Vaccine
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'We've robust cold chain for our universal immunization programme': Punjab Health Secy
News | Dec 11, 2020, 08:22 PM ISTPunjab has robust cold chain for our universal immunization programme, state has made all the arrangements, said Health Secretary Husan Lal on December 11.
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States ramp up cold storage facilities for COVID-19 vaccine
News | Dec 10, 2020, 12:31 PM ISTThe need to ensure the supply of COVID-19 vaccines has triggered an emergency need for building ample cold storage that will be useful even after the pandemic.
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Only India can satisfy world's Covid vaccine needs: Foreign envoys after Bharat Biotech tour
India | Dec 09, 2020, 06:18 PM ISTAustralian Ambassador to India Barry O'Farrell lauded the country's effort on development of a vaccine against coronavirus saying, "There're many vaccines being produced in countries around the world but there's only one country that has the manufacturing capacity to produce sufficient quantities to satisfy the demands of citizens in every country & that's India."
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Covaxin likely to be available for public use by February end
Good News | Dec 08, 2020, 09:55 PM ISTCovaxin, the COVID vaccine candidate by Hyderabad-based vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech Limited, being developed in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), is likely to be available for use of the general public by the end of February 2021, Dr Sanjay Roy, principal investigator (PI) heading its clinical trial at AIIMS, told IANS on Tuesday.
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30 crore Indians to be vaccinated first in Covid immunisation drive
India | Dec 08, 2020, 07:40 PM ISTThe government has marked 30 crore Indians for the large-scale immunisation of Covid-19 vaccine after it gets the necessary approval, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed in a press briefing on Tuesday.
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Pfizer seeks emergency use nod for its COVID-19 vaccine in India
News | Dec 06, 2020, 03:00 PM ISTPfizer India has become the first pharmaceutical firm to approach the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) seeking an emergency use authorisation for its Covid-19 vaccine in the country.
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Coronavirus vaccines expected to reach cold chain points in Delhi by December end
India | Dec 05, 2020, 11:20 PM ISTAs the cold chain points across the country are remodelling themselves to support the storage of the upcoming Covid-19 vaccine, the national capital is expected to receive its first batch of vaccines by the end of December, officials of the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital, the first vaccine storage facility in Delhi.
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Cold chains, infrastructure ready for coronavirus vaccination in Gujarat, says Deputy CM
India | Dec 05, 2020, 10:25 PM ISTThe Gujarat government has put together the cold chain infrastructure to store and transport COVID-19 vaccine alongwith a system for vaccination and lists of priority beneficiaries, Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel said on Saturday.
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Who will get COVID-19 vaccine first? Govt reveals its plans
India | Dec 04, 2020, 05:24 PM ISTCOVID-19 vaccine will be first given to about one crore health workers from both the public and private sectors.
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Amarinder Singh announces he will take first shot of coronavirus vaccine in Punjab
India | Dec 03, 2020, 05:35 PM ISTPunjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has said that he will be administered the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, once it is approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research, before health workers or frontline workers starts receiving it in the state.
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Vladimir Putin orders mass vaccinations against coronavirus from next week in Russia
World | Dec 02, 2020, 08:27 PM ISTRussian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered authorities to begin mass vaccinations against COVID-19 from next week in Russia, as per Reuters report.
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What is Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for covid, its efficacy, dosage and more
World | Dec 02, 2020, 08:42 PM ISTPfizer-BioNTech vaccine for coronavirus on Wednesday was approved by UK, becoming the first country to approve it against COVID-19, paving the way for mass vaccinations against the deadly novel coronavirus from as early as next week. The British regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA), says the jab, which claims to offer up to 95 per cent protection against COVID-19 illness, is safe for roll-out.
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After 94.1% efficacy, Moderna to request for emergency use authorization in US, Europe
World | Nov 30, 2020, 06:41 PM ISTUS-based biotechnology giant Moderna has said it will request an emergency use authorization from the US FDA and conditional approval from the European Medicines Agency after its coronavirus vaccine showed 94.1 per cent effective rate in the trials.
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Hyderabad: PM Modi visits Bharat Biotech facility to review COVID vaccine development
News | Nov 28, 2020, 03:24 PM ISTThe PM will be flying back to the national capital after a stopover in Pune, where he will visit the Serum Institute of India (SII), which has partnered with pharma giant AstraZeneca and the Oxford University for the vaccine.
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PM Modi arrives in Hyderabad, will visit Bharat Biotech facility
News | Nov 28, 2020, 02:25 PM ISTEarlier in the morning, PM Modi visited Zydus Cadila''s plant near Ahmedabad.
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I compliment the team: PM Modi reviews Covid vaccine development at Zydus Cadila facility
News | Nov 28, 2020, 01:40 PM ISTVisited Zydus Biotech Park in Ahmedabad to know more about the indigenous DNA based vaccine being developed by Zydus Cadila. Govt of India is actively working with them to support them in this journey: PM Modi
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Ahmedabad: PM Modi arrives at Zydus Biotech Park to review COVID vaccine development
News | Nov 28, 2020, 10:49 AM ISTThe plant is located in the Changodar industrial area, over 20 km from Ahmedabad. Modi will be at the plant for an hour, beginning 9.30 am, PMO said.
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PM Modi to take stock of COVID-19 vaccine development, visit key labs today
News | Nov 28, 2020, 08:31 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a three-city visit tomorrow to personally review the coronavirus vaccines development and manufacturing process.
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Covid cases in India rise, Bharat Biotech's vaccine begins phase 3 trial
News | Nov 27, 2020, 10:00 AM ISTThe vaccine 'Covaxin' is being indigenously developed by the Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
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PM Modi to hold meet over Covid situation, brainstorm with CMs over vaccine distribution strategy
India | Nov 24, 2020, 09:29 AM ISTConcerned over rising coronavirus cases in some states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to meet with chief ministers and other representatives of states and union territories via video conferencing on Tuesday (November 24) to review the COVID-19 situation and discuss the vaccine distribution strategy, sources said.