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COVID-19 vaccine: About 19 vaccines are going to be globally available in the coming few weeks and months. Of this, about nine have already got emergency use authorisation

Economists expect global economic activity to return to normality soon and India to grow in fiscal 2021-22

Both COVID-19 vaccines being administered in India's extensive vaccination programme - Serum-Oxford-AstraZeneca's Covishield and Bharat Biotech's Covaxin - have a very short shelf life of just six months

Chinese state media and officials are sowing doubts about Western vaccines and the origin of the coronavirus in an apparent bid to deflect the attacks and renewed criticism of its early COVID response

The U.K., which has Europe's deadliest coronavirus outbreak, adopted the policy in order to give as many people as possible a first dose of vaccine quickly

When asked if the farm laws should be amended as suggested by the government or repealed as demanded by the farmers, 55 per cent respondents voted for amendment while 28 per cent voted for repealing

In Zomato's fresh round of funding, its existing investors like, Tiger Global, Kora Investments, Steadview, Fidelity, Bow Wave, Vy Capital have infused $250 million

MOTN poll: Despite the hardships, Indians continue to retain their faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi with 50 per cent of polled respondents called the government's handling of pandemic good

India has already rolled out a massive coronavirus vaccination drive under which two vaccines, Covishield and Covaxin, are being administered to frontline health workers across the country

Gold and Sensex have seen a strong rise in 2020, giving high returns to investors amid Covid-19 uncertainty

A total of 16,755 vaccinators participated in the vaccination process across India, the ministry added. Not a single case of hospitalisation post-vaccine administration has been reported yet

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan urged people not to pay heed to rumours and trust only official channels of communication to get correct information about COVID-19

Key to the success of the pan-India COVID-19 vaccination drive, scheduled to be launched by PM Narendra Modi on January 16, will be the cybersecurity framework India has readied, experts say

The pre-prints or preliminary reports of research work related to Covaxin, which are yet to be peer-reviewed are already posted on pre-print servers like bioRxiv, medRxiv and Research Square

IndiGo airport manager Rupesh Kumar was taken to a nearby hospital immediately by the police but he died on the way. Kumar had reportedly returned from a family vacation in Goa one day before his death

The World Health Organization's chief scientist warned that even as numerous countries start rolling out vaccination programs to stop COVID-19, herd immunity is highly unlikely this year; Facebook Inc said on Monday it was treating the next two weeks as a 'major civic event' and would remove certain content containing the phrase 'stop the steal' from its social media platforms; The Centre has confirmed the outbreak of avian flu in 10 states of the country. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: Coronavirus vaccination: How to register, is it safe and other key queries

COVID-19 herd immunity unlikely in 2021 despite mass vaccinations: WHO The World Health Organization's chief scientist warned that even as numerous countries start rolling out vaccination programs to stop Covid-19, herd immunity is highly unlikely this year. At a media briefing on Monday, Dr Soumya Swaminathan said it was critical countries and their populations maintain strict social distancing and other outbreak control measures for the foreseeable future. Bird flu outbreak confirmed in...

China is recovering fast ahead of most large economies, but the recovery is still unbalanced and facing significant downside risks, the IMF has said; Hyundai Motors and Apple Inc plan to sign a partnership deal on autonomous electric cars by March and start production as early as 2024 in the United States; Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) emerged as the biggest gainer on Dalal Street last week, which saw seven of the top-ten most valued Indian firms add 1,37,396.66 crore to their market valuation. Watch this and more on News Blast. Also Read: Bird flu outbreak in India: 8 states, 1 UT under avian influenza grip

Speaking to Business Today's Anup Jayaram, WHO's Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan explained how herd immunity for the COVID-19 virus can be achieved. She also stressed on the need for stronger communication at the community levels about vaccination to make people feel confident about vaccines. Many people in the developed countries are opposing the vaccination while those in the developing world are more upbeat about it. Watch the video for more. 12 months before full vaccine approval: WHO's Chief Scientist