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April 16, 2021 at 3:04 am

Indian vaccine maker asks US to ease export curbs

NEW DELHI (AP) — The chief executive of Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest maker of vaccines and a critical supplier of the U.N.-backed...

April 14, 2021 at 1:28 am

Mumbai imposes strict virus restrictions as infections surge VIEW

MUMBAI (AP) — The teeming metropolis of Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra, the Indian state worst hit by the pandemic, face stricter restrictions for...

April 13, 2021 at 1:36 am

India to approve coronavirus shots green-lit by WHO, others VIEW

NEW DELHI (AP) — India said Tuesday that it will approve the use of all coronavirus vaccines that have been given an emergency nod by...

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People wait in queues outside the office of the Chemists Association to demand necessary supply of the anti-viral drug Remdesivir, in Pune, India, Thursday, April 8, 2021. India is experiencing its worst pandemic surge, with a seven-day rolling average of more than 130,000 cases per day. Hospitals across the country are starting to get overwhelmed with patients, and experts worry the worst is yet to come. (AP Photo) DELX101 DELX101

April 12, 2021 at 9:15 pm

India reels amid virus surge, affecting world vaccine supply VIEW

Pune, India, is running out of ventilators as gasping coronavirus patients crowd hospitals. Social media is full of people searching for beds, while relatives throng...

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April 6, 2021 at 7:18 am

AP Interview: India could resume vaccine exports by June VIEW

NEW DELHI (AP) — The world's largest vaccine maker, based in India, will be able to restart exports of AstraZeneca doses by June if new...

March 29, 2021 at 6:51 pm

Vital to a clean world, scavengers left to plead for vaccine VIEW

NEW DELHI (AP) — The scavengers wait patiently for a dump truck to tip the trash on the summit of the landfill outside New Delhi....

March 25, 2021 at 9:37 am

UN-backed vaccine delivery program warns of supply delays

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.-backed program to ship COVID-19 vaccines worldwide has announced supply delays involving a key Indian manufacturer, a major setback for the...

Health workers take nasal swab samples of passengers to test for COVID-19 at a bus terminal in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) AQX111 AQX111

March 24, 2021 at 8:43 am

New virus variant detected in India; experts urge caution VIEW

NEW DELHI (AP) — A new and potentially troublesome variant of the coronavirus has been detected in India, as have variants first detected in the...

An elderly Kashmiri Ameena Begum receives the Covishield vaccine for COVID-19 at a primary health center in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, March 19, 2021. India is third behind the United States and Brazil in total coronavirus infections. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin) DYX117 DYX117

March 19, 2021 at 6:58 am

Vaccine delay in Britain stirs equity debate in India

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian health experts and activists on Friday said it was hypocritical for Britain to blame vaccine delays on India’s Serum Institute,...

February 28, 2021 at 8:11 pm

India giving COVID-19 vaccines to more people as cases rise VIEW

NEW DELHI (AP) — India is expanding its coronavirus vaccination drive beyond health care and front-line workers, offering the shots to older people and those...

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