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4.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine were wasted in India — enough to vaccinate half of Bangalore
India has wasted 4.6 million doses so far since the drive to vaccinate the population kicked off…
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Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have the highest COVID-19 vaccine wastage in India
COVID-19 vaccines are in short supply making them ‘invaluable commodities’, according to India’s Mi…
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India has no plans to suspend use of the AstraZeneca vaccine — ‘Covishield vaccinations will go on with full vigour’
“Our programme with Covishield implementation in the country will go on with full vigour,” said …
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States to receive nearly 51 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses in next three days, says Union Health Ministry
Of this, the total consumption, calculated based on average up to May 14, including wastages, i…
PTI
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Centre asks states to reserve at least 70% from central pool for those waiting for second dose of COVID-19 vaccines
States have also been urged to minimise wastage of vaccine doses, the health ministry said in a …
PTI
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The urgency triggered by COVID vaccine is a great opportunity for India to build all the cold storage it has needed for a long time
India has been debating the need for cold storage seemingly forever. The issue has been raised eve…
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What's in store for the next wave of vaccines
These are Business Insider's biggest healthcare stories for January 25.
Lydia Ramsey Pflanzer
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Over 69 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on first day of revised guidelines, says Union Health Ministry
According to the revised guidelines, vaccine doses provided free of cost by the Centre will…
PTI
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No discrimination against any state in vaccine allocation: Centre
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The Central government on Wednesday said that 1.65 crore doses of Covishie…
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New CDC data suggests CVS and Walgreens wasted thousands of COVID-19 vaccine doses, more than most states combined
The data indicated that the two national pharmacy chains were responsible for around 70% of COVID v…
Cheryl Teh
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Amid COVID-19 vaccine shortage, Indian government promises to provide 56 lakh doses to states and UTs in three days
With its aim to vaccinate maximum number of people to curb Covid-19 menace, the Centre has decided …
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Around 122 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccination needed to inoculate 59 crore people in 18-45 age group, says Centre
"It is submitted that considering the limited availability of two vaccines which are presently a…
PTI
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Healthcare company One Medical accused of allowing people to skip the line and get COVID-19 vaccines early
NPR said it reviewed documents by One Medical leadership advising practitioners that the company is…
Annabelle Williams
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COVID-19 vaccines administered globally have produced tonnes of medical waste, almost equivalent to the weight of 800 blue whales
Nearly 87,000 tonnes of personal protective equipment (PPE) was procured between March 2020 and …
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Why Humana went deep on primary care
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Lydia Ramsey Pflanzer
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The CDC doesn't know how many vaccine doses the US has, its new head said. This is one of the 'biggest problems' with the rollout, she said.
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said not knowing the exact vaccine supply hinders state planning…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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Millions of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine doses to expire soon in US, say media reports
While many countries are yet to receive even one dose of Covid vaccines, many US states are seeing …
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States and Union Territories to get COVID-19 vaccine doses based on several criteria, says the Central government
From Tuesday onwards, Covid-19 vaccine doses provided free of cost by the Central government to sta…
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Small players, few pharma compliant: India's struggle with cold chain for Covid vaccine
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) India's struggle with a cold chain for Covid vaccine stems from the fact th…