India's drugs regulator on Sunday approved Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute, and indigenously developed Covaxin of Bharat Biotech for restricted emergency use in the country, paving the way for a massive inoculation drive.
A youth, who returned from the UK had recently tested positive for the new strain found in Britain. Out of 44 returnees, the results of genomic analysis of 12 have been received and 32 were being awaited, he said in a statement tonight.
Three teams scheduled to take part in the Plate group - Meghalaya, Manipur and Mizoram -- are being put up at the hotel.
Days after Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav termed the anti-coronavirus vaccine to be rolled out in the country a "vaccine of the BJP", he clarified that he did not question the scientists, researchers, or experts.
Speaking during a virtual press conference, Bharat Biotech MD Krishna Ella sought to clear all doubts over the much awaited vaccine against coronavirus and asserted that he has no political connections.
The Maharashtra health department went into a tizzy as 8 passengers who recently returned from the UK were found infected with the new strain of Covid, officials said here on Monday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded the efforts of the Indian scientists and doctors involved in developing the vaccine for Covid-19. He said that India is soon going to start the largest vaccination programme in the world.
The chairman of Bharat Biotech - whose coronavirus vaccine Covaxin was yesterday given 'restricted use in emergency situation in public interest' - hit out today at critics querying the lack of Phase III trial data and others questioning the drug's e
Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday the lifting of the ban on all international flights as well as land and sea entry, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Britain on Monday took another giant step in the fight against COVID-19, ramping up its immunization program by giving the first shots in the world from the vaccine created by Oxford University and pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca.
Coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford will cost USD 3-4 per shot (Rs 219-292) to the government and will be priced at double that rate in private market ones such sales open up, said the CEO of its Indian manufacturer on Monday.
Co-WIN app will now be the official coronavirus vaccine tracking apps for Indian users. The app has been made available to the general public on both Android and iOS. Here's how you can self-register yourself.
Doctors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have come across a woman, who shows early symptoms of hemorrhagic fever. The patient has already undergone a test for Ebola.
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has given licensing permission to Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech to manufacture 'Covaxin' for sale and distribution. The DCGI approval document said the firm can vaccinate children above the age of 12 years during the clinical trial mode.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded the efforts of the Indian scientists and doctors involved in developing the vaccine for Covid-19. He said that India is soon going to start the largest vaccination programme in the world.
In a shift from practices in the U.S. and elsewhere, Britain plans to give people second doses of both vaccines within 12 weeks of the first shot rather than within 21 days, to accelerate immunizations across as many people as quickly as possible.
After schools, colleges and university campuses opened partially in Kerala on Monday, after remaining closed for over 290 days due to restrictions and lockdown imposed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Registration is mandatory for Covid-19 vaccination. Only after the registration, the information on the session site and time will be shared.
India has approved two vaccines against coronavirus for emergency use. The vaccines are -- AstraZeneca-Oxford (Covishield) and Bharat Biotech (Covaxin).
India joins the league of countries that have approved their own vaccines against coronavirus. The two vaccines that have been granted nod for emergency use are -- AstraZeneca-Oxford and Bharat Biotech.
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