NEW DELHI: Around 96,000 vaccinators have been trained for the Covid vaccination program that the government plans to implement in January once a vaccine is approved. State governments, district officials and municipal commissioners have been asked to set up ground staff, logistics and IT systems to carry out the campaign …
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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 22, 2020 8:02:34 pm Passengers arriving from the UK at Mumbai airport on Tuesday (Express photo) The highly infectious new strain of coronavirus found in the UK, leading some 40 countries to sever travel ties with the country, has yet …
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“It’s a nightmare,” said Suchitra Ella, Deputy Managing Director of Bharat Biotech International Ltd. “Sometimes I get goose bumps, sometimes I wake up early in the morning wondering where we are. What are we doing? How did we get there? there?” Bharat has already produced around 10 million doses of …
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India has published detailed guidelines for the massive COVID-19 vaccination campaign that will start soon. The central government plans to vaccinate nearly 30 million people during the first vaccination phase. Pfizer, Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech have applied for marketing authorization for their vaccines. The vaccination campaign will …
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By: Reuters | December 12, 2020 3:18:35 pm A sign directs healthcare workers to a trial for administration of Pfizer’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Indiana University Health in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, December 11, 2020 ( Reuters photo: Bryan Woolston). Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE received US regulatory clearance for …
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Serum Institute of India, Pune became the second company after Pfizer to apply for an emergency use authorization for its trial vaccine, the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine (called COVISHIELD) in the country. The vaccine is currently undergoing phase III testing in India and other parts of the world. The news, which …
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The UK today became the first country to approve the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech SE. The vaccine will be available in Britain from next week, according to a statement from the UK government. The emergency authorization paves the way for the deployment of …
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There are many rumors surrounding the development of the COVID-19 vaccine globally. According to the WHO, there are more than 45 independent medical groups that are in contention to launch a new coronavirus vaccine as soon as possible. At least 3 candidate vaccines are in critical stages of development and …
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Written by Abhishek De, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 20, 2020 4:07:53 pm An actor dressed as a coronavirus reacts after injecting a fantasy vaccine during a street performance in Plaza San Martín (AP) Encouraging results in Covid-19 vaccine trials by pioneers in November have …
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COVID-19 vaccines are likely to be a reality soon. Several candidates in the global coronavirus vaccine race have come a little closer to regulatory approval in recent weeks. “The coronavirus vaccine will be available in the coming months and it is estimated that between 400 and 500 million doses will …
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