COVAXIN
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320 doses of Covaxin stolen from Jaipur hospital, FIR lodged
Jaipur: Amid a surge in the coronavirus infection, over 300 doses of anti-Covid vaccine have allegedly been stolen from a hospital in Jaipur, prompting authorities to lodge a criminal case against the theft.…
- India
India approves Sputnik V for emergency use; to produce 850 mn doses annually
New Delhi: The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) has said that India has become the 60th country to approve the use of Sputnik V against coronavirus and more than 850 million doses of…
- Middle East
Made-in-India COVID-19 vaccines in Yemen a ‘game changer’: UN official
United Nations: The shipment of 360,000 Made-in-India COVID-19 vaccines that arrived in Yemen, as part of the first batch of 1.9 million doses it will receive throughout the year, is a “game changer”…
- India
India reports highest daily Covid cases since October
New Delhi: India recorded 72,330 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, highest since October 2020, taking the total tally to 1,22,21,665 on Thursday. The active cases have now increased to 5,84,055…
- World
Nepal to receive 100,000 more COVID vaccine doses from India
Kathmandu: Nepal will receive 100,000 more doses of COVID-19 vaccines from India on Saturday. “A flight of Air India carrying the vaccines is expected to land Kathmandu this afternoon. The weather condition…
- Top Stories
More population groups to come under COVID-19 vaccination drive: Vardhan
New Delhi: The Centre is planning to widen the scope of the COVID-19 immunisation drive by bringing more population groups under its ambit, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Friday, days…
- India
People above 45 yrs to be vaccinated from April 1: Govt
New Delhi:The Union Cabinet on Tuesday allowed the administration of coronavirus vaccine to people above 45 years of age from April 1, irrespective of comorbidities. Briefing the media on the Cabinet decisions,…
- India
Bharat Biotech finds Covaxin 81pc efficient in Phase 3 trials
New Delhi: Bharat Biotech on Wednesday said its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin has demonstrated an interim vaccine efficacy of 81 per cent in Phase 3 clinical trials. The process involved 25,800 subjects, the largest…
- India
Odisha: Naveen Patnaik becomes first CM to receive COVID-19 vaccine
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday became the first chief minister to receive COVID-19 vaccine as the state government launched the third phase of the inoculation drive for elderly people…
- India
Vaccination: How to register, choose CVC, all you need to know
New Delhi: India is all set to embark on the third and the largest phase of vaccination drive against Covid-19 which will reach out to around 27 crore of population aged above…
- India
90 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India so far: Vardhan
New Delhi: Union minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday said 90 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccines have been administered in the country so far. He also said India is supplying COVID-19 vaccines to 23…
- Top Stories
India, despite being largest exporter of vaccines, falls behind at home
India has won much well deserved praise for selling and gifting COVID-19 vaccines to her friends throughout the world, but will have to beef up the vaccination campaign throughout the country if…
- Hyderabad News
Bharat Biotech, Ocugen ink deal for supplying Covaxin in US
Hyderabad: Bharat Biotech and Ocugen, a US biopharmaceutical company on Tuesday have entered into an agreement to co-develop, supply, and commercialize Bharat Biotech’s COVAXIN in the US market. According to the agreement, Ocugen…
- Hyderabad News
Hyd-made Covaxin has ability to neutralize UK strain of COVID-19: Report
Hyderabad: Covaxin, developed by Bharat Biotech, has the ability to neutralize the UK variant of the coronavirus, according to a preprint review by bioRxiv, a free online archive and distribution service for…
- India
PM Modi likely to take COVID-19 vaccine in second phase: Report
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in the second phase of immunization that may happen in March or April, reports said. The prime minister had…
- India
Karnataka: Govt doctors association want the choice to pick COVID-19 vaccine
Bengaluru: An association of government doctors in Karnataka has demanded that health care workers be allowed their choice of the COVID-19 vaccine, saying there have been some concerns among a section of the fraternity…
- News
Telangana yet to use Covaxin; inoculation underway in 324 sites
Hyderabad: The COVID-19 vaccination programme was underway on the second day in Telangana with the government making arrangements in total 324 centres for the inoculation, a senior official of the State government said…
- Top Stories
Plea filed in Bombay high court seeking data on efficacy of Covaxin
Lawyer and RTI activist Saket Gokhale has filed a writ petition in Bombay High Court against the Drugs Controller General of India (DGCI) requesting for the safety and efficacy data of Bharat…
- Top Stories
Bharat Biotech to pay compensation if Covaxin causes side effects
Hyderabad: Bharat Biotech, which has received a government purchase order for the supply of 55 lakh doses of Covaxin, a COVID-19 vaccine, said the company will pay compensation to recipients in case of…
- Hyderabad News
Covaxin shipped to 11 cities in India- Bharat Biotech
Hyderabad: Bharat Biotech said on Wednesday that it has successfully air-shipped its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin to 11 cities in India in the early hours and that it has donated 16.5 lakh doses…
- India
Bhopal gas survivors call for stoppage of gross ethical violations in Covaxin’s clinical trials
By Pervez Bari Bhopal: At a virtual Press conference organizations of survivors of the Union Carbide gas disaster in Bhopal on Sunday called upon the Prime Minister to immediately stop the ongoing clinical…
- News
Days after participating in vaccine trial, man dies in Bhopal
Bhopal: A 42-year-old volunteer from Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh died nearly ten days after he participated in the clinical trial for Covaxin held at a private hospital, its vice chancellor said on Saturday…
- Top Stories
Experts concerned as India approves two COVID-19 vaccines: What we know so far
On Sunday, the central drugs and standards committee organization (CDSCO) approved two vaccines to fight COVID-19 — Oxford-based Covishield developed by Serum Institute of India (SII) and indigenously developed Covaxin of Bharat…
- Top Stories
Scientists-doctors forum demand rollback of nod to COVID vaccines
New Delhi: The Progressive Medicos and Scientists Forum have demanded the rollback of approvals for emergency use authorisation given to two vaccine candidates by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI). “Science can’t…
- Hyderabad News
Don’t deserve this backlash, says Covaxin maker Bharat Biotech
Hyderabad: Bharat Biotech Chairman Krishna Ella said on Monday that the company does not deserve the backlash it is receiving in the light of the India’s drugs regulator granting its coronavirus vaccine Covaxin…
- India
Covaxin is 200% safe, says Bharat Biotech Chairman
Hyderabad: Covaxin, the indigenous vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech against COVID-19 in collaboration with ICMR, is 200 per cent safe, company’s Chairman and Managing Director Dr Krishna Ella has said and noted…
- Top Stories
Bharat Biotech gets permission to manufacture ‘Covaxin’ for sale
New Delhi: The Central Licensing Authority on Saturday granted permission to Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech to manufacture ‘Covaxin’ for sale and distribution after the indigenous coronavirus vaccine received regulatory approval for emergency use. “The…
- Hyderabad News
Hyderabad: Bharat Biotech recruits volunteers for Phase III trials of Covaxin
Hyderabad: Bharat Biotech on Saturday announced successful recruitment of 23,000 volunteers, and continued progress towards achieving the goal of 26,000 participants for phase-III clinical trial of its coronavirus vaccine ‘Covaxin’ across multiple…
- Hyderabad News
Bharat Biotech bosses discuss Covaxin status with Vice-President
Hyderabad: Bharat Biotech Chairman and Managing Director Dr Krishna Ella and Joint Managing Director Suchitra Ella called on Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu at his residence on Friday in Hyderabad. They discussed the…
- Top Stories
Indian vaccine Covaxin has drawn global attention: ICMR
New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said that the Indian vaccine against COVID-19, Covaxin, has drawn global attention. In a tweet, the ICMR said, “India’s indigenous vaccine against…
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