| Jan 01, 1970 | Daily Report |
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23801. Covishield sent to Mauritius, Seychelles, India attains VaccineMaitri commitment
- The spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs Anurag Srivastava posted pictures of SII's Covidshiled vaccines being dispatched to Mauritius and Seychelles
- With Serum India Institute's Covishield consignments dispatched to Mauritius, Seychelles, India fulfills its Vaccine Maitri commitment under which the country promised to ship Covid 19 vaccines to six of its neighbors as a goodwill gesture.
- A consignment of 50,000 doses of the Covishield vaccine is scheduled to reach Seychelles, which is among the four Indian Ocean countries to receive the Covishield vaccine.
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23802. Myanmar receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccines from India
- Myanmar was among the countries next in line to get free consignments as India moved before China which has also pledged to supply vaccines to its neighbour
- Myanmar is struggling with a second wave of Covid-19, recording more than 136,000 cases and 3,000 deaths
- Myanmar received 1.5 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine supplied by India to inoculate 750,000 people, the first vaccine batch delivered to the Southeast Asian country as it fights one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in the region.
23803. After one million doses, Nepal urges India for continued COVID-19 vaccines supply
- One million doses of Oxford/Astrazenca vaccine 'Covishield' produced by the Serum Institute of India landed in Nepali capital Kathmandu on Thursday afternoon.
- Nepal's Minister of Health and Population, Hridayesh Tripathi, on Thursday, announced the commencement of the vaccination drive from next week and requested India for continued support to deliver the adequate number of vaccines to inoculate 72 percent of the nearly 30 million population of Nepal.
- One million doses of Oxford/Astrazenca vaccine 'Covishield' produced by the Serum Institute of India landed in Nepali capital Kathmandu on.
23804. Brazil among 92 other countries seeking cheaper made-in-India COVID-19 vaccines
- Highly placed sources said that scores of countries are approaching India, as the word spreads that Indian vaccines are showing negligible side-effects, since the immunization drive in the country began on.
- India is sending its domestically developed vaccines to several neighbouring countries including Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar.
- Ninety-two countries have approached India for Covid-19 vaccines, bolstering New Delhis credentials as the vaccine hub of the world.
23805. Coronavirus | Nepal, Bangladesh receive Covishield consignments
- The Prime Ministers of Nepal and Bangladesh thanked the Indian leadership and the people of India after Kathmandu and Dhaka received
- Two large consignments of the Covishield vaccine made by the Serum Institute of India.
- The two South Asian leaders spoke as India prepared 1.5 million Covishield doses that will be flown to Myanmar in a special flight
23806. India sends 3 mn vaccine doses to neighbours, Pak gets some from China
- Seven countries – Bhutan, the Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Seychelles, Myanmar and Mauritius – are part of India’s initial rollout of vaccines as grant assistance. There are also plans to supply doses to Afghanistan and Sri Lanka.
- “This is my definition of the Neighbourhood First . It is the kind of policy and approach that we need to follow and its shows the difference between India and other countries. I can’t think of such selflessness by any other country in an hour of need.”
- Two Indian flights carried two million doses of Covishield to Dhaka and one million doses to Kathmandu, and people familiar with developments said on condition of anonymity that supplies would be sent to Seychelles (50,000 doses), Mauritius (100,000 doses) and Myanmar (1.5 million doses).
23807. India to export COVID-19 vaccines to Nepal, Bangladesh
- MEA The countries which will receive the vaccine supply in the first phase include Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and Seychelles. India will start exporting COVID-19 vaccines to many third world countries
- The Foreign Ministry made the decision following requests from neighbouring and key partner countries from South-East Asia and other continents.
- The Government informed that the shipments would start on January 20, and it plans to ship millions of doses to these countries in the coming week.
23808. Ukraine in talks with India on COVID-19 vaccine supply: Interfax
- Ukraine is in talks with Indian medical firm Serum Institute on supplying COVID-19 vaccines, Interfax Ukraine news agency quoted a deputy Ukrainian health minister
- India will initially only ship the AstraZeneca vaccine, made by The Serum Institute, the world's biggest vaccine maker, which brands the shot as COVISHIELD.
- India will initially only ship the AstraZeneca NSE 2.64 % vaccine, made by The Serum Institute, the world's biggest vaccine maker, which brands the shot as COVISHIELD.
23809. India, 'Pharmacy Of The World', Starts COVID Vaccine Shipments To Neighbours
- India authorised two vaccines this month for emergency use at home, one licensed from Oxford University and AstraZeneca and another developed at home by Bharat Biotech in partnership with the state-run Indian Council of Medical Research.
- Bangladesh and Nepal said they expected deliveries on Thursday. The only neighbour absent from India's list apart from China, is regional rival Pakistan, which had not requested assistance, according to an Indian government official.
- Many low and middle-income countries are relying on India, the world's biggest vaccine maker, for supplies to start COVID-19 immunisation programmes and bring an end to their outbreaks.
- India authorised two vaccines this month for emergency use at home, one licensed from Oxford University and AstraZeneca and another developed at home by Bharat Biotech in partnership with the state-run Indian Council of Medical Research. Both are manufactured locally.
23810. Bhutan, Maldives receive Covishield doses: India's vaccine diplomacy switches gears to counter China influence
- Deputy Among the other countries, reportedly, in line to receive Indian vaccines are Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal and Seychelles
- Facilitated by India's external affairs ministry, 60 foreign envoys also visited Hyderabad – the vaccine hub of the country .
- Having developed its own vaccines, China has sought to use them to repair and bolster its ties with its Asian neighbours