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Rwandan Journalists equipped with skills to report on the COVID-19 pandemic
Rwanda has witnessed the highest daily COVID-19 cases than previous surges – with more than 800 new cases a day – which has started affecting vaccine confidence and fueling public panic, a situation that requires responsible and ethical…
UK: Nightlife industry joins COVID-19 vaccine push for young people
Leading figures of the nightlife industry – including venues Ministry of Sound and Heaven – have joined the national effort to get the country vaccinated as they urge young people to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
The nightlife industry will be…
POSOCO organises second vaccination camp, inoculates 300 employees from Power PSUs
New Delhi: Indian Grid Operator POSOCO on Wednesday organised a second Covid-19 vaccination drive during which 300 employees working in various CPSEs under the Ministry of Power were inoculated.
The drive was organised by Power System…
More than 85 million COVID-19 vaccines administered in UK
More than 85 million doses of a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine have been administered across the UK, the latest figures show, as the government continues to urge everyone eligible to get their vaccines as soon as possible to protect…
New study into COVID-19 vaccine dose interval for pregnant women
The country’s largest clinical trial investigating the best gap between first and second COVID-19 vaccine doses for pregnant women is being launched in England today (Tuesday 3 August).
Following 130,000 pregnant women being vaccinated…
Chief Secretary Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta reviews public health response to COVID
SRINAGAR : The Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta today chaired a meeting to review public health response to COVID-19 and directed the rollout of a dedicated IEC campaign for awareness generation towards prevention of subsequent COVID…
UK begins donating millions of COVID-19 vaccines to countries overseas including the Philippines
The UK will this week begin delivering nine million Covid-19 vaccines around the world, including to the Philippines, to help tackle the pandemic, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced today (Wednesday 28 July).
Five million doses are…
On the occasion of 75 years of independence, let us work towards uniting the country through a…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi held an interaction with representatives of religious and social organizations to discuss the Covid-19 situation earlier today via video conferencing.
Prime Minister said that the interaction…
International project sets out to understand impact of COVID school closures
A new international research project is exploring the effect school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic has had on children’s learning.
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL WORK
BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY
A new international research…
U.S. vaccination campaign prevented up to 279,000 COVID-19 deaths
The coordinated and rapid COVID-19 vaccination campaign launched in the United States late last year has saved some 279,000 lives and prevented 1.25 million hospitalizations, a new study led by the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH)…