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ZyCoV-D, made-in-India #COVID vaccine by @ZydusUniverse, likely to hit markets in June:
#Ahmedabad-based #Pharmaceutical firm plans to begin with manufacturing one crore doses a month. The #vaccine is also being tested on adolescents.
#Thread #vaccination #IndiaFightsCOVID19

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In garbage. Curious, she began researching impact of charcoal. She saw how smoke causes lung disease among vendors. And was shocked to learn of connection between charcoal & #deforestation – each year #industrial quantities of trees are felled to make #Charcoal.

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#PrinceWilliam @KensingtonRoyal £1 million eco-prize #EarthshotPrize could go to 14-year-old schoolgirl who invented #Solar-powered ironing cart:
The teen – youngest in #Competition – joins 14 other finalists hoping to win #DukeandDuchessofCambridge Earthshot Prize.
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Oct 17 in #London. Citation for Ms. Umashankar from Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, said she "proves you are never too young to help #environment through #innovations".
Describing her inspiration, it said: “One day, on way home from school, Vinisha saw ironing vendor dumping charcoal

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Vaccines have been going by their brand names in EU since the spring. New terms will be used on official documents.

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Goodbye #Pfizer, hello #Comirnaty: #health #Canada @GovCanHealth authorizes new brand names for #COVID19 #vaccines; #Pfizervaccine, #Moderna #CovidVaccine get full approval:
Canada will still receive vials labelled @pfizer-@BioNTech_Group for next several months.
#Thread #Corona

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COVID-19 shot, and over 77% of eligible Canadians now fully vaccinated. Less than 0.6% of Canadians came out to get COVID-19 vaccine in last week — despite fact 15% of those eligible have yet to get their shot.
FDA approved new names in United States earlier this summer, and...

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The Indian Nursing Council, a statutory body under the @MoHFW_INDIA , grants the Florence Nightingale Award to recognise the contribution of healthcare workers.

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#Gujarat nurse, who worked hours despite flooded ward, to get Florence Nightingale award. #BhanumatiGheewala has been handling the delivery of #COVID19 positive pregnant women as well as taking care of newborns.
#Thread #TrendingNow #NewsPicks #nurses #India

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A nurse of Sir Sayajirao General Hospital of #Vadodara, Gujarat will be conferred with the Florence Nightingale Award. In 2019, when the wards of the hospital were waterlogged due to #flood. She carried her duty in the gynaecology department and pediatric ward.