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The UK has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for widespread use. The British drug regulator has said that the vac

UK clears Pfizer Covid vaccine for use next week: report

The UK has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for widespread use. The British drug regulator has said that the vaccine is safe for roll out. The Pfizer shot has been deemed up to 95% effective against Covid-19. BBC&nbsp;has&nbsp;reported that immunisations could start within days for people in high priority groups. The UK has already ordered 40m doses - enough to vaccinate 20m people, with two shots each.

The UK has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for widespread use. The British drug regulator has said that the vaccine is safe for roll out. The Pfizer shot has been deemed up to 95% effective against Covid-19. BBC has reported that immunisations could start within days for people in high priority groups. The UK has already ordered 40m doses - enough to vaccinate 20m people, with two shots each.

Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Uttar Pradesh Mahesh Sharma and Trinamool Congress MLA from Bengal Rabindranath Chatterjee were the first from the political class to get

Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Uttar Pradesh Mahesh Sharma and Trinamool Congress MLA from Bengal Rabindranath Chatterjee were the first from the political class to get the Covid-19 shots on Saturday.&nbsp;Sharma, who is a doctor by profession, got the shot at a hospital in Noida Sector 27 whereas&nbsp;Trinamool Congress MLA from Bardhaman districtl&nbsp;also got the shot since he is a member of a patients&rsquo; welfare committee.
During a meeting with state chief&nbsp;ministers, prime minister Narendra Modi asked the political class to not to rush for getting the jab and wait for their turn.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday urged people not to believe in rumours and listen to experts who say COVID-19 vaccines are safe.
Kejriwal&nbsp;who ins

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday urged people not to believe in rumours and listen to experts who say COVID-19 vaccines are safe.
Kejriwal&nbsp;who inspected the Covid-19 vaccination campaign at the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, interacted with some health workers who received the shot and lauded their contribution in fighting the pandemic.
The vaccination drive has started at 81 centres in Delhi.&nbsp;

As India began its nationwide vaccination drive against Covid-19, as many as 1,65,714 people were vaccinated on the first day. Union Health Ministry said a total of 16,

As India began its nationwide vaccination drive against Covid-19, as many as 1,65,714 people were vaccinated on the first day. Union Health Ministry said a total of 16,755 vaccinators were also involved in the process across India and there was no case of post-vaccination hospitalisation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday launched India&rsquo;s Covid-19 vaccination drive, the world&rsquo;s largest inoculation exercise against the novel&nbsp;coronavirus. In a virtual address, the PM Modi&nbsp;paid tribute&nbsp;to scientists and healthcare workers, who have been on the frontlines of the&nbsp;pandemic.

The Resident Doctors&rsquo; Association of Delhi's Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital on Saturday requested the medical superintendent to vaccinate them with Oxford COVID-19 va

The Resident Doctors&rsquo; Association of Delhi's Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital on Saturday requested the medical superintendent to vaccinate them with Oxford vaccine Covishield, rather than Covaxin.&nbsp;In a letter to the medical superintendent of the hospital, the association said the resident doctors are apprehensive about the lack of complete trial in case of Covaxin and might not participate in huge numbers, thus defeating the purpose of vaccination. Covaxin's phase 3 trial results have not been made public&nbsp;yet.

As India began its Covid-19 vaccination drive on Saturday there were several calls for Prime Minister Modi&nbsp;to be vaccinated first to assure people of its safety. T

As India began its Covid-19 vaccination drive on Saturday there were several calls for Prime Minister Modi&nbsp;to be vaccinated first to assure people of its safety. The Prime Minister though argued that politicians will not be considered in the priority group.&nbsp;
World over however there have been several leaders who volunteered to receive the first jabs in their country to build confidence in the people about the drug.&nbsp;
US President-elect Joe Biden received his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine live on television last month and got his second dose earlier this week
A week later, his running mate US Vice President-elect&nbsp;Kamala&nbsp;Harris received the first shot of the Moderna&nbsp;vaccine in front of the media.&nbsp;
US Vice-President Mike Pence too got himself vaccinated&nbsp;at White House on live TV in December.&nbsp;
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu&nbsp;was&nbsp;given the first shot of Pfizer's vaccine live on television on December 20 as part of the country-wide inoculation exercise.
In Vatican, Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict were first one who receive the vaccine.&nbsp;
Indonesian President Joko Widodo&nbsp;received the first jab of China's Sinovac&nbsp;on Wednesday to kick off a mass vaccination drive.&nbsp;
UK's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, Saudi Arabia's King Salman&nbsp;have also been vaccinated but they received their doses close to 3 weeks after the vaccine drive started in their countries.&nbsp;

India began its vaccination drive against coronavirus as Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the roll out of two Covid vaccines. A sanitation worker becam

India began its vaccination drive against coronavirus as Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the roll out of two Covid vaccines. A sanitation worker became the first person to receive the Covid-19 vaccine jab at Delhi's AIIMS. AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria also received COVID-19 Vaccine jab in Delhi. Union health minister Harsh Vardhan who was also present on the occasion showed a dose of COVAXIN developed by Bharat Biotech at AIIMS as the first phase of vaccination began across the country

As India enters the 1st phase of its vaccination drive, Congress continues to raise alarm over the safety of Bharat Biotech&rsquo;s Covaxin, a drug approved by DCGI eve

As India enters the 1st phase of its vaccination drive, Congress continues to raise alarm over the safety of Bharat Biotech&rsquo;s Covaxin, a drug approved by DCGI even though it has not revealed the mandatory Phase 3 trials results. Concerned over not having the option to choose between Covaxin and Covishield, senior party leader Manish Tewari&nbsp;said, "If the vaccine is so safe &amp; reliable &amp; efficacy of the vaccine is beyond question then how is it that not a single functionary of the government has stepped forward to get themselves vaccinated as it has happened in other countries around the world?" Congress has raised objection over the approval of Covaxin and its subsequent roll out. Though the Congress ruled states have joined the vaccination drive, barring Chhattisgarh, the states have left the onus of the safety of the vaccines on the Centre. Chhattisgarh will administer only Oxford-AstraZeneca&rsquo;s Covishield to its populace.

As the nation gears up to receive vaccine in a phased out manner, Bharat Biotech has released a &lsquo;consent form&rsquo; which promises to pay for compensation in cas

As the nation began receiving Covid-19 vaccine in a phased manner, Bharat Biotech has released a &lsquo;consent form&rsquo; which promises to pay compensation in case any person has any adverse effect. Covaxin, Bharat Biotech&rsquo;s Covid-19 vaccine, will be administered only when the consent form is agreed upon. The pharma giant said, compensation will only be given in case it is proven that adverse effects were caused only due to the vaccine.

Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawalla was given the first dose of the Covishield coronavirus vaccine on Saturday afternoon, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched In

Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawalla was given the first dose of the Covishield coronavirus vaccine on Saturday afternoon, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched India's nationwide vaccination drive. Poonawalla&rsquo;s company is manufacturing the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University. He posted a video on Twitter, in which he is sitting on a couch as a man wearing a face mask injects the drug into his arm. He said he was taking the vaccine - which is right now reserved for frontline workers and healthcare staff to "endorse its safety and efficacy". PM had in his address at the launch of the vaccination drive hailed the Indian scientific community for its work in developing the vaccines and warned people against falling for propaganda or rumours about the safety or efficacy of the vaccines.

Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering put up a Facebbok post to congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of India for the launch of nationwide Covid-19 v

Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering put up a Facebbok post to congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of India for the launch of nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive on Saturday. Prime Minister Modi kicked off the vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus via video conferencing. Deemed as the world's largest vaccination program, , the drive aims to first inoculate millions of its healthcare and frontline workers and reach an estimated 3 crore people by the end of its first phase.

Telangana Health Minister Eatala Rajender, who had declared he would take the first Cocid vaccine shot on Saturday, did not do so today citing Prime Minister Narendra M

Telangana Health Minister Eatala Rajender, who had declared he would take the first Cocid vaccine shot on Saturday, did not do so today citing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "strict instruction" that health workers should be first in line. The minister had said he would take the first shot to instill confidence among people who still had apprehensions regarding safety of the vaccine. The PMO reiterated on Saturday that politicians should not jump the queue and must wait their turn even if they were only trying to inspire confidence.

As India begins its mass vaccination drive, Norway has said that Covid-19 vaccines may be too risky for people who are very old and terminally ill.&nbsp;
Norway offici

As India begins its mass vaccination drive, Norway has said that Covid-19 vaccines may be too risky for people who are very old and terminally ill.&nbsp;
Norway officials&nbsp;have reported deaths of 23 patients shortly after receiving the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine.
13 of the deaths have been investigated where it was that common adverse reaction&nbsp;of mRNA vaccines, such as fever, nausea, and diarrhoea may have contributed to fatal outcomes in some of the frail patients.&nbsp;
'There is no certain connection between these deaths and the vaccine,' Norway's medical chief told The British Medical Journal (BMJ).
Norway has administered over&nbsp;20,000 doses of the vaccine in the past few weeks and over 400 deaths per week are a normal occurrence&nbsp;among care home residents, reports The BMJ.&nbsp;

India's coronavirus vaccination drive - one of the largest in the world was launched today by Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning. 

India's coronavirus vaccination drive - one of the largest in the world was launched today by Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning.
The PM warned against ignoring <a href="https://www.editorji.com/covid-19" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Covid</a>&nbsp;safety protocols and asked people not to make the mistake of taking off the mask and not maintaining social distancing after getting the first dose because immunity develops after the second dose.
The Prime Minister said,"Those getting vaccinated must not let their guard down after the first dose, they must continue to follow all protocols."

Launching India's coronavirus vaccination drive, PM Modi&nbsp;said,&nbsp;India's vaccines enjoy global credibility because of their track record.
He said, scientists g

Launching India's coronavirus vaccination drive, PM Modi&nbsp;said,&nbsp;India's vaccines enjoy global credibility because of their track record. Scientists gave emergency clearance to two made-in-India vaccines after being sure of their effects, he said as he asked citizens not to fall for rumours.&nbsp;"The DCGI (Drug Controller General of India) gave approval after they were satisfied with the data of the two vaccines. So stay away from rumours," PM Modi said. &nbsp; &nbsp;

An emotional Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched India&rsquo;s Covid-19 vaccination drive, the world&rsquo;s largest inoculation exercise against the nove

An emotional Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched India&rsquo;s Covid-19 vaccination drive, the world&rsquo;s largest inoculation exercise against the novel coronavirus. India will administer shots to three crore frontline workers in phase one. There are 3,006 session sites across the country, where 100 beneficiaries each will be given either of India&rsquo;s two indigenous vaccines, Covaxin or Covishield. Every beneficiary will need to receive two doses of the same vaccine, 28 days apart. Since the pandemic hit India in early 2020, over one crore and 5.27 lakh people have been infected with the disease, while close to 1.52 lakh have died.&nbsp;

Preparations are in full gear ahead of the launch of the nation wide Covid-19 vaccination drive today. Centres have been decorated with flowers and balloons for first p

Preparations are in full gear ahead of the launch of the nation wide Covid-19 vaccination drive today. Centres have been decorated with flowers and balloons for first phase of the vaccination. 3,00,000 recipients will receive the vaccine dose&nbsp;across the 3,006 centres operational around the country. Each centre will administer shots of either Oxford-Astra Zeneca&rsquo;s Covaxin or Bharat Biotech&rsquo;s Covashield.

India kick-started the world&rsquo;s biggest Covid-19 vaccination drive as Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the pan-India rollout of vaccines. &lsquo;two 'Made in 

India kick-started the world&rsquo;s biggest Covid-19 vaccination drive as Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the pan-India rollout of vaccines. &lsquo;two 'Made in India' vaccines are ready, PM Modi said while congratulating countrymen. He also gave an update on the progress of other vaccines. Prime Minister Modi&nbsp;said ,"Two 'Made in India' vaccines are ready. Meanwhile, the work on other vaccines is progressing at a fast pace."

Pochettino is now self isolating and is set to miss the club's next two Ligue 1 fixtures.

Mauricio Pochettino&nbsp;who was appointed as the head coach of&nbsp;Paris St Germain&nbsp;on January 2nd and led the club to Trophee des Champions glory on Wednesday, has tested positive for Covid-19. The 48-year-old is now self isolating and is set to miss the club's next two Ligue 1 fixtures. PSG&nbsp;in a statement said that&nbsp;Pochettino's assistants Jesus Perez and Miguel D'Agostino will take over until he resumes his role.

The global death toll from coronavirus crossed 2 million on Friday according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The count is believed to be significantly hig

The global death toll from coronavirus crossed 2 million on Friday according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The count is believed to be significantly higher, in part because of inadequate testing and also because of deaths inaccurately attributed to other causes in the nascent stages of the outbreak. The grim mark was reached in just over a year since the virus first surfaced in China&rsquo;s Wuhan. It took 8 months for the first 1 million fatalities. It took less than four months for the next million deaths.&nbsp; With over 3.9 lakh deaths, US leads the toll followed by Brazil, India, Mexico and UK. Covid-19 has claimed more lives than malaria and tuberculosis combined. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said that the toll &lsquo;has been made worse by the absence of a global coordinated effort&rsquo;. &ldquo;Science has succeeded, but solidarity has failed,&rdquo; he said.

The World Health Organization's emergency committee called for globally-ramped up coronavirus sequencing studies in order to combat troubling new variants stalking the 

The World Health Organization's emergency committee called for globally-ramped up coronavirus sequencing studies in order to combat troubling new variants stalking the globe. "We may never find who the patient zero was&rsquo;, the world health body opined as a team of experts arrived in Wuhan on Thursday to start an investigation into the origins of the virus. The WHO said it wanted Covid-19 vaccination under way in every country within the next 100 days, amid concerns that rich nations are hogging the first batches coming off the production lines. The emergency committee also came out against countries requiring proof of vaccination from incoming international travellers..

The UK has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for widespread use.

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