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Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech on Wednesday released the results of phase 1 trials of its coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine ‘Covaxin’, which produced a robust immune response against the disease and showed that most of the adverse events were mild and resolved. The vaccine is stored between 2 and 8 degrees Celsius and …

The United States is scheduled to begin its coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccination campaign starting Monday with doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine scheduled to reach all hospitals and other sites. The United States, which tops the list of countries most affected by the pandemic, has so far registered more than 16.7 million …

Jagat Prakash Nadda, national chair of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), said on Sunday that he tested positive for the new coronavirus. “Having the initial symptoms of the crown, I got tested and the report came back positive,” wrote Nadda on the social media platform Twitter. “My health is fine, …

The Union Ministry of Health has sent its operational guidelines to the states and territories of the Union for the distribution of the vaccine against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) when available. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has said that India will seek to vaccinate 250-300 million people against Covid-19 in the …

India’s coronavirus (Covid-19) count is approaching the 9.9 million mark with 30,254 new cases and 391 related deaths added in the past 24 hours. Amid a downward trend in active cases and an increase in the number of people recovering from the disease, states and union territories (UTs) are preparing …

The new coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, which began nearly a year ago, has infected more than 72 million people and killed 1.6 million so far, according to worldometer figures. Several governments around the world, in collaboration with pharmaceutical companies, have carried out extensive work to develop vaccines that can eliminate this …

India recorded 29,398 new cases and 414 deaths in the past 24 hours on Friday, bringing the overall tally and death toll to 9,796,769 and 142,186, respectively. Total active cases remained below 400,000 for the sixth day in a row, while the total number of people who recovered from the …

Drug Controller Likely to Take AstraZeneca Emergency Use Call, Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccinations in 2 weeks The Comptroller General of Drugs of India has started to process applications submitted by Pfizer Inc and Serum Institute of India to grant emergency use authorization to their COVID-19 vaccinations and is likely to make …

India is yet to discuss the price of the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine and the company’s ability to deliver the orders placed by the country, even as the Central Standard Drug Control Organization or CDSCO reviews the emergency authorization requested by the developer of the vaccine. A senior government official …

Last week, as several installments in this column had pointed out, was going to be crucial for India in terms of how the trajectory of the coronavirus disease would unfold in the country. It was to show if India would also see the festive effect seen in almost every other …