Covishield
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Plan ready to vaccinate all adults within 3 months, says CM Kejriwal
India | Apr 29, 2021, 10:47 PM ISTDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Thursday that a plan had been formulated to vaccinate all adults against coronavirus within the next three months.
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Delhi doesn't have sufficient vaccine doses for 18-44 age group: Satyendar Jain
India | Apr 29, 2021, 02:54 PM ISTDelhi recorded 368 more COVID-19 deaths and 25,986 cases with a positivity rate of 31. 76 per cent, according to the latest bulletin issued by the city health department. This was the seventh day on the trot that Delhi had recorded over 300 deaths due to coronavirus.
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Rahul Gandhi demands free vaccination for all, tweets dictionary meaning of word 'free'
India | Apr 29, 2021, 03:07 PM ISTRahul Gandhi has been demanding free Covid-19 vaccination for all citizens. They have also termed the centre's new vaccination policy discriminatory.
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Covishield price for states reduced from Rs 400 to Rs 300 per dose, Adar Poonawalla tweets
India | Apr 29, 2021, 12:01 AM ISTSerum Institute of India's CEO Adar Poonawalla on on Wednesday tweeted that the revised price will be effective immediately.
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One in four people experience mild side effects from Covishield COVID-19 vaccine: Lancet study
India | Apr 28, 2021, 04:27 PM ISTOne in four people experience mild, short lived systemic side effects after receiving either the COVID-19 preventive by Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine -- known as Covishield in India -- with headache, fatigue and tenderness the most common symptoms, according to a study published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.
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Pune COVID vaccination centre faces shortage of doses
News | Apr 28, 2021, 04:00 PM ISTDue to COVID-19 pandemic, need of vaccine has increased in the country. However, the country is facing vaccine shortage during this tough time.
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Over one crore COVID-19 vaccine doses available with states, UTs: Centre
India | Apr 28, 2021, 01:49 PM ISTRegistration for the new eligible population groups (all those above 18 years) will start on Wednesday from 4 pm. Vaccination against COVID-19 began in the country on January 16.
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Maharashtra demands 12 crore doses of Covishield from Serum Institute
India | Apr 27, 2021, 03:32 PM ISTMaharashtra has demanded 12 crore vaccine doses of Covishield from the Serum Institute of India.
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When will Sputnik V vaccine arrive in India? Know what Dr Reddy's has to say
India | Apr 27, 2021, 02:29 PM ISTOnce available, Sputnik V will be the third vaccine to be used in India against coronavirus. The other two vaccines are Covaxin and Covishield.
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Reduce vaccine price: Govt tells Serum Institute, Bharat Biotech
India | Apr 26, 2021, 08:16 PM ISTThe move has come days ahead of India's planned drive to inoculate all aged above 18. The vaccination drive is set to begin May 1.
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Bharat Biotech's nasal vaccine can be a gamechanger in fight against Covid: Details
India | Apr 27, 2021, 12:10 AM ISTThe pre-clinical trial of the nasal Covid-19 vaccine candidate, BBV154 has already started. If all goes as expected, the clinical trial would be completed by June and it could become available in the market by August.
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US agrees to deliver raw materials to India required for Covid-19 vaccines
India | Apr 26, 2021, 08:07 AM ISTWhite House National Security Advisor to US President Joe Biden, Jake Sullivan on Sunday spoke to Indian counterpart Ajit Doval and agreed to deploy more supplies, resources, raw material for Covishield vaccine production in India.
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Biden admin criticised for not releasing surplus COVID-19 vaccines to India
World | Apr 25, 2021, 10:30 AM ISTThe Biden administration has come under criticism from several quarters, including from members and supporters of the Democratic party, for not releasing surplus COVID-19 vaccines to India.
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India fastest to administer 14 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine
India | Apr 24, 2021, 11:03 PM ISTIndia has administered 14 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine in just 99 days, the fastest in the world, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. More than 24 lakh vaccine doses were administered on Saturday till 8 pm, the ministry said.
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COVID: Andhra Pradesh govt places order for 4.08 cr doses each of Covaxin, Covishield
India | Apr 24, 2021, 06:52 PM ISTGovt Principal Secy (Covid Management and Vaccination) wrote letters to Bharat Biotech MD Krishna Yella and Serum Institute of India Limited CEO Adar Poonawalla in this regard.
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Private hospitals to get limited portion of Covishield at Rs 600 per dose: SII
India | Apr 24, 2021, 07:12 PM ISTThe Serum Institute of India (SII) on Saturday said only a limited portion of its vaccines volume will be sold to private hospitals at Rs 600 per dose.
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Covishield vaccine offers protection from 'double mutant' variant of coronavirus
India | Apr 23, 2021, 04:36 PM ISTCovishield vaccine offers protection from double mutant variant of novel coronavirus, shows a study by the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB). CCMB Director Rakesh K Mishra termed this as a very preliminary but encouraging result.
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Haryana: Over 1,700 doses of Covishield, Covaxin stolen from Jind hospital
India | Apr 22, 2021, 02:39 PM ISTMore than 1,700 doses of Covishield and Covaxin were stolen in Jind district of Haryana. The theft took place at the Jind Civil Hospital.
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'Arbitrary & discriminatory': Sonia Gandhi writes to PM Modi over new vaccine policy
India | Apr 22, 2021, 01:19 PM ISTSonia Gandhi has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over new vaccine policy. She has described the government's policy as arbitrary and discriminatory.
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Sonu Sood, Farhan Akhtar question SII for disparity in 'Covishield' prices between Centre, states
Celebrities | Apr 21, 2021, 09:17 PM ISTBollywood actors Farhan Akhtar and Sonu Sood questioned why Serum Institute was not providing its Covishield vaccine at the same price to the centre and the states.