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TOKYO STOCKS END HIGHER OVER COVID-19 INOCULATIONS
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- Tokyo stocks end higher over COVID-19 inoculations.
- The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up 131.80 points, or 0.46 percent.
- Topix index of all First Section issues on the TSE finished 16.15 points, or 0.84 percent.
JAPAN PLANNING TO INOCULATE CHILDREN BETWEEN 12 & 15 AGAINST COVID-19
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- Japan planning to inoculate children between 12 & 15 against COVID-19.
- Japan has so far authorized vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE.
- The details of the plan if the children can receive free shots with ...
S. KOREA TO PROVIDE $8,970 FOR PEOPLE WITH COVID-19 VACCINE SIDE EFFECTS
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- S. Korea to provide $8,970 for people with COVID-19 vaccine side effects.
- A causal link between a COVID-19 vaccine injection and side effects needs to be proven for the payout.
- The expanded medical expense coverage is sai...
HALF OF ADULT AMERICANS HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE SHOT OF COVID-19 VACCINE
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• The Centers for the Disease Control and Prevention reported that almost 130 million people ageing 18 or older have received at least one dose of a vaccine, which is nearly 50.4 percent of the total adult population
• After suspension of Johnson & Joh...
JAPAN PM ASKS PFIZER INC. TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES OF VACCINE
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- Japan PM asks Pfizer Inc. to provide additional supplies of vaccine.
- Suga made the request to Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla in a telephone conversation.
- The govt. will expand tougher COVID-19 restrictions next week to all thre...
S. KOREAN GOVT. AIMS TO ACHIEVE HERD IMMUNITY WITH ITS FULL CAPACITY
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- S. Korean govt. aims to achieve herd immunity with its full capacity.
- Outgoing PM of S. Korea on his final daily interagency meeting said the same.
- The govt. plans to install one COVID-19 vaccination center in all cities,...
SENDAI MUNICIPAL GOVT. GETS NUMEROUS INQUIRIES ON COVID-19 VACCINE VOUCHERS
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- Sendai Municipal govt. gets numerous inquiries on COVID-19 vaccine vouchers.
- The vaccine vouchers are said to lack specific information on where to get the shot.
- Around 270,000 residents aged 65 and older received the vac...
FRANCE BREAKS DAILY VACCINATION RECORD AGAINST COVID-19
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- France is rapidly vaccinating its citizens against COVID-19.
- The rules to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have been tightened in the schools.
According to the statistics from the Health Ministry, France has broken its daily...
ITALY TO MANUFACTURE 10 MILLION DOSES OF RUSSIAN CORONAVIRUS VACCINE
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- Italy is going to manufacture 10 million doses of Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V.
- The Italian – Russian Chamber of Commerce announced the deal signed with Russia.
- The Italian subsidiary of a Swiss Pharmaceutical company...
OCUGEN SEEKS TO SELL 100 MN DOSES OF COVAXIN IN THE US THIS YEAR
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• The company is seeking to sell 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine developed by India’s Bharat Biotech, COVAXIN in the United States this year
• In an interim analysis of late-stage trial data on nearly 26,000 people in India, this COVID-19 vacci...
10% OF ADULT AMERICANS FULLY VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19 SAYS CDC
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• As per the CDC vaccine tracker, more than 96 million doses have been delivered across the country, of which nearly 77 million have been administered until now
• Jeffrey Zients, the coordinator of the White House coronavirus response team said that the U....
US LIKELY TO START VACCINATING CHILDREN AGAINST COVID-19 BY END OF 2021: DR. ANTHONY FAUCI
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• Speaking on ABC's ‘This Week’, Dr. Fauci said "We now have three really efficacious vaccines.”
• Children in high school, roughly ageing around 14-18 in the United States should be able to get the vaccine "sometime this fa...
US ADMINISTERS 50 MILLION CORONAVIRUS VACCINE SHOTS
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• The newly-elected President Joe Biden has clearly stated that the US is on its way to taking the figure to 100 million within the first 100 days of his administration
• Talking to his countrymen from the White House, Biden said “But this is not the...
JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAYS IT WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE 20 MILLION DOSES OF COVID-19 VACCINE
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• This statement from the pharma company comes on the assumption that it will get approval from the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA)
• The drugmaker had disclosed this number in written testimony ahead of a Congressional hearing on Tuesday looking at th...
INDIA VACCINATES ABOUT 8 MILLION HEALTHCARE & FRONTLINE WORKERS FOR COVID-19
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- Healthcare workers are being vaccinated for COVID-19 on priority basis.
- Official figures are 8 million vaccinations in 28 days.
- Close to 5 million healthcare workers have been vaccinated.
- Close to 2 million front line ...
SOUTH AFRICAN CORONAVIRUS STRAIN MIGHT BE VACCINE-RESISTANT
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• The likelihood of the coronavirus being completely wiped off Earth is minimal
• The best way would be to keep...
JAPAN GOVT. TO MAKE GUIDELINES FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF COVID-19 VACCINES
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- Japan Govt. to make guidelines for the transportation of COVID-19 vaccines.
- The govt. said that the first batch of the Pfizer vaccine could arrive by Sunday.
- Japan is said to receive vaccine doses for around 157 million p...
CHINA’S VACCINE SHOW OF STRENGTH ENDS ON A DISCORDANT NOTE
- China’s coronavirus vaccines were slated for winning that decisive lead in geopolitical landscape by displaying the country’s scientific agility and altruism. On the contrary, they have ticked a setback to the movement.
- Cries of disorganisation are ranting the air i...
OVER 16 HUNDRED THOUSAND HEALTHCARE WORKERS VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19 ACROSS INDIA
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- According to the official figures, 31,466 healthcare workers were vaccinated for the prevention of COVID-19 till 7:30 PM in five states on 25 JAN 2021.
- India is conducting the world's largest COVID-19 vaccination drive.
- ...
ONTARIO ASKS U.S. PRESIDENT-ELECT BIDEN FOR A MILLION VACCINES
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• The premier of Ontario, Doug Ford said he is angry and has asked Joe Biden to help Canada out
• Maj. Gen. Dany Fortin said the US pharma giant Pfizer is still expected to meet its contractual obligation to ship four million doses to Canada by the end of ...