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NEW DELHI: India conducted a massive nationwide drill on the administration of the Covid-19 vaccine on Saturday at 286 session sites spread across 125 districts. The exercise comes at a crucial stage as India is poised to launch the first vaccines to the public. An expert panel from the central …

Bharat Biotech vaccine candidate approved for use in clinical trial mode. The first COVID-19 vaccine developed in India, Covaxin, has been recommended for “restricted use in emergency situations, subject to multiple regulatory conditions” by the Subject Matter Expert Committee (SEC) of the Central Medicines Control Organization ( CDSCO), here on …

An expert panel from India’s central drug authority on Saturday recommended granting permission for the restricted use of the indigenous COVID-19 vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech Covaxin in an emergency situation, especially in the context of infection by mutant strains, authorities said. The recommendation for the Bharat Biotech vaccine came …

NEW DELHI: An expert panel from India’s drug authority recommended Saturday restricted emergency use of Bharat Biotechis Covaxin. The development comes one day after the recommended panel. emergency use authorization for the Serum Institute of India’s (SII) Covishield. The Central Medicines Control Organization (CDSCO) Subject Matter Expert Committee (SEC) on …

Rajasthan coronavirus update: In light of the growing number of COVID-19 cases, the Ashok Gehlot-led Congressional government in Rajasthan has decided to impose a night curfew on 13 districts. According to news agencies, the night curfew from 8:00 pm to 6:00 am will be in effect within the urban limits …

ICMR said no country has reported isolation and cultivation of the UK coronavirus strain (Representative) New Delhi: India has successfully cultivated the new strain of coronavirus, which originated in the United Kingdom, the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) said on Saturday. In a tweet, the ICMR stated that no …

“The UK variant of the virus, with all the signature changes, is now successfully isolated and cultured at the National Institute of Virology (NIV) from clinical samples collected from those returning to the UK,” he said. the ICMR. India has successfully cultivated the new strain of coronavirus, which originated in …

Covaxin has been indigenously developed in collaboration with ICMR. An expert panel from India’s central drug authority recommended on January 2 to grant permission for the emergency restricted use of the locally developed COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin with certain conditions, a day after giving similar instructions for the COVID vaccine. -19 …

In this illustration, taken on October 31, 2020, vials with a label that reads ‘COVID-19 / Coronavirus Vaccine / Injection Only’ and a medical syringe are seen in front of a Pfizer logo displayed. (Image: Reuters) The US Food and Drug Administration and a panel of its external advisers have …

NEW DELHI: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan called on people on Saturday not to be misled by “rumors” and misinformation campaigns about the safety and efficacy of the coronavirus vaccine, stressing that no protocol will be compromised while it is approved. Vardhan, who visited two mock vaccination sites in Delhi …