmortem of the deceased is yet to be conducted. Earlier a ward boy at a government hospital in UP&rsquo;s Moradabad had died after taking Covid shot, but&nbsp;refuting the claims of his kin,&nbsp;the union health ministry had called his death a fake news.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Indian shuttler&nbsp;B Sai Praneeth&nbsp;has pulled out of the ongoing Toyota Thailand Open Super 1000 tournament after he tested positive for Covi-19, said the Badmint

Indian shuttler&nbsp;B Sai Praneeth&nbsp;has pulled out of the ongoing Toyota Thailand Open Super 1000 tournament after he tested positive for Covid-19, said the Badminton World Federation on Tuesday.&nbsp;Praneeth&nbsp;who&nbsp;is currently in the hospital for further observation and testing will remain there for the&nbsp;next 10 days,&nbsp;BWF&nbsp;informed. His roommate, Kidami&nbsp;Srikanth who was also participating in the event was also forced to pull out of the tournament. Srikanth's withdrawal comes as per the protocols laid down by the BWF. However, he has tested negative for the virus and is currently self-quarantining.&nbsp;

The iconic Empire State Building in New York seemed to 'pulse' with heartbeat red lights on Tuesday, as a tribute to those who lost their lives from the Covid-19 infect

The iconic Empire State Building in New York was illuminated with heartbeat colour red lights on Tuesday, as a tribute to those who lost their lives from the Covid-19 infection.
The buildings lit up as Joe Biden and Kamala Harris used their first joint appearance in Washington D.C. to mark the loss of more than 400,000 American lives to COVID.
The Covid-19&nbsp;death toll in the United States continues to surge.

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris held their first inauguration-related event in Washington on Tuesday night. They paid tribute to the thousands of lives lost to the Covid-19

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris held their first inauguration-related event in Washington on Tuesday night. They paid tribute to the thousands of lives lost to the Covid-19 pandemic at a memorial held by the reflecting pool at the Lincoln Memorial at the National Mall in Washington. Biden and Harris were accompanied by their spouses, the incoming first lady and gentleman Jill Biden and Doug Emhoff. There are 400 lights illuminating the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in tribute to the more than 400,000 people who have lost their lives due to Covid-19 in the US.

India will start supplies of millions of Covid vaccine doses to neighbouring from Wednesday. Bhutan, the Maldives and Bangladesh are set to get first batch of 'made in 

India will start supplies of millions of Covid vaccine doses to neighbouring from Wednesday. Bhutan, the Maldives and Bangladesh are set to get first batch of 'made in India' vaccine on Wednesday as grant assistance. The Hindustan Times has reported that 1.5 lakh doses of vaccine will reach Bhutan and another 1 lakh will be sent to the Maldives. Bangladesh is set to get 2 million doses of the Bharat Biotech vaccine as a gift from India. The external affairs ministry said supplies under grant assistance to Bhutan, the Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and Seychelles will begin from Wednesday in line with India&rsquo;s commitment to use its vaccine production and delivery capacity to help the world fight Covid-19.

Britain logged a record high in Covid deaths on Tuesday with 1,610 fatalities in 24 hours. This is the highest number of deaths in a day since the since the pandemic be

Britain logged a record high in Covid deaths on Tuesday with 1,610 fatalities in 24 hours. This is the highest number of deaths in a day since the since the pandemic began. The UK's total Covid-19 death tally now stands at 91,470. The only solace was the number of new cases continue to decline as a stringent lockdown announced earlier this month starts to have an effect. The country recorded over 33,000 new cases in 24 hours taking the total number of infections to nearly 3.5 million. The number of new cases over the last week was down around 22 percent. Britain is currently gripped by its third and deadliest wave of the virus, blamed on a new strain believed to be highly infectious.

The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry has rushed a multi-disciplinary team to assist the Lakshadweep administration in Covid-19 management after the Union Territ

The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry has rushed a multi-disciplinary team to assist the Lakshadweep administration in Covid-19 management after the Union Territory reported its first case of infection.
The case was reported on January 18. The index case is a traveller who had come to Lakshadweep from Kerala's Kochi on January 4 by a ship.
The patient had reported to hospital with symptoms suggestive of Covid-19 and tested positive.

The Karnataka Association of Resident Doctors has demanded the state government to allow healthcare workers to make a decision regarding which vaccine out of the two th

The Karnataka Association of Resident Doctors has asked the government to allow&nbsp;healthcare workers to make a choice between the two available&nbsp;Covid-19 vaccines. A letter written to Health and Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar mentions that resident doctors of six districts in the state feel they are being discriminated against. The resident doctors are concerned that they have been given Covaxin vaccine as the only choice, whereas other centres in Karnataka have been receiving Covishield. The concern has arisen because&nbsp;the clinical efficacy of Covaxin is yet to be established.&nbsp;

Doctors, nurses and other key workers who have been involved in fighting the coronavirus pandemic should not hesitate in getting the vaccine shot, the government said t

Amid multiple Doctor groups across the country expressing doubts over the&nbsp;indigenously&nbsp;made&nbsp;Covaxin, the Centre on Tuesday said&nbsp;health professionals&nbsp;who have been involved in fighting the coronavirus pandemic should not hesitate in getting the vaccine shot.&nbsp;NITI Aayog member on health Dr VK Paul, who is the head of government&rsquo;s Covid&nbsp;panel,&nbsp;said the reports of doctors and nurses refusing to take the jab is upsetting.&nbsp;Dr Paul said minor&nbsp;unfavourable&nbsp;effects are common after the jab and this should not discourage people from inoculation.

Maldives will become the first country to receive the Indian coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday. Maldives government has given all regulatory approvals and permission to 

Maldives will become the first country to receive India made&nbsp;coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday. Maldives government has given all regulatory approvals and permission to Oxford Astrazeneca's Covishield&nbsp;vaccine produced by Serum Institute of India.&nbsp; According to reports, the vaccine is being sent to cover frontline health workers and senior citizens. The consignment is to land in&nbsp;Mal&eacute; via an Air India flight.&nbsp;

Bangladesh will receive two million (20 lakh) doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine from India as a gift on January 20th, the country&rsquo;s foreign ministry sa

Bangladesh will receive two million (20 lakh) doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, Covishield from India as a gift on January 20th, the country&rsquo;s foreign ministry said on its Facebook page. It added that &ldquo;a special flight of India carrying the consignment will land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka&rsquo; on Wednesday. The ruling Awami League party posted on Twitter that Bangladesh is set to get two million (20 lakh) doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, which would be in addition to 30 million doses that the government has contracted for with the Serum Institute of India.

Inspite of a hesitant to get vaccinated, Government of India has issued a Letter of Comfort to Bharat Biotech for 45 lakh doses of its Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin, PTI re

Amid doubts in absence of phase 3 trial results, the Centre has issued a Letter of Comfort to Bharat Biotech for 45 lakh doses of its Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin. Out of the 45 lakh doses, over eight lakh will be supplied to friendly nations such as Mauritius, Philippines and Myanmar free of cost as a good will gesture.&nbsp;Bharat Biotech has also donated 16.5 lakh doses of Covaxin to the Centre&nbsp;apart from the first order of 55 lakh doses.

The High Court was informed on Tuesday that the Delhi government has reduced the reservation of COVID-19 ICU beds in private hospitals to 25 per cent, from 40 per cent 

The High Court was informed on Tuesday that the Delhi government has reduced the reservation of COVID-19 ICU beds in private hospitals to 25 per cent, from 40 per cent earlier. The reservation percentage has been gradually reduced by the government after reviewing the pandemic situation. From 8,000 fresh Covid cases in a day in November, 2020 in Delhi, the numbers have declined to 161 as on January 18, 2021.&nbsp;Advocate Sanyam Khetarpal&nbsp;informed the court that the government has issued an order on January 15 reducing the reservation to 25 percent in hospitals which have over 100 beds.

Two Australian Open players have tested positive for Covid-19, health officials informed on Tuesday. A total of 9 people associated with the tournament&nbsp;have contra

Two Australian Open players have tested positive for Covid-19, health officials informed on Tuesday. A total of 9 people associated with the tournament&nbsp;have contracted the disease. 72 players are under isolation after positive cases were detected on 3 charter flights. Around 1,200 players, staff coaches, officials have arrived in Melbourne since last Thursday for the Australian Open which is slated to begin on February 8th.&nbsp;

India on Tuesday reported 10,064 new&nbsp;Covid-19 cases, the lowest number of daily infections in over seven months.&nbsp;The active cases remains below 3 lakh&nbsp;an

India on Tuesday reported 10,064 new&nbsp;Covid-19 cases, the lowest number of daily infections in over seven months.&nbsp;The active cases remains below 3 lakh&nbsp;and make up 1.90% of the total caseload.
With 137 fatalities recorded in the last 24 hours, the death toll is also the lowest in around eight months.&nbsp;More than 70% of the deaths are due to co-morbidities, according to the Health Ministry.
Over 1 crore&nbsp;people have recuperated from the disease so far, lifting the national recovery rate to 96.66%.

As the United Kingdom goes through a severe lockdown to deal with Covid-19, Hollywood actor Tom Hardy has been accused of breaking the rules.
Hardy was spotted outside

Hollywood actor Tom Hardy has been accused of breaking lockdown&nbsp;rules imposed in UK to curb the spread of the new mutant strain of coronavirus.&nbsp;Hardy was spotted outside a closed martial arts school with his workout gear apparently breaking the lockdown rules imposed by the UK government. However, the 'Venom' actor's spokesperson assured that his visit was 'one hundred per cent work-related'.

According to a report, a&nbsp;new variant of the coronavirus first identified in South Africa is more contagious than earlier versions, but there is no evidence that it

According to a report, a&nbsp;new variant of the coronavirus first identified in South Africa is more contagious than earlier versions, but there is no evidence that it is more deadly. The new variant is 50% more contagious, according to epidemiologists.&nbsp;With more than 1.3 million people infected, South Africa has recorded more cases than any other country on the continent and has also suffered more deaths, with 37,105 registered
&nbsp;

Days after India launched a massive Covid vaccination programme on January 16, Bharat Biotech has come out with a fact sheet about the process involved and who should a

Days after India launched a massive Covid vaccination programme on January 16, Bharat Biotech has come out with a fact sheet about the process involved and who should avoid taking the vaccine. According to the fact sheet posted on Bharat Biotech's website, it is advisable not to take the vaccine if a person has allergies, fever or bleeding disorder or is on a blood thinner. It also said that pregnant and breastfeeding women should also avoid taking Covaxin. Those who are immune-compromised or are on medicine that affects immune system, and those who have received another Covid-19 vaccine should also not get the Bharat Biotech's medicine, the company said

The world faces a 'catastrophic moral failure' because of unequal Covid vaccine policies, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.WHO chief said it w

The world faces a 'catastrophic moral failure' because of unequal Covid vaccine policies, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. WHO chief said it was not fair for younger, healthy people in richer nations to get injections before vulnerable people in poorer states. He said over 39 million vaccine doses had been given in 49 richer states - but one poor nation had only 25 doses. So far, China, India, Russia, the UK and the US have all developed Covid vaccines, with others being made by multinational teams - like the American-German Pfizer vaccine. Almost all of these nations have prioritised distribution to their own populations.

The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response or IPPR in a report has said the World Health Organization and China could have acted faster when Covid-19 

The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response or IPPR, an independent panel commissioned by the WHO, in a report has said the World Health Organization and China could have acted faster when Covid-19 first surfaced in Wuhan. The group investigating the global response has concluded that it was "clear" that "public health measures could have been applied more forcefully by local and national health authorities in China in January." Covid-19 was first detected in the central city of Wuhan in late 2019, before seeping beyond China's borders to wreak global havoc, costing more than two million lives. The panel also criticised WHO for dragging its feet at the start of the crisis, pointing out that the UN health agency had not convened its emergency committee until January 22, 2020.

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