Artists put the finishing touches on a graffiti on the wall in Kolkata, honoring frontline COVID-19 warriors. (Express photo: Partha Paul) Coronavirus India Live Updates: Amid questions raised by experts and opposition about the restricted-use approval granted to Covaxin despite no efficacy data from phase III trials, Bharat Biotech MD …
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India should be able to implement its COVID-19 vaccination program in the “near future” as its readiness is ready and solid, NITI member Aayog (health) VK Paul said in an exclusive interview with The Hindu. Covaxin would work even with mutations, which we are seeing in the virus, he added. …
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The indigenous vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech with the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) will be used as a ‘backup’, only if the country needs additional doses to vaccinate large numbers of people, particularly given the possibility of an increase sudden triggered by the UK variant. And, unlike the …
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The indigenous vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech with the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) will be used as a ‘backup’, only if the country needs additional doses to vaccinate large numbers of people, particularly given the possibility of an increase sudden triggered by the UK variant. And, unlike the …
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As 2020 drew to a close, Israel accelerated with its ambitious inoculation campaign, leaving behind several Western nations, including those like the UK that had started the process weeks earlier. But now, Israel’s plans are coming under fire from rights groups who say the inoculation campaign excludes Palestinians in the …
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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 …
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India has approved two COVID-19 vaccines – Covishield ‘from the Serum Institute of India and’ Covaxin ‘from Bharat Biotech – for emergency restricted use, regulatory body DCGI said on Sunday. Both vaccines should be given in two doses and should be stored at 2-8 ° C. Also read: Why people …
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A frontline healthcare worker turned a vaccination appointment into a memorable moment by proposing to her boyfriend at a South Dakota hospital recently. Robbie Vargas-Cortes, 31, a paramedic and EMS supervisor, was scheduled to get vaccinated. Knowing that her boyfriend of five years, Eric Vanderlee, was one of the vaccine …
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Minutes after two vaccines for Covid-19, Covishield from the Pune-based Serum Institute and Covaxin from Bharat Biotech, received emergency approval from the country’s drug regulator on Sunday, Delhi’s Health Minister Satyendar Jain has said that healthcare and frontline workers will be vaccinated in the first phase. Talking to the news …
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BENGALURU: From making vaccines available in Left-wing Extremist (LWE) areas to crowd management at the sites and lending of cold chain facilities to ensure uninterrupted power supply, at least 19 ministries and 23 different departments in addition to the ministry of health and the departments roles to ensure the smooth …
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