India formally approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca on Sunday COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. The vaccine, made in India by the Serum Institute, was first approved by Britain this week. This is all you need to know about the vaccine called Covishield in India. HOW DOES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ASTRAZENECA SHOT APPEAR …
Read More »Explainer: Where are we in the Covid-19 vaccine race?
India became the fourth country to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca, authorizing the launch of the vaccine in the coming weeks in the country with the second highest number of infections. The following is what we know about the race to deliver vaccines …
Read More »Serum Institute Ready to Sell Oxford Vaccine for Rs 200 to Government, Rs 1000 to Public
Adar Poonawalla, executive director of the Serum Institute, said on Sunday that the Pune-based vaccine manufacturing company obtained authorization from the drug regulator for 50 million doses of the Covishield vaccine, which will be sold at 1,000 rupees to the public and 200 rupees to the public. government. Noting that …
Read More »Covaxin Only Back-Up, Compensation To Be Offered In Case Of Side Effects, Says AIIMS Chief Amid Concerns
AIIMS director Randeep Guleria said on Sunday that India will use only Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines in the first phase of COVID-19 Bharat Biotech’s vaccination and Covaxin are just a backup in case the more infectious UK variant of the virus gets out of control. Both vaccines have received approval for emergency …
Read More »‘It was finally worth it’: Adar Poonawalla thanks Prime Minister Modi, DCGI after Covishield gets final approval
For the executive director of the Serum Institute of India, Adar Poonawalla, the moment of happy new year came on January 3 after the General Controller of Drugs of India on Sunday gave the final go-ahead to Covishield, the vaccine developed by the Oxford University and leading pharmaceutical Astrazeneca and …
Read More »Electoral process-based vaccination campaign, says Harsh Vardhan; Regulator likely to specify dosage details today
The other vaccine, known as COVAXIN, has been developed locally by Bharat Biotech and the government-run Indian Council for Medical Research. Reuters, citing sources, reported on Friday that the injection could be approved, although little is known about the results of its clinical trials. “Granting permission for restricted use in …
Read More »India Approves Two Covid-19 Vaccines, Sets The Stage For Mass Launch
The Government of India has granted approval in principle to two vaccines against Coronavirus, setting the stage for the deployment of the first phase of mass vaccination in the country. The Subject Matter Expert Committee (SEC) of the Central Organization for the Control of Medicines Standards recommended the granting of …
Read More »The government will cover 30 million people in phase 1 of the vaccination campaign, says the head of the Covid-19 working group
Dr. Vinod Paul, NITI Aayog member and head of the COVID-19 Working group said on Friday that the government will inoculate 30 million people belonging to priority groups in the first phase of its vaccination campaign. In the next 6 to 8 months, front-line workers, especially those working in healthcare …
Read More »India may be the only country with 4 almost ready vaccines, says Prakash Javadekar
As all the states and territories in the union conducted vaccine tests, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Saturday that India is perhaps the only country that is preparing with four vaccines against Covid-19. The UK has approved the Pfizer and Astrazeneca vaccine. The United States has approved the emergency …
Read More »India conducts rehearsal as Oxford Shots awaits formal assent from DCGI
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: India is holding nationwide drills today to kick off one of the world’s largest coronavirus vaccination programs as the drug regulator prepared to approve the first vaccine. A government panel on Friday recommended the emergency use of the AstraZeneca-Oxford University injection and the first injections could …
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