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  Doctors appeal people to take Covid vaccine and follow safety norms

  News | April 08, 2021 17:40 IST

  As India records 1.26 lakh Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, doctors have urge people to take vaccine in large number. The doctors also requested people to follow Covid norms set by the government as the fear from the virus is still not over yet.

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  Sri Lanka temporarily suspends COVID-19 jabs due to delay in securing vaccines from SII: Minister

  World | April 02, 2021 13:16 IST

  Sri Lanka has temporarily halted its COVID-19 vaccination programme as there was a delay in securing more AstraZeneca vaccines from the Serum Institute of India, a top health minister has said.

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  Serum Institute's 2nd COVID-19 vaccine likely to be launched in September

  India | March 27, 2021 16:36 IST

  Serum Institute of India (SII), the world's biggest Covid-19 vaccine maker, is hopeful of launching its second vaccine for coronavirus — Covovax — by September this year, CEO Adar Poonawalla announced on Saturday.

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  Poonawalla urges world to be patient; says Serum directed to prioritise India needs

  India | February 21, 2021 11:50 IST

  India has already provided over 229 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccines to various countries out of which 64 lakh doses have been supplied as grant assistance and 165 lakh on commercial basis.

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  Inside the world's biggest vaccine factory, The Serum Institute of India

  News | February 02, 2021 19:47 IST

  The firm, founded in 1966 in the western city of Pune, is producing millions of doses of the Covishield vaccine, developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, for India and much of the developing world.

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  Pune court rejects injunction against SII over 'Covishield' trademark

  India | January 31, 2021 8:35 IST

  A civil court in Pune on Saturday rejected an injunction application filed on behalf of pharmaceutical company Cutis Biotech against the Serum Institute of India, seeking the latter to restrain from using the trademark 'Covishield' for its Covid-19 vaccine.

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  Serum Institute fire: Accident or sabotage? Here's what CM Uddhav Thackeray said

  India | January 22, 2021 20:13 IST

  The massive blaze ravaged three to four floors of the upcoming facility in Manjari that was scheduled to become operational within a month or so.

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  Serum Institute fire: 5 dead, vaccine major to pay Rs 25 lakh compensation; Uddhav to visit today

  India | January 22, 2021 10:05 IST

  Five persons suffocated to death as a major fire broke out in an under-construction building of the Serum Institute of India in Pune on Thursday afternoon.

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  India's free vaccine supply to foreign countries begin with Bhutan, Maldives

  News | January 21, 2021 19:31 IST

  India will start supplying hundreds of thousands of doses of ‘Covishield’ vaccine on a grant basis to key neighbours beginning with 2,50,000 vaccine doses for Bhutan and Maldives. Other countries like Bangladesh and Nepal are likely to receive their supplies on Thursday.

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  Serum Institute Fire: CM Uddhav Thackeray orders probe, will visit the accident site tomorrow

  News | January 21, 2021 19:24 IST

  Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will visit the unit of Serum Institute of India in Manjri, Pune, where the fire mishap took place, to inspect & take stock of the situation tomorrow at noon.

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  Deeply saddened by the loss of lives, says Adar Poonawala On Serum Institute Fire

  News | January 21, 2021 18:32 IST

  Serum Institute of India chief Adar Poonawala said that he is deeply saddened by the loss of lives in the fire at the vaccine-maker's facility in Pune which is at the heart of India's fight against the coronavirus. Five people have died in the fire.

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  Pune: Five charred bodies recovered from Serum Institute of India building

  News | January 21, 2021 18:15 IST

  While the plant produces multiple vaccines, the facility affected by fire did not have any production work on at the time of the incident, said the police.

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  5 dead in fire at Serum Institute's under construction unit in Pune, 'distressing', says Poonawalla

  India | January 21, 2021 19:55 IST

  At least five people have died in a major fire that engulfed a building at the Pune-based vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute of India (SII) on Thursday. The deceased include five men and one woman.

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  SII Chief thanks everyone for the concern, says there has been no loss of lives and major injuries due to fire

  News | January 21, 2021 18:01 IST

  Thank you everyone for your concern & prayers. So far the most important thing is that there've been no lives lost or major injuries due to fire, despite a few floors being destroyed: Adar Poonawalla, CEO-Owner, Serum Institute of India

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  India, a vaccine hub for the world! 92 countries request for stock

  India | January 21, 2021 16:35 IST

  Ninety-two countries have approached India for Covid-19 vaccines, bolstering New Delhi's credentials as the vaccine hub of the world.

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  Fire breaks out at Serum Institute building in Pune, vaccine production not hit

  News | January 21, 2021 16:20 IST

  The fire broke out at Terminal 1 gate of Serum Institute of India in Pune. It continued to rage at the fourth and fifth floors of a Special Economic Zone (SEZ3) building inside Terminal 1. 10 fire tenders have reached the site of the mishap.

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  Serum Institute Fire: Covishield vaccine production won't be affected

  India | January 21, 2021 18:21 IST

  A massive fire broke out at Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) on Thursday. The blaze erupted at the institute's Manjari premises in the afternoon and 15 fire tenders were rushed to the site.

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  Massive fire breaks out at Terminal 1 gate of Serum Institute of India in Pune

  India | January 21, 2021 18:11 IST

  A massive fire broke out at Serum Institute of India in Pune on Thursday afternoon. The blaze was reported near the Terminal 1 gate of the institute.

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  Covishield not advised to those allergic to any of its ingredients: Serum Institute of India

  India | January 19, 2021 12:28 IST

  The recipients should mention to the healthcare provider if they have a fever if they have a bleeding disorder or are on a blood thinner and also if they are immuno-compromised or are on a medicine that affects your immune system, Serum Institute of India said.

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  Covaxin and Covishield: All you need to know about India's COVID-19 vaccines

  India | January 16, 2021 16:29 IST

  Amid the rollout of the world's largest Covid-19 vaccination programme by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, here are a few things that you need to know about the two vaccines -- 'Covaxin' and 'Covishield' -- selected by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI).