File photo of North Carolina leader and former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. Former UP Prime Minister Akhilesh Yadav called the Covid-19 vaccines to be launched in the country a “BJP vaccine” and said the injection would not be given. News18.com New Delhi Last update: January 02, 2021 7:45 PM …
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The Karnataka government on Saturday allowed all stores and commercial establishments in the state employing ten or more people to be open 24/7 for a period of three years with some conditions. The measure seems to be aimed at generating employment and accelerating economic growth that has been affected after …
Read More »Bharat Biotech recruits 23,000 volunteers for Covaxin phase 3 clinical trial
Bharat Biotech announced the successful recruitment of 23,000 volunteers and continued progress towards achieving the goal of 26,000 participants for the phase 3 clinical trial of its Covaxin coronavirus vaccine at multiple sites in India, the ANI news agency said citing the pharmaceutical firm on Saturday. The announcement came hours …
Read More »‘No vaccine belongs to any political party’: Omar Abdullah after Akhilesh Yadav rejected the Covid-19 vaccine
Reacting to Samajwadi Party Leader Akhilesh Yadav’s rejection of Covid-19 vaccines, Jammu Kashmir National Conference Leader Omar Abdullah said he would “happily receive” a vaccine when his turn comes and that vaccines they belong to humanity and not to any political party. He also said it would be better for …
Read More »India rehearses for massive Covid vaccination campaign | India News
NEW DELHI: India conducted a massive nationwide drill on the administration of the Covid-19 vaccine on Saturday at 286 session sites spread across 125 districts. The exercise comes at a crucial stage as India is poised to launch the first vaccines to the public. An expert panel from the central …
Read More »Coronavirus | Covaxin obtains panel approval from the central authority for restricted-use drugs
Bharat Biotech vaccine candidate approved for use in clinical trial mode. The first COVID-19 vaccine developed in India, Covaxin, has been recommended for “restricted use in emergency situations, subject to multiple regulatory conditions” by the Subject Matter Expert Committee (SEC) of the Central Medicines Control Organization ( CDSCO), here on …
Read More »India Successfully Cultivates UK Coronavirus Strain – Best ICMR Medical Body
ICMR said no country has reported isolation and cultivation of the UK coronavirus strain (Representative) New Delhi: India has successfully cultivated the new strain of coronavirus, which originated in the United Kingdom, the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) said on Saturday. In a tweet, the ICMR stated that no …
Read More »Coronavirus | Central Medicines Authority panel recommends approval of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin
Covaxin has been indigenously developed in collaboration with ICMR. An expert panel from India’s central drug authority recommended on January 2 to grant permission for the emergency restricted use of the locally developed COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin with certain conditions, a day after giving similar instructions for the COVID vaccine. -19 …
Read More »For the first time, India successfully isolates, cultivates UK variant of Sars-CoV-2: ICMR
For the first time, India has successfully isolated and cultured the British variant of Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) said in a tweet on Saturday. . “The UK variant of the virus, with all signature changes, has now been successfully …
Read More »Pfizer and BioNTech will offer Covid-19 vaccine to volunteers who received placebo
In this illustration, taken on October 31, 2020, vials with a label that reads ‘COVID-19 / Coronavirus Vaccine / Injection Only’ and a medical syringe are seen in front of a Pfizer logo displayed. (Image: Reuters) The US Food and Drug Administration and a panel of its external advisers have …
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