Congressional Senior Leader Shashi Tharoor said on Sunday that emergency approval for the Covid-19 – Covaxin vaccine is premature and could be dangerous as it is still in phase 3 testing. He urged the Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan to wait until full trials of the vaccine are completed. …
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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday welcomed India’s decision to authorize the emergency use of Covid-19 vaccines. Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director of the WHO South-East Asia Region, said: “The World Health Organization welcomes India’s decision to authorize the emergency use of Covid-19 vaccines.” “The use of the …
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Delhi’s Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Sunday that frontline and healthcare workers will receive the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine in the first phase in the national capital, even as the Comptroller General Drug Commission of India gave final approval for the emergency. use of Oxford University-AstraZeneca and Bharat Biotech …
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Covid-19 vaccination will start soon for the priority group. (Picture of IE, Representative) The government started testing the Covid-19 vaccination in most states. Soon, a part of the population will receive their first vaccine. Preparation for dosing at vaccine centers, logistical requirements, and other arrangements are also in full swing. …
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After the The Comptroller General of Drugs of India (DCGI) approved on Sunday the emergency use of Oxford-AstraZeneca’s Covishield and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for Covid-19 immunization in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted that all Indians are proud that both injections are “made in India.” Stating that the DGCI approval …
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The Comptroller General of Drugs of India (DCGI) on Sunday gave emergency use approval to COVISHIELD, the coronavirus vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech, and the other by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford. Shortly after the vaccine announcement, Serum Institute of India Executive Director Adar Poonawalla wished the people of …
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India has recorded more than 1.3 million coronavirus cases so far. New Delhi: India has come one step closer to obtaining a coronavirus vaccine as two candidates, Covaxin from Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech and Covishield from the Serum Institute of India, have been recommended by a government-appointed panel to the Controller …
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Mexican authorities said they are studying the case of a 32-year-old doctor who was hospitalized after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The doctor, whose name has not been released, was admitted to the intensive care unit of a public hospital in the northern state of Nuevo León after experiencing seizures, …
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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 …
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More than 126,500 people have died from COVID-19 in Mexico. (Archive) Mexico City: Mexican authorities said they are studying the case of a 32-year-old doctor who was hospitalized after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The doctor, whose name has not been released, was admitted to the intensive care unit of …
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